The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire November 2014 | Page 14

LEGAL NEWS

The women behind Thrings law give Wiltshire ladies
their top business tips

Kate Westbrook

Kate Westbrook – Corporate Partner
Have no fear. Sheryl Sandberg (COO of
Facebook) is right when she says fear is
at the root of many of the barriers that
women face. If you don’t fear failure, or
what people think, you will be free to
make your own choices and they are more
likely to be the right ones for you.
Lizzie Heffer - Director of Marketing
I have used an eloquent and inspiring
quote from the author and poet, Maya

Joanna Apperley

Gemma Featonby

Joanna Apperley – Solicitor,
Dispute Resolution
As a young litigator in the tough and
highly-competitive world of contentious
law, I often remind myself of a quote from
Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, who said:
“I always did something I was a little not
ready to do. I think that’s how you grow.
When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m
not really sure I can do this,’ and you push
through those moments, that’s when you
have a breakthrough.” This quote brings

everything back into perspective, and gives
me the co