Virgin Mentorship – Holly's Story

Holly is a military spouse. She has been married to Andrew (Army) for over 21 years. They have two children age 19 & 15. Since they have been together, the family have been posted to 11 locations, and are now currently based in South Cerney, Cirencester. They are living in Service Family Accommodation on the army base, but are due to be posted to Brunei in October. This will be Andrew’s final posting. Holly registered for a place on the Virgin Mentoring Programme in September 2023, after seeing it advertised on RFS social media. She had undertaken the coaching programme with RFS a number of years ago and found it hugely beneficial; she hoped the current programme could aid her with her employment challenges. Holly needed support switching careers from teaching to project management.  Holly didn't know how to approach the transition nor how to take the next step up the career ladder. Holly was matched with a Virgin mentor with experience in customer management and relationships. During the course of the programme, the mentor met with Holly over a 6 month period.  The mentor supported Holly to build confidence, particularly focusing on limiting beliefs. They also worked on leadership and goal setting, creating a 5 year plan on how to achieve goals aligned with her personal values.