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VIP Publishing is delighted to announce that the eir Power of Women Awards are back.
These awards celebrate the best and brightest female entrepreneurs in Ireland, across the worlds of fashion, technology, beauty, lifestyle, wellness and more! The winners, decided by an expert panel and awarded at an exclusive lunch in Dublin’s Anantara Marker Hotel on November 20th, will be profiled in VIP Magazine.
Laura Murphy is the founder and brewmaster behind SynerChi, Ireland’s original kombucha brewery, which she launched in Dublin in 2012. After discovering kombucha while living in the US and training with a brewmaster in Montreal, she returned home and helped turn what was then a niche drink into a growing Irish wellness staple. Alice Carroll is a Limerick-born entrepreneur and co-founder of Foxes Bow Irish Whiskey, which she launched with fellow Limerick native Tony Foote in 2021.
As a UL Business graduate, Alice previously worked across the globe in marketing on major drinks brands before creating Foxes Bow, a contemporary Irish whiskey that has since expanded into international markets and raised over €1 million inKaren & Natalie Keane are the sister-duo behind Bean & Goose, the Wexford-based chocolate brand which they founded in 2014. What began in their home kitchen has grown into one of Ireland’s much-loved independent chocolate brands, known for its Irish-inspired flavours, beautifully wrapped bars, chocolate hares and sharingKatie Taylor partnered with Irish wellness brand SiSú to create Fizzique, a next-generation soda designed to combine great taste with a better-for-you approach.reputation across the wellness drinks space.
The collaboration brought together Taylor’s drive and SiSú’s focus on creating premium drinks that people genuinely want to reach for. Sofie Rooney is the co-founder of Chimac, the Dublin restaurant and food brand she runs with her husband, Garret FitzGerald.
After falling in love with Korean fried chicken during a trip to Seoul in 2016, the pair began experimenting in their Dublin kitchen before opening their own restaurant and developing a range of Korean-inspired sauces now sold to over 700 retailers across numerous countries. Kasha Connolly is the chocolatier and creative director behind Hazel Mountain Chocolate, an award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate factory and visitor centre in the Burren, Co. Clare, and second location in Galway city. Ireland,site.
Yasmin Hyde is the founder of Ballymaloe Foods, the Cork-based family business behind the much-loved Ballymaloe Relish. Growing up at Ballymaloe House, she learned the importance of quality ingredients from her mother Myrtle Allen before turning her family recipes into a successful food brand. Today, Yasmin remains involved in the business alongside her children, who continue to grow and evolve the brand.
Ngozi is the founder of Hi Spirits Wine Club, Ireland’s first Black-led wine club, created to make the world of wine and spirits more inclusive and accessible. A first-generation American of Nigerian descent who grew up in California’s wine country, she spotted a gap in the market and now champions Black-led, small-scale wine and spirits producers—primarily from Africa and the Caribbean, connecting people with producers and products they may not otherwise
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