Choosing a winner for any award can be a tough task, but when you are selecting a winner amongst a diverse range of talented and skilled Illawarra businesswomen, the job is made even more difficult.
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With such a high calibre of finalists this year the judging task was difficult but the judges said it was once again very rewarding.
Lisa McCosker from the Commonwealth Bank Business Banking said what really stood out when judging the IWIB Customer Focus Award this year was the passion each finalist had for their business.
Vi Blazevska from the ANZ Bank, sponsors of the IWIB Business Woman in the Community Award, said she found their finalists inspirational on how they started their community involvement.
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2018 IWIB Business Women’s Awards judges: Leanne Smith, Illawarra Business Chamber; Terry Widdicombe, IMB Bank; Dianne Chalk, Hillross Fairy Meadow; Graham Lancaster, Lancaster Law & Mediation; Narelle Hawken, Access Law Group; Delyse Del Turco and Anthony Wise, Better Business Accounting; Karen Meiring de Gonzalez, Skin Correctives; Catherine Carlisle and Lisa McCosker, Commonwealth Business Banking; Vi Blazevska & Julia Miller, ANZ Bank; Jodie Pyke, Finance Control; Maria Zuschmann, chiropractor and personal performance coach; Margaret Biggs, The Disability Trust; Maree Kerr, Jenny Hirst and Virginia Wren, Illawarra ITeC.
2018 IWIB Business Women’s Awards finalists:
- Apral Nikolich, The Ballet Shoppe
- Arunima Gupta, Wollongong Diagnostics
- Brinie Scheen, Dragonfly Parties
- Carmen Rudd, Zig Zag Hub
- Deborah Shepherd, Gratitude
- Diana Foye, Foye Legal
- Donna Check, Green Homes Australia Illawarra
- Ebony Austin, the PROJECT. by Ebony Austin
- Emma Perrow, Emma P
- Frances Wood, Rockshelf Pictures Pty Ltd
- Fyona Matters, PipeWolf Media
- Gabrielle Browne, Alpha Vet Tech Solutions
- Georgia Kollaras, Kollaras & Co
- Henny Williams, Essential Bookkeeping Solutions Pty Ltd
- Holly Howell, The GPT Group
- Jo Mould, Have To Have Health Pty Ltd
- Joanne Danckwardt, One Agency JD Property Agents
- Kate O'Mealley, Oh My Word!
- Kylie Moffitt, PhysioHealth & Sports Injury Clinic
- Kylie Sweeney de Havilland, Kylie Sweeney de Havilland Art
- Lauren Buhagiar, Active Property Conveyancing
- Leah Roodenrys Karli Kenny, Kenny Escapes - Food and Wine Experiences
- Leonie Bishop, Carly's Coffee Couriers
- Lyndal Kennedy, Foye Legal
- Maralyn Young, CasaMia Lingerie
- Meg Connell, RMB Lawyers
- Melinda Griffiths, Slater & Gordon
- Michelle Mannex, Elders Real Estate Shellharbour
- Monique Field, Smile Elite Real Estate
- Natalie Allan, Plan Design Draft
- Nicola Xanthopoulos, Nicola's Tutoring
- Nicole Bowman, Dress for Success
- Nicole Goodyer, The Champagne Crusade
- Sarah Nolen, Birdblack Design
- Sylvie Chaumont, Cosimfree Home Loans
- Tanya Edwards, Netstrata Wollongong
- Victoria James, Bathroom Werx Illawarra