The Business Awards Show

The Client Attraction Coach with Henriette Danel is another fascinating episode of the Business Awards Show, revealing a host of tips about attracting new clients, the benefits of entering awards, and the benefits of working with a coach.

Henriette set up Henriette Danel Coaching six years ago and has gone from strength to strength, helping service-based businesses attract more customers.

She is also a public speaker, about to deliver her first Tedx talk, and a co-author of the best-selling Fab Collab. She has also set up The Entrepreneurs Success podcast.

Henriette was a Silver Award winner in the Best Coach category at the 2022 Best Businesswomen Awards and won a Prestige Award for the London and South-East England region.

Hear more about her plans to grow the business, and how she is leading the way in coaching in the UK by launching her app.

This episode is ideal for anyone wanting help to improve client acquisition, to understand how they could benefit from coaching, and why an award application can be a great tool to learn about your business.

{2:10} Why Henriette started her coaching business.

{4:40} How Henriette supports her customers.

{7:50} The importance of treating each client differently.

{8:25} How Henriette attracts new clients.

{9:48} Setting up the Entrepreneurs Podcast.

{11:53} Doing public speaking.

{13:49} When awards arrived on the radar.

{15:09} Preparing the first awards application.

{18:25} Client results.

{21:15} Henriette's business tips.

{22:30} Should every business work with a coach?

{23:13} Growth plans for the coaching business.

{24:02} The new coaching app.

{26:02} Entering more awards.

{24:06} Final words.

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Henriette: https://henriettedanel.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henriette.danel/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettedanel/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/henriettedanel/

Fab Collab: https://www.fabcollab.co.uk/

The Medical Herbalist with Emma-Louise Follows, the latest Business Awards Show podcast, discusses the benefits of medical herbalism, how entrepreneurs need to look after their health as well as their business, and how awards can propel a business forward.

Emma-Louise is an employment solicitor who found a passion for medical herbalism. As a result, she qualified and set up her own business, Eat Live Wellness.

Over eight years she has grown that business, creating her own herbal products, fermented vegetables, and treatments, including a comprehensive liver cleansing programme.

Her products have won her a Great Taste Award and in 2023 she won a Silver Award for Best Product at the Best Businesswomen Awards.

Emma-Louise has some insightful tips on how herbs and fermented vegetables can contribute to an entrepreneur's wellness, and how to grow their business.

This episode is ideal for anyone looking for ideas to balance work, life and wellness, who wants to understand why awards can make a real difference to an entrepreneur, or is interested in the benefits of medical herbalism, particularly Ayurvedic medicine.

{1:40} How Emma-Louise came to medical herbalism.

{3:41} Starting from a home kitchen.

{4:01} Training to become a medical herbalist.

{4:30} How Emma grew the business.

{5:41} The benefits of fermented vegetables.

{7:40} How products are sold.

{8:58} Running a medical herbalism business.

{11:57} How to look after yourself as a busy entrepreneur.

{16:15} Entering the Best Businesswomen Awards 2023.

{18:15} Emma-Louise's tips for entrepreneurs.

{19:45} Creating a balance between work and family.

{20:36} The future for Eat Live Wellness.

{22:15} Entering more awards.

{24:06} The benefits of employing a business coach.

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Emma-Louise: https://eatlivewellness.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eat_live_wellness/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-louise-follows-53067a17a/

The Nanny Recruiter with Frankie Gray is an episode of the Business Awards Show that highlights the importance of being a great boss and how to build a franchise business.

Frankie set up Harmony at Home, a specialist nanny recruitment agency, twenty years ago. She has grown it to the point that the agency has sixteen franchisees all over the country providing services desperately needed by parents.

Frankie was nominated by her team in the Best Boss category at the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards and got a well-deserved Silver Award. She has also won many other awards including best UK Nanny Agency at the UK Nanny Awards and being included among the Elite 100 franchise agencies in the UK for the last three years.

