TechPixies is an award-winning CPD Accredited social enterprise helping women to upskill with Social Media, MailChimp and WordPress. Since 2015, we’ve helped hundreds of women return to work, change careers and launch businesses leveraging modern technology.
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DIGITAL COURSE OF THE YEAR
The DigitalWomen Awards in association with Natwest Business and the Federation of Small Businesses celebrate women working in digital and digital business from their amazing community and beyond who are doing the most incredible work in the digital space they operate in, those who are making the right moves and going beyond and above what is usually expected. The awards were open to women working in digital and entrepreneurship and entrants go through a rigorous judging process by their esteemed panel.
2018 Startup of the Year
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2017 Female Startup of the Year
WINNER
2016 Women’s Champion
HIGHLY COMMENDED
2016/17 ‘Grow it’ Award
WINNER
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It is no secret that I believe in the power of goal setting.
If you know me, you know I work a lot... too much really. I put a tracker on my computer and my phone because I felt there was a disconnect between what I thought I was doing and what I was actually doing.
Turns out @rescuetime agrees. The last 4 weeks alone were averaging 60 hours a week on screens.
That is understandable considering we ran a live 1000 person free training course and launched a new cohort with over 100 women!
But I have also been busy hiring people. The wonderful thing about growth is that it gives you an opportunity to bring more people into your company... something I am sooo ready to do!
The new team will relieve much of my time and get me back to hours that I want to be doing (20-30 hours per week). It has also been an opportunity to rejig the roles of the existing team and move them into the type roles that they love and automate the things they don’t love or replace them with more specialist people.
And the blessing of all of this is that we were able to provide more scholarships than ever to women who otherwise wouldn’t be able to take our course due to financial constraints (we have our £50k in scholarships!). In this time of crisis, I am blessed that so many women have taken this opportunity to invest in themselves and upskill.
Many women in our programme are already getting jobs (and we are only 2 weeks in to cohort 21) and the stories of social media success roll in every day.
I am so thankful and so excited at what the future holds... especially if it gives me the ability to spend more time with the ones I love which, as it happens, was one of my big goals for 2020.
#bebraveandsparkle #sparkleandthrive #techpixies
We are excited to announce that TechPixies founder Joy Foster, is a #WINNER in the ‘Editor’s Choice’ category in WeAreTheCity’s 🎊 Rising Stars 2020! 🎉 ...and we’re thrilled!
Those receiving the Editor’s Choice award are individuals who have been specifically selected by the leadership team at WeAreTheCity @watc_hq and one independent judge.
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This award recognises “our outstanding contribution and tireless efforts towards gender equality, both in the workplace and across wider society.”
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#watctop100 #TechPixies #awardwinning #awards
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For the first time in 2 weeks, I was on family walk duty as Tim picked up a last minute contract.
I am pretty sure Mr Foster wouldn’t have allowed the wet, windy woods to win!
On a #TechPixies note... I am THRILLED to welcome Cohort 21! Doors to Social Media Magic close tonight at midnight and don’t re-open until September/October!
#sparkleandthrive #bebraveandsparkle #walkinthewoods #familybonding
I love this Chinese proverb (modified of course to fit 2020). For the past week, I have been hanging out with over 1000 AMAZING WOMEN in our Social Media Supercharge Free Training Facebook Group.
I have LOVED seeing women transform their confidence and start to believe in themselves in just a few short days.
I had a vision 5 years ago of helping 1000 women upskill. What cracks me up is that I didn’t think that vision would come together in a single week.
This is WHY I am such an advocate of visioncasting and spending time with your future self. Your subconscious is ALREADY wired to do great and important things, whether that is helping 10 people or 10,000 people, your heart knows what you were designed to do but you have to tap into it.
At TechPixies, we believe in holistic training which means we teach digital skills in tandem with mindset training.
I am soooo looking forward to welcoming the next generation of TechPixies (cohort 21) into our tribe on Monday.
If you have participated in our free training OR have joined our Social Media Magic programme, I would LOVE to know your key takeaway about mindset in the comments... #bebraveandsparkle #sparkleandthrive #bringbackthesparkle #TechPixies
Who thinks we should get #TechPixies star masks?!?
What a fun day making cakes for the Royal Berks ICU first responders! What a lovely neighbourhood initiative!
@royalberkshospital #coronadiaries #bebraveandsparkle #TechPixies
Want to know what a woman who invests in herself looks like?
Here are just a few amazing women who invest in themselves regularly.
