If there’s one factor we all know at GlobalWelsh it’s that there are tens of millions of fantastic Welsh ladies scattered around the globe doing unimaginable issues and making the world a greater place. Amongst them innovators, leaders, creators and pioneers, inspiring all of us. Listed below are just some of these superior ladies…
JULIE DEANE CBE – ENTREPRENEUR AND LEADER – CAMBRIDGE, UK
Cambridge College alumni, Julie, initially from Swansea, began The Cambridge Satchel Co. together with her mom in 2008 with only a £600 funding making luggage from her kitchen desk. She exited the enterprise in 2022 when it was using over 140 folks and promoting to over 120 nations.
The corporate has collaborated with prestigious designers and retailers together with Vivienne Westwood and Comme des Garcons and graced catwalks from London to New York. The baggage have appeared in reveals together with Ladies, The Good Spouse and Gossip Lady and on the shoulders of celebrities together with Girl Gaga, Taylor Swift and Alexa Chung.
In 2021, Julie was honoured with a CBE for providers to Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing.
CATHRIN PETTY – VENTURE CAPITALIST – LONDON
Cathrin was born in Bridgend to Welsh mother and father and later moved to the village of Penllyn close to Cowbridge. She attended St Clare’s faculty in Porthcawl, earlier than selecting to check Pure Sciences at Cambridge College. All through her youth Cathrin loved taking part in sports activities, with tennis and hockey being her major sporting focus at College. She’s proud to have had six blues throughout her College sporting profession in each hockey and tennis.
As we speak, Cathrin is a Managing Companion, Head of Healthcare EMEA and Board Member at CVC Capital Companions, a world main personal fairness and credit score funding agency. One among Cathrin’s first investments when becoming a member of CVC in 2016 was to discovered a womens healthcare firm known as Theramex which offers reasonably priced merchandise for ladies searching for IVF, or combating menopause, endometriosis and osteoporosis. The corporate bought in 2022 with over 550 folks employed (65% being ladies) and with a income stream of over £300m.
DR. SARAH LOUISA BIRCHLEY – PROFESSOR AND ENTREPRENEUR – TOKYO, JAPAN
Initially from Cwmbran, Sarah moved to Tokyo, Japan, 20 years in the past and pursued a tutorial profession. As we speak she’s a professor of entrepreneurship at Toyo Gakuen College. Sarah has many printed works on transnational entrepreneurship and diaspora and travels the world talking on these topics.
Sarah additionally works as a enterprise advisor to empower small and mid-sized companies in Japan and the UK to suppose globally. She trains within the areas of management, organisation, entrepreneurship, team-building, and mindset improvement. She additionally offers translation and localisation providers to Japanese corporations searching for to increase globally and analysis and help providers for corporations getting into Japan.
A passionate Welsh lady, Sarah maintains her shut ties with Wales by means of her household, educational work and as a GlobalWelsh board member.
EMMA REES – ENTREPRENEUR AND DOCTOR – PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Former GP, Emma, from Porthcawl and her former policeman husband, Jimmy, based Femma in 2021 after shifting to Australia. As a medical lecturer and printed writer, Emma needed to make use of her data to assist extra ladies entry high quality healthcare and guarantee they keep wholesome lives.
Femma permits ladies to have quick access to medical info and grow to be educated and knowledgeable on frequent situations that girls face, reminiscent of menopause and endometriosis. Emma discovered it was vital to take away stigma and disgrace from these usually averted matters by providing recommendation, options and on-line consultations by means of the Femma platform.
KELLY DAVIES – SPORTSWOMAN, ENTREPRENEUR AND LEADER – WALES
Welsh born, former worldwide footballer Kelly studied Sports activities Science and Enterprise Administration at Loughborough College earlier than changing into the youngest lady to acquire an MBA in Soccer Industries at Liverpool College.
In 2018 Kelly based The Goodwash Firm with fellow Welsh sportswoman Mandy Powell. In 2021, Kelly exited the enterprise and secured the function as UK Director of Ashoka, targeted on creating and provoking optimistic change.
