WOW, what a fantastic night the 7th Kent Women in Business Awards was…
THE RESULTS ARE IN!!
To view full gallery of official photos taken on the night by Schumann Photography please CLICK HERE
Start-Up Business of the Year
WINNER – Di McCaan – Vibrational Sound Therapy
RUNNER-UP – Jo Clarke/Liz White – Think Wild Media
RUNNER-UP – Kerry Gregory – Family Jewels
RUNNER-UP – Vikki Eames – That Little Marketing Company Limited
FINALIST – Alexandra Duncan – The Teenage Tutor
FINALIST – Emma Angel/Zoe Padfield – Angel and Allsop Financial Services
FINALIST – Sarah Weller – The Weller Way
FINALIST – Amy Bowler – Amy Jayne Aesthetics Limitd
FINALIST – Amy Watmore – Your Business Matters – The Administration Hub
FINALIST – Beth Frost – The Curious Cocoa Company
Women in Retail Award
WINNER – Clara Linton – Crafty Clara
RUNNER-UP – Jane Mucklow – Jane Mucklow Photography
FINALIST – Laura Chaplin – Chapwood Holdings Ltd T/A The Psychic Tree
FINALIST – Lindsay Barrow – Lindsay Barrow Designer Florist
Mumpreneur of the Year
WINNER – Charlotte Khan – Moo Like a Monkey
RUNNER-UP – Nova Molloy – Nova Mortgages
RUNNER-UP – Amanda Holy – Mums in Ashford Limited
RUNNER-UP – Leanne Harber – Ultimate
FINALIST – Katie Pickett – Pinky’s Beauty Ltd
FINALIST – Sarah Hawes – Izzy PR
FINALIST – Anita McAloren – Ocean Coaching
FINALIST – Catherine Chapman – Catherine Chapman Pilates
Women in the Arts/Creative Award
WINNER – Katrina Festorazzi – Fast2foto
RUNNER-UP – Amanda Hemmings – Beacon Hill Babies
RUNNER-UP – Beverley Bunn – Beverley Bunn Glass Art
FINALIST – Tracey Cooper – Lucia Victoria Interiors Ltd
FINALIST – Trisha Wood – Trisha Wood – Contemporary Artist
FINALIST – Betsy Aidinyantz – Bauhaus Café CIC
FINALIST – Jane Mucklow – Jane Mucklow Photography
FINALIST – Karen Davies – Pink Lemon Branding & Design Ltd
Home Based Business of the Year
WINNER – Joanna Russell – Russell HR
RUNNER-UP – Jane Bevan – Primrose Fayre
RUNNER-UP – Karen Blackwell – Vision PA Services
RUNNER-UP – Nicola Adam – Dymchurch Tutoring
FINALIST – Patience Ogunbona – Aspire-Transform-Inspire
FINALIST – Lorraine Wilks – The Movie Shack
FINALIST – Emma Fovargue – “Emmy Lou” – Wig Specialist
FINALIST – Emily O’Neill – Pink Spaghetti PA Services Sittingbourne and Maidstone
FINALIST – Verity Flack – Little Purple Unicorn Ltd
FINALIST – Julie Barlett – Juliebartlett.me
Women in PR and Marketing Award
WINNER – Siobhan Stirling – Sharp Minds Communications
RUNNER-UP – Islay O’Hara – Islay O’Hara PR
RUNNER-UP – Sherene Garvin-Mack – Diggerland
FINALIST – Sam Lloyd – The Wedding Owl
FINALIST – Karen Cresswell – Kings Hill Marketing Consultancy Ltd
FINALIST – Lydia McKeown – I Do Marketing
FINALIST – Jenny Kitchen – Yoyo Design
FINALIST – Kizzie Nicholson – Social Fireworks Ltd
Innovation Award
WINNER – Lauren Hampshire – The Milky Tee Company
RUNNER-UP – Élise Daly – Wonderchup Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Deborah Hart – TinyTalk Kent Downs
FINALIST – Rebekah Hughes – Ninja Book Box
FINALIST – Victoria Smith-Gillard – Ametrine Holistics Ltd
FINALIST – Hazel Addley – Hazel Addley Coaching
FINALIST – Fran Boorman – Goal 17 and FranBGlobal
FINALIST – Ruth Hyde – Cryojuvenate UK Ltd
Contribution to the Community Award
WINNER – Frances Ware – OnPointe Pilates
RUNNER-UP – Jo Shapter – East Kent Foot Care
RUNNER-UP – Zoe Rodda – Lily’s Bistro and Lily’s Social Kitchen
FINALIST – Karen Clifford – Vision Communication
FINALIST – Maria Olukoya – Ashford BME Association
FINALIST – Lisa Beaumont – Lisa Beaumont Marketing
FINALIST – Jude Hill – Sadness to Sunshine
FINALIST – Gillian Huntley – Appearances Aesthetics
Service Excellence Award
WINNER – Ami Culver – Kits Coty Glamping
RUNNER-UP – Ann Spickett – Total Accounting Kent Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Theresa Holt – Saffron Hair
FINALIST – Jo Shapter – East Kent Foot Care
FINALIST – Sarah Webb/Michelle Cooke – Purple Parenting Limited
