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These stories feature inspiring women and their experiences of leading businesses at every stage of growth. Use the keyword and growth stage filters to help you find relevant stories more easily.
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Hair Raising Growth
Hayley Fox
Foxy Hair Extensions
Foxy Hair Extensions may have started small in 2006 as a one woman band, but today, the company has both a thriving online and salon business. Foxy Hair Extensions is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of 100% human hair extension products and training designed for both professional hair salons and extensionists. The company was...
Hear from Noreen Cesareo, Market Accents
Noreen Cesareo
Market Accents
Market Accounts is an international woman-owned advisory firm established to bring market insights and strategic expertise to help businesses find their voice in a crowded digital space. Led by Noreen Cesareo, Market Accents covers regions including the UK, Europe, US and Canada and the Middle East and North Africa, helping businesses to develop new opportunities to trade internationally.
Helping Female Founders Get Investment and Overcome the Challenges of Securing Funding
Bridget Greenwood
The Bigger Pie
Bridget Greenwood founded The Bigger Pie and co-founded The 200 Billion Club, helping female founders through the start-up and scale-up journey.
How mentoring helped Thalia’s business grow
Thalia Shaw
Sparkle Lighting
After struggling to find beautiful lights for her home during a house renovation, Thalia noticed a gap in the market and took the leap to start building Sparkle Lighting. Sparkle Lighting has become a destination for beautiful and unique lighting. It’s loved by interior accounts across the country and it’s thriving thanks to Thalia’s hard work!...
I learned a sense of pride in the quality of work I deliver
Claire Barker
Equilaw
Hear from Claire Barker, CEO of Equilaw as she shares more about her journey.
“I’m living my purpose and passion, doing something I truly believe in”
Elizabeth Cowper
Ludo
Next up from our esteemed network of #TGI game changers, we are delighted to share some brilliant insights from Elizabeth Cowper, CEO and founder of SaaS platform Ludo, which delivers tech for workplace inclusion.
luna: Leading the TeenTech revolution
Jo Goodall and Jas Schembri
luna
luna is an app for teenagers which provides a safe space to access trustworthy advice and guidance on their health and wellbeing. Jo Goodall and Jas Schembri share more about their journey, inspiration and taking their concept to reality.
Meet the founder – Kimberly Abbott, Founder and CEO of Vested Impact
Kimberly Abbott
Vested Impact
I have seen first-hand the power of using the right data to ensure that where money went, impact would follow.
Meet the founder – Teresa Boughley, Founder and CEO Jungle Consultancy
Teresa Boughley
Jungle Consultancy
Jungle is a female-led consultancy helping businesses to futureproof their organisations by adopting inclusive and sustainable business practices. Jungle’s founder and CEO Teresa Boughey shares how she got started, and how her business is helping others contribute to a sustainable future for all.
Metro Bank is ‘boss’ for women in business
Fiona Hornsby
The Bridewell
The multi-award-winning Bridewell pub in Liverpool has a fascinating history. Ironically, it was once a Victorian ‘lock up’ for ‘over-refreshed’ revellers to sober up in overnight—before being used by military police to house conscientious objectors after the Second World War. The building then fell into disrepair until the early 1980s when it became a rehearsal...