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 […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Dr Hazel Parkinson
Dr Hazel Parkinson is a multi-award-winning aesthetic doctor, menopause expert, and founder of Dr Hazel Skin Solutions, a Leamington Spa-based clinic offering specialist skin, aesthetics, and wellness to women. With over 20 years of experience in general practice, dermatology, women’s health and aesthetic medicine, she is passionate about helping women navigate midlife with confidence through […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Natalie Mackenzie
I have a BSc Psychology and MSc Cognitive Neuropsychology, and have worked in neuro rehabilitation since I graduated. My business was formed over a weekend when I was 24 after the company I was working for went into administration. I took the clients with me and the rest is history. My company is called BIS […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Marianne van Sasse van Ysselt
Marianne van Sasse van Ysselt is the co-founder of Dutch pocketwear and wallet brand Secrid. The official Secrid journey began with the release of the Cardprotector in 2009, though the design itself had been in the works for eight years prior under a different banner. This latest iteration, featuring the brand’s patented Cardprotector slide mechanism […]
IWD Inspirational Female Founder Spotlight: Minty Macliver
My name is Minty Macliver and I have been running Multimac for 13 years now. I am one of 4 children and when my younger sister came along, my father designed and invented a multiple child car seat, allowing you to take 3 or 4 children in the back of a normal sized car. It […]
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 […]
