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2005 Award Winner |
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Deb Leary from
Staffordshire was named British Female Inventor
of the Year 2005. Deb won the award for the
Forensic Anti-Contamination Stepping Plate, which
she pioneered and developed, to allow forensic
investigators to examine crime scenes in detail
without disturbing vital evidence.
Deb‘s clear polycarbonate plastic stepping plates
also enable officers to see the crime scene more
easily than other alternatives on the market and
are lightweight and stackable. Deb had the idea
for the Stepping Plate whilst attending a conference
in the USA with her husband Richard, then a police
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Deb Leary
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Deb Leary, “It was a
simple idea but I knew I could make it work and,
more importantly, that it was needed,” she explained.
Deb is Managing Director of award-winning forensic
investigation company Forensic Pathways and said
too many women were guilty of succumbing to ‘imaginary
barriers’ which prevent them achieving business
success and is urging women entrepreneurs to have
‘Courage in their convictions’.
"The simple truth is that to a large extent the
only barriers holding back women from being successful
are the ones in their own heads and how these
illusionary barriers get there is a complex issue,”
says Deb.
"If you have a good, marketable idea, and the
belief and commitment to follow it through there
is absolutely no reason why it shouldn¹t be successful
that is what I did and what I continue to do
on a daily basis.
You have to be prepared to work extremely hard
but having the courage of your convictions is
nine tenths of the battle won.
I always had belief that I was doing something
worthwhile that would be a success the fact
that I was a woman and a mother with no experience
of manufacturing did not come into the equation.
I had to make sacrifices to follow my belief but
that is no different to any other person striving
to achieve success in business. Success cannot
be gained without compromise.
I operate in a male dominated world but this has
never presented me with any problems because I
do not let it happen. Four years on, I have proved
that believing in what you are doing is the number
one indicator to success.
Also, having a philosophy of ‘things don’t go
wrong, they go different’, ensures that I am comfortable
in decision making.”
For more information about products and services
available from Forensic Pathways visiting the
www.forensic-pathways.com
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