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> [I meet so many business women who shy away from the limelight or hesitate to put themselves forward for promotion, despite the fact they are brilliant at their jobs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/i-meet-so-many-business-women-who-shy-away-from-the-limelight-or/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

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## More by Steph McGovern

> [If it's a healthy day, I'll head to the gym, then have a steak salad at the cafe next door.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/if-it-s-a-healthy-day-i-ll-head-to-the-gym-then-have-a-steak-salad-at/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [I had people who said I was a brilliant producer but I wouldn't get on the news because I was too northern. But there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/i-had-people-who-said-i-was-a-brilliant-producer-but-i-wouldn-t-get/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [When I come to schools like Norton Primary Academy and meet children who have their lives and careers before them, I hope in some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/when-i-come-to-schools-like-norton-primary-academy-and-meet-children/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [Given how dangerous it is for someone to consume something they are allergic to, you would think that companies would just make sure they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/given-how-dangerous-it-is-for-someone-to-consume-something-they-are/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [I am a young woman, with a regional accent, from a working class family, who has had a pretty standard education. So far, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/i-am-a-young-woman-with-a-regional-accent-from-a-working-class-family/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [I'm proud to be from the North-East.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/i-m-proud-to-be-from-the-north-east/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [My first attempt at a business was a jumble sale which I ran at the end of my next door neighbour's drive. I used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/my-first-attempt-at-a-business-was-a-jumble-sale-which-i-ran-at-the/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [There's a common problem: if a kid is not good at exams, they often think they are not skilled. Yet many of them do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/there-s-a-common-problem-if-a-kid-is-not-good-at-exams-they-often/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [From a young age I had a real sense of the world of work. This is what vocational education gives you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/from-a-young-age-i-had-a-real-sense-of-the-world-of-work-this-is-what/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [The most rewarding, insightful and challenging year of my life was my 'Year in Industry' working as a trainee engineer at Black & Decker,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/the-most-rewarding-insightful-and-challenging-year-of-my-life-was-my/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [I'm always on the go, which means my health has often been the thing that suffers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/i-m-always-on-the-go-which-means-my-health-has-often-been-the-thing/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [I think people tend to underestimate you when you have a Northern accent, for instance if you have to talk to the CEO of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/i-think-people-tend-to-underestimate-you-when-you-have-a-northern/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [I grew up in Teesside and it is really important to keep your regional accent because it is a big part of who you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/i-grew-up-in-teesside-and-it-is-really-important-to-keep-your/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [I was a journalist's dream case study; a gobby girl with an accent who was good at engineering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/i-was-a-journalist-s-dream-case-study-a-gobby-girl-with-an-accent-who/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

> [I look at my bank account every day. I constantly think about what is going in and out, and I will always try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-mcgovern/i-look-at-my-bank-account-every-day-i-constantly-think-about-what-is/)

[Steph McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-mcgovern/)

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