THE JUDGES
John M. Mohin OBE D.Univ
Chairman of Graham Shapiro Design (GSD®)
Managing Director of Wedgewood 1974-2009.
Negotiated with International Olympic Committee in Switzerland for a multi-million dollar range of merchandise featuring the Intellectual Property of the Olympic Movement including images in the Le Musee Olympique of Lausanne, thereby acquiring Olympian brand endorsement.
Martin Nolan
Business & Leadership Coach, Executive Mentor
Martin is a Business & Leadership Coach, Executive Mentor. Coach for Bentley Motors & on MMU MBA. Goldman Sachs 10KSB Growth Expert.
Martin is Vice Chair of the board of PANDA (the Performing Arts Network & Development Agency) and a board member at Just Psychology.
Alissa Koopal
Chief Executive Officer at Pennine Events Ltd
Serial entrepreneur and Founder of Izzy Melody- specialising in British manufactured, high-end baby soothing products. Hero product: Izzy Melody (I.M) BabyBangle. Alissa currently serves as CEO at Pennine Events Ltd- the leading event management agency for major, mass participation & complex live events – with clients ranging from Silverstone race circuit through to major arts & cultural organisations.
Cody Gapare (CMgr MCMI MBA)
Founder of multi-award winning C-Lash, as seen by Eylure
Codilia Gapare is a serial entrepreneur and breast cancer survivor, who has revolutionised the beauty industry by creating the first ever false lashes range for chemotherapy patients, 'C-Lash'.
2019 Entrepreneur of Excellence Award winner.
A Member of the Centre for Professional Excellence Advisory Board.
Rob McKay
Managing Director - Sherrington Associates
Managing Director of Sherrington Associates Limited. Delivering retained executive search, executive coaching and consultancy for purposeful organisations with a desire to be more sustainable.
Rob was also Chairman of Cheshire Institute of Directors and is Chair and Founding Member of Cheshire West Impact Group (CWIG)
Joel Blake OBE
Business Leader. Entrepreneur. Public Speaker, NED
Founder and CEO of The GFA Exchange.
President of Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce.
Joel was made OBE for services to business support and Enterprise.
Specialities: Entrepreneurial Leadership, Business Strategy, Diversity, FinTech, Technology, Social Impact
