IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Lesley Cooper
Lesley Cooper is the founder and CEO of WorkingWell, an award-winning specialist consultancy that helps organisations manage pressure and stress in a way that facilitates a culture of sustainable high performance. Lesley and her team help clients understand workplace pressure and use this insight to empower every team member to get the best from themselves and each other. I have […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Olivia Coughtrie
Olivia Coughtrie is the co-founder of Oriel Partners, a leading London based recruitment firm focused on sourcing high calibre PA and administrative support, both on a permanent, temporary and contract basis. Working across a variety of industry sectors, from fashion to finance, they partner with their clients, providing long-term hiring solutions and implementing strategies for […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Alana Parsons
Alana Parsons hails from Essex and is the COO of fintech company Caxton and CEO of Nimbl. She started her career during Easter when on a break from college. As part of the start-up team at Caxton, Alana quickly realised her passion for fintech and her head for business and now, 21 years later, Alana […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Jing Song
Jing Song is a wine producer originally from China, settled in New Zealand and now based in the UK. She is the youngest woman to have won the UK Pinot Noir trophy at the London based IWSC competition and has won the IWC (International Wine Challenge) best Pinot Noir in the World, receiving this Trophy […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Dr. Denali Dahl
Dr. Denali Dahl is the CEO/Co-Founder of Kalia Health. She is passionate about using engineering and entrepreneurship to translate innovations to impact and address global health challenges. She is an experienced biomedical engineer and global health researcher with a focus on female sexual and reproductive health. Kalia Health is an early-stage startup company dedicated to […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Sara-Louise Ackrill
Sara-Louise Ackrill is a neurodivergent entrepreneur, workplace consultant, and therapist, celebrated for her impactful work in promoting neurodiversity and inclusion. As the founder of Wired Differently, she has created innovative solutions to empower neurodivergent individuals in entrepreneurship and employment. Diagnosed with autism and ADHD, Sara-Louise draws from her personal experiences to advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Joanna Morgan
Radnor Preserves was founded by Joanna Morgan in 2010 and is a multi-award-winning artisan producer of magnificent marmalades, premium preserves and champion chutneys based in the Heart of Wales. We are an all female team. I originally lived in an off-grid cottage with no electricity nor road and needed to preserve my harvest of fruit […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Happy Ghosh
Happy Ghosh is a health justice activist, political organizer, biomedical engineer, and global health researcher committed to ensuring access to holistic healthcare globally. She is the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of Kalia Health, which is an early-stage startup company dedicated to improving maternal health for women and birthing people globally. Their home-based, point-of-care diagnostic […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founders Spotlight: Evergreen Exploring
Evergreen Exploring was founded by three mums who are qualified teachers and nature play specialists: Emily Paul, Natalie Bell & Rosie Hunter. They are passionate about inspiring parents, grandparents and carers to get outside with their children under five to play with nature. Evergreen Exploring provide materials to make it easy and fun for children […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Sarah Bone
Sarah Bone (née Sarah Norford-Jones) is the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of YEO Messaging, a pioneering private messaging platform designed to deliver messages securely to a human—not just a device—through patented continuous facial recognition. Passionate about digital privacy, Sarah co-founded YEO Messaging with her father, Alan Jones, to address the lack of trust in existing messaging […]
