Our Committee

  • Gillian Crawford - Chair BAWE Scotland

    Following a 20-year career as a journalist with The Times and The Sunday Times in London and Scotland, latterly as deputy editor of the Sunday Times in Scotland ,Gillian founded Wow (Scotland) Ltd which trades under two brands, Lily Blanche & Tartan Twist A fine luxury jewellery brand specialising in lockets. Bestselling item is the Memory Keeper Locket which opens to reveal six secret photographs and has been worn by Judy Murray and Hermione Norris. Wow Scotland Ltd is based in Stirling and the brands sell through stockists throughout the UK . Gillian is also an ecommerce specialist.

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  • Karen Somerville - Vice Chair

    Formerly founder of Angels' Share Glass , now  set up as Karen Somerville Consulting and Co Director of award winning Fife Whisky Festival & Borderlands Whisky Festival. Her career has meant that she sits on judging panels for Scottish Whisky Awards and Speyside Whisky Awards.
    Karen is a qualified Help to Grow Business mentor and also offers business consulting and mentoring services, Helping other growing businesses with a strategic and authentic approach.


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  • Fiona Chambers - Treasurer

    Fiona set up a Vending machine business in 2012 with her husband Ian. The multi-award winning company is based in Alloa and now has a team of 13 full time staff. The business was sold in 2024 to Lavazza and now Fiona & Ian are planning their retirement

    Fiona has a passion for sales and marketing and is driven to achieve success on every level. Fiona is dedicated to the BAWE network and now gives back as part of the BAWE committee.

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  • Caroline Gunn - Membership Secretary

    Caroline Gunn – Managing Director www.propertyresponse24.co.uk

    With a background in marketing and external relations, Caroline knows the importance of brand representation and first impressions. As a shareholder and Managing Director of Property Response 24, Caroline has grown the business to become a UK wide out of hours service and maintenance provider.

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  • Thea De joode - Events Secretary

    Thea is the founder and owner of The Astute VA , an expert online
    business management service. With an academic background grounded in social sciences and research, Thea built up nearly two decades’ experience of working in leadership and management within the arts, education (HE) and voluntary sectors. She’s most keen on supporting local businesses and organisations, even more so
    if they fall within a charitable, creative or arts-based setting. A member of
    the Society of Virtual Assistants (UK), Thea is proud to champion the VA sector and aims to expand the opportunities for other VAs based in Scotland.

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  • Fiona McDiarmid - Social Convenor

    Fiona is a teacher and former Headteacher with over 40 years’ experience in education. Between 2003 and 2021 Fiona set up the Kip McGrath Education Centre in Stirling, one of the UK’s most successful Kip McGrath tutoring centres. Fiona and her team supported well over three thousand students during that time.  In 2021, she made the decision to sell the Centre to allow her to focus on Cellfield, a programme which is specially designed to help those students with reading and language processing issues like Dyslexia.

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Our Members

  • Rebecca Holmes

    Rebecca Holmes Photography Rebecca is an award-winning photographer, a photography trainer and a business mentor with over twenty years of experience. Rebecca has a knack for capturing the heart of a family or an organisation – shining a light on their values and what makes them beautiful and unique. Her superpower is helping others to feel great in front of the camera. She has a passion for helping women, in particular, to feel confident being seen in photographs.

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  • Joyce Young OBE

    Designer Joyce Young OBE launched her company By Storm in 1993 having been in the fashion industry since graduating from the prestigious Glasgow School of Art in 1975. Now find her creations at Joyce Young Collection Joyce’s gift for colour, fabric, style and detail gives the outfits she creates a very distinctive look that is instantly recognisable as a “Joyce Young” design. Backed by a loyal and talented team of experts in styling, pattern cutting, sewing and fitting, together her team will create the dress of your dreams.

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  • Lesley Landels

    Lesley Landels

    Founder of  Love Scottish

    Lesley describes herself as "A self driven, hard working, perfectionist that enjoys all of life's challenges! Manufacturing luxury candles with two retail outlets in the Borders, Lesley flies the flag for Women in Business in The South of Scotland.

