Gemma is a self promotion expert and specialises in working with female leaders to support them to reach their next level. She understands the importance of performance and visibility so uses high level coaching techniques to help her clients find their confidence to own their expertise.
Gemma has a background in both public and private sectors helping clients unlock their potential.
““I am obsessed with supporting fellow ambitious female introvert leaders to own their expertise and step into their spotlight. This comes from years of empowering others to unlock their potential especially women. One thing that has stood out throughout the years is the reluctance for women to talk about themselves and how great they are. This lack of self promotion is having a big impact on gender parity in the workplace.
I empower women to feel more confident, believe in themselves and fully accept their strengths. I am on a mission to challenge the labels and stereotypes around introversion and help female leaders see it as their advantage and use it to further their careers not hold them back. Time to close the gap””
About.
Ever since being a little girl Gemma has always wanted to change the world and make it a better place for everyone to thrive and be happy. She even wrote this in her school book when she was 8 years old. One of her favourite quotes is 'Be the change you wish to see in the World' (M Gandhi).
After traveling, working abroad and then finishing her degree at uni, Gemma started her career as a Probation Officer and spent 8 years working with vulnerable and dangerous individuals. She loved this role as it matched her core beliefs that everybody has potential and everybody can change.
After having her first child, Gemma needed flexibility around work and needed a new challenge to reach out and support more people to support them to make positive changes to their lives. Her passion has always been to support other's to unlock their potential, truly believing that everyone has their own unique gift to share with the world.
This is when she started her own private company - an alternative education centre for young people who were not fulfilling their potential in mainstream schools. The young people were some of the most vulnerable in society who needed additional support and cognitive behavioural strategies to be able to manage their challenging behaviour and address any issues that were preventing them from moving forward. Over the 7 years the centre earned a well respected reputation and was a great success, working with over 350 young people enabling them to understand themselves and teaching them new skills to reach their true potential.
Gemma worked with her own mentor whilst managing her business and raising her two children. She also won a Network She Citizenship Award in 2015 in recognition of this great work.
Gemma is a self promotion expert and now specialises in helping female leaders who feel like they are going unnoticed, to step into the spotlight and own their expertise so that they can have more presence and make an impact.
“Seeing women own who they are, stop hiding or holding back, and use that power to make a difference and create impact is the best kind of work I know. I know hiding has held me back before and I also know the power in playing bigger”
Gemma is the founder of No More Hiding - empowering ALL ambitious women and girls to stop hiding and believe in themselves. She has her own coach, is an ICF accredited coach herself and has studied NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), motivational interviewing and various coaching practices, and is always up-levelling and accrediting her skills to enable her to be of greater service to more people.
Her motto is “ Do what you can’t “ which enables anyone to be unstoppable. She shares behind the scenes and a look into her own life over on Instagram stories.
Credentials.
BASc (Hons) Applied Social Science and Women's Studies including person centred counselling and behaviour psychology
BASc (Hons) Community Justice (Probation) and NVQ Level 4
NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Diploma
International Coach Federation Diploma in Personal Performance
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Motivational Interviewing / Cycle of Change / Behaviour Management Skills / Risk Management
Business and Leadership
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector - Level 4
Quality Assurance and Verification Assessor Award Level 5
UK Athletics Coach Licence - LiRF (Leadership in Running Fitness)
Winner for Network SHE Award for Citizenship
Nominated for Business Women of the Year 2018 - Yorkshire Choice Awards
Speaking.
Gemma has been fortunate to have been asked to speak at different events, conferences and as part of panels. “My talks have been described as ‘inspiring’ and ‘genuine’ and I always make sure that the audience can walk away and make their own changes and implement any learnings.” Click HERE to find out more.
Podcast.
I love interviewing interesting people doing amazing things - to get their take on confidence, introversion, imposter syndrome, business, female empowerment, gender parity and self promotion - the podcast is there to inspire you to own your expertise and embrace self promotion. It doesn’t need to be a dirty word! Think you know someone who would be great for me to chat to? Or maybe you would love to be on as a guest? Get in touch
I also love to share my own experiences on other people’s podcasts and through speaking at events. Get in touch if you are looking for my opinions on self promotion, introversion and gender parity.
Featured.
Thrive Global - Why Failure Works
Forbes - In the age of diversity and inclusion - why do we need female only networking
The Press - Do you want to be a fiercemum - here’s how to boost your confidence
More than a Mutha - Gemma Stow
Talented Ladies Club - How I learned to embrace failure in business
The Yorkshire Post - Introverts Networking event proves a success!
Interviews.
At the Empower with Tech event I was able to chat with June Sarpong MBE on a facebook live about how she deals with self doubt. It just goes to show that we ALL experience this and its about being aware and how you deal with it that matters!
Chatting to the amazing Lauren Laverne about being a working mother and how you have all you need to be fierce and make it happen.
Connect.
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