04/08/2026
I threw my hat into the ring, and I’m soooo glad I did.
I have just been announced as a finalist for the Woman Who Who Solopreneur Awards.
Women can be both things.
A great woman in business, powering forward and making real change.
A struggling mum juggling life, caring responsibilities, SEND children and so much more.
One part of my life doesn’t define the other, however, one side may influence the other.
I don’t believe the struggles I live with should just be ‘normal’.
I believe so much could have been prevented, and if not, once the ball landed hard, there should have been support in place to keep me and my family afloat.
So, my business was born out of my life’s experiences, and every struggle I face, I look for a way to support or prevent others living it.
My business was born out of pain and injustice.
My business grows because of the continued pain and growing injustice.
Just because we run businesses that get selected to be finalists in awards, or even win them as I did in June at the UK StartUp’s, it doesn’t mean the person running the business is living a perfect life.
In many cases, the women I meet who are running businesses are usually doing it while fighting against the odds.
They may be living with disabilities or chronic pain.
They may be single parenting.
They may be caring for others.
Notice a theme above?
No-one is caring for the person living with the pain or caring for others, instead, they drive forward in a world that hasn’t been designed for us to thrive.
We fight, we struggle, we get seen, we get heard, and we make a real difference.
I put my hat into the ring and nominated myself, as I do with all the awards, because realistically, who else is going to nominate and back me if I can’t do it myself?
I never expect to get past the nomination stage, but in this case, I did, and I’m really proud of myself for what I have achieved while living a life of utter chaos.
Looking forward to seeing the formidable Sandra Garlick hosting her incredible awards in October.