The Business Awards Show

The Personal Travel Agent welcomes Lisa McCallum, a travel agent from Not Just Travel, who recently won a silver award for Best Customer Service at the Best Businesswomen Awards. Listen in as Lisa shares her journey, beginning with departing from home at 16 under challenging circumstances, to becoming a successful business owner. Her story is a testament to the power of self-belief and overcoming...

When Sophia Campbell-Shaw lost her mother and sister, she found solace in turning her grief into a force for change, creating Woven Farewell Coffins. Redefining the Funeral Industry plots her journey from a background in creative arts and organic farming to designing woven coffins. It is both moving and innovative. Listen as Sophia shares how her personal experiences shaped a unique business that...

In this episode of the Business Awards Show, Kelly Tucker, the founder of HR Star, provides a fascinating overview of HR consultancy and constantly evolving employment legislation. Kelly was recently a Gold Award winner for Best Businesswoman in Business Services at the Best Businesswomen Awards. Kelly's journey into the world of HR is both inspiring and relatable, as she shares her experiences fr...

Overcoming Your Ego with Mary Gregory talks to the trailblazing winner of the Best Coach at the 2024 Best Businesswomen Awards. She opens up about her unique path from the corporate world to becoming a seasoned leadership coach. Her captivating journey, enriched by stints at prestigious companies like Ralph Lauren and Tesco, sets the stage for a deep dive into the complexities of ego in leadership...

Anna Neville, the visionary founder of Kidslingo, unveils her fascinating journey from marketing professional to the creator of a thriving national language franchise. With a passion for language learning and teaching, Anna shares her experiences filled with challenges, triumphs, and the bold move into franchising. A huge leap given she knew little about it initially! Anna founded the Kidslingo fr...

Join us for an engaging conversation with Claire Munday, the visionary behind Tappy Toes, as she takes us through her remarkable journey from a professional dancer to renowned entrepreneur. Her story is one of passion and creativity, having transformed her love for dance into building an award-winning franchise business that brings joy to toddlers, babies, preschoolers, and even care home resident...

We learn little about vital life skills at school. Which is why personal development matters throughout your adult life. That's the message in today's episode with renowned NLP trainer, executive coach, and author Dee Clayton. Dee shares with us her transformative journey from a high-flying marketing career with brands like Pizza Hut and Jacobs Creek to launching her own business Simply Amazing Tr...

Rachel Peebles, the visionary force behind Estrellas Brillantes, shares her extraordinary journey from the bustling streets of Bolivia to the classrooms of Scotland. With a background in economics and a profound love for the Spanish language, Rachel's story is one of transformation and tenacity. Her commitment to empowering others through language learning has not only enriched her life but also t...

Ever wondered if hiring an award writer is actually cheating? Join us as we unravel this common misconception in The Award Writer with Lucinda White from Pure Awards, who brings nearly two decades of invaluable experience to the table. Lucinda, with her rich background in fundraising, event management, and specialized award writing, makes a compelling case for why external expertise can be a game-...

In this episode of The Business Awards Show, I speak with the remarkable Alison Edgar, MBE,   an expert in improving performance inside organisations. Throughout Alison's years advising entrepreneurial businesses, she has discovered important factors that make them successful. Alison takes these lessons on enhancing motivation, communication, and agility and shares them with enterprising businesse...

In this episode of the Business Awards Show, host Debbie Gilbert interviews Julie Hetherington, a TinyTalk franchisee who transitioned from a chartered accountant to running baby signing classes. Julie shares her inspiring journey, explaning how she became a TinyTalk franchisee in April 2010 in the South Birmingham Area.   She emphasizes the benefits of baby signing for early communication, teachi...

Middle managers need far more support to help them thrive in their roles and develop into effective senior executives. So Lisa Robyn Wood, owner of GRIP Coaching tells us. Lisa was a successful middle manager at such major corporates as British Gas and Lucozade Ribena. She enjoyed her jobs but started to realise that coaching people was the thing she most loved. What sets her apart is she acted on...

