Congratulations to all our Women Changing the World 2023 award winners!
Business of the Year
1st Place Elaine Tang, Australia | Melvory Australia
2nd Place Judy Cheung-Wood, Australia | SkinB5
3rd Place Tara McKeon, Australia | Proud Poppy Clothing
Coach of the Year
1st Place Dr Daphne Soares, United Arab Emirates | Carousel Moms Business and Leadership Coaching
2nd Place Niti Nadarajah, Australia | Coaching by Niti
3rd Place Rudo Nyamoto, Zimbabwe | Zvide
Honourable Mention Blessing Diana Chabvamurambo, Australia | My Startup Coach
Community Impact
1st Place Sister Zeph, Pakistan | Zephaniah Women’s Education and Empowerment Foundation
2nd Place Natashia Telfer, Australia | National Community Care
3rd Place Kellie Hackney, Australia | The Canopy & Kwila
3rd Place Nicole Huxley, Australia | Gumbdda in our Mala
Honourable Mention Melissa Neville, Australia | Missy's Magic Styles
Company of the Year
1st Place Elle Likopoulos, Australia | Absolute Business Brokers
2nd Place Mel James, Australia | Social Care Solutions
3rd Place Lisa Walker, Australia | National Community Care
Cultural Diversity & Inclusion
1st Place Aytakin Aliyeva, United States of America | Femigrants
2nd Place Tina Brunet, Australia | Full Circle Social Enterprises
3rd Place Ramita Anand, United Kingdom | ElevateRA
Disability Leadership Awards
1st Place Maysoon Zayid, United States of America | Maysoon Zayid
2nd Place Zoe Simmons, Australia | Zoe Simmons
3rd Place Dr Olivia Ong, Australia | Dr Olivia Ong
Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year
1st Place Ramita Anand, United Kingdom | ElevateRA
2nd Place Sarah Rusbatch, Australia | Sarah Rusbatch
3rd Place Francisca Dias, Netherlands | Francisca Dias
Emerging Leader
1st Place Niti Nadarajah, Australia | Coaching by Niti
2nd Place Tammy Hewitt, Australia | Mumma Life is Now
3rd Place Tracey Cook, Australia | The Podcast Empire
Emerging Woman
1st Place Yuki Aizawa, Malaysia | Rinne
2nd Place Lara Solomon, United Kingdom | Hoopsy
3rd Place Kate Fisher, Australia | Milkshakes for Marleigh
3rd Place Tanyaradzwa Guta, Zimbabwe | The Tanyaradzwa Initiative
Entrepreneur of the Year
1st Place Bobbi Lockyer, Australia | Bobbi Lockyer
2nd Place Paulette Watson, United Kingdom | Paulette Watson
3rd Place Petina Tieman, Australia | Complete Business Solutions
First Nations Leadership
1st Place Bobbi Lockyer, Australia | Bobbi Lockyer
2nd Place Petina Tieman, Australia | Complete Business Solutions
3rd Place Bernice Hookey, Australia | MZB Empowerment
3rd Place Dr Karen Demmery, Australia | Burbirra
Global Impact
1st Place Nisha Mandani, United States of America | Our Aim Foundation
2nd Place Jensine Larsen, United States of America | World Pulse
3rd Place Francesca Nxedhlana, South Africa | Khusela Business Intelligence Technologies
3rd Place Lumbie Mlambo, Zimbabwe | JB Dondolo
Hall of Fame
1st Place Stephenie Rodriguez, Australia | Wandersafe
2nd Place Dr Gallie Kawanzaruwa, United Arab Emirates | Dr Gallie Kawanzaruwa
3rd Place Raquel Manning, Australia | Blue Diamond Property Group
Humanitarian Impact
1st Place Millicent Manyenga, Zimbabwe | Heart for the Nations Trust
2nd Place Comfort Dondo, United States of America | Phumulani
3rd Place Denise Schelbergen, Australia | The Ikigai Entrepreneur
Innovation Award
1st Place Judy Cheung-Wood, Australia | SkinB5
2nd Place Donna Johnson, Australia | Zena Sport
3rd Place Helen Whait, Australia | ActivOT
3rd Place Gaëlle Berruel, United Kingdom | A Rockstar Mindset
Leader of the Year
1st Place Dr Cara Antoine, Netherlands | Capgemini
2nd Place Indira Kennedy, United Kingdom | Conscious Leadership
3rd Place Kawtar El Alaoui, Canada | Conscious Togetherness
Micro Business of the Year
1st Place Mandy Smolders, Australia | Billycart Kids
