RESULTS 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 Campaign Inspiring Women!
RESULTS 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 Campaign Inspiring Women!
Wasserman
UK Lead, The Collective
Viki is the UK Lead for The Collective – Wasserman’s women-focused, global impact and advisory business. Focused on advancing the unique investment opportunity in women’s sport and entertainment, The Collective places a large emphasis on research and insights, both proprietary and with client partners, to advance the conversation acros...
This Here
Creative Director
To be an ally is to support those that are marginalised or a minority – and we can think of nobody more deserving of this award than Livvy. Her path through life and through our industry has been tougher than most, and yet she has turned transformed these setbacks into empathy, and has touched the lives of countless individuals. As the...
Ledger Bennett (part of Havas Media Network)
Head of Growth
Sarah began her career in 2010 with Starcom Mediavest, driven by a desire to combat workplace barriers. In 2019, she lost her job while on maternity leave, which intensified her mission. She joined Havas Media Network, where she is now Head of Growth at Ledger Bennett, focusing on transforming recruitment and talent nurturing. At Group...
The Gate London
Chief Client Officer
As Chief Client Officer at The Gate London, Vicky is a passionate advocate for gender equality and mentorship, dedicated to championing women at every stage of their careers and cultivating an inclusive workplace culture. Recognised for her impact, Vicky was selected for the IPA’s prestigious iList in 2024 and shortlisted for the...
OLIVER
Chief Executive Officer, UK Group
As OLIVER's UK Group CEO, Amina represents a new era of agency leadership, combining commercial excellence with meaningful industry transformation. As one of the few Black women leading a major UK agency (and possibly the first from a HR background), she has redefined success, delivering exceptional business results while championing i...
Digital Voices
CEO
Jennifer Quigley-Jones is the sole entrepreneurial mind behind award-winning Influencer Marketing agency, Digital Voices. Since founding the agency in 2017, Jennifer has set the standard for how brands should approach working with influencers and on social media. She has launched offices in the UK and US, released Influencer Marketing ...
Girl&Bear
CEO
Claire Young, CEO of Girl&Bear, is an inspiring woman reshaping the role of production in creative industries. Her vision of ‘Craft without Compromise’ drives Girl&Bear’s commitment to quality, creativity, and innovation. Since its founding, Girl&Bear has achieved year-on-year financial growth, with Claire’s leadership delivering signi...
Sleek Events
Founder / CEO
Jennifer Davidson, the founder and CEO of Sleek, has revolutionised the events industry by prioritising employee wellbeing alongside financial success. Since launching Sleek, she has transformed it from a one-person operation to a global powerhouse, with a projected turnover of £22 million for the current financial year. Recognising th...
DEPTĀ®
EMEA CEO
Ten years ago, Joanna Trippett walked into DEPT® as an account planner - with no degree but a serious amount of determination - to break the norm and strive for newness. Today, at 31, Joanna leads the company as its EMEA CEO, managing a team of 2000+ specialists and driving nearly half of the global revenue. Trippett’s leadershi...
MG Empower
Founder & CEO
Maira Genovese is a Brazilian, Founder & CEO of MG Empower - London-based marketing agency part of DXG Group. She moved to London in 2005, leaving a career in Brazil to pursue a vision: empowering people. After facing all the challenges of fighting for a dream abroad, in 2017, in a coffee shop, she founded MG Empower to be the catalyst...
DDB
Global Chief Creative Operations Officer
Susie joined DDB with the singular goal of bringing together the Network to ensure they were producing the industry’s best creative product. Winning Network of the Year at Cannes Lions for the first time ever, which she achieved within a year, was a clear sign a lot had changed in a short time. She rewired the creative culture of DDB f...
Havas London
Chief Creative Officer
Vicki is a true inspiration, a sought-after spokesperson and leader in the industry, with a passion, exceptional talent for creative excellence, and a determination to make a difference. Under her dynamic leadership this year, the agency has produced bold, culture-busting creative work for some of the biggest household name clien...
Design Bridge and Partners
Global Co-Chief Creative Officer
Emma Follett, Global Co-Chief Creative Officer of Design Bridge and Partners, has been instrumental in shaping the agency’s success. Her leadership ensured a seamless merger of WPP brand design agencies Design Bridge and Superunion, fostering a culture of inclusivity that transcends borders and empowers creative talent globally. This a...
