My Journey. From joining the Merchant Navy as Shell's first female Deck Cadet, through my career in shipping, IT and now as CEO of Amastra. A story to show that you can do absolutely anything if you believe in yourself enough

1. From Ships to Chips Eileen Brown Amastra Ltd. http://eileenbrown.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/eileenb http://LinkedIn.com/eileenbrown

2. Where were you when? You had your first kiss? You heard that Elvis had died? You heard of Michael Jacksons death? You decided on your career?

3. Ephiphany Saturday, 2nd March 1974 (at about 1115hrs  )

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/zog/44110566/

14. CP Ships

15. Imposter...

16. The Power of Networking http://www.flickr.com/photos/grrrl/115785875/

17. ContshipContainerlines Containership Planning

18. Ships to Chips Ephipany (Number 2) Scheduling Tuesday IT System 38 / System 36 / Novell / Windows 3.11

19. Comtec Computer Training MCT / MCSE / Team Leader / Manager

20. And beyond HP Microsoft

22. Lessons learned

23. Insights Acceptance matters Not an exclusive club You have to be good Connections really matter Get a mentor / friend Use your network

24. Obstacles Physical strength Bad language (Mine ) Cliques Missed information

25. Lessons Learned No one told me I couldn’t Amazing Role models Stamina Authenticity 100% +

26. Mantra Anything is possible – Anything If you believe in yourself enough... London 10k Race July 14th 2009

27. HELPING YOU FIND A BETTER WAY Thank you eileenb@amastra.co.uk 07764 359 905 http://eileenbrown.wordpress.com