The Business Awards Show

Today I am Joined by Tonia Galati - Best New Business Winner

Founded by Tonia Galati, TG Consulting is an independent consultancy specialising in connecting educators, students and employers.

In this interview with Tonia Galati, she shares why she set up the business and the challenges she has overcome. We discuss why entering awards has been essential to her business and her thoughts on winning Best New Business 2021!

{1.30} About Tonia and TG Consulting's journeys.

{3.15} Challenges Tonia has faced so far with TG Consulting.

{5.40} Ideas TG Consulting Interns have come up with.

{9.04} How can employers support young people.

{10.40} Thought process around awards for Tonia.

{11.46} Awards entered/won over the last year.

{13.20} About TG Consulting client base.

{14.00} Plans for 2022 for Tonia and TG Consulting.

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Connect with Tonia Galati at TG Consulting LTD

Twitter: @ToniaLGalati

LinkedIn:@TGConsultingLTD

Instagram: @Tgconsultingltd

Today I am Joined by Susan Heaton-Wright - Superstar Communicator

Susan was a silver winner for Business Services at the Best Business Women Awards 2021. In this interview, we talk about why Susan started her business, what challenges she faced, and why awards are important.

{2.01} Susan's journey to becoming a Superstar Communicator.

{5.35} About Susan's work and the clients Susan attracts.

{7.28} Susan's award journey.

{10.12} Business top tips.

{11.35} Advice for presentations.

{13.15} About the professional speaker's association.

{15.35} What's next for Susan.

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Connect with Susan Heaton-Wright at Superstar Communicator

Twitter: @superstarcomms

LinkedIn: @SusanHeatonWright

Facebook: @superstarcommunicator

Instagram: @susanheatonwright1

Today I am Joined by Catherine Gallagher

Catherine is an Award-Winning spiritual business owner of the "Empower Method": A global brand offering spiritual business mentorship, transformational yoga retreats, and an online digital yoga studio. Catherine's work focuses on supporting students and entrepreneurs on their journey to abundance, wellness, self-love, and peace in all aspects of their lives.

Catherine is also a keen surfer, dedicated foodie and loves anything that allows her to live most of her life outdoors! In this interview, Catherine Gallagher shares her journey from corporate life to running her own yoga business with retreats.

She discusses the challenges of the pandemic and how she has taken her business successfully online. She now also supports other business owners in the yoga and therapy business to grow their business using her Empower Method.

{2.00} Catherine's tips on customer service.

{3.15} The inspiration behind Catherine's yoga.

{5.40} Reasoning for Catherine to start teaching yoga full time.

{7.10} Why Catherine ran her retreats internationally.

{9.02} How the pandemic affected Catherine's business.

{10.08} About the "Empower Method".

{13.10} What awards are on the horizon for Catherine.

{15.10} What's next for Catherine?

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Connect with Catherine Gallagher at Catherine Gallagher Global

LinkedIn:@CatherineGallagher

Instagram: @catherine___gallagher

Today I am Joined by Barbara Jamieson, Jamieson Law Silver winner at the Best Business Women Awards for the best boss and legal services.

Barbara started Jamieson Law with an innovative, different approach to legal services. Jamieson Law specializes in Business Law and Brand Protection, covering everything from contract drafting to trademarking. We discussed how Barbara has built her business and why awards have become part of her marketing strategy.

Barbara said,'' I'm Babs, a solicitor who helps small business owners protect their businesses legally as they grow and scale. I am qualified in England, Scotland, Ireland, New York and California. I advise on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters, and I am also a brand protection expert. I essentially cover the 'day-to-day' legals, this includes everything from contract drafting, trademarking and data protection auditing (to name a few)."

{1.19} About Barbara Jamieson law journey and Inspiration behind setting up Jamieson Law.

{3.55} Where Jamieson Law's award journey began.

{6.04} Tips for people starting up businesses.

{9.20} What mistakes do new companies make.

{12.43} What's next for Jamieson Law?

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Connect with Barbara Jamieson at Jamieson Law

Twitter:@Jamiesonlawuk

LinkedIn: @Jamiesonlawukandireland

Facebook: @Jamiesonlaw.legal

Instagram:@babsjamiesonlawyer

Today I am joined by Sam Webb, Private Client Solicitor from Crane and Staples.

Crane & Staples was founded by Dennis Crane and Colin Staples in 1938. They aimed to provide expert legal advice to members of the local community. Over the last eighty years, this has remained the firm's primary objective.

They are based in Welwyn Garden City and deal with family law, dispute resolutions, employment law, residential property, wills, trusts and probate.

