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BOSS Today #50

INSPIRATIONAL INDIVIDUAL RISING STAR OF THE YEAR office power

Bev Boden, Advantia Hannah Thomson, OT Group

“I was humbled and honoured. When I “Winning the Rising Star award is such a
watched the video BOSS showed as part tremendous honour and achievement for
of the awards ceremony, I was incredibly me, and is certainly the highlight of my
moved by Steve’s words and shed a few career so far! It is especially meaningful
tears. My daughter was standing behind as it recognises that I am on the right
me cheering like mad! My phone pinged path in my career, and validates that
with congratulations texts, and seeing what I am passionate about – continuous
the comments people put in the chat was improvement – is valued by others in the
really moving. I have been involved in the industry. Since attending BOSS Leaders of
office supplies industry for the whole of my the Future events, networking with others,
life as my dad had his own business and I and meeting industry leaders, it is clear
remember walking around the warehouse how much the industry values hard work,
as a small child and falling in love with enthusiasm and progressive ideas, and it is
pens! I began working in the industry in a family I am proud to be a part of. I am so
August 1994 – it’s an industry I love. So to thankful for Sally Russell’s and OT Group’s Pentel (Stationery) Ltd
receive this recognition really does mean a support and interest in my career.”
lot. I work part-time for Advantia and part-
time as a Methodist minister. Many people Lewis Johnstone, Brother UK
have wondered how the combination could
possibly work, but for me it does, and “Winning this award has given me a huge
receiving the award was affirmation of amount of pride as there are many times
that.” and places where sometimes as a young
employee your efforts and work can fall
Tom Dickinson, OSI under the radar. However, when I heard my
name called out…that I had won it was just
“It means a hell of lot to be recognised amazing. It really has lifted me up in this
as inspirational for something I’m very tough year! The responses I have had Victoria Ryan, Logo Tape
so passionate about – helping and from friends, family and colleagues since
motivating people with their mental health winning the award have been really great.”
and well-being.”

BCD

Keeping Hearts Beating

Giles Fagan

Lyreco UK
tangent Hannah Thomson

Cosmos Solutions

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