Proof that unconventional works
Over two decades of building businesses my way and being recognised for it.
Winner Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur of Essex 2002
Winner New company in the Essex Countywide Awards 2002
Highly Commended in Young Business Person of the Year category of Essex Golden Jubilee Awards 2002
One of 20 National Finalists in the Women Mean Business Awards 2003
One of the National & Regional Finalists in Parcelforce Worldwide Awards 2003
Winner of Best eBusiness award in the Mid Essex Business Awards 2004
National Finalist in the Parcelforce Worldwide Awards 2004
Finalist in Best Growing Business category in the Essex Business Awards 2004
Finalist in the Information Tech category in the Essex Countrywide Business Awards 2005
Winner of Micro Business of the Year in the Harlow Business Awards 2005
Winner of Excellent Customer Service Award in the Mid Essex Business Award 2007
Winner of the Mail Order/Internet Retailer of the Year in the British Equestrian Trade Association Business Awards 2008
Finalist in the Essex Business Awards: Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008
Winner of Excellent Customer Service Award in the Mid Essex Business Award 2008
Winner of Best Use of eBusiness Award in the Mid Essex Business Award 2008
I don't collect awards like Pokémon cards. I build businesses. But when the work gets recognised, it's a humbling confirmation that doing it your way- quietly, unconventionally, and without apology, actually works.
Here's some of that recognition:
Winner of the National Everywoman Artemis Award 2008
Runner Up in the Mail Order/Internet category of the National British Equestrian Trade Association Awards 2013.
Finalist in the Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Essex Excellence Awards 2013
Winner of the Small Business Category in the Mid Essex Business Awards 2013.
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Essex Countywide Awards 2014
"Young Gun Winner" in the National Red Ribbon Awards hosted by the Family Business Place 2014
Finalist in the National Red Ribbon Awards hosted by the Family Business Place 2016
Finalist in the Social Entrepreneur and New Company categories in the Freelancer Award 2023
Finalist in the Creative Entrepreneur category in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2023
Finalist in the Best Solopreneur category in the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards
Finalist in the Sole-to-Sole category of the national The Small Awards 2024
Finalist in the Micro Business category of the national The British Business Awards 2024
Winner of the Business Person of the Year Award in the Essex Countywide Business Awards 2024
Finalist in the EMPOWER HER AWARD category at Womanifest 2025/26
What these awards mean
I've been building unconventional businesses for 25 years, since I was 16: Model horses. Record labels. Brand strategy. Model dinosaurs. Business coaching.
These awards prove something important, that you don't have to follow the rules to be successful. You don't have to hustle yourself to death to get recognised, act like everyone else to matter or shout to be seen.
Quiet disruption works. Building your way is possible. I'm not special. I'm just willing to do it differently. You can too.
Blazing a Trail, always
I’m also fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). A Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) judges to have made outstanding achievements to social progress and development.
I’m very proud to be part of the EveryWoman Modern Muse project too, a project that had the aim to inspire 1 million young girls and women to take their own path in the world of business.
In 2022, I also received my BA (Honours) Open degree after studying part-time for nearly 15 years.
Covering subjects including Humanities, Creative Writing, Design, Marketing, Leadership and Customer Profiling, my OU journey is one that proved that it’s never too late to achieve and learn something, and that by challenging yourself you never know what opportunities you’ll uncover. For me, it uncovered an unknown love of screenwriting, as well as giving me the tools and expertise to do my role as a business coach extremely well.
Awards are awesome but doing it your own way is much more important
Now, it’s your turn
These awards came from starting unconventionally, quietly, and building things that people said would never work. Now it's over to you. I’m passing the baton.
That vision you've been putting on the backburner is possible. It's time to dust it off and bring it into the light, and to finally bring to life that impact you know, deep down, you're meant to create.
Start that journey by booking your onwards and upwards call or read about other peoples transformations.