Frankie explains why she thought franchising was right for her business, how she recruits those people, and how she helps them thrive in their own franchises.

Having been nominated as best boss, Frankie has plenty of advice about how to get the best out of a team, giving them the space to make decisions and come up with innovative ideas.

This episode is ideal for anyone thinking of franchising their business or purchasing a franchise, those who want to do better as a boss, and for anyone interested in recruitment or the nanny industry.

{2:00} The thrill of being nominated for an award by your team.

{2:35} Why Frankie started Harmony at Home.

{3:34} The maternity arm of the business.

{4:31} The work of the franchise network.

{5:33} Why Frankie franchised her business.

{7:05} How to manage and retain franchisees.

{8:29} Putting franchisees at the heart of the Harmony at Home family.

{9:16} Top tips for franchising your business or buying a franchise.

{11:17} The role awards have played in the business's growth.

{13:49} What makes a great boss.

{17:43} The challenges of recruiting nannies.

{20:53} Expanding the franchise network.

{21:55} Recruiting new franchisees.

{24:00} Plans for the next twelve months.

{25:09} Running an internal awards programme.

{26:47} Frankie's tips for bosses.

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Frankie: https://harmonyathome.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyathomenannyagency/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harmony-at-home/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nannyagencylondon/

X: https://twitter.com/harmonynannies

The Value of SEO with Silvia Del Corso is another episode of the Business Awards Show providing essential insights to business owners.

Silvia came to Britain from Italy in 2016 and set up her SEO business, PinkSEO, a year later. Since then she has grown her company significantly, now emplying a team of seven, and winning awards for her efforts.

She won two silver awards at the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards for Marketing and PR and Customer Service and has been highly commended at the West London Chamber of Commerce Business Awards and the 2024 West London Business Awards.

In our discussion, Silvia gives advice on the basics of SEO, how she built her business, and the way awards have impacted her business. She also explains that winning, or even being nominated for awards, can have a material effect on your website's SEO.

She has some excellent advice for small business owners, having learnt a lot from running a business that focuses on one thing only. She also tells us how creating a network of referral partners makes all the difference to her business.

For anyone unsure or lacking understanding of SEO, this episode will shine a light on what is seen as a 'dark art'. Silvia is highly engaging, and will offer practical advice to any business owner in any sector.

{1:15} How Silvia created a SEO business.

{3:30} What to consider when optimising SEO.

{5:21} Creating a website to generate leads.

{5:55} The basics of SEO.

{8:12} Building PinkSEO into an award-winning business.

{12:50} Silvia's thought process behind entering awards.

{14:03} Entering local and national awards.

{15:08} The effect of entering awards on SEO.

{16:29} Silvia's advice for business owners.

{18:07} Future plans for PinkSEO.

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Silvia: https://pinkseo.marketing/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinkseo.marketing/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviadelcorso/?originalSubdomain=uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PinkSEO.Marketing/

X: https://twitter.com/Silvia_PinkSEO

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pinkseomarketing/

Building an Award-Winning Photography Business is the latest episode of the Business Awards Show. It features award-winning branding photographer Annie Armitage who has built her business, Annie Armitage Photography over the last seventeen years. Annie was named Best Creative Business at the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards and was recently awarded Best Freelancer/Sole Trader at the Kingston Business Awards. Annie talks about getting her first SLR camera when her son was just three years old. She took a course to learn how to use it and realised she had a talent. Our discussion plots her journey from setting up her photography business, to creating a sub-brand to service nurseries, to becoming an award-winner. Along the way, like so many solopreneurs, she had to find ways to navigate Covid. She did it with ingenuity and innovation, allowing her to maintain turnover even when she couldn't photograph in person. Find out how she did it during our interview. Winning awards has made a significant difference to Annie both professionally and personally. She explains the credibility and validation her awards have bestowed on her, and why she chose to enter business awards rather than photography awards. As a leading branding photographer, Annie explains why having an attractive portfolio of photographs on your website and social media can be the difference between getting a customer's interest or losing them to another, more appealing business. It is a discussion that shows how hard work, creativity, resilience, excellent customer service, and innovation all go hand-in-hand to build a successful business. It is useful for anybody in a creative field, but her advice and experience will interest any small business owner.

