IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Kirstie Penk
Kirstie Penk is a co-owner, CEO and EOS Integrator for The Legal Director. In her role she leads the day-to-day management of the business, integrating key functions such as sales, marketing, people, and finance, to drive results. Her role brings the team together, working closely with Founder, and EOS Visionary, Ed Simpson. Kirstie is a […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Adeolu Adewumi-Zer
Adeolu Adewumi-Zer is an Afro-optimist, global strategist, and the author of “Afro-Optimism Unleashed: Scaling African Excellence to the Global Stage.” With almost 25 years of experience across four continents, she now empowers African leaders and businesses as the Founder & CEO of ZER Consulting Africa (ZER), a purpose-driven Pan-African strategy and management consulting firm. ZER […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Kate Cotterill and Lucy Hutchings
Kate Cotterill and Lucy Hutchings set up She Grows Veg when they saw a gap in the market for heirloom seeds. The business launched in November 2023 and has been thriving and growing ever since. Can you tell us a little about your background and your company? I set up She Grows Veg with Lucy […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Martien Van Loo
Martien Van Loo, together with her friend and co-founder Margot Van De Riet, launched the innovative digital organisation app, Bundle It, aimed at tackling the pervasive issue of ‘online overwhelm.’ Their mission is to provide a single structured space where users can manage and retrieve their digital information effectively, such as IG posts, weblinks, screenshots […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Daisy Kelly
Can you tell us a little about your background and your company?I started the business in 2020 during lockdown, after doing a degree in musical theatreat Guilford School of Acting and graduating with an agent. Then, because of COVID, thetheatres shut down and I had some more free time on my hands. I didn’t necessarilyhave […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Helen Nurse
Helen Nurse is the co-founder and owner of Capture 1 and has been part of the North-West business world for the last 25 years. Her agency has been responsible for delivering over 1000 client projects ranging in budgets from £1k – £100,000. She has run live events entertaining thousands of families and more recently has […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Chloé Nelkin
Chloé Nelkin is the founder and director of Chloé Nelkin Consulting – an arts PR agency that she founded in 2010. With offices in London and Edinburgh, CNC works across the UK with campaigns spanning the fields of visual arts, theatre, the Edinburgh Fringe, circus, opera, classical music and heritage. Can you tell us a […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Tess Reed
Tess Reed is the Founder of All Dressed Up, an exciting new all natural dressings brand with a super simple mission, to make healthy eating more delicious, fun and easy. Set to shake up the world of salads, sauces, marinades and more, it offers a range of four seriously flavourful dressings, each making a quick […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Rebecca Oatley
Rebecca Oatley is the Co-Founder of The Wilful Group, a B Corp-certified communications consultancy working with innovators and gamechangers in climate and sustainability. With over 35 years of experience in PR and marketing, she previously founded Cherish PR and has worked with pioneering digital brands like lastminute.com. Can you tell us a little about your […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Juliet Taylor
Juliet Taylor is chief executive of Starfish Search, an executive search firm in the UK. Can you tell us a little about your background and your company? I worked in different environments – for a university, a charity and for Government – before moving into executive search by chance. I knew I wanted to work […]
