Caitlin Barrett
Caitlin Barrett is an award-winning retail and ecommerce leader with a passion for creating organisations that stand the test of time. Having led and grown businesses to double their revenue, she believes lasting success comes from strengthening brands, developing high performing teams and creating cultures where people thrive. Now leading retail at Allied Vehicles, whose […]
Nicola Fleury MBE
Giving “Every Child Every Chance” is the ethos of Salford born and based Nicola Fleury MBE. As Founding Director/Owner of The Kidzrus Group of Private Day Nurseries, since 2016 she has successfully steered the growth of the business from one setting with six children and three staff to a multi-award winning group of eight nurseries providing […]
Laura Keir
At six, Laura Keir was already running little businesses. At 36 she was CMO. At 38 she was CEO and for the last decade she’s ran Protein Works, one of the UK’s fastest-growing lifestyle nutrition brands. A decade climbing through the company with a founder’s mentality earned her the top job. Following a 2019 management […]
Sarah Knight
Sarah Knight FCG is Governance Transformation Lead at Together Financial Services and a mum of three. Always driven by curiosity, ideas and a desire to make a difference, surviving a sudden cardiac arrest in 2023 strengthened Sarah’s ambition and determination to make her life count. When the organisation where she had built her career suddenly […]
Katie Palastanga
An experienced strategic military leader whose career has spanned leading on high-risk operations, to advising senior military leaders and government on some of Defence’s most complex people challenges. She is driven by a belief that the strongest organisations are built by investing in people and creating opportunities for others to succeed. A military spouse, and […]
Hellen Ward
Hellen Ward is CEO of the award-winning Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa in Chelsea, London, and one of the UK’s leading salon business experts. With over 35 years’ experience, she is the author of the Ultimate Salon Management Series for City & Guilds, a columnist for Professional Beauty magazine, and an international lecturer on salon management. Hellen co-founded the […]
Deborah Batchelor
Deborah is the Managing Director and Owner of Stir Food, bringing over 30 years of catering experience alongside a background in teaching – a unique combination that gives her a deep, practical understanding of school environments. After working extensively within large global organisations, she founded Stir Food with a clear purpose: to make a meaningful […]
Shanie Chaudry-Goodall
Shanie is the Company Director of M Investment Group, overseeing a diverse portfolio of national and international businesses. A University of Sheffield graduate with a BA in three languages and an MSc distinction, she began her career at Aldi, rising to Trading Director aged 30. She joined the family business in 2021, helping deliver the […]
Samantha Fletcher-Goodwin
After having cancer as a child, Sam vowed to support others if she survived. She is the Founder, alongside her family, of the small charity “Kids’ Village”, which is building the UK’s first holiday village only for children with critical illness and their families, inspired by her own experience. After securing £5 million, Charlotte’s Kids’ […]
Sophie Ford-Wilkinson
Driven by a belief that every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, Sophie Ford-Wilkinson is committed to creating practical, lasting change for children and families. She combines business leadership with charitable work, turning purpose into action. After ten years as a primary school teacher, Sophie joined CPOMS as Product Director, helping grow the safeguarding platform […]