Discover how to transform adversity into triumph as we chat with Beverley Densham, a renowned Mindfulness Pilates teacher and author of 26 years based in Dorset. She graduated  from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sports Science and had a successful Pilates Studio in Hertfordshire for 16 years, relocating to Dorset by the sea: her happy place.  She now teaches Mindfulness Pilates at he...

Sue Keogh is the Founder of Sookio, a communications consultancy in Cambridge. She joins us in this episode, From Award-Winner to Judge, to talk to us about her extensive awards experience from both sides. Sue works with senior leadership teams who value an external perspective on their communications, bringing fresh energy and 25+ years of industry expertise to help them think beyond the structur...

We have a first on this week's edition of the Business Awards Show. Enfys Maloney becomes the first guest to appear twice on the pod. You can listen again to her first appearance in episode 50, but she has so much more to tell us. Since that recording in 2022, Enfys has won five business awards, started her own awards, and set up hugely successful sales programmes and retreats. Oh, and she also re...

In the latest episode of the Business Awards Show, Karen Davies explains the Power of Online Courses. Discover how they can drive business growth whilst giving entrepreneurs back so much time. Karen is the Founder of Pink Lemon Ltd; a multi-award-winning creative studio based in the heart of Kent. The agency supports female entrepreneurs to build strength in their business by creating online cours...

Selling the Education Sector is the latest episode of the Business Awards Show with Nicola Lutz. Nicola is a sales coach in the education sector. She focuses on empowering teams to maximise B2B and direct enrolments in an ethical way, and an efficient yet fun manner.   Sales and education appear to be at odds, but Nicola blends commercial sales techniques and processes with the integrity and ethic...

Alex Standley is an award winning Personal Stylist with an impressive 19-year career in the world of fashion. With an unwavering passion for sustainability, dopamine dressing, and the power of style to create positive impact. Alex is THE STYLE EXPERT for busy women, seeking to rediscover their inner confidence through style. With a 1st class honours degree from London College of Fashion, and 15 ye...

Donna Jackson is truly the champion of the care sector. She set up her business Carebusiness Bootcamp to help companies struggling with challenges in the industry. During our discussion she expands on these challenges. She tells us how she is trying to ensure her clients get the support and recognition they need to thrive. Donna is an award-winner, having been named Woman of the Year. Consequently...

Natalie Murray is an award winning graphic designer with 20 years experience. She runs two design agencies Acknowledge and The Edge Brands and has clients around the world. Within the Edge Brands she loves working on not just the visuals of a brand, but all the strategy and essence of who they are as a company. Within Acknowledge she helps people to celebrate their success with awards in the M&A i...

Anita Jaynes has become the South West's business ambassador with her publishing and events company, The Business Exchange South West. Hers is an organisation that truly champions the best of business in Bath and Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.  She set up her independent publishing business in 2013 and has gone from strength to strength, organising this year's inaugural TBE Awards. She runs busi...

Unlock the secrets of crafting winning award entries with Emma Hewitt, an expert Business Awards Advisor, on this episode of the Business Awards Show. Discover how Emma's background in managing international student recruitment and scholarships seamlessly translates into her current role organizing prestigious awards with Tessa Day at Clubhub. She has been a business awards adviser over recent yea...

The Joy of Performing Arts is the latest epsiode of the Business Awards Show, featuring award-winning Fiona da Silva Adams. Fiona set up Revolution Performing Arts seventeen years, and has made a huge contribution to the cultural life of Swindon's young people ever since. That contribution won her a Great British Business Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community  She tells us how she ca...

Our latest episode discovers why networking builds award-winning businesses. Louise Yexley is someone who knows. She runs nine Women In Business Network (WIBN) groups across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, setting up her first group in 2009.    I've known Louise for sixteen years, and I cannot think of anyone better qualified to tell us about the power of networking, and why awards are so importan...

The Animal Behaviourist with Lisa Sinnott plots the journey of a woman passionate about animals, becoming a leading animal behaviourist. The latest edition of the Business Awards Show explains why understanding the way your dog or cat behaves is so important for any pet owner.   Lisa won a silver award in the Animal Services category of the Best Businesswomen Awards in 2022 and has won more awards...