The Business Awards Show

Judges Tips for Awards Success is a special series of the Business Awards Show focusing on how to enter awards and why you should. In our latest episode, we are joined by Maggie Sarfo, a business coach, networking expert, and a judge for the Best Businesswomen Awards. Maggie is a Business Growth Coach, author, and the Regional Director for The Athena Network in the London City area. As a judge for...

The latest Business Awards Show is a wide-ranging conversation with a panel of judges and sponsors.  The Best Businesswomen Awards prides itself on its scrupulous judging, fairness and integrity. Judge Denise O'Leary of Purpol Marketing and author of the bestselling Winner: How to Win Business Awards, explains why the process is so robust and thoroughly objective. One of our sponsors is Fiona Scot...

Karen Campbell - Marketing Director, Small Business Britain and founder of networking group Hotsy Totsy, is the latest guest on the Business Awards Show. Karen is a ball of energy and a vital supporter of small businesses in the UK. She started out as a journalist, moving to London from her native Yorkshire to be the Arts & Entertainment correspondent for the Metro newspaper. From there, she moved...

Nevina Holland founder of Peekaboo Studios is a maternity and newborn photography specialist with a rare talent. She has won multiple photography awards and is a Licentiate of The Master Photographers Association, recognition of her outstanding work for over fourteen years. Nevina won the Best Customer Service award at the Best Businesswomen Awards in 2017! She has gone from strength to strength s...

Judges Tips for Awards Success is the next in a special series of the Business Awards Show focusing on how to enter awards and why you should. Judge Aarti Parmar, an award-winning brand consultant, shares her thoughts on judging the Best Businesswomen Awards. Aarti offers excellent advice to anyone thinking of entering or who has not won previously. Mary Gregory, leadership coach and winner of the...

When considering entering awards do you find yourself thinking: "I'm not good enough," "What if I don't win?" "What if I do win?" "I don't want to enter myself—someone should nominate me" "It's not okay to tell people how great I am—they should see it anyway". In this session, founder of The Best Businesswomen Awards Debbie Gilbert discusses with Dee Clayton, multi-award-winning NLP expert and fou...

Kate Cherry Athena Network Beds & Mid-Herts is an award-winning Regional Director of one of the UK's leading women's networking organisations. After a 15-year career in the financial sector, Kate bought a franchise in the Athena network and has been running groups in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire for nearly a decade. She explains how she wanted more time with her children and so shifted her focus...

Ceylan Boyce Founder Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, is a ball of endless energy. Steeped in business strategy, Ceylan's academy has helped hundreds of female entrepreneurs grow their companies. Born in Turkey, Ceylan gained a Masters in Marketing & Communications in Paris before studying Executive Coaching at Cambridge. After a successful corporate career consulting in business strategy, she set...

Cheryl Laidlaw, London Web Girl, is a multi-award-winning web designer who exudes positive energy. After four years doing web design in a creative agency, she decided to go it alone, launching Reyl Design Group in 2010. Many other brands have followed since. Cheryl has become an expert in AI, helping clients to embrace its benefits, overcoming the myths that come with it. She helps clients set up...

Bina Briggs founder of Plain Talking HR, is a true inspiration. On 7th October 1972 she arrived with her mother and sister at a foggy Heathrow airport. The family had fled Idi Amin's murderous regime in Uganda, as his nationalistic dictatorship sought to purge all minorities from the country. Carrying only a suitcase, without even a warm coat to keep out the autumn cold, Bina started a new life in...

The Female Business Network and Awards with Janine Friston explores a great way for women to build their networks and gain recognition for their business achievements. After twenty years working in customer service, Janine started her own business directory company. To help grow, she resorted to networking, but believed there were better approaches. As a result, she started The Female Business Net...

Julie Kaur, owner of Jules Convenience Store in Telford, is an inspirational retailer. In this week's episode, you will learn how she has become the centre of her community in Telford for over twenty five years. Despite having three young children, Julie took over the running of the family convenience store. Over the years, she has helped many customers in times of need. To illustrate the point, s...

