Venture Women in Business Breakfast Event

RESCHEDULED - NEW DATE

If you’re an ambitious woman looking to network with like-minded peers?

Then join the Venture Recruitment Partners Team at our Women in Business Breakfast Event - with guest speaker Rachael Brealey - speaking on how to deal with adversity in the workplace & turning it into success.

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Discussion Topic: Dealing with adversity in the workplace & turning it into my success.

Guest speaker:  Rachael Brealey (See below for full details on Rachael)

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Date: Thursday 7th December

Time: 8am Start – 10am

Location: Skylark Golf & Country Club - Skylark Meadows, Whiteley, Fareham PO15 6TJ

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Breakfast options are included at the event.

How to register

To register your interest for this event, please email us at customer@vrpartners.co.uk. 

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Meet the guest speaker:

Rachael Brealey – Vice President of Strategy and Analysis

Rachael’s passion is working for a business that brings magical experiences to people that enable them to make memories that last a lifetime. This passion was built during 12 years at Merlin Entertainments as Developments Finance Director in Merlin Magic Making. Rachael’s ambition as a commercially astute finance professional is to ensure that the business is a profitable one.

During her time at Merlin, Rachael was responsible for the Financial Investment Appraisal of all Capital Projects c£350m. Projects ranging from re-imagining existing Attractions, building Hotels, Rollercoasters and Aquariums to entire Lands in Theme Parks. Working alongside IP owners such us Sony, BBC, Magic Light, and Marvel. Rachael was a key player in the roll out of Merlin’s Midway Attractions worldwide and working collaboratively with Creatives and Project Managers successfully opened 51 new Attractions across 3 continents in 7 different languages over the course of 6 years.

- 10 Madame Tussauds, 25 Legoland Discovery Centres, 10 Sea Life Aquariums,5 Dungeons and 1 Shrek’s Adventure

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In recent years Rachael has been working as Finance Director, Resort Theme Parks responsible for setting the 5-year strategy alongside the Divisional Director and Marketing Director.

- Warwick Castle – implementing a Commercial Strategy ‘Warwick Castle Live’.

- Chessington World of Adventures – defining a 5 year Mega Resort Strategy including the newly opened World of Jumanji.

- Thorpe Park – building on the Product with an expansion to the award winning Fright Nights and a new Rollercoaster to open in 2024.

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Prior to joining Merlin, Rachael worked at IBM in Mergers and Acquisitions where she led the Finance team for the integration of 14 companies across Europe.