2018 Finalists

This year has been the busiest yet for the Kent Women in Business Awards. With a record number of entries that really do showcase some fine talent in this fine county we don’t envy the judges who have to now decide the final results. To have made it to finalist stage is a MASSIVE achievement and for those who unfortunately didn’t make it this time around…your time will come.

For those of you who are going to join in the celebration on 9th March at the Great Danes tables and seating are allocated upon receipt of payment on a first come, first served basis. We look forward to celebrating with you in March. You can reserve your tickets HERE.

HERE are the 2018 KENT WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS FINALISTS – Congratulations to you all….

START-UP BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Jodie Wretham – Face Me Fabulous

Claire Turner – Educational Life CIC

Rowena Hawtin – Discover the Vine

Lydia McKeown – I Do Marketing

Karen Davies – Pink Lemon Branding & Design Ltd

Carly Stringer – Keystone Virtual

Sara Barrett – Lingotot Maidstone

Lesley Dean – Travel by Lesley

HOME BASED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Claire Summers – Travel Counsellor

Melinda Paris – Quartz Financial Services

Jane Bevan – Primrose Fayre

Claire Hall – Wealden Complementary Therapies

Lisa Bishop – Lisa Bishop Tutoring

Sally Gridley – Dinky Ones Early Years Consultancy

Diane McCann – Vibrational Sound Therapy

Tracey Allport – MOTH Therapies

MUMPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Nicola Carey-Shine – Learn to Shine

Lucy Swann – Beauty by Lucy

Angela Williams – RKW Hair

Victoria McLean – City CV Ltd

Hannah Grover – Hannah Grover

Adriana Lovesy – Designed by Mrs Lovesy

Vivien Fox – The Financial Fox

Amanda Richter – Mums in Ashford Ltd

BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR (UNDer 5 years)

Elena Chamberlain-Pettit – Pettit Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Jane Webster – The Willow Tree Aesthetics Clinic

Vicky Pluck – Flowrite Services Ltd

Jemma Fairclough-Haynes – Orchard Employment Law

Aly Harrold – Coaching for Public Speaking

Amanda Bastianelli – Expectancy Scanning Studios Ltd

Ami Culver – Kits Coty Glamping

Ruth Hyde – Cryojuvenate UK Ltd

BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR (over 5 years)

Sue Richardson – Hygiene Sue

Camilla Seton – Camilla Seton Permanent Makeup

Sharon Wood – Colonnade Florist

Sue Hainsby – Carlean Lettings

Isobel Brett – Bretts Business Recovery Ltd

Karen Jones – Happy You Happy Body Fitness

Natalie Mackenzie – The BIS Services

Gillian Huntley – Appearances Aesthetics

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT AWARD

Sanu Gurung – Kent Gurkha Company Ltd

Natalie Potter – Nouveau Beauty

Joanne Bell – Bells Accountants

Lynne Gadsen – Grovewood Wealth Management Ltd

Janice Hutton – T/a Angela’s Swim School

Jemma Fairclough-Haynes – Orchard Employment Law

Rasa Dregva – MMM-Media Ltd

WOMEN IN PR AND MARKETING

Alison Baldwin – Coast Communications

Victoria Usher – GingerMAY PR

Mandy Smith – RPR (positive communications)

Siobhan Stirling – Sharp Minds Communications Ltd

Sarah Hawes – IZZY PR

Islay O’Hara – Islay O’Hara PR

Penelope James – Penelope James Public Relations

YOUNG BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Sarah Bateup – Broadview Florist

Chloe Hill – CHILL DANCE & FITNESS ACADEMY

Emily Dews – Emily Dews Photography

Rumana Jeffreys – Accrida Ltd

Emily Brown – Emily Brown Photography

Evie Wells – EV Designs

Emma Warburton – Evoke Events LTD

Lydia McKeown – I Do Marketing

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Sharon Lynn – T/a The Entrepeneurial Lightworker

Lynne Parker – Funny Women

Nina Windheuser – Trade Toys Ltd & Toy Central Ltd

Holly Mitchinson – Maypole Travel

Debbie Harris – Chosen with Care UK Ltd

Jude Hill – Sadness to Sunshine

Kam Winchester – Acupuncture in Eden

INNOVATION AWARD

Caroline Lyons – Lotus Therapies Whitstable

Zoe Mond – Glow Galaxy Art

Liz Almond – Insightful Minds

Katrina Festorazzi – Fast2Foto

Rasa Dregva – MMM-Media Ltd

Ruth Hyde – Cryojuvenate UK Ltd

CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY AWARD

Lorraine St John – Kent Wildlife Rescue Service

Mandy Smith – RPR (positive communications)

Dee Stringer – Swelling Matters

Emily Brown – Emily Brown Photography

Claire Turner – Educational Life CIC

Trisha Wood – Contempory Artist

Sanu Gurung – Kent Gurkha Company Ltd

Jane Pearman – Hypo Hounds

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Rebecca Piscitelli – Photography by L & R

Dee Stringer – Swelling Matters

Rachel Moore – British Heart Foundation

Sandra Woodfall – My Farmers Market Ltd

Jo Wimble-Groves

Karina O’Donnell – Simply Ceremonies UK

Natalie Mackenzie – The BIS Services

Gillian Huntley – Appearances Aesthetics

SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD

Sue Pearce – Hospitality Finder

Sharon Wood – Colonnade Florist

Victoria Lamb – Victoria’s Bridal Boutique

Elizabeth Joseph-Love – Elizabeth Joseph-Love Professional Makeup Artist

Clara Linton – Crafty Clara

Sue Hainsby – Carlean Lettings

Ami Culver – Kits Coty Glamping

Natalie Potter – Nouveau Beauty

WOMEN IN THE ARTS/CREATIVE

Natalie Banaigs – Kent Creative

Alyssa Royce – Bring Your Own Baby Comedy

Emily Dews – Emily Dews Photography

Zoe Mond – Glow Galaxy Art

Trisha Wood – Contempory Artist

Nicola Carey-Shine – Learn to Shine

Karen Davies – Pink Lemon Branding & Design Ltd

Clare Lake – Clare Lake, Make-up Artist & Beauty Professional

WOMEN’S CHAMPION AWARD

Aly Harrold – Coaching for Public Speaking

Gina Potts – ZenBirth UK

Hannah Grover – Hannah Grover

Amanda Bastianelli – Expectancy Scanning Studios Ltd

Karen Jones – Happy You Happy Body Fitness

Emily R Hughes – Number Savvy Numerology

Siobhan Stirling – Sharp Minds Communications Ltd

Joanna Strickland – The Folkestone Business Hub CIC

WOMEN IN RETAIL AWARD

Stef Atkinson & Sharon Cotton – La De Da Boutique