• Senior secretary/researcher for Scottish Television for 11 years
  
  
• Freelance journalist for local and national newspapers for 7 years
  
  
• Management assistant in BP Exploration, specialising in the development of support staff for 11 years and during that time, Worldwide Co-ordinator to Advance the Role of Women in BP Exploration for 2 years specialising in harassment issues, Trainer for BP of Breakthrough Training
  
  
• Independent Trainer for 11 years
  • Became one of the preferred trainers of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, specialising in management skills, business skills, personal development skills and support staff skills
  • Trained women in women's development skills (Springboard Women's Development Programme)
  • Wrote and delivered a specific course focusing on well-being in conjunction with SAMH
  • Wrote and delivered a series of training courses for a major charity
  • Delivered resentment and anger training to patients at Carstairs hospital, prior to their release
  
  
• During this period, and for five years, she became Chair/Chief Executive of a major charity in Scotland

Training style

Primarily Mary Lou works for the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce but also works for a group of other training providers. She has a unique style of training, full of confidence, openness, energy and enthusiasm and she encourages full participation from clients, in a good-humoured yet confident style. She is warm, likeable, positive and courageous.