Avra Lyraki was associated as my Cherie Blair Foundation mentor in the Mentoring Women in Business Plan. Avra nurtured my goals, reinforced my strength and affirmed my self-driven nature and artistic talents, giving me autonomous space to make discerning choices. She consistently nudged me towards the completion of my set goals with a positive influence. I found her to have honorable leadership qualities, well-scheduled with our meetings, a good listener, solution oriented and focused on the implementation of our goals. Under her guidance and endorsement, I executed my painting website as my mainstream marketing tool (www.fariyazaeem.com). I was also encouraged to produce a new body of work for a solo exhibition and Avra was part of the painting journey. She also equipped me with good reading material for sharing knowledge and learnings. I find Avra to be a dynamic professional, caring and compassionate human with a good combination of sobriety and cheerfulness.
