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#137 Alison Clarke: ACA Models & Miss NI
Alison Clarke is the founder of ACA Models: Northern Ireland's longest-running modelling and promotion agency.
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After growing up on a farm in County Tyrone, Alison gave up her University offers to study Maths and instead took a job with Ulster Bank.
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Alongside working full-time at the Waring Street Bank (now The Merchant Hotel) she entered and won Miss Northern Ireland in 1982 and was a runner-up in the Miss UK competition.\xa0
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Ultimately, this experience was the catalyst that led to working in PR & Marketing for eight years before opening up her own agency in 1990.
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Alison has been her own boss ever since.
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In today's episode we talk about:
- Life in Strabane as a child
- What working in a bank was like before computers
- How it takes time to build a business
- Why Miss NI is important for Northern Ireland
- And the greatest challenges/successes she's experienced along the way
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Enjoy!
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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Alison (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/alison-clarke-aca-models
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Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.
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To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/
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Cheers!
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