Kent Women in Business Awards 2021 – Results
Congratulations to ALL finalists – this has truly been a special year for the awards
For all official photographs taken at the awards CLICK HERE
START-UP BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
WINNER – Penny Reid – Eximia
RUNNER-UP – Rachel Chapman – Simply Hypnotherapy
RUNNER-UP – Charlotte Watson – Lotties Lollies
RUNNER-UP – Cheryl Rayner – Rocco & The Fox
FINALIST – Beverley Winn – Revive Renew
FINALIST – Lauren Barrett – Country Kitchen Brownies
FINALIST – Lizzy Adams – The Tranquil Wolf – Animal Psychic, Healer & Spiritual Coach
FINALIST – Milly Woodrow – Lady In Red Chimney Sweep
FINALIST – Olivia Slate – Little Travelling Bean
FINALIST – Rebecca Piscitelli – Pendlewick Candles
COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD
WINNER – Dawn Stanford – Nourish Community Foodbank
RUNNER-UP – Jess Gibson – The TN Card
RUNNER-UP – Laura Cordell – Kindness Community CIC
RUNNER-UP – Karen Clifford – Vision Communication
FINALIST – Joanne Shapter – East Kent Foot Care
FINALIST – Kali Hammerton-Stove – Growing for Good CIC
FINALIST – Jessica Rothenberg – Little Yoga Warriors
FINALIST – Elaine Lucas – Paws Cat Café
FINALIST – Claudia Sykes OBE – Social Enterprise Kent CIC
FINALIST – Emily Dews – Emily Dews Photography
CREATIVE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
WINNER – Karen Davies – Pink Lemon Branding and Design Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Sofia Docwra – Gloss Enterprises Kent Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Emily Dews – Emily Dews Photography
FINALIST – Harriet Oliver – Heart Smart Arts
FINALIST – Emily Brown – Emily Brown Photography
FINALIST – Rachel Moore – The Crafty Anteater
FINALIST – Hannah Catchlove – Fond Company / Catchlove Create
FINALIST – Laura Cordell – Kindness Community CIC
HOME BASED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
WINNER – Jane Bevan – Primrose Fayre
RUNNER-UP – Joy Potter – Medway Property Matters
RUNNER-UP – Krystle Oguntayo – Just Like Mummy’s Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Kelly Parsloe – Norma’s Floral Design
FINALIST – Janine Lolliot – Tranquil Soul Beauty Therapies
FINALIST – Tracey Allport – MOTH Therapies
FINALIST – Karen Blackwell – My Business Visions
FINALIST – Rachel Chapman – Simply Hypnotherapy
FINALIST – Beau Rich – Elevate Management Group
FINALIST – Ami Culver – Kits Coty Glamping
MUMPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
WINNER – Beau Rich – Elevate Management Group
RUNNER-UP – Lucy Cameron – IQ 4 Business Ltd T/A ActionCOACH
RUNNER-UP – Pip Twiner – Diamond Search Recruitment
RUNNER-UP – Sarah Swainsbury – Celebrity Circuits
FINALIST – Adele Quittenden – Once Upon the Mat
FINALIST – Diane McCann – Vibrational Sound Therapy
FINALIST – Emma Pinfold – Bond Street to Your Street
FINALIST – Michelle Dowsett – Discovery PA Solutions Limited
FINALIST – Cheryl Rayner – Rocco & The Fox
FINALIST – Kelly Parsloe – Norma’s Floral Design
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT AWARD
WINNER – Siobhan Stirling – Sharp Minds Communications
RUNNER-UP – Wendy Read – HR Revolution
RUNNER-UP – Katie Walker – Hochiki Europe
