{"id":2086,"date":"2022-01-06T14:39:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T14:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2022-01-06T14:39:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T14:39:20","slug":"uwe-bristol-alum-awarded-mbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/uwe-bristol-alum-awarded-mbe\/","title":{"rendered":"UWE Bristol alum awarded MBE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Marketing expert Denise O\u2019Leary, founder of Purpol Marketing, has been awarded an MBE for services to the construction sector in the New Year\u2019s Honours List. Denise studied BA Business Administration at UWE Bristol followed by MA Marketing, graduating in 2004. She is also currently involved with UWE as a Help To Grow: Management<\/a> mentor helping SME’s drive change within their business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denise, who lives in Chippenham, has had to keep tight-lipped about the award for several weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am honoured and humbled to be recognised with the award of an MBE in the 2022 New Year\u2019s Honours list \u2013 made exceptionally special as it is the Platinum Jubilee year of Her Majesty The Queen.<\/em><\/p>

\u201cWhen the letter came through I couldn\u2019t believe it, it didn\u2019t seem real. Today I\u2019m so thrilled to be counted among so many wonderful people who have been honoured for their work throughout our society to make our lives better.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Denise received the honour for the work she has done to demystify the world of construction and marketing. It\u2019s a sector which is heavily male-dominated and where the value of marketing is often underestimated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As construction specialist, Denise is trusted with confidential company information and company survival can depend on the winning outcome; Denise\u2019s marketing and bid writing skills have literally saved companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cI am so delighted that I can put into words how great construction companies can be, so they can win contracts to secure their futures. With social value and local supply chains now high on the agenda, messaging within bids is so important,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2014, Denise has worked tirelessly with ambitious and forward-thinking companies to help them embrace intelligent marketing through strategic planning and consistent delivery of ethical and clear marketing messages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Barfoot of CMD Recruitment commented \u201cWe have developed a strong working relationship. Denise is really in tune with us, putting into words and images what we actually deliver to our clients.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has also supported many business owners and directors in the writing and successful submissions of tenders to win work through complex procurement processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has meant construction companies she\u2019s supported have obtained millions of pounds of work on projects funded by central government and other large corporations. She has a high profile in construction and has been a keynote speaker at the Big 5 Building and Construction Expo in Dubai several times as well as UK Construction Week. Denise is a respected international \u2018Women in Construction\u2019 ambassador, speaking at events on why women should consider construction as a career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have worked with Denise on a number of high value project bids and have found her professionalism and industry knowledge invaluable.\u201d said Shaun Tew, of Tew Bros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to take this opportunity to thank you \u2013 your bid writing has almost certainly saved our company. You are part of our family,\u201d said Neil Griffiths, of WB Griffiths and Sons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the pandemic, Denise took the lead nationally in embracing the Kickstart programme launched by the Government \u2013 she was the first business owner in the UK to take on 50 Kickstarters at once to help young people take the first steps in their careers. To date she has supported 166 <\/em>young people in this way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a business woman, Denise is well known across the UK and overseas for her work. She\u2019s published a best-selling book\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWINNER \u2013 How to win Business Awards\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0published by Panoma Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has multiple awards including 13 international Stevie Awards for marketing and entrepreneurship from 2021-2019, and her company was voted \u2018World\u2019s Favourite Marketing Agency\u2019 in 2020. Last year she was also named among the Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs by F:Entrepreneur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denise commented \u201cI would like to thank all the amazing people I have worked with and my family for their incredible support.\u00a0\u00a0This honour is in recognition of all the people who have been part of my journey, and I am so emotional and thankful of this amazing accolade.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more about Denise and her company Purpol Marketing visit https:\/\/www.purpolmarketing.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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