This year marks the 15th IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards. Here's the story behind how it all began... sp BWOTY23 awards events business
Throughout my 20s and 30s, I was always aware of the awards and the buzz that ripples through the city on the night. I remember aspiring to stand on that stage, amongst Ireland’s most inspiring businesswomen. As a new member of Team IMAGE and being fully immersed in the project for the first time this year, I asked Group Contributing Editor Melanie Morris to share the full story of the awards with me.
First, we’ll clarify that the first IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards was in 2007, but because of Covid-19, we’re marking our 15th awards ceremony this year, as opposed to our 17th. Ciara Cosgrove came on board to organise the event and she brought things up to a whole new level. The quality of production on the night; what we were offering our guests; the whole experience expanded to a new, elevated standard that we had never done before. So, that was absolutely brilliant. We were – and are – so grateful to Ciara and her team for that and it meant we could grow further and increase the categories yet again. So, 2023 is our biggest year.
I also love the judging day because we have such a diverse range of about a dozen judges, all of whom bring substantial acumen and experience in their own right. It’s amazing to see different people’s input but what’s really, really amazing to see is that even though a dozen judges are reading the shortlist application forms on their own over the space of about a week or two, there is a consensus that comes together on judging day.
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