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 […]
Rachel Corp
Rachel Corp is Chief Executive Officer of ITN, overseeing one of the largest independent production companies in the UK, currently creating 50+ hours of TV a week plus 7bn+ views of digital content annually. ITN produces Emmy and Bafta-winning news programmes and content for the UK’s commercial Public Service Broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Channel […]
Victoria Harte
Victoria is a pioneering leader and co-founder dedicated to empowering women in their leadership and management careers. With over 25 years of experience in education, including senior roles in higher, further education and latterly a training company – Axia Solutions, she has developed and grown outstanding educational provision. Victoria is a passionate advocate for training, she […]
Renée Preston
Renée is CEO of Gallaway Construction, which she has grown into a nationwide contractor delivering over £3 million in social value in 2025 alone. She is also the founder of Construction for Women (CFW), a national initiative tackling the construction skills gap through training, mentoring, and outreach. Named Female Business Leader in STEM and Construction 2025 and […]
Sophie Seddon
Sophie started in the business as a Marketing Assistant. After graduating in Business Management, Sophie progressed her career and was an instrumental part of the Seddon to Novus rebrand. Sophie received industry acclaim for this work, receiving a highly commended award for Young Marketer of the Year at the Construction Marketing Awards 2013. Sophie progressed […]