Delivering a gold standard service on behalf of its growing customer base sits at the top of the Blueprint Operations (BPO) agenda. So, who better to inspire the team than two-time Gold Medal Paralympic athlete and endurance marathon runner Richard Whitehead MBE who was guest speaker at the company’s recent Team Conference.
Held at the Belton Wood Hotel and Spa in Grantham, Lincolnshire the Conference was as an opportunity to share the business objectives for the year ahead.
BPO Managing Director Andy Tipple, who hosted the Conference said: “First of all it was both humbling and inspirational to have Richard Whitehead MBE address the team. Richard’s story is to use his own words about living ‘a life without limits’.
“Born with a double through-knee congenital amputation, Richard developed a passion for sport at an early age and in 2004 signed up for the New York Marathon.
“He was subsequently selected for the ParalympicsGB team as a sledge hockey player at the 2006 Winter Paralympic Games in Turin and in 2012 competed in the T42 200 metre category as part of the ParalmypicsGB team, winning Gold – an achievement which he repeated at Rio 2016.
“If that wasn’t enough he also completed an unbelievable 40 marathons in 40 days running from John O’Groats to Land’s End all in aid of charity.”
Andy continued: “The core messages that I wanted the team to take from Richard’s lived experience is that providing you have self-belief and a positive mindset anything is possible.
“Having the entire BPO team involved in the conference enabled us to provide everyone with the insight and motivation necessary to consistently deliver on behalf of our 600+ customers.”