Leeds woman with aggressive breast cancer finds hope in new business partnership
Lynne Hambrey from Bardsey is having treatment for breast cancer and has started a make-up franchise with Oriflame, selling beauty and personal care products.
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00:00 Well, Ouriflame has been going for 56 years.
00:04 It's a Swedish company, so they like to focus their products on nature as well.
00:11 So, we sell fragrances, makeup, skin care, wellness products, jewellery, you name it.
00:19 And, yeah, this is a little catalogue.
00:23 Can you tell me why you got involved?
00:26 Mainly because I'm in between having a break from chemo at the moment.
00:32 I'm not allowed to use essential oils, which is my passion.
00:37 And because Ouriflame use essential oils in their products, but on a slightly lower dosage, I can use their products.
00:46 So that's why I came back to Ouriflame.
00:49 And, of course, typical me, I'm not happy with just buying them, I have to sell and I want to recruit people as well.
00:57 I want to share the love of Ouriflame.
01:01 How has it helped during your recovery in your treatment?
01:05 It's wonderful because it gives you a different focus.
01:09 It takes your mind off that dreaded C word, the cancer.
01:16 There's something to focus on, there's great training there, there's support from everyone.
01:21 It's like a huge family. Everybody's really wonderful.
01:25 Did you find it easy to get involved in the company and set up your business?
01:30 Oh, absolutely. You can do it overnight. It is so easy.
01:35 And I have 20 years experience in direct selling, so anyone who joins my team, I can help them in any way that they want.
01:44 There is training online as well from the company, but like I say, I've got many, many years experience of this.
01:54 And clearly you're really enjoying this.
01:56 I absolutely love it. I absolutely love Ouriflame.
02:00 It is one of the best companies to work for and I just want other people to be able to have that enjoyment that I'm having.