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Award sponsors & judges

The sponsors and judges of the Ladies First Business Awards.

Headline sponsors

The sponsors behind the awards, and the categories each one stands behind.

Pertemps Network

Headline sponsor

  • Business Man of the Year
  • Inspirational Man of the Year
  • Inclusive Leadership

Edwards Wealth

Headline sponsor

  • Business Woman of the Year

Alsters Kelley Solicitors

Headline sponsor

  • Excellence in Professional Services
  • Rising Star & Future Leader

Our award sponsors

With thanks to every business that sponsored a category.

  • Franklin & Hawkins Funeral Directors
  • Leap IT
  • Pentlands Accountants & Advisors
  • Audley
  • Shakespeare Media
  • Air Aesthetics
  • Glam & Glow Beauty Lab
  • Mallory Court
  • IXL Events Centre
  • Chalmers News PR
  • Bia’s Kitchen Show
  • Feldon Dunsmore Solicitors
  • Sanjay Foods
  • Nailcote Hall
  • Polo Club Hotel

Our judges

Each finalist was interviewed by a panel of business leaders from across the region.

  • Cheryll Rawbone

    Cheryll Rawbone

    Chairman

    Friendship Project for Children

  • Corrine Seabourne

    Corrine Seabourne

    Senior Associate Private Client Department

    Alsters Kelley Solicitors

  • Amanda Chalmers

    Amanda Chalmers

    Director

    Chalmers News PR

  • Siobhan Rowland DipPFS

    Siobhan Rowland DipPFS

    Wealth Management Consultant, Edwards Wealth

    Principal Partner Practice of St. James’s Place Wealth Management

  • Carmen Watson

    Carmen Watson

    Chairwoman

    Pertemps Network Group

  • Julie McGarrigle

    Julie McGarrigle

    Director

    Alsters Kelley Solicitors

  • Jo Meakin

    Jo Meakin

    Sales Manager

    Audley Villages

  • Suzanne Draper

    Suzanne Draper

    National Business Development Manager

    Eden Hotel Collection

  • Jayne McIntosh

    Jayne McIntosh

    Business Director

    Air Aesthetics

  • Sue Cressman

    Sue Cressman

    Co-owner

    Nailcote Hall

  • Vicky Farmer

    Vicky Farmer

    Health & Nutrition Coach

    Feel Good Factor

  • Bianca Rodrigues Perry

    Bianca Rodrigues Perry

    Entrepreneur, Marketer, Producer, Chef & Author

  • Anja Kozerski

    Anja Kozerski

    General Manager

    Audley Binswood

  • Andy & Ann Hawkins

    Andy & Ann Hawkins

    Franklin & Hawkins Funeral Directors

  • Jenny Naylor

    Jenny Naylor

    Events Manager

    The Arden Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon

  • Tracy Evans FIRP

    Tracy Evans FIRP

    Group HR & Quality Director

    Pertemps Network Group

  • Anne Cawley

    Anne Cawley

    Commercial Director

    Jameison Christie Wealth Management

  • Chris Boehm

    Chris Boehm

    Technical Director

    Leap IT

  • Natalka Hunka

    Director

    Aspire HR & Training

  • Elinor Perry

    Elinor Perry

    Managing Director

    Pentlands Accountants

  • Colleen Fletcher OBE

    Colleen Fletcher OBE

    Former MP

  • Julia Mitchell

    Julia Mitchell

    Director

    Your Healthy Steps

  • Vicki Bravington

    Vicki Bravington

    Company Director

    Shakespeare Media

  • Paola Spiga

    Paola Spiga

    Owner

    Glam & Glow Beauty Lab

  • Emma Adams & Beth Sealey

    Emma Adams & Beth Sealey

    Feldon Dunsmore Solicitors

  • Hayley Alexander

    Hayley Alexander

    Senior Marketing & Media Strategist

    Shakespeare Media

  • Hester Maclean

    Hester Maclean

    Head of Adviser Development

    Edwards Wealth