Front and center is Marianne Avery who transitioned from customer service senior management to social media superstar management via the #TechPixies Social Media Magic Course. She is now working on an account with a collective following of nearly 75,000 people! You can connect and follow her @socially_maz.
To her right, you can see Jess Rogers, the very first life coach that we ever worked with at TechPixies. Jess is constantly investing in herself and she shares her knowledge in her 'weekly boost' email. Definitely go follow her @jessrogerscoach and sign up to her 'weekly boost' (link in her bio). These are just two of the amazing women in our tribe.
Are you in our tribe? Tell us in the comments why you love it?
Not yet in it? Why not join our free training (link in bio) and find out what it is like to be part of it!
#bebraveandsparkle #meetthetechpixies #sparkleandthrive #TechPixies
In these unprecedented times, investing in yourself is more important than ever.
Investment isn't just about money - you can invest in time, in hobbies, in faith or meditation... Investing time might mean going for your daily walk while listening to your favourite podcast (my favourite podcast is 'Online Marketing Made Easy' by @amyporterfield), reading a book or setting aside time to do an online course (like our 'Social Media Magic' course or our upcoming free training - see link in bio). What about revisiting a hobby you might have given up when you were too busy before COVID-19? Learn to play the guitar with @guitartricksinc or revisit watercolour painting with fabulous online tutorials from @ellesmithart.
One thing that is on the rise lately is faith and meditation - be that prayer or quiet time for reflection, studies show that daily mediation and prayer relieves stress and anxiety. I've found comfort in the book 'Praying Women' by @sheilawalsh1 and 'Miracle Morning' by @hal_elrod.
I know it can feel awkward to do something 'selfish' right now by investing in yourself but just remember - if you are happy, those around you will be happy and if you are investing in yourself, you'll get closer each day to becoming the person you want to become.
Trust me on this one, it is selfless to be selfish sometimes. Don't ask for permission for 'me time' ask for support. Can your children or your partner give you one hour to yourself M-F so that you can invest in yourself?
If you are happy, they will be happy. I promise.
Tell me one thing in the comments that you will do this week to invest in you?
#bebraveandsparkle #metime💕 #yourbestself
Happy Easter 🐣 to you all!
Sending you lots of loved from our locked-down home to yours!
#bebraveandsparkle #techpixies #easterlockdown
Weekly Tips
[Episode 36] Why Values Matter – a conversation with Mike Jennings, author of VALUABLE
May 21, 2020
Mike Jennings is our guest on Sparkle & Thrive podcast today. Oh boy, is he worth listening to! ‘How refreshing this guy is’ was one of the comments pulled from the livecast, and we couldn’t agree more. This month is our ‘Return to Work’ series and Mike is all about teaching you how to put…[Episode 35] How do I talk about a career break on my CV and LinkedIn profile?
May 14, 2020
Career breaks happen for many reasons: childcare, becoming a carer for an elderly parent, mental or physical health illness, or just a period of re-evaluation. This episode in our May ‘Return to Work’ series looks at how to address career breaks on your CV and LinkedIn as well as covers how to talk about a…[Episode 34] Alternative Ageing = Positive Ageing: A conversation with Instaglam star Suzi Grant on busting the myth of Ageism
May 8, 2020
We have been spoilt rotten today with such a refreshing interview with Suzi Grant of Alternative Ageing. We are not kidding when we say she is a BIG DEAL and we have all been so excited for this for many weeks! Suzi has been featured by BBC News, The Telegraph, Daily Mail and Marie Claire…[Episode 33] Why does recent alumni Agwuda Adekoya, recommend our Social Media Magic Programme?
April 28, 2020
In this episode TechPixies founder, Joy Foster, interviews recent alumni Agwuda Adekoya. They discuss her experience with our Social Media Magic programme. Agwuda says “It’s so lovely to be part of a community like TechPixies…after joining the 4-part free training I got interested in Social Media and decided to join.” Find out her experience of…[Episode 32] Alumni interview with Karin Lemke, founder of JustGiftMe
April 22, 2020
In this episode, TechPixies founder Joy Foster, interviews one of our own TechPixies, Karin Lemke, founder of JustGiftMe. When women sign up for the course we don’t know their exact intentions, or where the course might lead them! So it’s always exciting for us to hear about their business ventures and career paths. After having…[Episode 31] Prepare yourself for a new kind of work happiness with Samantha Clarke
April 15, 2020
Could there be a better time to listen to the advice of a Happiness Consultant? In this episode, I speak with Samantha Clarke author of “Love it or leave it. How to be happy at work” about the importance of either LOVING your work or LEAVING it. Although the job market might be on hold at the…
