IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Ella d’Amato
1. Can you tell us a little about your background and your company? I grew up in Weymouth with six siblings. With so many of us and my dad’s disability, I left school at fifteen to help support my family. I started working at thirteen, cleaning ferries. Looking back, that feels very young, but I […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Ali Findlay
Can you tell us a little about your background and your company? My name is Ali Findlay, and I am the Founder and Chief Exec of Lane and Executive Director of Lane Media. The business was founded in 2008 following a successful client-side career in retail marketing. Lane is Scotland’s largest, independently owned, integrated creative […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Liina Vettik
Liina Vettik, an Estonian self-made millionaire, is on a mission to help women and those in need to become entrepreneurs, build their wealth, and success with ease. Rising from poverty, she overcame setbacks—including inheriting and losing a company in her 20s—to create lasting success across industries like logistics, travel, digital sales, marketing, real estate, and […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Heather Delaney
Heather Delaney is MD and Founder of Gallium Ventures, an award-winning strategic communications consultancy which builds and fixes brands, from startups to high-profile organisations, supporting across communications strategy through to creative PR and marketing activations, and even exit or IPO. I was born in Silicon Valley, at an exciting time when tech developments were really […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: June O’Sullivan
June O’Sullivan is the CEO of London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), the UK’s largest charitable social enterprises, providing high-quality, affordable childcare to children from all backgrounds. LEYF operates over 44 nurseries across London, supporting thousands of families while reinvesting profits into community initiatives, training, and apprenticeship programmes. She is passionate about social justice and leadership, […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Emma J Shipley
Emma J Shipley is an incredibly talented independent British designer, artist and entrepreneur who has grown her passion for nature, mythology, and storytelling into an award-winning global brand. Can you tell us a little about your background and your company?I’m a British artist and designer, and I founded my brand, Emma J Shipley, to bring my unique hand-drawn designs […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Anita Frost
Anita Frost is a multi award-winning author, entrepreneur and the founder of Green Bean Studios®. With an extensive professional background in both child development and business, Anita is recognised as an industry leader for innovating eco-toys, designing sound media content and fun learning books. Anita, along with a talented team of professionals, have come together […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Ruth Badger
Ruth Badger is the director and founder of The Ruth Badger Consultancy (RBC), a growth consultancy which helps owner-managed SMEs to transform their business by driving revenue and making improvements across their team. Can you tell us a little about your background and the company? I was born and raised in Wolverhampton and had a […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Clare Sweeney
Can you tell us a little about your background and your company? I’m curious, and I like to help. This has driven my career. It’s been a gradual process, but I’ve carved out a bit of a niche as I specialise in helping organisations maximise their impact across sectors. I run a full-service marketing agency […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Neha Sampat – CEO and Founder of Contentstack
Neha Sampat is the founder and CEO of Contentstack, the only adaptive digital experience platform built for an AI era, representing the next stage of market disruption and as well as showcasing Contentstack’s long-standing commitment to digital experience innovation and leadership. She is also a three-time tech founder and CEO of Raw Engineering and Built.io. […]
