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Inspiration:

Jeanette Forbes

This northern light of IT burns bright. Jeanette Forbes rose from receptionist to dealing with the demands of running her own IT company in the energy industry.

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Every woman should be given the opportunity to run their own business; ‘entrepreneurship’ is just a word not a barrier.

Jeanette’s story

PCL Group chief executive Jeanette Forbes is completely serious when she says she’s at the helm of her business 24 hours a day.
With clients across five sectors – Offshore, Marine, Commercial, Industrial and Renewables – in Scotland and around the world, Jeanette has kept the on-duty phone by her side 24/7 for 20 whole years.

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My biggest challenge was

Working in a male domain can be challenging at times. However I have always tried to be a first class woman and not a second class man.

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