{1:33} Why Annie set up a photography business.

{3:02} The aims of Annie's photography business.

{4:15} How she grew the business.

{6:38} Networking - the foundation of the business.

{7:26} Creating a sub-brand for nursery schools.

{8:56} How the nursery school business evolved.

{9:46} The nursery school season.

{10:25} A typical brand shot.

{12:35} Entering business awards rather than photography awards.

{14:10} Winning Gold at the Best Businesswomen Awards.

{16:15} How entering the Kingston Borough Business Awards raised visibility.

{18:05} Navigating the pandemic.

{20:40} Controlling clients' phones to take pictures remotely.

{21:24} How the business recovered from lockdown.

{22:35} Other business challenges.

{23:42} Helping women feel comfortable in front of the camera.

{24:10} Listening to your gut.

{25:14} Annie's advice for business owners.

{26:24} The validation of winning business awards.

{27:16} Plans for the future.

{28:29} Why branding photography is so important.

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Annie: https://anniearmitage.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anniearmitage/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anniearmitage/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnieArmitagePhotography

Revolutionising the Dog Boarding Industry with Dawn Brown is an inspirational episode of the Business Awards Show. Dawn started Rose Cottage Doggy Day Care eight years ago, achieving her dream of running her own dog kennels. She has grown the business to become one of the leading kennels in the country. In 2023, Dawn won the Gold Award in the Animal Services category of the Best Businesswomen Awards. She has also won the prestigious Rolls Royce Award for Technology and Innovation for the hugely impressive systems she has implemented in her business. Find out how she has built a business around the needs of the dogs, motivated and retained her dedicated team, and has overcome challenges that could have defeated lesser business owners. Dawn has set up a training academy for other kennel owners, aiming to give back to an industry that has given her so much. Dawn is unstoppable and in this episode you will discover how she has single-mindedly focused on her goals, recognised what is most important in her business, and how awards make a difference both to the business's credibility and momentum. The lessons she delivers in this discussion on customer service, innovation, and tenacity, will be invaluable to all business owners no matter what sector they operate in.

{1:43} The origins of Doggy Day Care.

{4:48} Compliance in the dog boarding industry.

{7:08} Dawn's first award - Kennel of the Year.

{8:45} The credibility and recognition awards bring.

{11:55} What makes Dawn's business different.

{12:55} Where the business name came from.

{13:25} The Rose Cottage ethos and approach.

{15:01} Winning a Rolls Royce Technology and Innovation Award.

{16:48} Creating the Dogland Training Academy.

{18:55} Why training rather than franchising?

{22:07} Becoming a sponsor of the Best Businesswomen Awards.

{23:34} A great flood wipes out the kennels.

{28:03} Why a business needs a contingency fund and plan.

{31:09} Putting the team first.

{31:59} Motivating and retaining the team.

{34:17} Creating an online dog products shop.

{35:33} The power of daffodils.

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Dawn: https://rosecottagedoggydaycare.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosecottagedogdaycare/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-brown-2b0b3946/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoseCottageDoggyDayCare/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxu7VOCAtjjPIEbwEvlsxsw