Enthusiastic about Welsh sport, Kelly is a trustee for the Soccer Affiliation of Wales and impartial chair for the Cymru Soccer Basis.
NAN WILLIAMS – ENTREPRENEUR AND LEADER – LONDON
Nan Williams was born in Anglesey and raised in Llanidloes. Nan determined to attend Cambridge College in 1980 to check languages. After ending College, Nan labored as a trainee with Barclays financial institution, earlier than becoming a member of advertising agency Charles Barker the place she grew to become CEO.
15 years later Nan and three pals arrange 4 Communications with Nan as CEO. As we speak, 4 is an award-winning full-service worldwide advertising company with places of work in; London, Cardiff, Aberystwyth, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. Nan is obsessed with Wales and stays related as chair of the GlobalWelsh board.
HERO BROWN – ENTREPRENEUR AND JOURNALIST – LONDON
Hero Brown grew up in Dinas Powys and studied at Howell’s College in Llandaff. Hero left Wales to check at Oxford College. She went on to have a profitable profession in journalism, writing and modifying for the likes of Impartial on Sunday, The Observer, Crimson, Marie Claire and Elle.
In 2011, Hero based Muddy Stilettos, a web-based life-style journal for ladies, after shifting out of London together with her associate and son to the Buckingham/Oxfordshire border. The web journal is now the UK’s No.1 luxurious life-style platform. It has over 1.2m month-to-month followers, 275,000 subscribers, 250,000 social followers, and might now be present in 28 counties throughout the UK.
In 2019, Hero was nominated by the Day by day Mail as a Digital Pioneer and among the many prime 50 most inspiring ladies within the UK.
ANN ELLIS – ENTREPRENEUR AND LEADER – DUBAI
Initially from a rural farming group in North Wales, Ann was impressed by the sturdy ladies in her group and their entrepreneurial mindsets. In 1996, after travelling to Northern Italy, Ann based Mauve together with her husband John Ellis. A worldwide HR consultancy aiming to simplify the enterprise of enlargement and specialising in employment options and expatriate providers.
As we speak Mauve has places of work in 32 nations together with Switzerland, Kenya and Argentina and works with organisations reminiscent of; Water Assist, The Good Meals Institute and Household for each youngster. The corporate lately launched Mauve Cymru to assist bold Welsh corporations commerce internationally.
JAN GRIFFITHS – BUSINESS LEADER AND PODCASTER – DETROIT, USA
Jan was born in Bridgend and studied on the College of Wales Trinity Saint David. In 1985, Jan moved to the USA with Borg Warner, a tier one provider within the automotive trade. Jan has loved a profitable profession in numerous roles throughout the trade together with buying, provide chain and manufacturing, culminating in her appointment to Automotive Information’ Prime 100 Main Girls within the automotive trade in 2015.
In 2018, Jan began her entrepreneurial journey as founding father of Gravitas Detroit, an organization dedicated to making ready leaders for the long run within the auto trade. Jan hosts The Automotive Leaders Podcast. In 2023, Jan launched GlobalWelsh USA, a hub devoted to rising the enterprise diaspora community throughout america.
BETHAN GRAY – FURNITURE DESIGNER – LONDON
Initially from Cardiff, Bethan Grey is without doubt one of the UK’s most celebrated furnishings and homeware designers, having been awarded 4 Elle Ornament British Design Awards, together with the coveted Finest British Designer and The Finest British Tableware Designer.
Established in 2008 her firm, Bethan Grey Design, creates luxurious handcrafted collections of furnishings and residential equipment which can be bought by means of international retailers reminiscent of Harrods, Liberty, Lane Crawford and EJ Victor.
Inside her personal follow in London, she nurtures, connects and encourages new design expertise and mentors upcoming feminine designers. Bethan lately launched a Prize for Girls in Craft with Cardiff Metropolitan College the place she is