Domino's UK & Ireland
Head of Creative
Jenny has revolutionised how Domino’s presents itself to customers. She has done this by growing the internal creative agency from nothing to a high-performing team of nine people (Big Dip Studio or BDS). BDS have taken on a wide variety of work (including brand, direct response, CRM, and digital product) and done it better, che...
New Commercial Arts
Senior Creative
Jules is an multi-award-winning senior creative at NCA who delivers bold, game-changing work for clients that connects emotionally with an audience and sparks big conversations. The former BBC creative helps brands become part of culture with creative work that doesn’t behave or look like typical advertising but competes on its own ter...
TBWA\London
Creative Director
Unusual but exceptional. That’s the best way to describe Lauren as a Creative Director. Her rise as a creative powerhouse has been nothing short of impressive—winning an accolade of awards from Clio Sports to Sharks, Creative Circles to a Future Female Leader title from Campaign in 2022. Within the walls of TBWA\London, she leads the a...
MullenLowe UK
Chief Creative Officer
Nicky describes herself a creative activist. She’s spent her career making work and noise for clients and causes; not just to sell stuff, but to change stuff. Nicky is Group Chief Creative Officer of MullenLowe UK, overseeing and championing the agency’s creative output, championing gender and age equality (Nicky was invit...
Ogilvy Consulting UK
Director of Consumer Equality
Shelina Janmohamed was promoted to Ogilvy Consulting UK’s Director of Consumer Equality last year. She is celebrated for advancing Ogilvy's culture forward and empowering clients to address representation gaps in marketing strategies, helping to stimulate growth while creating a fairer society in the process. After spearheading ...
Mars Petcare
Global People, Inclusion & Diversity Communications Lead
Ishtar dedicates her time, energy and attention to building more diverse and inclusive societies and businesses through both her day-to-day work (as global People, Inclusion and Diversity Communications Lead for Mars Petcare) and her extracurricular roles within leading industry bodies Women in PR (as co-lead for the flagship mentoring...
Sleek Events
Founder
Jennifer Davidson, founder of Sleek, is a transformative leader in the events industry, championing diversity and inclusion while addressing critical workplace challenges. Recognising the detrimental effects of overworking and lack of support for working parents, Jennifer set out to be a different leader by prioritising employee wellbe...
Digital Voices
CEO
Jennifer Quigley-Jones, founder and CEO of Digital Voices, has built an Influencer Marketing agency that champions diversity, inclusion, and respect in the workplace. As the only active female CEO of an influencer marketing agency in the UK with over $10M in revenue, Jennifer has grown Digital Voices from a £500 personal investment in ...
Sky Media
Director of Client and Marketing
Karin Seymour’s dedication to fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace has transformed Sky Media, making her a prime candidate for the Diverse Inclusive Workplace Award. Despite limited resources and challenges with internal diversity, Karin's strategic, data-driven approach won support from senior leaders and overcame initial stakeho...
Jellyfish
EVP Client Management
Steph Parry is a dedicated advocate for diversity and inclusion, championing these values both within and beyond the workplace throughout her career. Steph’s DEI journey began at Mindshare (US) where she led the Women’s ERG, successfully advocating for gender-neutral bathrooms and broader inclusivity policies. She went on to work...
WUKA
CEO and co-founder
Growing up in Nepal, Ruby traditionally used old sari rags while on her period, which were very sustainable but uncomfortable and often caused embarrassing leaks. Arriving to the UK in 2010, Ruby was overwhelmed by the wide range of menstrual products available, however none were reusable. While studying for her Environmental Science d...
Uncovered Group
Founder & Chief Commercial Officer
Catherine, founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Uncovered, has transformed her creative agency from a two-person team in a Deptford flat into a powerhouse of 65 social media experts based in London, with an ambitious expansion into North America underway. Launched at just 26, Catherine’s bold vision and strategic leadership have pro...
