Charmaine steps out as Business Person of the Year
Charmaine steps out as Business Person of the Year
July 23, 2008
Section: News
JENNA THOMPSON
REMEMBER to wear shoes might be the advice Curves manager Charmaine Wheatley would suggest after winning the Kiama Independent Business Person of the Year for the Illawarra and South Coast Local Business Awards last Wednesday.
“All I could think about while on stage was that I wasn’t wearing my shoes,” Ms Wheatley said.
After taking them off earlier in the night, she didn’t get a chance to put them back on during the excitement of hearing her name called.
Ms Wheatley has gone from cleaner to manager in three years when former Curves owner Wendy Davis handed her the reigns.
It was then up to her to either sink or swim, but fortunately Ms Wheatley had a philosophy she’s followed since living back home in South Africa when she was running her own business.
“If you work hard you can do anything,” she said. “And you have to remember that the most important people in your business are your staff.”
* Keep an eye out in next week’s Kiama Independent for a wrap-up of the business awards and a rundown of all category winners.
- Aug 7, 2008 @ 07:47pm
Brilliant Charmaine!!! It just goes to show how our group has helped each other and what we can accomplish!!
- Aug 6, 2008 @ 07:58am
Well done Charmaine! The E-Myth Rules!
- Aug 5, 2008 @ 06:51pm
Well done Charmaine, as I told you before " Not just a pretty face " .... Love from Brisbane
- Jul 27, 2008 @ 09:15pm
Congratulations and well done from all of us in the uk. Lots of love Ben and Neo x
- Jul 27, 2008 @ 04:43pm
An amazing woman! A great role model for women everywhere!
- Jul 26, 2008 @ 07:14pm
Well Done! and yes, the news even reached us in London. Keep Shining.
- Jul 25, 2008 @ 03:27pm
You go girl - with shoes or without shoes - you're great!
- Jul 25, 2008 @ 11:16am
Well done Charmaine, You are a real Curves STAR!! Keep up the great work in strengthening women.
- Jul 24, 2008 @ 12:47am
Thats my mom!!!! Congratulations mom on a job well done!! All our love, Catherine and Baby Isabella
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Very very good, sister! I hope you're as proud of you as I am.