2nd Place Sally Newman, Australia | Lyrical Infusion
3rd Place Melanie Greenhalgh, Australia | Collective Wisdom Coaching
Migrant Leadership Awards
1st Place Aytakin Aliyeva, United States of America | Femigrants
2nd Place Liling Ong, Australia | PIEX Education
3rd Place Siphilisiwe Ndlovu, Germany | Training Women of Excellence
3rd Place Claudia Marcela Ramirez, United Kingdom | GSK
Rising Star
1st Place Nomhle Mujakachi, Zimbabwe | Umilo Renewable Power Company
2nd Place Dr Nothabo Ncube, Canada | Dr Nothabo Ncube
3rd Place Vithyaa Thavapalan, Australia | Fire Forensics
Rural and Regional Areas Impact
1st Place Petina Tieman, Australia | Complete Business Solutions
2nd Place Rebecca Grisman, Australia | Better Together Housing
3rd Place Lillian Nyamasoka, Zimbabwe | Shawasha Group
Small Business of the Year
1st Place Brenda Robinson, Australia | Robinson's Honey
2nd Place Raquel Manning, Australia | Blue Diamond Property Group
3rd Place Amy Jackson, Australia | Nurturing Confidence
Social Enterprise Award
1st Place Bianca Stawiarski, Australia | Warida Wholistic Wellness
2nd Place Nicole Huxley, Australia | Gumbdda in our Mala
3rd Place Rebecca Grisman, Australia | Better Together Housing
Thought Leader of the Year
1st Place Kemi DaSilva-Ibru, Nigeria | Women at Risk International Foundation
2nd Place Dr Nothabo Ncube, Canada | Dr Nothabo Ncube
3rd Place Kelly Van Nelson, Australia | Serco Asia Pacific
Woman Changing the World of the Year
1st Place Sarifa Alonto Younes, Australia | Sarifa Alonto Younes
2nd Place Kemi DaSilva-Ibru, Nigeria | Women at Risk Foundation
3rd Place Sister Zeph, Pakistan | Zephaniah Women’s Education and Empowerment Foundation
3rd Place Rochelle Courtenay, Australia | Share the Dignity
Woman in Agriculture
1st Place Lillian Nyamasoka, Zimbabwe | Shawasha Group
2nd Place Josie Grenfell, Australia | Food2Soil
3rd Place Patricia Mathabe, United Kingdom | Royal Agricultural University
Woman in Business
1st Place Jacine Greenwood, Australia | Roccoco Botanicals
2nd Place Natashia Telfer, Australia | National Community Care
3rd Place Elle Likopoulos, Australia | Absolute Business Brokers
3rd Place Mel James, Australia | Social Care Solutions
Woman in Corporate
1st Place Marisa Monteiro Borsboom, Netherlands | PortHollandia, MQM Legal Centre & Inov@legal
2nd Place Dr Cara Antoine, Netherlands | Capgemini
3rd Place Betty Encinales, United Kingdom | Becruit & Goldman Sachs
3rd Place Kelly Van Nelson, Australia | Serco Asia Pacific
Woman in Education
1st Place Sarifa Alonto Younes, Australia | Sarifa Alonto Younes
2nd Place Sister Zeph, Pakistan | Zephaniah Women’s Education and Empowerment Foundation
3rd Place Dr Gallie Kawanzaruwa, United Arab Emirates | Dr Gallie Kawanzaruwa
3rd Place Mafunase Ngosa Malenga, Zambia | South Africa Institute of Aviation, Science and Technology
Woman in Finance
1st Place Amanda Thompson, Australia | Endurance Financial
2nd Place Wadzanai Nenzou, Australia | Herconomics
3rd Place Blessing Diana Chabvamurambo, Australia | My Startup Coach
Woman in Health
1st Place Lisa Walker, Australia | National Community Care
2nd Place Dr Olivia Ong, Australia | Dr Olivia Ong
3rd Place Pia Clinton-Tarestad, Australia | Clean Slate Clinic
Woman in Literature
1st Place Athena Daniels, Australia | Athena Daniels Academy
2nd Place Peta Flanigan, Australia | Gumnut Press
3rd Place Chido Taruvinga, Australia | Chido Taruvinga
Woman in Media
1st Place Maysoon Zayid, United States of America | Maysoon Zayid
2nd Place Rudo Nyamoto, Zimbabwe | Zvide
3rd Place Zoe Simmons, Australia | Zoe Simmons
Woman in Medicine
1st Place Dr Nothabo Ncube, Canada | Dr Nothabo Ncube
2nd Place Dr Vanessa Atienza-Hipolito, Australia | Women's & Breast Imaging
3rd Place Dr Danielle Brown-Shreves, Canada | Restore Medical Clinics