FINALIST – Dawn Stanford – Nourish Community Foodbank
FINALIST – Stacey Smith – Woodlands Hair, Beauty and Holistic Therapies Limited
FINALIST – Victoria Rowley – Puddle Ducks East Kent
WOMEN IN PR AND MARKETING AWARD
WINNER – Islay O’Hara – Islay O’Hara PR
RUNNER-UP – Siobhan Stirling – Sharp Minds Communications
RUNNER-UP – Lydia McKeown – I Do Marketing Ltd
FINALIST – AJ Sharp – Sharp Relations Ltd
FINALIST – Sarah Raine – Colley Raine & Associates
YOUNG BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR
WINNER – Ellouise Hasler-Stott – Flowers by EG
RUNNER-UP – Suzanna Catterick – Pawfection by Suzy
RUNNER-UP – Olivia Slate – Little Travelling Bean
FINALIST – Chloe Roberts – Continuity of Care Services
FINALIST – Emily Brown – Emily Brown Photography
FINALIST – Iesha Notice – Ice Tickles Childcare
FINALIST – Leah Stageman – Boho & Bloom Prop Hire
WOMEN IN EDUCATION AWARD
WINNER – Karen Clifford – Vision Communication
RUNNER-UP – Nicola Carey-Shine – The Learn to Shine School CIC
RUNNER-UP – Anna Kersley – Nurture Learning UK Ltd
FINALIST – Anya Zhavoronkova – Skylark School of Dance
FINALIST – Tania Gough – Beauty Academy South East Ltd
FINALIST – Iesha Notice – Ice Tickles Childcare
FINALIST – Mary Hickson – Prestige Beauty and Hair
FINALIST – Penny Reid – Eximia
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER – Gillian Huntley – Appearances
Aesthetics
RUNNER-UP – Ismini Phillips – Ismini Phillips Studios Ltd
FINALIST – Tracey Allport – MOTH Therapies
FINALIST – Tawa Dowling – TD Aesthetics
SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD
WINNER – Joanne Shapter – East Kent Foot Care
RUNNER-UP – Clara Linton – Crafty Clara
RUNNER-UP – Wendy Read – HR Revolution
RUNNER-UP – Ismini Phillips – Ismini Phillips Studios Ltd
FINALIST – Alison Wright – St. James’s Place Wealth Management
FINALIST – Ami Culver – Kits Coty Glamping
FINALIST – Cherie Bennett – Natural Definitions
FINALIST – Natalie Pieri – Accounting Connections Limited
FINALIST – Lydia McKeown – I Do Marketing Ltd
FINALIST – Noreen McKechnie – Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd
WOMEN’S CHAMPION AWARD
WINNER – Cherie Bennett – Natural Definitions
RUNNER-UP – Joanna van Blommestein – The Bra Boss of Kent
RUNNER-UP – Karen Jones – Happy You Happy Body
RUNNER-UP – Tania Gough – Beauty Academy South East Ltd
FINALIST – Kali Hammerton-Stove – Growing for Good CIC
FINALIST – Leanne Hawker – The Female Fit Club
FINALIST – Jessica Rothenberg – Little Yoga Warriors
FINALIST – Kerry Madgwick – Kerry’s Natural Health Solutions
FINALIST – Adele Quittenden – Once Upon the Mat
FINALIST – Fiona Shoults – Microblading & More
GROWTH AWARD
WINNER – Jalmeen Lall – Proactive Wellbeing Clinic
RUNNER-UP – Amanda Bastianelli – Expectancy Scanning Studios
RUNNER-UP – Ina Lombard-Ogilvie – MotoGirl Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Ami Culver – Kits Coty Glamping
FINALIST – Victoria Rowley – Puddle Ducks East Kent
Natalie Pieri – Accounting Connections Limited
FINALIST – Frances Ware – Onpointe Pilates
FINALIST – Élise Daly – Wonderchup Limited
FINALIST – Sofia Docwra – Gloss Enterprises Kent Ltd
FINALIST – Sophie Forrest – ForrestHR