Brand by Me Ltd
Founder
Collette Philip is the founder of Brand by Me, a multi-award-winning anti-racist brand consultancy dedicated to driving social justice and creating sustainable impact through brand strategy. After over 15 years building world-leading brands in agencies and within the charity sector, Collette launched Brand by Me in 2016, rooted in her ...
Avenir Network
CEO
Dinah Williams is a trailblazer in the UK advertising communications sector and beyond, driving transformative change through leadership, innovation, and equity. In 2020, she co-founded Bloom in Colour, an inclusion group for Women of Colour and allies in Bloom UK, growing it into Bloom’s largest initiative with over 100 members. Dinah...
Digital Voices
CEO
Jennifer Quigley-Jones is the sole entrepreneurial mind behind award-winning Influencer Marketing agency, Digital Voices. Since founding the agency in 2017, Jennifer has set the standard for how brands should approach working with influencers. She has launched offices in the UK and US, released Influencer Marketing technology, and grow...
Axe + Saw
Founder
Rachel Allison is a born storyteller whose visionary approach is transforming both the industry model and how brands communicate with audiences. She is the multi-award-winning founder of Axe + Saw, a creative storytelling agency, with a 15-year career that demonstrates the power of doing things differently. While running her business, ...
Launch
Founder & CEO
When Launch’s founder Jaye questioned her purpose in life and business after a cancer diagnosis, she dedicated her career to making people happy, starting with her team. Her ultimate aim? Transform Launch’s culture into a benchmark for other agencies, driving a focus on workplace wellbeing where mental health and personal success are c...
Sky Media
Minds Matter Team at Sky Media
Sky Media proudly recognises Charlotte, Cath, and Rupa, the leaders of the Minds Matter network, for their outstanding contributions to health and well-being. Their dedication has profoundly impacted Sky Media, fostering a supportive mental health culture. Minds Matter focuses on supporting colleagues during tough times, encouraging ...
Pier
Operations Lead
Pier is a thriving, integrated communications agency, specialising in purpose-driven campaigns and renewable energy. Operations Lead Lisa Smith has been instrumental in shaping Pier’s culture, putting wellbeing at the heart of operations. Lisa leads a robust employee engagement strategy and watertight approach to governance that...
VCCP Health
Associate Creative Director
Sadie Mayes is a passionate advocate for health and wellbeing, leaving a lasting impact at VCCP Health. As a Mental Health First-Aider and Wellbeing team member, Sadie has championed initiatives like blUe Monday, My Whole Selfie, and Mother Bears, a support network for mothers returning from maternity leave. Her commitment to fostering...
Purple Goat Agency
Campaign Director
We are proud to nominate Danielle Roberts for the "Making Media Matter" category in the Campaign Inspiring Women Awards UK. A vital member of Purple Goat, Danielle has transformed how media fosters inclusivity and authentically represents the disabled community. Her passion for impactful storytelling and strategic vision has had a prof...
PepsiCo
Total Connections Planning & Media Lead
As Total Connections Planning & Media Lead at PepsiCo, Charlie Crideford has transformed PepsiCo’s media strategy across GB&I, championing a truly integrated, consumer-centric approach. Her vision is to forge authentic connections by blending traditional and digital channels, creating cohesive campaigns that resonate powerfully with to...
MG OMD
Head of Planning
After returning from maternity leave and assuming the role of Head of Planning, Flora embraced a revitalized vision for the transformative power of media. She is deeply committed to leveraging media’s vast influence to drive positive societal change, with a focus on sustainability, diversity, inclusivity, equity, and ethical practices....
Mail Metro Media
Executive Director Planning & Strategy
Victoria has been working in media for more than 20 years, yet her passion for it remains undimmed. She started her career in a small independent agency working on big clients, planning and buying across all media channels, before moving to Wavemaker as a Senior Account Director and leading a team across £20m of business that planned a...
Croud
Director of AdTech & Partnerships
Michaela Broad, Director of Partnerships and Regional Analytics Lead at Croud, has made remarkable contributions to mentorship, leadership, and community development. Over the past year, she spearheaded Croud’s Growth Programme, a scalable mentorship initiative aimed at supporting over 300 employees in 2024. Michaela’s leadership ensur...
