INSPIRATIONAL female entrepreneurial talent from across the city was celebrated at the first Maven Awards.
The Maven Awards held its inaugural event at the Theatre Royal on Thursday, April 25, giving out 10 awards to highlight women in business.
Guest celebrated the winners, and enjoyed a line-up of female lead entertainment.
Performances included X-Factor finalist Rachel Chambers performing Proud Mary, RESPECT, and We Are Family, and Molly Amour and Kate performing The Way You Look Tonight.
READ MORE: Hampshire city pub crowned the best beer pub of the year
Leg Up Dance and Winchester Theatre Arts also made appearances.
The Maven Awards is the creation of Natalie Hamer, founder of Maven Coworking, Winchester - a female boutique-style coworking space in the heart of Winchester.
She said: “My mission through Maven is to offer local female entrepreneurs a workspace where they can feel supported, meet like-minded individuals, have access to a range of business training and make genuine connections and collaborations. Coworking is way more than just a desk, we’re a community.
“The Maven Awards was an idea I had last year, I feel passionate about the wealth of female business talent we have here in Winchester and wanted to find a fun and uplifting way to highlight it. The Theatre Royal Winchester was the perfect venue.”
SEE ALSO: Winchester salon celebrates victory at Hair Awards 2024
The awards and winners from the night were:
- Rising Maven of the Year award sponsored by The Perfect Assistant - Lauren Watson, University of Winchester
- Eco Warrior Maven of the Year award sponsored by Good Evans Kitchen - Jo Burgess, Green Magpie
- Wellness & Fitness Maven of the Year award sponsored by Fitstate - Sharon Worth, The Meno Coach
- Power House Maven of the Year Award sponsored by Zoe Palmer Travel Counsellors - Louise Crockett, The Perfect Assistant
- Customer Care Maven of the Year Award sponsored by Laser Couture - Helen Morris, The Brow Clinic
- Community Maven of the Year Award sponsored by Freelance Mum - Noe and Harriet from The Nutshell Creative
- Maven of the Year sponsored by Style Solutions by Sarah and Freelance Mum - *Joint winners* Ellie Fisher of Elka Textiles and Lisa Sharpe Art Marketing
- Maven of the Year sponsored by Nicola Webster and Sociable Suzy - Miranda Rocksmith of Rocket Launch PR
- Inspirational Maven of the Year sponsored by Baby Squids - Betty Chadwick of Winchester GoLD
- Business Maven of the Year sponsored by Theramex - Gabi Jennings - Love Ocean
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here