Elaine Fishberg
Founder Associate Elaine Fishberg has made the transition
from dedicated mother to seriously successful business
woman. The former theatrical agent to the stars, gets into
character and treads the boards of a glittering career path.
Upbringing
would not change it for the world. As my children
My Grandparents were Jewish immigrants fleeing
entered their teens I started to help my husband in
persecution in Russia and Poland and arrived in the
his jewellery business. I found it a natural transition
UK in 1909 with nothing but the clothes on their
to get back to work after I had devoted so much
backs. They had enormous hope and a sense of
time to bringing up my children. I have always seen
vision and their deep bond with their common
myself and do to this day as a housewife who
tenacity enabled them to build an enormous trading
happens to be successful in business.
wholesale company. They became very
comfortable and moved from a tenement building
Life changing
behind their stall near Waterloo Station to a seven My husband received a call some 20 years ago
bedroom mansion in Hampstead. Thanks to their from an old friend of his in America introducing him
hard work and sacrifice I came into quite a wealthy to two ladies named Paula Pritchard and Kathy
family. As a girl from a comfortable background Robbins. They still remember pitching my husband
growing up in the 60’s I was always expected to just to join a network marketing company called NSA.
be a home maker and had no professional career Paula recalls how she thought he was a complete
planned out. waste of time but to my husband’s credit he
advised her to get in touch with me. To this day
First job
they are amongst my closest friends and I have
To satisfy my need to work my first job was with a
enjoyed many successful years working with them.
leading London theatrical agency. I was taken on as
They changed my life and gave me the confidence I
the PA to the Managing Director, but after six
lacked in myself to be more than just a wife and
months became an agent in my own right. It was
mother. I actually sold my business as a going
tremendously exciting meeting and working with the
concern for a considerable amount of money.
likes of Sir Alec Guinness, Roger Moore, Laurence
Olivier, France Effetely and many other greats of Independence
British film and stage. I also moved on to be a
Networking gives me the freedom to enjoy the
talent scout and the last contract I did before I left
money I make. My sister like myself was a
was for Janet Suzman for the film of Nicholas and
housewife who turned to work once her children
Alexandra. Although the money was nothing special
grew up. She is a PA and her schedule runs around
the work was a lot of fun and it was an outstanding
her boss. My schedule runs around me and my
experience which I feel stood me in good stead for
lifestyle. If I want to go on holiday or take a day off
the future as the work was hard and dedication was
for personal reasons I don’t need to ask anyone’s
necessary to be successful. My first salary there
permission. The wonderful equation in networking is
was for £16.00 per week!
the harder I work the more money I make. Most
jobs as an employee of a company restricts your
Marriage and children income however hard you work and as such never
I married in 1972 when I was just 21 and incredibly I
allows you to achieve financial independence.
am still married to the same man! Unlike many
women today I count myself extremely lucky that I Success
was able to devote the next 16 years of my life as a
I have had a few good successes, from Quorum to
full-time mother. Although bringing up two boys of
Cabouchon and more recently the network I have
similar age is the hardest job I have ever had I
built with Tiscali selling telephony products has
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