Zenith International
Global Client Lead
Phoebe is an inspiring leader and mentor with over 20 years of client leadership experience in global marketing. As a management board member at Zenith International, she champions gender equity and inclusive leadership. Inspired by International Women’s Day, she founded the Empowering Future Leaders (EFL) mentoring program to amplify ...
True
Co-Founder
As a mentor, I am driven by one core belief: the success of future leaders is shaped by the guidance they receive today. Throughout my career, I have dedicated myself to empowering women and individuals from underrepresented groups in the communications industry, offering not only knowledge but also the confidence and skills needed to ...
RAPP
Chief Operating and Inclusion Officer
Carolyn’s leadership at RAPP UK, overseeing the Operational Excellence team, and her role in championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) across EMEA and APAC for OPMG, sets a remarkable standard in both her workplace and the wider industry. With extensive experience across multiple sectors, she is known for her authentic, compas...
SparkFoundry
Global Strategy Partner
Over the last year, Becs has worked launched ‘Show Up’ an internal coaching program linking internal, professionally qualified coaches with coachees from across the entire Publicis Groupe agency network. As a coach and NLP practitioner herself, she has also coached and mentored others within and outside the ‘Show Up’ coaching program. ...
GingerMay
Founder & CEO
Victoria Usher is a true leader – an individual able to elevate those around her while driving success for her company and its clients. GingerMay, founded in response to her own negative experiences within the PR industry, is a testament to her dedication to making a career in PR accessible to all. Her people-centric approach is ...
We Are Warriors PR & LILA Assistant
Founder We Are Warriors PR and LILA Assistant
Effie Kanyua is founder of We Are Warriors PR and founder of the first UK Black female founded AI business tool of its kind, LILA Assistant. She is a multi-award-winning former Director of PR & Comms for Hearst UK and Communications Director and Bauer Media. She is a former BBC journalist and has led teams at many leading global commun...
Amazon Advertising / Twitch
Senior Creative Producer
Yi is a Senior Creative Producer at Twitch’s Brand Partnership Studio within Amazon Advertising, specializing in innovative ways of connecting brands to Gen-Z audiences. With deep expertise across generative art, AI, gaming, AR, VR, XR and immersive installations, she has pushed Amazon Advertising campaign quality forward, breakin...
Lumen Research
GLOBAL VP OF PARTNERSHIPS
Donia’s Moroccan parents moved to France after she was born, working hard to provide for her under tough circumstances within the Parisian social housing system. She was the first in her family to go to university before moving to the UK to pursue her dreams in media. But media, and tech in particular, is vastly under-represented in te...
The Brandtech Group
Partner, Head of Emerging Technology
Rebecca (Bekki) Sykes has become a leading global voice in Gen AI marketing - and pivotal to our business. She spearheads Gen AI here at The Brandtech Group, which is the world's #1 Gen AI marketing company and owns Pencil, the biggest end-to-end Gen AI platform and creator of 1 million+ ads for 5,000+ brands. This year, Bekki ha...
Pan Macmillan
Group Communications Director and Global AI Lead
A creative and collaborative leader, Sara Lloyd has made a significant impact in her first year as Global AI Lead for international trade publishers, Pan Macmillan: the first leadership role in trade publishing to be tasked with AI strategy. Sara has created and led an internationally coherent approach to AI across the company’s Englis...
OLIVER
Chief Executive Officer, UK Group
As OLIVER's UK Group CEO, Amina represents a new era of agency leadership, combining commercial excellence with meaningful industry transformation. As one of the few Black women leading a major UK agency (and possibly the first from a HR background), she has redefined success, delivering exceptional business results while championing i...
McCann Birmingham
Managing Director
Lucy Hudson, Managing Director at McCann Birmingham, is a true visionary leader recognised for her ability to inspire teams, drive business success and positive change. With a leadership style influenced by personal bereavement, she fosters an environment that encourages sensitivity, collaboration, creativity, and innovation, ensuring ...
SMG
Chief Operations Officer
Emma Dean’s career epitomises visionary leadership and dedication. Joining SMG as its first-ever employee directly out of university under Founders Matt Lee and Joel Hopwood (ex-dunnhumby), Emma has played a pivotal role in shaping what is the UK’s largest retail media operator, trading over £1.9 million in retail media daily, in a bur...