Crane and Staples have sponsored The Best Businesswomen Awards since it began in 2015, having won over 15 awards. As a result, the company is well placed to be part of our judging panel.

{1.35} Who are Crane and Staples?

{4.37} Strategy behind Crane and Staples entering awards.

{5.53} How awards have strengthened Crane and Staples.

{7.25} Thought process around sponsoring awards.

{9.10} What judges look for in a winning application.

{14.30} What's next for Crane and Staples.

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Connect with Sam Webb at Crane & Staples

Twitter: @craneandstaples

LinkedIn: @samwebb

Facebook: @craneandstaples

Instagram: @cranestaples

Today I was joined by Diane Watson from She Can Prosper, who was a sponsor at the 2021 Best Business Women Awards.

{1.30} Where it all began for Diane.

{3.30} Where She Can Prosper started.

{5.24} Charity work.

{8.30} She Can Prosper events that are coming up.

{12.30} Diane's financial tip.

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Connect with Diane at She Can Prosper

Twitter: @SheCanProsper

LinkedIn: @SheCanProsper

Facebook: @Shecanprosper

Instagram: @Shecanprosper

Today I am joined by Suzanne Spicer from Spicer & Co, a Gold Winner for Business Services at the Best Businesswomen Awards 2021.

{1.20} Where Spicer & Co Began.

{4.05} How Suzanne helps her community.

{5.44} How Spicer & Co helped with furlough.

{6.40} Where Spicer & Co's award journey began and how awards have helped.

{8.45} Suzanne's business top tips.

{10.17} What's next for Spicer & Co.

{11.31} Tips when looking for an accountant.

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Connect with Suzanne at Spicer and Co

Twitter: @Spicerandco_

LinkedIn: Spicer&Co

Facebook: @Spicerandco

Instagram: @Spicerandco

Today I am interviewing Karen Young from Safe Hands Canine Massage, who won a silver award for animal services at the Best Business Women Awards.

{1.19} What Karen Young does, and where did she begin?

{3.20} Day to day life for Karen.

{5.05} How did Karen get her first clients

{7.42} Challenges faced around the business.

{9.30} How Karen got awareness for canine massage.

{12.40} what made Karen apply for awards.

{14.49} How does it feel to be a finalist?

{17.22} How did the awards help?

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Connect with Karen at Safe Hands

Twitter:@safehands_dog

LinkedIn:@safehandscaninemassage

Facebook:@Safehands.Dog

Instagram:@Safehands_caninemassage

Today I am joined by Rebecca Newenham from Get Ahead VA an award-winning franchise and Silver Winner Best Businesswomen Awards.

After a corporate career in buying for retail giants Superdrug and Sainsburys, Rebecca was looking for a flexible work solution that could fit around her lifestyle and three daughters. Having looked at various business ideas and the way the employment landscape was shaping up in 2010, Rebecca felt a virtual assistance business offered the best solution and she launched Get Ahead. It's been a pleasure for Rebecca to watch her team grow to over 50 virtual specialists and win a Flexible Business of the Year award. Rebecca launched her franchise model in 2017 to help others realise their dreams of running their own business. You can find out more about Get Ahead VA on the links below.

{1.11} How did it all begin?

{4.56} Rebecca discusses how she has grown her business through franchising

{5.30} Awards – why these have been so important to the business

{9.57} Business advice – Rebecca shares her top tips

{11..34} Advice about choosing a franchise and franchising your business

{12.49} What makes a good franchisee

{14.32} The challenges and why vision is important

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Connect with Rebecca at Get Ahead VA

Twitter: @GetAheadVA

LinkedIn: @GetAheadVA

Facebook: @Getaheadva

Instagram: @GetAheadVA

Today I am joined by Jarmila Yu - YUnique Marketing - Silver Winner for Best Marketing and PR at the Best Business Women Awards 2021

{1.22} Who is Jarmila Yu and what inspired YUnique Marketing?

{4.24} About YUnique Marketing client base.

{5.20} What was the inspiration for Jarmila to enter awards.

{7.00} Award strategy for YUnique Marketing.

{8.40} What challenges has Jarmila faced and how she overcame them.

{10.45} How Jarmila takes care of her customers.

{13.55} The charity work that Jarmila and YUnique Marketing does.

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Connect with Jarmila at YUnique Marketing

Twitter: @Jarmila_Yu @YUnique_Mkgt

LinkedIn: @jarmilayu @uniquemarketing

Facebook:@JarmilaYuUnlockingMarketingPotential @yuniquemarketing

Instagram: @jarmila_yu @yunique_mktg