
Women Leaders Awards 2020
Written by Ruby Parmar So it started on the night of October 11, 2019. What a night that was. I’m sure all of
Written by Ruby Parmar So it started on the night of October 11, 2019. What a night that was. I’m sure all of
Written by Zoe Raven 20th November marked the day which symbolises where women’s average earnings stop for the year, in comparison to men’s average earnings. 2020 also marks the 50th
Written by Pam Gosal It has been a trying year, we have lost loved ones, lost our freedoms, lost jobs, and lost the most simple things like the way
Written by Precious Zumbika-Lwanga, Partner – Queensbury, Founder & MD- Perspectif Ltd As I reflect on the past month of Black history celebrations, I must admit that this year it
Written by Elizabeth Sheldon It will be International Volunteers day on the 5th December and this event made me think about the value of volunteers to the recipients of
Written By Anna Clarke, Director of Employer Engagement, MK College When the country first went into lockdown, it became clear that there were two things that were vital if we
Written by Nick Mann As I sit down once more at my home desk to write this (long-overdue) blog, I have, playing in the background, the Today programme. The dolorous
Written by Fiona Boundy, Creative and Cultural Manager at Milton Keynes Council An email landed in mid-March with the news that all non-essential meetings were to be suspended, we were
Written by Gamiel Yafai It was 20 years ago last month that I entered the Diversity and Inclusion profession. Little did I know that it would become a way of
Written by Ben Everitt It’s an honour to have been elected to represent Milton Keynes North at the end of last year. It’s less than a year ago, but the
Written by Grace McElroy – General Manager Late March we closed our hotel – something that we had never done during peak times since we opened. Whilst it was strange
Written by Ian Stuart I was proud to take on the role as new CEO of Destination Milton Keynes in November 2019. Proud to be representing the visitor economy in
Written by Nikki Ross I have been a single mum to my twin boys since they were 6. It was unexpected, happened overnight and was for some time an emotional
Written by Dr Ann Limb CBE DL – Chair, The Scouts I am the first woman Chair of The Scouts in the 112 year history of the movement. Scouting is
Written by Ruth Cozens As the UK entered 2020 no-one could have imagined that on top of the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s departure from the EU that the severe economic
Written by Nikki Ross Policing was in my blood – why wouldn’t it be, it was all I had known since I was a young and naïve 17 year old.
Written By Ian Revell – MK Community Foundation CEO At MK Community Foundation we have been playing our enabler role to the full throughout this pandemic and it’s been a
Written by: Vanessa Holmes – Head of Milton Keynes Hospital Charity – Women Leaders 2019 Winner Three months ago, as the world around us turned upside down and pressures grew
Written by Anna Rose – Head of Planning Advisory Service – Past Winner 10 weeks ago, I received notification that I was in the shielded group as a result of
Written By Hanayyah Sutton Working from home arrangement is usually preferred by working mothers. Before Coronavirus it had a negative stigma attached. People often sent emails just to prove they
Written by Hilary Chipping I am proud to lead the amazing team at the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) and I have never been prouder than during
We could not have imagined that following a historically significant instruction to stay home and life to change as we know it. We would be contemplating a way of working,
Written by Zoe Mills I like to plan changes, so I really didn’t like the sudden changes that we all had to make. I don’t like not being in control
Written by Melani Beck As well as supporting the businesses within Milton Keynes Business Improvement District, MyMiltonKeynes has always had the local community at the heart of its many projects
Written by Zoe Raven To open or not to open, that seems to be the question for a lot of schools, and the dilemma of whether to send their children
Written by Nikki Ross For most of us business continuity brings about a slight yawn at best and a total switch off at worse. If one thing is true though
Written by Jane Horridge According to the government and the media, we are 10 days away from Lockdown being lifted. What does that mean in real terms though? I’ve
Written by Shalom Lloyd It is so easy to give up because COVD19 has hit us all from a personal level and as SMEs. As entrepreneurs, our resilience, our strength,
By Elizabeth Sheldon “Evidence Talks’ marketing company entered me for 2 Women Leaders awards in 2016, Business services and Science and Technology and to my surprise I won both. At
Written by Pam Gosal The sudden death of my father thrust me into the business world as a teenager. It was a life-changing moment as a woman that set me
Women Leaders’ COVID-19 Statement Coronavirus has turned the world upside-down for business. Women leaders continue to lead and despite the unlikelihood that we will be able to meet in person
What a whirlwind recent weeks have been. I, like many of you, have had to work with colleagues to establish how each bit of my organisation would be affected by
Written by Dr Julie Mills OBE Life is on hold for everyone at the moment. We’re increasingly restricted in where we can go and what we can do and we’re
Thank you for visiting and exploring our new website. We really hope you like it. March 11th will be the official grand unveiling of our refreshed branding which marks the start
Written by Ruby Parmar Some would say I’m lucky having the ability to give up a financially secure job and be more in control of my time. I would say
Written by Dr Julie Mills OBE Equal Pay Day, the day when women effectively start working for nothing thanks to the gender pay gap between them and their male colleagues,
The 2018 Women Leaders Award was held on Friday 12th October 2018 at the Stadium MK and Hilton Double Tree Hotel in Milton Keynes. The event attracted a packed ballroom
Gut instinct (no pun intended) has helped Cheryl MacDonald, founder of women’s fitness classes YogaBellies, to create interest in her brand on several occasions. Her first big break came when
When Juliet Barratt, co-founder of active nutrition and sports performance brand Grenade, is in search of ways to create a stir, she likes to think big. Back in 2010, on
It’s rarely easy to create a buzz about a brand, but owners who know how to do it can reap serious dividends. We asked three UK businesswomen to share the
Having children is no barrier to business success; in fact, it can be a big help. The most recent Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women revealed that
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