by Forces in Business | Jun 26, 2020
Former Royal Marines commando Adam Ashe may have won the coveted ‘Ultimate Warrior’ at the Wounded Warrior Games, but his transition to civilian life hasn’t been without its challenges. Adam Ashe recalls first wanting to join the Royal Marines when watching a...
by Forces in Business | Jun 1, 2020
With the land-based sector facing a national skills shortage, former Army officer Fiona Galbraith has built a business to help power the rural economy by utilising the largely untapped talent pool formed by military service leavers. Fiona Galbraith still has the...
by Forces in Business | May 18, 2020
Justine Hodgkinson’s experiences in the military armed her with the skills, values and confidence to become a third-sector leader and champion of women in the workplace. Like many servicemen and women, it was a family member that inspired Justine Hodgkinson to join...
by Forces in Business | May 7, 2020
Navy veteran Chris Newlands is on not just his second but third successful career. Here’s how his military values saw him shift from financial planner to award-winning innovator. It would be an eventful 37 years between Glasgow-based Chris Newlands joining the Royal...
by Forces in Business | Feb 20, 2020
Lisa Marr charts her journey from 16 years in the British Army to working at one of the UK’s largest banks, and reveals how Barclays is seeing the business sense in supporting veterans as well as promoting the value to other organisations. Coming from a solid naval...