FINALIST – Zita Wells – Pet Patrol 365
FINALIST – Lorna O’Shea – Phoenix Support
FINALIST – Clara Linton – Crafty Clara
Growth Award
WINNER – Laura Bounds – Kent Crisps and Kentish Condiments
RUNNER-UP – Jay Lall – Kent Foot & Ankle Clinic Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Natalie Mackenzie – BIS Services
FINALIST – Natalie Boardman – Belvoir Tunbridge Wells
FINALIST – Caroline Lyons – Lotus Cosmetics Ltd
FINALIST – Jan Johnson – 55+ Equity Release
FINALIST – Joanne Bell – Bells Accountants
FINALIST – Philippa Vigor – Townsend Montessori Nurseries Ltd
Women’s Champion Award
WINNER – Gina Potts – The Birth Network and Zenbirth UK
RUNNER-UP – Karen Jones – Happy You Happy Body
RUNNER-UP – Claire Witz – Mums in Business Network and Qalbi
FINALIST – Faye Cox – Faye Cox Coaching
FINALIST – Florentia Anastasiou – The Results Academy
FINALIST – Karen Porter – Body and Health by Design
FINALIST – Liz Almond – Liz Almond
FINALIST – Beverley Webb – StepForward Coaching
Professional Achievement Award
WINNER – Rebecca Daniel – Jigsaw Education
RUNNER-UP – Deborah Jones – Positive Pathways Beauty Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Sarah Palmer – Women Who Count Ltd
FINALIST – Erica Terry-Rose – Trinity Rose Animal Assisted Therapy
FINALIST – Joanne Irving – Trinity Road Clinic
FINALIST – Tracey Allport – MOTH Therapies
FINALIST – Bex Hough – Mama’s Instinct
FINALIST – Destiny Krogsgaard – Destiny Chiropractic
Leadership and Management Award
WINNER – Veronica Kingham – Ashford International Hotel
RUNNER-UP – Lucy Hegarty – Kent County Agricultural Society
FINALIST – Joanne Bell -Bells Accountants
FINALIST – Laura Bounds – Kent Crisps and Kentish Condiments
FINALIST – Sarah Palmer – Women Who Count Ltd
Young Business Woman of the Year
WINNER – Dayzee Potter – Dream Academy PA Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Chloe Roberts – Continuity of Care Services Ltd
RUNNER-UP – Lydia McKeown – I Do Marketing
FINALIST – Emma Hall – Emma Hall Photography
FINALIST – Emily Brown – Emily Brown Photography
FINALIST – Emily Dews – Emily Dews Photography
FINALIST – Tanvi Paul – Gorj Beauty Salons
FINALIST – Emma Warburton – Evoke Events
Business Woman of the Year (Under 5 years in current role)
WINNER – Laura Bounds – Kent Crisps and Kentish Condiments
RUNNER-UP – Beatrix Ballach – Mytime Pilates
RUNNER-UP – Aly Harrold – Aly Harrold Coaching for Public Speaking
RUNNER-UP – Amanda Bastianelli – Expectancy Scanning Studios Ltd
FINALIST – Veronica Kingham – Ashford International Hotel
FINALIST – Clare Runham – Miss MPS Ltd
FINALIST – Sherene Garvin-Mack – Diggerland
FINALIST – Catherine Overton – Booker Wyatt Accounting Ltd
Business Woman of the Year (Over 5 years in current role)
WINNER – Joanne Bell – Bells Accountants
RUNNER-UP – Jan Johnson – 55+ Equity Release
RUNNER-UP – Nina Windheuser – Trade Toys Ltd
FINALIST – Philippa Vigor – Townsend Montessori Nurseries Ltd
FINALIST – Ann Spickett – Total Accounting Kent Ltd
FINALIST – Siobhan Stirling – Sharp Minds Communications
FINALIST – Sharon Wood – Colonnade Florist
FINALIST – Sarah Grant – Sarah Jane Grant Image Consultant
Entrepreneur
WINNER – Victoria Hammond – Victoria Hammond Interiors
RUNNER-UP – Nicola Powell – The Autism Plan
RUNNER-UP – Jenny Kitchen – Yoyo Design
FINALIST – Élise Daly – Wonderchup Ltd
FINALIST – Philippa Vigor – Townsend Montessori Nurseries Ltd
FINALIST – Fran Boorman – Goal 17 and FranBGlobal
FINALIST – Nina Windheuser – Trade Toys Ltd
FINALIST – Sally Marshall – Sally Marshall Group
INSPIRED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER – Beverley Webb – StepForward Coaching
RUNNER-UP – Joanne Irving – Trinity Road Clinic
RUNNER-UP – Katie Pickett – Pinky’s Beauty Ltd
RUNNER-UP -Lisa Beaumont – Lisa Beaumont Marketing
RUNNER-UP -Amy Bowler – Amy Jayne Aesthetics Limited
RUNNER-UP – Victoria Smith-Gillard – Ametrine Holistics Ltd