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 […]
Avril Grant
Not many young mothers would leave a successful accounting career during a recession to help others realise their potential, or step into prisons to support people to change the course of their lives – but Avril Grant did. Founder and CEO of AVision for Empowerment CIC, Avril built a Black-led social enterprise tackling disadvantage, inequality and disproportionality. Since 2012, AVision has supported […]
Cat Jones
Cat is the founder and CEO of Byway, which offers European train trips that help more people by travelling through, not flying over. A certified B Corp, Byway was founded in March 2020 with the mission to make overland travel mainstream. It’s grown 200%+ year-on-year, powered by proprietary routing technology grounded in over two million […]
Daisy Kelly
Daisy Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Glow For It, one of the UK’s fastest-growing social-first beauty brands. Since launching in 2020, Daisy has built Glow For It from a start-up into a multi-million-pound business, with over 750,000 lash growth serums sold and nationwide distribution in Boots. Known for her education-first approach and deep […]
Michelle Nunkoo
Michelle Nunkoo is the UK Services Sales Senior Director at Dell Technologies, where she draws on more than 21 years with the company to lead a dynamic, customer-focused Services Sales organisation. Her team is responsible for delivering Dell’s Consulting, Deployment, Support and Managed Services to help customers modernise and strengthen their environments, while building strong, […]
Michelle Laithwaite
Michelle Laithwaite is CEO and co-founder of FuelHub, the premium food and nutrition brand she founded with her husband, James, from their kitchen table in 2019. From serving just seven customers in their first weekend of trading – the same weekend Michelle gave birth to their second son – FuelHub has now sold over three […]
Leigh Mellis
Leigh Mellis is the Founder and CEO of jetlogic, Scotland’s number one private jet charter company, operating across more than 100 countries worldwide providing 24/7 global access to private jet and helicopter charter. Aviation has been a passion since childhood. Growing up watching her father’s career as a senior air traffic controller, she says: “I would […]