Redesigning Women's Shoes with Janan Leo is a fascinating insight into building a shoe retailing business from the Business Awards Show. Janan set up Cocorose London seventeen years ago when she saw a gap in the market for fashionable flat shoes for women tired of wearing heels. Her efforts helped her win the Best Product Award at the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards. Janan studied in food science, a far cry from shoe design, but preferred working on new products than following a technical career. That took her to huge brands like Virgin and Pret a Manger before she decided to bring her scientific approach to the female shoe market. Janan tells us how she started, grew her business, and how she has diversified over the years. She is passionate about sustainability and explains her sourcing of eco materials to meet her goals. As a mother of two young children, Janan has had plenty of challenges in balancing the needs of business and family and talks about these openly and with passion. It is certain to resonate with working mums who listen to the podcast. In seventeen years of business, Janan has faced plenty of challenges including having children, the 2008 financial crisis, COVID, and Brexit. She has faced them all, finding different ways to achieve her goals. As an award winner, she has experienced first hand the benefits of entering and winning. She is emphatic about the importance of awards and the validation they bring to you and your business. This is an insightful discussion ranging from the need for government support for childcare for female entrepreneurs to working with charities who align with your values. It will be extremely helpful to any female entrepreneur, but also for anyone with a business in retail, parents trying to run a business while managing young children, finding ways to meet sustainability goals, and the benefits of business awards.

{2:09} Why Janan started a shoe business and how she developed it.

{6:40} How Janan found the right manufacturer.

{8:10} Finding a distributor by chance.

{9:05} Going international.

{9:42} Broadening the range.

{11:45} Launching a trainer range.

{13:11} Janan's product development process.

{15:00} Creating sustainable products.

{15:35} The cactus leather trainer.

{17:37} Who are Cocorose's customers?

{18:55} Introducing a recycling scheme.

{20:05} Working with Honeypot Children's Charity.

{22:45} Adopting social inclusion.

{23:32} Janan at the Best Businesswomen Awards Final.

{25:10} The importance of awards.

{26:47} How awards bring validation for you and your business.

{28:49} The benefits of starting in a non-shoe background.

{33:35} The challenges Janan has faced .

{36:04} Balancing the needs of children and business .

{38:00} Why government should support childcare costs for female entrepreneurs .

{45:36} Confronting constant change.

{47:30} The importance of business communities.

{48:33} Janan's plans for the future .

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Janan: https://www.cocoroselondon.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cocoroselondon

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cocorose-london-ltd/

Facebook: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cocorose-london-ltd/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CocoroseLondon

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cocoroselondon

Protecting Your IP with Sophie Maughan, the latest edition of the Business Awards Show, explores the vital but often overlooked world of intellectual property in business. Sophie has practised as an intelletual property lawyer for over twenty years and is Patent and Trade Mark Attorney for Cleveland Scott York, one of the valued sponsors of the Best Businesswomen Awards. Sophie has been involved in the awards from the start, with a particular passion for customer service. As a judge she tells us what makes for great customer service and what can ensure an application really stands out. She offers fascinating information for all business owners about the key areas of intellectual property, how to protect it, and what to do if you are accused of infringing another business's. She also clarifies the difference between trade marks and company names, and patenting processes and products. With the UK's exit from the EU, Sophie tells us what has to be done to ensure protection in other territories, and offers essential advice on how to protect your business, where to go for help, and how to stay vigilant. This is a must-listen for any entrepreneur who has not invested in IP protection, will clarify many of the myths that exist around the subject, and will also provide valuable information for those about to apply for any business awards, especially in customer service categories.

{1:49} Why Sophie went into IP law.

{3:50} The myths behind IP law.

{7:19} The first steps toward protecting your IP.

{10:00} The difference between trade names and patent requirements.

{12:05} How robust IP strengthens yoru business long term.

{13:03} What to do if you are found to infringe another IP.

{14:45} Sophie's stories from the IP world.

{17:37} The introduction of mediation in IP law.

{19:25} Passionate about customer service.

{20:21} What Sophie looks for as a judge.

{22:27} Cleveland Scott York and the Legal 500.

{25:06} CSY's areas of national/international coverage.

{26:37} Ensuring IP is in place in all territories you trade in.

{28:30} Issues with descriptive business names.

{31:26} Dealing with issues abroad.

{32:00} Setting Google alerts for your business.

{32:42} The need for vigilance as a business owner.

{35:15} Investing in IP protection .

