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I have learnt how to bounce back from setbacks while transforming my life. Let me show you how to do the same.

I’m a multi-award winning inventor of the first ever false eyelash for cancer and alopecia sufferers. My product which launched in collaboration with the lash giant Eylure, during my own battle with breast cancer has revolutionised the beauty industry and is now available in over 8 countries. C-Lash was voted one of the 50 Prima High Street Heroes - 2019, Best Lashes in the Red Best of Beauty Awards - 2019 Ellure Breakthrough Award USA - 2020, Take a Break’s Beauty Hero 2021 and voted one of the North West’s 30 Most Exciting Companies 2022 by the Insider. C-Lash has been featured on BBC, This Morning, Huffington Post, Red Magazine, Ellure Magazine USA, The Good Housekeeping, Vogue, Cosmopolitan and many more.

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As a former lecturer at the University of Chester’s Business School, I know a thing or 2 about helping businesses grow. Having started my journey at MMU where I was an AMBA &BGA Excellence Award finalist in 2021. I was asked to sit on the MMU Board of Advisors for the Centre for Professional Excellency in 2019 and currently sits on the SMART Cheshire Innovation Board of Advisors. I am currently a mentor for Help to Grow, a government backed mentoring service that offers mentoring services to SMEs.

As a TEDx speaker, I been described as inspirational and engaging with a compelling story that never fails to motivate. I have worked with organisations such asManchester Met. University, Natwest, Venturefest, The Telegraph, University of Chester, HSBC and TiE to name but a few.. I also had the honour of speaking at the House of Lords

I have been nominated for Barclays Woman of the Year 2019, Zimbabwe Achievers Awards - Innovation of the Year 2019 & 2022, National Diversity Awards - Entrepreneur of Excellence 2019, Business Woman of the Year Finalist 2022, Cheshire Woman of the Year Nominee 2022, Cheshire Life 70 Cheshire Champions – The Queen’s Jubilee Honours List 2022, Insider Trade Awards – Inspirational Trader 2022

From going for an interview three hours after finding out that I had breast cancer, to climbing Ben Nevis, to taking part in Tough Madder, to taking part in a triathlon all within 18 months of finishing treatment, while setting up my business. I have learned some lessons about bouncing back from setbacks. I will teach you how to do the same.

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MUDDER STORIES
MEET THE WOMAN WHO RAN TOUGH MUDDER JUST MONTHS AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY

For Codilla (Cody) Gapare, the edge is a place she came to live after a cancer diagnosis threw her life into a wildly new direction. On August 11, 2014, Cody was diagnosed with breast cancer. She received the diagnosis as she traveled to Manchester Met. University for an interview to study law.
“I had been working hard to get into University that I could not contemplate missing it,” she said. “I got into university but had to drop out because the treatment became (Read more...)


NORTH WEST MOST EXCITING COMPANIES REVEALED 

The Insider - 23 May 2022 North West BusinessA maker of false eyelashes for women, an organic drinks business and an online fashion brand have been ranked among the most exciting companies in the North West.Insider's annual list has returned for a fifth year, with past inductees including MusicforPets, Tootoot, MachineCompare and M&I Materials.In its latest magazine, Insider profiles the newer firms that have the most unique promise in our region.Included this year's cohort is C-Lash, which makes false eyelashes for women who lose their hair due to cancer treatment and other conditions. Cody Gapare, who battled stage two breast cancer is behind C-Lash, and now helps other to do the same with a range of false lashes and other products that are currently sold in seven countries.(Read more..)

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