INNOVATION AWARD
WINNER – Natalie Mackenzie – BIS Services
RUNNER-UP – Élise Daly – Wonderchup Limited
RUNNER-UP – Sharon Cullen – Sec Catering Ltd: Wellingtons Bistro and Bar / The Meatball Company
FINALIST – Abi Ireland – Wine Tours of Kent
FINALIST – Diane McCann – Vibrational Sound Therapy
FINALIST – Emily Brown – Emily Brown Photography
FINALIST – Frances Ware – Onpointe Pilates
FINALIST – Gillian Huntley – Elite probes
WOMEN IN RETAIL AWARD (including online retail)
WINNER – Joanna van Blommestein – The Bra Boss of Kent
RUNNER-UP – Emma Pinfold – Bond Street to Your Street
RUNNER-UP – Hannah Catchlove – Fond Company / Catchlove Create
FINALIST – Clara Linton – Crafty Clara
FINALIST – Jessica Farnham – The Arqivist
FINALIST – Rachel Moore – The Crafty Anteater
RESILIENCE AWARD
WINNER – Claudia Sykes OBE – Social Enterprise Kent CIC
RUNNER-UP – Sharon Cullen – Sec Catering Ltd: Wellingtons Bistro and Bar / The Meatball Company
RUNNER-UP – Fiona Shoults – Microblading & More
RUNNER-UP – Kerry Gaughran – Little Voices West Kent
FINALIST – Karen Jones – Happy You Happy Body
FINALIST – Ina Lombard-Ogilvie – MotoGirl Ltd
FINALIST – Karen Davies – Pink Lemon Branding and Design Ltd
FINALIST – Katie Walker – Hochiki Europe
FINALIST – Dayzee Potter – Dream Academy PA & Moondance Entertainment Limited
FINALIST – Alison Wright – St. James’s Place Wealth Management
BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR (under 5 years)
WINNER – Nicola Carey-Shine – The Learn to Shine School CIC
RUNNER-UP – Victoria Rowley – Puddle Ducks East Kent
RUNNER-UP – Jalmeen Lall – Proactive Wellbeing Clinic
RUNNER-UP – Abi Ireland – Wine Tours of Kent
FINALIST – Amanda Bastianelli – Expectancy Scanning Studios
FINALIST – Anya Zhavoronkova – Skylark School of Dance
FINALIST – Joanna van Blommestein – The Bra Boss of Kent
FINALIST – Sarah Raine – Colley Raine & Associates
FINALIST – Sharon Cullen – Sec Catering Ltd: Wellingtons Bistro and Bar / The Meatball Company
FINALIST – Lucy Cameron – IQ 4 Business Ltd T/A ActionCOACH
BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR (over 5 years)
WINNER – Sarah Fuller – ASF Bespoke Developments Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Natalie Mackenzie – BIS Services
RUNNER-UP – Siobhan Stirling – Sharp Minds Communications
RUNNER-UP – Natalie Pieri – Accounting Connections Limited
FINALIST – Claudia Sykes OBE – Social Enterprise Kent CIC
FINALIST – Dayzee Potter – Dream Academy PA & Moondance Entertainment Limited
FINALIST – Frances Ware – Onpointe Pilates
FINALIST – Mary Hickson – Prestige Beauty and Hair
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
WINNER – Samantha Dunlop – Prestigious Finance Limited
RUNNER-UP – Sophie Forrest – ForrestHR
RUNNER-UP – Dayzee Potter – Dream Academy PA & Moondance Entertainment Limited
FINALIST – Élise Daly – Wonderchup Limited
FINALIST – Mary Eniolu – Can Do Academy
FINALIST – Sofia Docwra – Funny Bird
FINALIST – Chloe Roberts – Continuity of Care Services
FINALIST – Gillian Huntley – Elite probes
INSPIRED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER – Victoria Rowley
RUNNER UP – Frances Ware
RUNNER UP – Noreen McKechnie
RUNNER UP – Laura Cordell