{"id":3633,"date":"2021-03-01T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T05:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyseminds.com\/blog\/marys-story-episode-3\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T12:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:12:51","slug":"marys-story-episode-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyseminds.com\/blog\/marys-story-episode-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Mary Perkins – episode 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

< Scroll down to watch episode 3 ><\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

In our final episode with Mary Perkins, co-founder of the world\u2019s largest privately owned optical company, we talk about the strengths that take companies through challenging times, and how the Specsavers values play such a key role in survival and growth for the future. I also took the opportunity to ask what she feels about her journey and any insights and advice to female entrepreneurs looking into growing forward in 2021.<\/p>\n

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Summarising key points<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We hope you enjoyed the final episode in our interview series with Mary Perkins. This is a summary of some key take-aways that Mary and Julie talked through, which we hope might be a supportive reminder as you discover your next step for growth:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Working together as a team that are connected by values and the way we work<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Understand your team\u2019s roles and responsibilities towards purpose<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Have a long-term vision and plan, ensure it\u2019s agile and reflects current customer needs. The confidence to change is guided by your customer<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Keep a local feel, even though you are global<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Build strong respectful partnerships and alliances within your field that share similar values<\/span><\/li>\n
  • People first: when you have a team connected with culture, it creates a whole organisation that is motivated to contribute<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Keep your focus in challenging times, avoid spraying actions<\/span><\/li>\n
  • see adversity as an opportunity to speed up innovation<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Look after yourself, have something else that you love doing that’s totally different<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    There are 3 episodes in this interview series. If you haven’t watched episodes 1 and 2 yet, click below.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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