Pablo
Joint Managing Directors
Hannah and Harriet are the female duo spearheading the UK’s fastest growing independent agency, Pablo, showing that when united, two women are a force to be reckoned with. Under their MD-ship Pablo has gone from an unknown agency 5 years ago, to Campaign’s Global and UK Independent Agency of the Year, 2023. This formidable power couple...
Digital Cinema Media
Chief Executive Officer
Karen’s decade-long tenure as CEO of DCM exemplifies visionary leadership, fostering innovation, inclusivity, and excellence within the cinema advertising industry. Embodying DCM’s values—Brave, Expert, Spirited, and Thoughtful—Karen has transformed challenges into opportunities, empowering her diverse, female-led team (60:40 gender sp...
Microsoft Advertising
UK/EMEA Group Client Director
Lucy Daramola’s 16-year career epitomises perseverance, determination, and resilience. Starting as a curious young girl from the East End of London, her passion for media and advertising evolved into a purposeful career. Initially believing that visionaries were preordained prodigies, Lucy realised that while some visionaries are born,...
EssenceMediacom
Cross Channel Senior Account Director
After leaving sixth form, unlike many of her friends Chinelle Brandford didn’t choose the university route, instead she chose to do an apprenticeship in Digital Marketing & Social Media at Google. In 2016, Haringey Council made her the face of apprenticeships. In 2022, Chinelle was awarded as one of the PMW 30 under 30 winners for the ...
The Goat Agency
Senior Campaign Director
Joining influencer agency, Goat, in 2018, Olivia has quickly risen through the ranks to become a Senior Campaign Director in 2024, managing a team of 15 in the UK! It was a huge year for her personally and professionally, as she successfully led the Campaigns side for two of Goat's biggest clients; Unilever Homecare and Henkel. Pushing...
Towards Change
Founder and Project Director
Rika Nakamura, founder of "Towards Change," is revolutionising inclusive representation in advertising through innovative community engagement. With a successful track record advising multinational companies in Japan, upon arriving in the UK, Rika identified a critical lack of Asian representation in British advertising. Leveraging her...
GATE+
Junior Producer
Amy joined Smoke & Mirrors, just under two years ago after a short stint in Tag’s Run Team. With no prior experience in the industry before this time, Amy has blown away the Senior Leadership Team, moving up the ranks from Runner to Junior Producer in just a year and a half. She is an invaluable colleague, knowing every aspect of the b...
IPG-X (McCann Worldgroup)
Creative Project Manager
At 26, Holly McLeish is redefining the role of Creative Project Manager in London’s luxury advertising sector, blending an award-winning design background with project management expertise. In less than five years, she’s established herself at IPG-X, a top luxury agency, serving as a vital link between creativity and execution for pres...
The Gate Films
Sales and Marketing Executive
Katie broke into the Film Production industry just over three years ago, joining The Gate Films as Studio Manager. Showing exceptional potential, Katie was promoted into the New Business team in November 2023. Shortly after this, her manager and Head of Commercial went on maternity leave. This meant that Katie became the first point of...
Sky Media
Social Partnerships Manager
I am delighted to nominate Tosin for the Rising to the Top - Media award. As a Social Partnerships Manager at Sky Media, Tosin has made a remarkable impact in just 18 months, recognized as one of Campaign UK’s ‘Faces to Watch 2024.’ She has driven year-on-year sales growth, consistently receiving glowing feedback from senior clients an...
Procter & Gamble
Senior Brand Manager
We are extremely proud to nominate Amy Nicklin, Senior Brand Manager at P&G, for Campaign’s Rising to the Top – Marketing award this year. Since joining the company, Amy has delivered phenomenal business impact – leading multi-functional teams in the pursuit of solving industry-wide challenges. Key projects have included pioneer...
Bumble
Global Celebrity & Influencer Lead
Bita is a prominent figure in the creator economy, drawing from her extensive influencer marketing expertise across large agency (Dentsu) and tech platforms (TikTok). With a specialised focus on influencer & talent relations and large brand partnerships, Bita has collaborated with brands and creators across various industries including...
