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Winners Rising Star Winner


Sharon Pursey, SafeToNet


Enlightened Employer Supporting women in the workplace


In Cloud Solutions


Liz Matraves and Caroline Atkinson


What the judges said: Inspirational in her drive and determination to be at the forefront of using technology to keep technology safe. A mum of four, she has addressed tomorrow’s problems with today’s technology, making social media a much safer space for our children. She saw an opportunity to make positive change and despite the proponents of that change being huge corporates, knew she was right and could convince them of that. Engaging with mobile comms companies, her goal is to protect the next generation of social media users from isolation, predation and bullying. Given the speed at which this industry changes, and how quickly we become out of touch, she is our winnerr for having the belief, confidence and conviction to bring something new and innovative to the market that will change the relationship the next generation have with technology.


Board Level & Senior Executive of the Year


Sara Bertin Shorefield Holidays


What the judges said: Not just creating work-life balance solutions for their female employees, this company ensures that women and men are treated as fully equal. Gender, race and age bias have been completely eliminated from their organisation and although they have worked hard to positively create jobs which attract women of all ages based on experience and skill, they also recognise and support their male colleagues wanting to play an equal and active part of sharing the parenting role in the home. Taking time to spot and value the skills of those returning to work after long career breaks has also been a key part of their success. It is this approach and their no nonsense attitude to gender bias of any kind which really stood out for us.


Career-break Returner of the Year Fi Warren-Smith FWS Properties


What the judges said: Working with the board to overcome fear and reluctance to change, to be brave, and try new things, our winner has seen the company’s profitability treble within a three- year period, creating a new senior and middle management team with a great balance between men and women. She promotes a strong ethos of support within the workplace, encouraging young women and men by giving them as much opportunity as possible and encouraging them to acquire the skills and training that will help them to make the most of their potential. She is also a supporter of the Young Women’s Trust. She considered carefully many years ago as a working mum that the business must provide a flexible working environment for working families and this has been instrumental in ensuring their talent has been retained. This has particularly helped women to grow within the business and ensured impressive gender balance across junior and senior roles, and at board level. She acts as a mentor and helped found the Shorefield Academy, which provides training for those showing potential to nurture the next generation of management.


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What the judges said: Our winner has spent over 11 years out of the business environment to support her three children. She decided she needed to pursue something to fulfil her potential and create some independence. With a background as a marketing director for a law firm she embarked on a journey to understand a completely new industry – that of commercial property development. She threw herself into learning everything she could about the market in what is quite a male-dominated industry. With her skills, foresight and understanding of opportunities combined with her ability to lead and project manage effectively, she has successfully developed a £2.5 million business over the past year. She has been nominated for two industry awards. Her property investment company has become one of the top five performers in the property market, and she is a non-executive director for a property start-up company. She has a team of mums who work part-time alongside a male project manager, and she mentors both men and women in the industry. Our winner has demonstrated her courage and resilience to overcome many challenges along with the way and she has invested heavily in herself to achieve all of this.


THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 2017


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