Woman in Sustainability
1st Place Leanne Savage, Australia | Acala Stem
2nd Place Lillian Nyamasoka, Zimbabwe | Shawasha Group
3rd Place Molly Fullee, Australia | Fulle
Woman in Tech
1st Place Yuki Aizawa, Malaysia | Rinne
2nd Place Katrina Macdermid, Australia | HIT Global
3rd Place Margaret Ciobanu, Australia | Yoochooz
Woman in Travel & Tourism
1st Place Kristy Moore, Australia | Travel Moore
2nd Place Sheridan Beaumont, Australia | Sydney Oyster Farm Tours
Woman in Wellness & Wellbeing
1st Place Tinevimbo Terry-Anne Matambanadzo, Zimbabwe | As I Am Foundation
2nd Place Sarah Cremona, Australia | The Mumma Nest
3rd Place Elisabeth Gabauer, Austria | Elisabeth Gabauer
Young Woman of the Year
1st Place Keeley Johnson, Australia | Keeley's Cause
2nd Place Sonia Marta, Romania | Sonia Marta
People's Choice Finalists
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Business
1st Place Helen Moyo, Australia | Helen Moyo
2nd Place Sarah Rusbatch, Australia | Sarah Rusbatch
3rd Place Monica Rottmann, Australia | Cultivate Calm Yoga
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Environmental Impact
1st Place Leanne Savage, Australia | Acala Stem
2nd Place Nomhle Mujakachi, Zimbabwe | Umilo Renewable Power Company
3rd Place Lara Solomon, United Kingdom | Hoopsy
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Health & Wellbeing
1st Place Sarah Rusbatch, Australia | Sarah Rusbatch
2nd Place Noula Diamantopoulos, Australia | BeCause Movement
2nd Place Tinevimbo Terry-Anne Matambanadzo, Zimbabwe | As I Am Foundation
3rd Place Dr Vanessa Atienza-Hipolito, Australia | Women's & Breast Imaging
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Education
1st Place Madhavi Nawana Parker, Australia | Positive Minds Australia
2nd Place Patricia Mathabe, United Kingdom | Royal Agricultural University
3rd Place Katrina Macdermid, Australia | HIT Global
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Humanitarian Impact
1st Place Tinevimbo Terry-Anne Matambanadzo, Zimbabwe | As I Am Foundation
2nd Place Leanne Savage, Australia | Acala Stem
3rd Place Melanie Tate, Australia | Puddle Jumpers
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Social Enterprise
1st Place Leanne Butterworth, Australia | Empathy First
2nd Place Belle Chapman, Australia | Belle Chapman Photography & The Forevermore Initiative
3rd Place Raquelle Roulette, United States of America | Raquelle Roulette
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Global Impact
1st Place Foluso Gbadamosi, Nigeria | Junior Achievement Nigeria
2nd Place Denise Schelbergen, Australia | The Ikigai Entrepreneur
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Local Community Business
1st Place Monica Rottmann, Australia | Cultivate Calm Yoga
2nd Place Margaret Foley, Australia | Queen of my Own Universe
3rd Place Gerry Blackwell, Australia | Youth Development Foundation
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Cultural Diversity & Inclusion
1st Place Tarisai Shinya, Australia | Savannah Fashions
2nd Place Bobbi Lockyer, Australia | Bobbi Lockyer
3rd Place Francisca Dias, Netherlands | Francisca Dias
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Non Profit
1st Place Tinevimbo Terry-Anne Matambanadzo, Zimbabwe | As I Am Foundation
2nd Place Foluso Gbadamosi, Nigeria | Junior Achievement Nigeria
3rd Place Denise Schelbergen, Australia | The Ikigai Entrepreneur
People's Choice Women Changing the World - Gender Equality
1st Place Rev Dr Elitha Moyo, Zimbabwe | ELCZ Gender Justice
2nd Place Kellie Hackney, Australia | Reclaiming My Place — Partnership with Felicity Cocuzzoli (CEEHE University of Newcastle), Lisa Brock (Singleton Family Support) & The Canopy
3rd Place Catherine Nolan, Australia | Cath Nolan