Gill Fielding

Gill is so talented at making money that she now runs her own Wealth Company, running seminars and giving talks to teach other people how to make money.

The early years
But life was not always this sweet for Gill – who grew up in abject poverty in London’s East End living in the same small house in which two generations of her own family also grew up. “We were so poor, we didn’t have a number on the door and I had to chalk it on… we didn’t have a bath in the house. I remember having one in 1963 and then again in 1970,” recalls Gill.

While Gill’s childhood was lacking in material goods, however, she grew up rich in love and support.

Gill’s influences
She credits her success today to a few people who believed in her when she was young. One such person was her Uncle Dennis who gave Gill her first five pound note. She remembers how this was such a big deal to her, that she hid it in the pages of her book and continued to use it to store any other money she was lucky enough to save or receive.

And now Gill feels it is her turn to repay the good luck she was blessed with when young. “People came out of the mist for me, and if I can come out of the mist for somebody…I want to feel there is a life made better by something I’ve done as that is what happened to me.”

Canning Town today
Returning to the East End 30 years on and identifying people to help is not an easy task for Gill. Once a vibrant, community focused area, Canning Town is now one of the most deprived London boroughs. Despite the fact that Gill spends her 10 days undercover a stone’s throw away from where she grew up, she barely recognises the place. Gone are the bustling streets, lively market and the welcoming of strangers.

Gill was hoping to find casual work there as a means to earn some money and meet people she could possibly help, but it seems the shopping centres and supermarkets have killed off custom.

Gill’s search for hopeful causes
Eventually Gill finds herself some work earning the minimum wage of five pounds and 35 pence an hour at the market’s café.

The area is like a ghost town, and despite Gill’s best efforts she is becoming increasingly frustrated that she hasn't found anyone whose life she can change for the better ... until she strikes up a conversation with one of her customers at the café and then pays a visit to the local stage and theatre school which she had discovered on an earlier walk around the neighbourhood.

This is the only place that Gill can find where the children of the area are looked after and are able to hang out. And once Gill has her foot firmly in the door at Linda and Dennis’s impressive, run-on-a-shoestring stage school, her enthusiasm and determination to make a difference just bubble over.

Now at last Gill has finally found some real people who she would like to help – her next dilemma is what can she do. Gill does not believe in short term solutions. She is intent on putting both her heart and her money into something that will really make a long term difference to the rest of their lives.

Gill Fielding's official website
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