The Maven Awards - a night to remember!
The Maven Awards are here to shine a light on all Winchester Women in Business…
Nominatations are now open until Friday 28th February 2025!
You can nominate yourself or someone you know for a category and let’s share the Maven love and shine a light on Winchester’s female entrepreneurial talent!
And remember - you don’t have to be a Maven Member to get involved, these awards are for all…
The Sponsors of our awards are our Judging Panel and each nomination is carefully assessed using our criteria. Supporting evidence of the nominee’s story is welcomed and we may be in touch for more information whilst shortlisting.
So go for it - don’t hesitate to nominate yourself or someone you know - all entries are well and truly welcome.
The Maven Award Categories
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Rising Maven
Celebrating the young entrepreneurs, post college and post grad who are creating and building something new and exciting in their chosen field or industry.
2024 Winner - Lauren Watson - University of Winchester
Lauren had worked with Style Solutions by Sarah on her Charity Fashion show, picked up a Marketing role with a start up and captained the Cheerleading team!
2025 Sponsor TBC
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Eco Warrior Maven
Celebrating the women caring every step of the way about the environment, through their product, service or business.
2024 Winner - Jo Burgess - Green Magpie
Finalists - Eirian - Catalyse Life Drinks, Jade Coulter - Aspiga, Sarah - Style Solutions by Sarah, Isabel Mack - Party Kit Network, Jo Burgess - Green Magpie
2025 Sponsor TBC
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Client Care Maven
Celebrating the women who exceed expectations delivering excellent customer service day in day out.
2024 Winner - Helen Morris - The Brow Clinic
Finalists - Sam - Bloomer & Bloomer Hair Salon, Helen Morris - The Brow Clinic, Lou & Bex - Mint Tea, Zoe Palmer - Travel Counsellors, Nathalie Paterson - Interiors.net
2025 Sponsor - Helen Morris - The Brow Clinic
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Creative Maven
Celebrating the makers, designers, stylists, photographers, artists, filmakers - if you create you belong here.
2024 Joint Winners - Lisa Sharpe Art and Ellie From Elka Textiles
Finalists - Ellie - Elka Textiles, Lisa Sharpe Art, Sam Gavins Photography, Susie Reid Thomas - Twilight Trees, Fiona Dowling - Jewellery Moves.
2025 Sponsor - Kimberley Nicolle - de Garis Designs
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Marketing Maven
Celebrating the women creating unique, engaging and captivating marketing campaigns that deliver results. You may work in a marketing role or do the marketing for your own business.
2024 Winner - Miranda Rocksmith - Rocket Launch PR
We would love more nominations in this category please in 2025 - Marketing industry experts or those who market their own business!
2025 Sponsor - Ashleigh Mutimear-Macmillan - I Am Group
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Power House Maven
Celebrating the women who keep us on track every day, the backbone of businesses, the service leaders, the virtual assistants, the solicitors, accountants, bookkeepers, HR consultants. We need you in our lives!
2024 Winner - Louise Crockett - The Perfect Assistant
Finalists - Isabella Strambio - Twome & Creative Meet up, Louise Crockett - The Perfect Assistant, Charlotte Watson - Charlotte Watson Consulting, Ellie Brenchley - LIMON Studio
2025 Sponsor - Zoe Palmer - Travel Counsellor
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Community Maven
Celebrating the soul led women giving back through building a community led or a charity led business that you simply couldn’t live without.
2024 Winners - The Nutshell - Noel & Harriet
Finalists - Emma & Zoë - Fitstate UK, Claire Quigley Ward - All Aboard ADHD, Laura Goodwin - Winchester Theatre Arts, Noël & Harriet - The Nutshell, Daisy Harris-Reid - Hampshire Parents
2025 Sponsor - Delphine Granger - Delcantell
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Fitness & Wellness Maven
Celebrating the women who passionately motivate and inspire us every day to live a well balanced, healthy and active lifestyle.
2024 Winner - Sharon Worth - The Meno Coach
Finalists - Heather Terry - Tiny Trainer, Hayley Nation-Smith - You time Yoga, Sharon Worth - The Meno Coach, Alex Pett - Shore Coaching, Jade - YoganaFlow
2025 Sponsor - Sharon Worth - The Meno Coach
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Innovator Maven - New Award for 2025
Celebrating the women who are doing small things to make a big difference. Through design, research and passion you’ve created something new, that will make and difference and you are proud. Can be product or service based and a business owner or working within an organisation.
This is a new award for 2025 and we can’t wait to introduce it as it covers such a wide area.
2025 Sponsor - Carla Saull - Good Wash Day
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Maven in Tech - New Award for 2025
Celebrating and highlighting the massive contribution of women in the tech sector. Whether employed or freelance doing you own tech thing, this award is most definitely for you.
This is a new award for 2025 and we’re very excited to welcome it into The Maven Award mix. Already so many Winchester Women in Teach spring to mind, so have a think of who you know in this category too, so we can shine a light on this sector.
2025 Sponsor TBC
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Inspirational Maven of the Year
Celebrating the female change-makers, the one’s always giving back either to the community, via their business against all the odds. These women inspire you daily and leave you thinking - how do they do that?
2024 Winner - Betty Chadwick CEO Winchester Go LD
Finalists - Lottie Stevenson - Filmmaker & Journalist, Katie Evans - Good Evans Kitchen, Betty Chadwick - Winchester Go LD, Jayne Gillin - The Little Pub Group, Ellie Brechley - LIMON Studio
2025 Sponsor - Nathalie Paterson
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Business Maven of the Year
Celebrating the female founders and female soul led businesses in Winchester. These businesses and business women have a warm place in your heart and never fail to wow you with their service, concepts and products.
2024 Winner - Gabi Jennings - Love Ocean
Finalist - Gabi Jennings - Love Ocean, Laura Skilton - Baby Squids, Louise Crockett - A Magical Letter, Helen Morris - The Brow Clinic, Karen Hutchings- H&B Style
2025 Sponsor - Claire Hovey - Copy & TV
