Penny Topson, Multiplication RulesPenny Topson founder of 'Multiplication Rules' seems lost in a sea of dark suits at the Inspirational Women's Networking hosted by JP Morgan, Canary Wharf.

Penny (centre wearing flowery dress) is founder of a company called 'Multiplication Rules' which devises learning aids to helps autistic kids with their understanding of maths. I suggested that she attend one of the women's networks that I photograph so that she could meet other entrepreneurial women who could maybe help her take her business on to a new level. Being a little diffident I could see she wasn't too keen on the idea but to give her credit she went along and despite trying to sneak out early she was persuaded to stay till near the end.

When I looked back through the pictures of the night I was pleased by how this turned out as it sums up how she must have felt being at this event: a maverick alone amongst a blur of high-powered dark suits... I did feel a little bad about it. But the camera does lie a little and she is in fact talking to the lady left of centre and another lady obscured to her right.