OUTRAGEOUSLY brave
FINALISTS
The Brave Award celebrates female founders who courageously step out of their comfort zones and lead their businesses with fearless determination.
These women are unafraid to take risks and push boundaries, inspiring others to do the same.
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TAMSYN ALLINGTON
TAMSYN & CO
Tamsyn is the embodiment of quiet courage, she rewrote her story by pivoting from two decades of corporate leadership into founding Tamsyn & Co, a soul-led consultancy where strategy meets intuition. She combines her boardroom acumen with coaching, Reiki, hypnotherapy, and intuitive leadership to help women reclaim their voice and step into power on their own terms.
Her rebrand wasn't just a shift, it was a declaration of truth. Tamsyn’s work empowers female leaders to harness their inner wisdom, lean into transformation without sacrificing their soul, and lead with quiet impact. Her blend of strategy, soulful insight, and fearless reinvention makes her a fearless standout in this category.
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ANNE MARSHALL
WE LOVE NUMBERS
Anne is boldly shaking up the beige world of accountants with her vibrant brand, We Love Numbers. A qualified Chartered Management Accountant turned financial business adviser, she left the boardroom behind to build a soul-led company that offers Virtual FD services and financial mentorship with personality thrown in.
Her clients love how she brings warmth and clarity to complex numbers, helping creative and service-based businesses take courageous leaps with smart strategy and bold confidence.
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KIRSTY BIRCH
WORK IT WELL
Kirsty is the epitome of brave reinvention, spinning almost 20 years in finance into a powerhouse coaching and wellbeing business, Work It Well. She’s the straight-talking, sparkle-filled entrepreneur who brings mental health into the boardroom with an unapologetic dose of honesty and heart.
From her raw, candid LinkedIn posts to her high-energy pop-up workshops across the UK, Kirsty isn’t afraid to call out burnout, challenge stigma, and demand more from business wellness. She’s faced adversity head-on, re-trained herself as a coach and motivational speaker, and now stands as a beacon of resilience and real talk.
Kirsty speaks up, she stands tall, and she empowers others to do the same - with clarity, confidence, and a sharp dose of authenticity. Her mission? Transform workplaces and lives, by making tough conversations easy and wellbeing the new normal.
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TANIA CHAKRABORTI
BRAVEBIRD
Tania is the powerhouse behind Bravebird, a bold messaging agency that helps founders unearth their voice and stand out, warts, quirks, and all. She stepped beyond the corporate comfort zone to lead with strategic storytelling, clarity, and unapologetic authenticity.
Her pivot wasn’t just a career move, it was a declaration of soul-led bravado. Tania’s signature program, Bravebird Boost, helps women (and mission-led founders) reclaim their messaging, guide with strategic precision, and communicate the value only they can offer.
With humour and vulnerability as her currency, she challenges leaders to speak up, be seen, and stop shrinking. Tania’s work is about bold transformation grounded in real story, smart strategy, and fearless self‑expression. All of it with warmth, wit, and a big hell yes.
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WENDY GANNON
WOO PHOTOGRAPHY
Wendy Gannon is a brand photographer who doesn’t just snap pretty pictures, she captures truth, power, and unapologetic energy. After pivoting from corporate recruitment into creative work, Wendy built an award-winning photography studio infused with bold honesty and fierce visibility
Her personal branding photography isn’t about looking polished, it’s about being real. She helps women stand out with confidence, speaking their truth and owning their narrative through every frame. Wendy’s clients consistently rave about her ability to make them feel seen, supported, and empowered to be their most courageous selves.
Whether she’s mentoring photographers in her masterclasses or sharing the raw highs and lows of her own journey, Wendy shows what it truly means to be brave in business. A finalist who’s rewriting the rules of branding, with heart, grit, and an unfiltered lens.
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rachael LEMON
LEMON AID COACHING
Rachael is the walking definition of brave reinvention. After two decades shaping national policy at the highest levels in healthcare, she pivoted from executive power to soul-led purpose and didn’t look back. Now an NLP Master, life coach, and founder of EmpowHER, Rachael helps high-achieving women break free from burnout and build lives that light them up from the inside out.
Her journey is raw, real, and fiercely empowering. She speaks truth about the pressure to “have it all,” while guiding women back to themselves, with mindset shifts, holistic healing, and unapologetic self-worth. Rachael’s voice is bold, her mission is clear: no more ‘shoulds’, no more settling. Just soul-deep success, redefined.
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the BRAVE
judge
EMMA DJEMIL
YESSS—she’s back! Last year’s Brave Award winner, Emma Djemil, returns to the stage, this time as our brave judge, and we honestly couldn’t dream up a better one. Emma is the woman who says what others won’t, breaks all the “professional” rules, and leads with unstoppable energy, honesty and heart.
She’s built a magnetic brand speaking out on burnout, bold leadership, and what it really takes to show up as yourself in work and life. Whether she’s packing out rooms with powerhouse women or sparking tough but necessary conversations online, Emma proves that bravery looks like truth, vulnerability and a whole lot of fire.
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