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Celia Sawyer<\/span>, you come from such humble beginnings. From dental nurse to an Interior Designer, you\u2019ve built a multi-million-dollar business. How did it all start?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
I started a business some years ago in Photography, where I was an agent for new up and coming photographers which I went into because I was always interested in art and photography as a young girl. I was very good at art at school and to do something that was creative for a business was essential to me. Once I had saved up enough money, I went on to buy a property in London<\/strong><\/a> which I ended up refurbishing and adding another floor. It was my first design project and was very exciting. Once finished, people came to see it and then asked me to work on their projects, and from then on I built up a clientele which just kept growing and growing, they seemed to love what I did! I founded my interiors company after this which has now been going for over 20 years.<\/p>\n\n
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You\u2019re now a true inspiration not only for young women but for every young people who dare to dream a little higher. But, do you think that being a woman, in the early years of your career, felt like an impediment or a created some kind of drag in your career?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
It isn\u2019t easy being a woman in business, generally it is still a man\u2019s world, however, it didn\u2019t put me off, you just have to use your feminine charms and learn how to deal with men, a bit like being a parent, learning to deal with children!!!<\/p>\n
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Celia Sawyer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Building a career like yours must have had its ups and downs. Building such an influential name for yourself, what do you think was your biggest obstacle to overcome?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
The credit crunch was a bad time, and in these times you can become desperate and start to think of diversifying and changing your level of clientele, however, I got through it, even though it was a leaner patch, and I am so glad I kept working with the same level of client, it is easy to make the wrong decisions when things get tough, so I am grateful that I stuck with my gut feeling.<\/p>\n\n
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You\u2019ve won countless awards: Woman of the Year 2013, Top 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs and Top 250 Most Powerful Women Leaders. Being one of the most notorious and successful women and entrepreneurs in the UK, what you think is the key to your success?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
It is persistence for sure, you just cannot give up and nothing is easy otherwise everyone else would be doing it if it was, but you need to believe in yourself and listen to wise people around you and of course work very hard.<\/p>\n
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Celia Sawyer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But your career and accomplishments are transcendent to various areas. Is much more than the interior design itself and you\u2019re also a television personality. How\u2019s the experience of being in front of the cameras?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
It was a scary experience at first, and one of my biggest fears, however, I was determined to overcome it. Wise people tell you to do something that scares you every day!<\/p>\n
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