After a successful career practicing civil, commercial and family law in the North East for more than twelve years, Nicola retrained as a mediator in 2010. Crowther Mediation is a specialist in civil, family and workplace mediation.
What was your first job (and how much did it pay)? When I was a teenager, I had a paper round and decided to diversify by walking a dog for an elderly lady at the same time – I doubled my income to a princely £6 per week without having to increase my effort! Looking back, I think I’ve always been enterprising and never like to miss an opportunity.
When I was doing my A levels, I worked as a waitress in a French restaurant in Whitley Bay. I recently met the then ‘dishwasher’ at a North East Chamber of Commerce event. He recognised me straight away, so I obviously haven’t changed a bit! It was really great to see how far we have both come.
