Edinburgh May 2026 Meeting 

Creating Success through setting intention - Evelyn Foster

Evelyn Foster is a transformation driven leader with deep experience in personal development, recruitment, and launching people into successful self employed careers. Her journey began with Keller Williams where she quickly became known for her ability to simplify complex systems, nurture talent, and create supportive environments that help individuals grow in confidence and capability. Over the years, Ev has combined her operational expertise with her passion for coaching, developing a reputation for guiding people from uncertainty to clarity through structured learning, practical frameworks, and steady accountability.

Having navigated her own professional reinventions while raising a family, Evelyn brings a unique blend of empathy, directness, and real world insight to her mentoring. She specialises in helping people build momentum, shift mindset blocks, and design a life and career they genuinely love. Today, Evelyn empowers others through her training and technology platform, using proven models, behaviour insights, and strategic coaching to unlock potential and support long term, sustainable success.

During her presentation, Evelyn will share:

• How to use intention setting as a practical daily tool to create focus, reduce overwhelm, and direct energy toward meaningful outcomes.
• Why intentional thinking shifts behaviour faster than motivation and how to build habits that support long term success.
• A simple framework for aligning goals, actions, and mindset so progress becomes predictable rather than accidental.
• How to remove internal blocks by understanding the difference between passive wishing and active intention.

ALSO...Building a Property Portfolio in Scotland: BRR, Joint Ventures, Structures, and Lessons Learned - Jerry Donaldson

Jerry is an active portfolio property investor operating across Scotland, with 22 units at the time of writing. He has hands-on experience with direct project management, as well as working with project managers, across buy-to-let, BRR projects, and serviced accommodation.

In this session, Jerry provides a whistle-stop tour of his investment experience to date. He covers deal finding, training, BRR projects ranging from light refurbishments to floorplan changes, refinancing, and analysing and executing different exit strategies — from buy-to-let and serviced accommodation to housing for those at risk of homelessness and guaranteed rent options — providing value through experiential learning.

Topics Jerry will discuss during his presentation are:

• Finding deals, carrying out refurbishments, and deciding exit strategies, drawing on recent examples
• Serviced accommodation, including joint ventures
• Buy-to-let vs fixed contracts vs serviced accommodation, and the trade-offs around risk, stability, and returns
• Key lessons learned from real projects and investing in various areas across Scotland