{"id":2389,"date":"2022-07-28T16:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T16:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabrinachevannes.com\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2022-07-28T16:01:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T16:01:45","slug":"being-invited-to-the-forbes-business-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpressagency.london\/sc\/being-invited-to-the-forbes-business-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbes Business Council Invite!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout my life, I heard the name Forbes and associated it with the absolute definition of success.<\/p>\n<p>Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars\u2019 song \u201cBillionaire\u201d always comes into my head:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine, smiling next to Oprah and the Queen\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8aRor905cCw\" width=\"100%\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I never ever thought my name would become associated with one with such gravitas.<\/p>\n<h4><u>What is the Forbes Business Council?<\/u><\/h4>\n<p>The Forbes Business Council is an invitation-only organisation consisting of a group of successful business owners of small and mid-sized businesses.<\/p>\n<p>This is straight off the Forbes website:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMembers are respected leaders who are selected for the council based on the depth and diversity of experience in leadership, management, customer engagement, technology &amp; growth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, to receive an invitation was a complete shock and honour. I am proud to say that I accepted their invite and I am now officially a member of the Forbes Business Council.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2397\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpressagency.london\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FBC-Social-LinkedIn-Cover-2022.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1584\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpressagency.london\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FBC-Social-LinkedIn-Cover-2022.webp 1584w, https:\/\/wordpressagency.london\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FBC-Social-LinkedIn-Cover-2022-600x150.webp 600w, https:\/\/wordpressagency.london\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FBC-Social-LinkedIn-Cover-2022-300x75.webp 300w, https:\/\/wordpressagency.london\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FBC-Social-LinkedIn-Cover-2022-1024x256.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wordpressagency.london\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FBC-Social-LinkedIn-Cover-2022-768x192.webp 768w, https:\/\/wordpressagency.london\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FBC-Social-LinkedIn-Cover-2022-1536x384.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><u>What do I do as a Forbes Business Council Member<\/u><\/h4>\n<p>Being an official member of the Forbes Business Council doesn\u2019t come with lots of responsibilities, but it does mean that they call on me from time to time for my \u201cexpert opinion\u201d on certain matters and I get to write on topics I am experienced in, to be published on their website.<\/p>\n<p>This is a magnificent opportunity for me to give back to budding entrepreneurs out there as I\u2019ve now been given a platform to voice my experience and opinions on.<\/p>\n<p>Please do keep a look out for my content on the Forbes website as I\u2019m sure there will be new pieces up soon!<\/p>\n<p>I will be sure to share these across my social platforms, so do ensure you\u2019re following me on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sabrinachevannes\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sabzyc\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/schevannes\">Twitter<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, I can keep dreaming about being on the cover of Forbes magazine, smiling next to Oprah and the Queen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout my life, I heard the name Forbes and associated it with the absolute definition of success. 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