Wendy Dashwood-Quick (also known as @Dashwood on Twitter) is a published Author, Social Media Teacher, Copywriter and Coach. She is also the founder of www.socialmii.co.uk .
She began her career as a Girl Friday at McCann Ericsson Advertising Agency in London. She draws on her extensive experience as a Personal Assistant working in a variety of industries in the public and private sectors.
She has over 7 years experience as a Personal Coach. Throughout that time she learnt a lot about how to market her business online, which eventually led her into the world of Social Media.
She now helps small businesses increase their profits by teaching them the principles and strategies involved in marketing their businesses online using Social Media. She uses straightforward techniques that help her clients learn to enjoy and even love Social Marketing, without being overwhelmed by all the buzz words and jargon.
As a keen writer Wendy published her first book in 2009 “Discover Yourself on the Yellow Brick Road”, following years of study into Self Development. She is also the author of several e-books.
In her spare time Wendy loves Flamenco and trained briefly with Joaquin Grillo – one of Spain’s most celebrated Flamenco dancers.
More Curious Facts:
- Wendy has cheated death 3 times. The first time was paradoxically at birth. She miraculously survived despite being deprived of oxygen for over 20 minutes. Consequently as an infant she was more or less written off as ‘backward’ by her teachers. But then she discovered she had a gift for athletics and as a teenager she competed at County level as a Sprinter.
- In 1995 complications following major surgery triggered a Near Death Experience and a strange encounter ‘on the other side’.
- In 1996 she was peacefully minding her own business in a shop, when a runaway car crashed through the plate glass window – she walked away without a scratch.
- Her Great Grandfather William Worboys spent most of his career as a Train Driver on the Flying Scotsman - the most famous steam train in the world. On 30th November 1934 he took this historic train into the record books, when it became first steam train ever to travel at over 100 mph
- Wendy’s Grandfather Captain Harold Quick skippered the Marconi Research Vessel the Elettra II on it’s voyages around the North Sea during the 1960′s. Both the Elettra I and Elettra II yachts were used as test beds and demonstrations for equipment designed by MWT/Marconi Communications Marine Development Group.
- Never one to shy away from a challenge, Wendy abseiled down a waterfall, and a 110 ft office block for charity in 2007
Radio Appearances
- Sadie Nine Show, BBC Essex – May 2008
- Richard Anderson Show, Liberty Radio – May 2008
- Steve Scruton Show, BBC Essex – July 2009
- Steve Scruton Show, BBC Essex – Tuesday 5th April 2011
Publications
- Discover Yourself On the Yellow Brick Road – 7 Core Principles of Career Success
- What Planet Are You On? – DISC The Secrets of the Cosmos And You
- 45 Steps You Absolutely Have To Take To Succeed After Redundancy
- “Ultrapreneur Unplugged – What They Don’t Tell You About Building A Successful Micro Business”
