Joe Tompkinson hosts today’s Businesswise podcast and is joined by Lis McDermott, author and writing mentor.

Lis talks about how long she’s been in Businesswise; why the group came about and the changes and the opportunities that have opened up during that time. The main reason she has stayed in the group is because of the wonderful ethos of the group, which is down to the individuals in the group.

Working alone, from home can be solitary, and having the opportunity to meet up with other business people every two weeks is important; they are her business family.

She briefly shares how she embraced being an author after closing her previous business during lockdown. And talks about her process of writing novels; how she comes up with ideas and what she likes writing about in particular and why.

Lis also shares a little about mentoring other writers and what a privilege it is.

She talks about how she has collaborated with people in the group – some in terms of them helping her with research, and others in terms of using their business for her business – such as having her bookmarks, fliers and business banners done by Steve Munson, who has the design and print chair in the group.

If you’d like to know more about Lis and Businesswise, visit https://businesswise.org.uk/