Financial Times
Acting Head of Digital and Performance Marketing
As the Acting Head of Digital and Performance Marketing at FT Live, the Financial Times (FT) events division, I have set myself apart by founding FT Live’s first digital and performance team. FT Live produces events that engage global audiences on key industry topics, amplifying FT’s role as a thought leader. When I joined in 2020, the...
Women in Banking & Finance - UK
Future Leader Shadow Board Member/ Group Communications Manager
With a cross-functional background in finance and technology, Liyana exemplifies the qualities of a transformative leader, seamlessly blending her expertise in communications to drive meaningful change. As a Group Communications Manager, she leads strategic communication initiatives and drives communications for global programmes. ...
SevenSix Agency
Head of Talent & Casting
Rianna Williams is the Head of Talent and Casting at SevenSix Agency, where she built the talent management division from the ground up, turning it into a thriving and essential part of the business. With a roster of 14 influencers, all people of colour, Rianna is deeply committed to elevating underrepresented voices in the influencer ...
Shape History
Associate creative director
In the bustling world of purpose-driven communications, Zoë Dawson stands out as a creative force to be reckoned with. As the Associate Creative Director at Shape History, she's not just making ads; she's reshaping narratives and igniting social change. Zoë's journey from traditional ad agencies to the frontlines of social impact is ...
MediaSense
Consultant
During my time in PwC’s Marketing and Media advisory team (now part of MediaSense), I embraced a challenging project that was facing significant risks. I pioneered the integration of Generative AI into our strategy for a global FMCG client, transforming the digital performance program. By implementing innovative solutions, including a ...
The GoodNet
Agency Manager
Kami Jogee: A Rising Star in Media with a Passion for Sustainability Kami is an Agency Manager at The GoodNet. Her drive to merge creativity, media expertise, and sustainability led her to The GoodNet, where she now excels as Agency Manager working closely with UK clients and agencies. Kami champions ESG, diverse media, an...
Zenith International
Global Account Manager
Hannah’s rapid ascent in the media industry exemplifies her exceptional talent and leadership potential. Starting as an apprentice in 2019, she joined Zenith International in 2021 and was promoted to Global Account Manager within a year, becoming the youngest manager in her team at just 21. She has led over 75 multi-million-pound campa...
Total Media
Business Director
Hannah Moody: Our Rising Star Hannah's rapid ascent at Total Media, from Media Assistant to Business Director in just five years, highlights her exceptional talent, innovative mindset, and unwavering dedication. She has led award-winning campaigns, including the largest-ever special-build OOH campaign for Hiscox, and championed susta...
Sky Media
Insight and Measurement Controller
Rebecca joined Sky Media as an assistant in 2018 and rapidly advanced to Insight & Measurement Controller, earning three promotions in six years. She leads digital measurement for Sky Media, ensuring robust audience metrics and insightful analysis of media habits. Rebecca represents Sky on industry forums, including the UKOM technical ...
The Brandtech Group
Generative AI Business Manager
Amy Arnell is championing Gen AI integration for the entirety of The Brandtech Group - both within the business and with our clients. At just 26, Amy is teaching C-Suite executives of the world's largest corporations - such as Unilever, L’Oréal, and Diageo - how to safely integrate Gen AI in their businesses. All while being the extrem...
Alight Media
Head of Delivery
Grace is a visionary leader in the technology and operations space. In less than five years she has moved from an entry-level position to Head of Delivery for Alight Media, leading a diverse team of specialists responsible for the end-to-end delivery of out-of-home campaigns, overseeing thousands of content pieces each month. Grace’...
RAPP
Project Manager
Nicole is an exceptional young talent at RAPP, blending technical expertise, compassionate leadership, and a strong commitment to growth. As a key member of the teamX, Omnicom’s global account team for Mercedes-Benz, Nicole excels with a calm, thoughtful approach to managing a complex global account across multiple time zones. H...
Epsilon
Senior Account Manager
Vic Peopall has quickly become a key player in advancing Epsilon's retail media capabilities, particularly within the APAC and EMEA markets. She has successfully tackled structural issues, focusing on streamlining processes and data integration, which has allowed retailers to monetise first-party data with measurable impact. Her work w...
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