Reminiscence Learning with Fiona Mahoney is a moving insight into the essential work carried out by an amazing dementia charity. Having worked as an occupational therapist in the NHS, Fiona set up Reminiscence Learning in 2001, becoming a registered charity in 2003. Since then, she has created the inspirational Archie Project to help children understand dementia more clearly. Furthermore, Fiona ha...

Path to Wellbeing with Nicola Court is a fascinating insight into the world of women's health. Working as a photographer, Nicola grew bored and trained in massage. When she was made redundant, she used her new-found skill but soon found massaging for eight hours physically tiring. In 2004, she decided to train in clinical acupuncture. With a growing knowledge of gynaecology, acupuncture and holist...

The Founder of Nice N' Spiky Comedy Clara Heimerdinger recounts her journey from working at the BBC as a Business and Production Manager to running her own comedy business. Having been involved in running comedy nights as a side hustle while progressing her career at the BBC, Clara gave it all up to start Nice N' Spiky in 2019. A new business was born bringing together comedians, agents, clubs and...

The 'Woman Who' Awards owner Sandra Garlick joins us for the latest episode of the Business Awards Show. Sandra shares her frustrating awards experiences, leading her to start her own! The Woman Who Awards were born ten years ago to celebrate the accomplishments of women in various business sectors. The Woman Who Solopreneur Awards followed. Sandra tells us why she called the awards 'Woman Who' an...

The Podcast Mentor Donna Eade, is the latest guest on the Business Awards Show. She joined us to talk about her passion: podcasting. It has led her to host her Mindset and Action podcast, that celebrates its fifth birthday in April. A former wedding photographer, Donna set up The Society of Wedding Vendors in 2020 to help all stakeholders in the wedding industry. At the same time she started a pod...

The Happy Home Designer Holly Scott is an award-winning interior designer with a passion for creating beautifully curated spaces. She has designed and styled for some of the world's most iconic brands, including Ralph Lauren, Harvey Nichols, and Harrods.    She joins us to plot her journey from window dressing at iconic stores to becoming a successful business owner. With a rich tapestry of experi...

The Impact Specialist Rachel Dunford  is a management consultant turned entrepreneur who specialises in helping businesses and charities to prioritise the impact they create through the work they do. She joins us on the podcast to discuss her vital work and how she got there. While eight months' pregnant, Rachel was made redundant. It led to a decision to work for herself, to care for her baby as...

Empowering Women, Embracing Diversity with Gillian Jones-Williams is the latest fascinating episode of the Business Awards Show. Gillian was recently acclaimed as the Business Woman of the Decade at the Best Business Women Awards and is the founder of Emerge Development Consultancy. She created Emerge to facilitate a better future for organisations by enabling them to drive transformation through...

Laura Taylor is The LinkedIn Guru and the founder of Social Flow Collective, working as a marketing consultant specialising in LinkedIn. Her service isn't just LinkedIn training - it's economic empowerment for women.  Laura opens up about leaving a toxic work environment and the uncertainties of the pandemic, only to emerge as an award-winning entrepreneur with a thriving business built solely on...

Fixing the Chaos in Business with Leah Boxell discusses the work of a business consultant who helps bring order to struggling businesses. Boxell is the visionary founder of Enablists, and joins us to share her remarkable journey from a thriving corporate career to launching her own business in 2023. Leah's experience with NHS Professionals during the pandemic, where she managed critical initiative...

Branding Photography with Purpose follows award-winning photographer Wendy Gannon's transformative journey from the corporate world of recruitment to the vibrant realm of photography. Spurred by a LinkedIn comment during the pandemic, Wendy turned professional burnout and personal challenges into a catalyst for her newfound passion. Our conversation touches on her recent silver award win at the Be...

Michelle Eskeri, founder of Let Me Write, explains how she moved out of the finance world and shares how to start a copywriting business . With her rich background as an accountant, Michelle brings a unique perspective to crafting compelling narratives for businesses, particularly within the financial sector. She discusses the undeniable value of professional writing for commercial success and why...

Trailblazer Vicky Grammatikopoulou graces our latest episode, sharing her story of success from language teacher to aesthetics entrepreneur. With clinics across London, Essex, and Stuttgart, Vicky has won over 30 prestigious awards, including double gold at the Best Business Women Awards. Her story is one of empowerment, from founding a private language school in Greece to achieving global success...