Some of Britain's most inspiring working women.
Sam Baker
Editor-in-chief, Red magazine
Having notched up 18 years in magazines, Sam is one of the most experienced editors in the business. She's also a bestselling author, with two books published, and a third, The Stepmothers' Support Group, out this year.
Karren Brady
Managing Director,
Birmingham City FC
Karren made news when, at 23, she was appointed managing director of Birmingham City FC. In 1997, after the launching the club on the Stock Exchange, she became the UK's youngest managing director of a PLC. Brady will soon be seen on the sixth series of the BBC’s The Apprentice, where she is taking over from Margaret Mountford as one of Lord Alan Sugar’s advisors.
Sarah Brown
Wife of Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
Sarah ran her own PR company before moving into Number 10. As well as the workload which comes with being the wife of the PM, she is the patron of the White Ribbon Alliance, a charity that campaigns for women's health in developing countries.
Liz Garrett
Managing Director of Coty Prestige UK
The UK's queen of cosmetics has worked in the beauty industry for over 20 years. By launching JLo's Glow fragrance in 2002, she pioneered the hugely successful cult of celebrity fragrances, and with Calvin Klein's euphoria, she has us all dreaming of possessing just a little bit of Eva Mendes's X Factor.
Karen Mattison
Director, Women Like Us
Karen's recruitment company champions working mums who want flexible, fulfilling jobs. By finding experience and skilled part time staff for employers, Karen reaches out to thousands of women who want to return to work, but don't know how.
Safia Minney
CEO, People Tree
As the founder of fashion and lifestyle label Peple Tree, Safia combines pioneering ethics - organic cotton, zero child labour - with designer style, producing clothes that we all actually want to wear.
Amanda Ross
Joint managing director,
Cactus TV
Set up in 1994 by Amanda and her husband Simon Ross, Cactus has produced over 3,000 programmes, most notably Richard & Judy for ITV, and Saturday Kitchen for BBC1. As the creator of the Richard & Judy Book Club, Amanda has been called 'the most powerful person in publishing'.
Jane Shepherdson
CEO, Whistles Ltd
British high-street shopping is world class, thanks to Jane. As the brand director of Topshop, she changed the wardrobes of millions of women. Now as the CEO of Whistles, she is again responsible for getting us dressed in the morning.
Laura Wade-Gery
CEO, tesco.com and Tesco Direct
One of Britain's top businesswomen, Wade-Gery is in charge of the world's largest online grocery retailer. More than a million of us regularly do our shopping with tesco.com. She is also a non-executive director of Trinity Mirror PLC.