14th June 2014
Jessica Huie Awarded MBE Honour in Queen’s Birthday List
JHPR Founder Jessica Huie Awarded MBE for Services to Entrepreneurship
As Jessica Huie is awarded MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) Honour in the Queen’s 2014 Birthday Honours list she made the following statement;
“The news that I had received an MBE is undoubtedly one of the most wonderful and surreal moments of my life to date. I have put one foot in front of the other in pursuit of an improved reality, without looking back, ever since I became a mother aged 17. The honour of receiving this recognition forced me to recollect at not how far I have come, but the distance that I have travelled.
I am humbled, and proud of having created a life in which every day I wake up able to live my passion. More importantly I am able to share my journey of defining my own life despite the obstacles, with the next generation. Every human needs a purpose and I’ve discovered that mine is to share the message that regardless of where you start and the challenges you may face, at any moment you can take action to redefine your own existence.
The opportunity for social mobility is something I feel very strongly about. As a country we are some way behind in comparison to the rest of Europe and the US. Too many young people lack a sense of purpose because of their environment or a set of circumstances which they were simply born into. A life without purpose is not a life at all, I know this because I am a product of it.
As a society my wish is that we harness a sense of self-belief in our young people and shake off dangerous stereotypes and low expectations, which often become self-fulfilling prophecies. It is dangerous to allow other’s limiting beliefs or low expectations to define us, as while we cannot always choose the environment we are born into, we do have the power to choose whether we let it consume us or let it power us.
Anything is possible with self-belief, hard work, resilience and vision, and my wish is that as a society we empower our young people, particularly those most vulnerable, and support them to realise their capacity.
- Jessica is honoured for her contribution to entrepreneurship and for her positive influence on the community. The honour recognises Color blind Cards impact on diversity having been responsible for putting greeting cards featuring people of colour into UK high-street chain stores in 2007 along with regions including South Africa and America.
An article has been published in the Guardian on Jessica’s achievement.
Guardian Honours – recognition of the extraordinary ordinary | Politics | The Guardian
Jessica is also founder of JH Public Relations, a PR agency representing inspiring individuals, entrepreneurs and Startup businesses.
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