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Sophie: https://csy-ip.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csy_ip/

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleveland-scott-york/

X: https://twitter.com/CSY_IP

The Wonderful Wigmaker with Nicola Wood is the new release from the Business Awards Show.

Nicola was awarded Most Inspiring Businesswoman at the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards, and this episode demonstrates exactly why.

She started her own hairdressing salon aged just 21 years old and grew her business impressively. But fifteen years later, aged only 36, Nicola was diagnosed with breast cancer. She tells us why this was a gift to her, and how it drove her purpose to provide high quality wigs to people who most needed them, particularly cancer sufferers.

Thankfully, she is fully recovered and has grown an amazing business, The Wonderful Wig Company, to deliver her purpose to a grateful market. Nicola's business has grown significantly and during our discussion she reveals her expansion plans and how she plans to influence the wig market in the future.

Winning awards has made a material difference to Nicola and her business and she tells us exactly what that has meant to her.

She has some fantastic tips for both established and new entrepreneurs and anyone thinking of starting a business will be inspired by her vision, her singular approach and sheer tenacity.

{1:58} What made Nicola set up a wig business.

{4:40} Responding to cancer.

{6:37} Becoming a wigmaker.

{8:55} How Nicola helps her customers.

{10:25} How hair changes when it grows back.

{11:00} How wigs are made.

{12:26} Suporting p atients when they need a wig.

{12:46} Nicola's hairdressing business.

{14:50} The business's locations.

{15:24} The long term vision for the business.

{16:07} Future expansion plans.

{16:40} Nicola's thought process behind entering awards.

{18:15} Dealing with imposter syndrome.

{19:50} The purpose that drives the business.

{22:03} Nicola's tips for new entrepreneurs.

{24:05} The power of being relentless.

{25:45} Future plans - from national impact to shaking up the training environment.

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Nicola: https://wonderfulwigs.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewonderfulwigcompany

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewonderfulwigcompany

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-wonderful-wig-company/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4dgouRyWSfU2Sp_M6_G0Yw

X: https://twitter.com/WigWonderful

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/thewonderfulwigcompany/

Coaching with Integrity with Lucienne Shakir is our latest discussion on the Business Awards Show.

Having spent several years working in education, Lucienne saw how students needed help with growing anxiety as pressure to achieve grades mounted. This led her down a path towards coaching where she could make a measurable difference to people's lives.

In 2019 she set up Lucienne Coaching and has not looked back. Now, a major accredited coach, she talks to us about her business and explains her strong views on the state of the coaching industry and why it should be regulated.

Lucienne was a highly impressive winner of the Gold Award for Best Coach at the 2023 Best Businesswomen Awards. She tells us why she started entering awards, and how special that award win was to her.

She admits it is challenging running a coaching business and discusses some of the issues she has faced and how she's overcome them.

And when she's not being interviewed on our podcast, she runs her own called That's What She Said.

This is a great episode for any female founders, a particular specialism of Lucienne's, those struggling to develop the right mindset and anyone interested in coaching and personal development.

{1:27} Becoming a coach.

{3:10} Who Lucienne coaches.

{4:48} Lucienne's coaching programmes.

{5:42} Typical challenges with female founders.

{8:25} The analogy Lucienne uses before coaching clients.

{9:04} Lucienne's thoughts on the coaching industry.

{11:36} Helping women in distress.

{12:00} Why coaching should be regulated.

{13:30} Why Lucienne started entering business awards.

{16:45} Using awards for external validation.

{17:05} Why the BBWA Final was so special.

{19:15} The feeling of winning an award.

{21:44} Lucienne's forthcoming awards.

{24:01} The challenges of running a business.

{27:01} Dealing with mindset.

{28:07} Lucienne's podcast.

Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk

Connect with Lucienne: https://www.luciennecoaching.com/

Instagram: https://www.luciennecoaching.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LucienneCoaching

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucienne-shakir-female-empowerment-specialist/

Podcast: https://www.luciennecoaching.com/podcast