As an investigator of the human mind, he founded psychometrics and differential psychology and the lexical hypothesis of personality.
His book Hereditary Genius was the first social scientific attempt to study genius and greatness. He was a pioneer in eugenics, coining the term itself and the phrase "nature versus nurture".
He was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence, and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys for collecting data on human communities, which he needed for genealogical and biographical works and for his anthropometric studies. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. Galton produced over 340 papers and books. The book looks at the principles behind money – it claims to offer key teachings on “money, flow and abundance”.Francis Galton Sir Francis Galton, FRS was an English Victorian progressive, polymath, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, psychometrician, and statistician. In April 2016, Elnaugh announced the publication of her latest book PROSPERITY. Elizabeth Jane Campbell graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2013, and then spent a year as Artist in Residence at Glasgow. As part of her work for the platform, Elnaugh holds weekly mentoring sessions for thought leaders, transformational coaches, and metaphysical teachers. In 2013, she co-founded digital publishing and marketing platform SourceTV which focuses on the metaphysical and promises to help readers transform their lives through “self-expansion”, “happiness”, “vitality”, and “love”. Diseo de Joyera For newcomers to the field of jewelry design, this practical guide covers all the most important topics: history, styles, research. In 2008, Elnaugh authored a book titled Business Nightmares: When Entrepreneurs Hit Crisis Point – published by .uk’s former parent company Crimson Publishing – where she gave a starkly honest account of the crash of Red Letter Days and interviewed successful business leaders on their “dark times” in business.
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In the 11 years since her time as a Dragon, Elnaugh has established herself as a business mentor, professional speaker and author. There were also rumours of arguments at the time with fellow Dragons Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis, and Duncan Bannatyne. Grails closed in 2006 and Elizabeth Galton closed in 2008.Īccording to reports, the BBC encouraged Elnaugh to leave the show following the collapse of Red Letter Days as it could not be seen to have a “failed” entrepreneur on its investor panel. Of these deals, only two went through after the show: Grails and Elizabeth Galton Ltd but both of these businesses failed to scale and succeed. The original female Dragon, Elnaugh’s time as an investor on the show was short-lived and on the whole largely unsuccessful – at least so far as her investments were concerned.Įlnaugh backed five businesses including tailor-made suit company Grails, custom-made jewellery business Elizabeth Galton Ltd, beanbag hammock Le Beanock, Snowbone’s snowboard accessories, and 3D puzzle company Bedlam Puzzles.
It was suggested the business collapsed due to failed expansion attempts, and there was allegations of unpaid suppliers and unhappy purchasers.įellow Dragons Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis acquired the remaining assets and goods of Red Letter Days under the duo’s joint venture AIC and the company is currently trading successfully with turnover of £16.87m for 2015. In August 2005, while appearing on Dragons’ Den, the company went into admiration with debts of around £12m. Rachel Elnaugh is best known as founder of Red Letter Days, the experience gift company she founded in 1989 aged just 24 years-old.īy 2001, Elnaugh has grown Red Letter Days into a brand with over £17m turnover yet the business’ success wasn’t to last forever. Most successful investment on the show: N/A – the two businesses she backed have since dissolved Who is Rachel Elnaugh? Largest sum invested: Offered £100,000 but the deal fell through after the show Number of investments made: Five (but only two deals went through after the show)
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