2026 Third Quarter Women Award – Lisa Harper

Lisa Harper is the founder of FindYourTribe.Club, a growing community helping people rediscover purpose, connection and confidence in life’s third chapter. By the age of 54 she had experienced breast cancer, redundancy, the loss of both parents and the devastating suicide of her husband.

Rather than allowing these experiences […]

2026 Community Award – Kerrie Rimmer

When Kerrie lost her young son Max in a tragic accident, her world changed forever. Instead of letting grief define her future, she transformed that heartbreak into a powerful community legacy. In Max’s memory, Kerrie founded Max Trax CIC, a community cycling hub in Openshaw, Manchester, inspired by Max’s love […]

2026 Women Making Waves Award – Kayla Tychsen

Kayla Tychsen is a parenting coach & trauma-informed educator dedicated to empowering families and supporting vulnerable children around the world. In 2017, she co-founded a nonprofit, serving refugee communities and helped establish two elementary schools in Lebanon that now educate more than 350 refugee children each year, providing […]

2026 Sustainable Award for Women making an Impact – Kat Keddie

Katherine “Kat” Keddie is a climate tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Adopter, one of Europe’s first marketing agencies dedicated exclusively to climate technology and adaptation. Driven by the belief that climate solutions must be understood and trusted to scale, Kat helps science-led ventures translate complex […]

Here Come The Girls Award – She Leads for Legacy

She Leads for Legacy is one of Greater Manchester’s most influential leadership movements, dedicated to advancing Black women into senior and board-level roles. Co-founded by Sharon and Afiya Amesu, the organisation has built a powerful ecosystem of leadership development, community, and influence, equipping professionals […]

2026 Entrepreneur Award – Lucy Hope

 Lucy is the founder of The Daughters of Mars, a pioneering FemTech company developing the world’s first patented bioactive tampon designed to protect the vaginal microbiome and help prevent bacterial vaginosis, a condition affecting one in three women globally. A passionate advocate for closing the women’s […]