Mary Turner Thomson in 2009
Mary started her career in television and corporate video production, but retrained into Marketing in 1989. She worked for a marketing consultancy from 1990-93 before setting up her own marketing business which she sold in 1996.
In 1997 Mary joined the Scottish Enterprise Network working for Enterprise Trusts helping business start, develop and grow. It is here that she started running training courses and gained her experience in using motivational techniques.
In 2004 she once again went self-employed as a consultant and trainer, and in 2006 wrote her first book ’The OTHER Mrs Jordan’ – which was snapped up by the first publisher she approached (Mainstream Publishing in Edinburgh). ‘The BIGAMIST’ is the updated paperback version of the original book and includes additional victims/children who had been found since the original trade paperback had come out.
Mary has since written another book called ‘TRADING PLACES’. This is the inspirational true story of Natalie Hutchison – winner of the Barclays Bank ‘Trading Places’ award 2006 – about the struggles of a chronically abused woman, who took control of her life by starting a hugely successful business.
Mary is currently working on her first novel which is anticipated to be completed and on sale by 2010. She is also working on a childrens books as well as a self-help book about how to survive emotional and psychological abuse.