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  • Susanne Harrison

    FoIL, MAPM, MANLP, MAC, ABM

    Advisor and Business Coach

    Grow Your Numbers

    Previously a project manager in a large organisation, retrained as a coach and joined Martin Robertson Associates ltd full-time to develop advisory and business coaching services for the Accountancy practice.

    Susanne focuses on taking the strain out of compliance and supporting business owners to have more time, make more money and build a better quality of life.

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  • Alison Kilgour

    Business Development Director Thomas & Adamson Glasgow

    Alison is a highly accomplished professional with over 25 years of experience in the construction and property industry.She holds the title of Nautique EuropeanLadies Wake surf Champion(Masters) for 2023.  Her expertise, dedication, and diverse interests make her an inspiring role model for others seeking a balanced and successful professional life.

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  • Sarah Haran

    Sarah Haran is the founder and CEO of Sarah Haran Accessories, a luxury handbag brand. She previously held a successful career in technology, including serving as COO of iomart Group Plc.Driven by a desire to create a handbag that was both practical and stylish, she launched Sarah Haran Accessories in 2017. Her handbags are known for their unique modular design, allowing customers to restyle them in endless ways.

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  • Marianne Rutz

    With over 25 years of experience in customer
    experience (CX) and leadership, I am dedicated to revolutionising property
    management. My journey began in multilingual contact centres, where I turned underperforming operations into success stories for global brands like
    Santander and PayPal.As the CEO of Ethical Maintenance CIC, I apply my passion for customer-centric solutions to the property management industry. We don’t just maintain properties—we build communities.
    Our approach is rooted in transparency, choice, and active engagement, ensuring
    homeowners and builders receive exceptional service.



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  • Michelle Beaumont

    Michelle Beaumont- Beaumont Recruitment

    Michelle was Winner of the “Women in Law”  Power of Inspiration Awards 2023,  also Named one of the “Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs in Scotland” is a highly experienced recruitment professional who has been involved within the Scottish recruitment profession for over the past 25 years. Michelle’s depth of recruitment knowledge and specific areas of expertise lie within the Legal, HR, Finance and Residential Property recruitment sectors.

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  • Victoria Russell

    Victoria has over 25 years of consulting experience, initially working in an academic setting supporting industry and publishing research. She has worked with UK and global organisations of all sizes across sectors including luxury brands, life sciences, and government. Her role is working with leaders to manage complex
    change, often transformational, addressing market conditions, mergers, growth or turnaround., developing a new strategic direction, organisation
    design principles, value mapping and cultural alignment.
    Victoria is an active investor in a trichology service,  She
    is also a member of an angel syndicate.  

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  • Pam Wilson

    Pam Wilson has over 16 years’ experience in construction as Founder and Director of multi award winning KWMB and, most recently, Pam Wilson Project Management. Elected as Vice President of The Federation of Master Builders in September 2022. Pam works closely with other trades, architects, suppliers and clients to project manage their works and bring the clients’ visions to life.

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  • Amanda Stewart

    Illuminate Technology Amanda Stewart has over 30 years experience working with SME’s to maximise their technology potential in a clear jargon free manner. Illuminate has grown organically over the last 12 years and has a fiercely loyal customer base and a friendly team of engineers.Amanda is passionate in educating on the dangers of Cyber Threats and how to avoid them. She also runs hands on workshops for school children to excite the next generation of engineers and seeks to encourage more women into the technology sector.

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  • Mairead Hume

    Mairead Hume – Harris Tweed Golf Collection

    Mairead Hume, born and raised in Scotland, harbours a deep passion for the game of golf and the outstandingly beautiful Island of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, and saw a natural synergy between the hand woven, highly durable, colourful Harris Tweed® and the traditional Scottish game of golf. And so, MAIREAD HUME Harris Tweed® Golf Collection can be found at some of the most famous golf courses in the world including the Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland.

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  • Ann Attridge

    Klik2Learn

    Ann Attridge Founding Director Klik2learn, is a Chartered Teacher with degrees in English, French, and Educational Management. She has over 20 years in education including the secondary, further and tertiary sectors. Nine years in ESOL teaching led to an M.Litt research degree in Applied Linguistics. In 2010 Ann was awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship to set up Klik2learn.

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  • Ann-Maree Morrison MBE

    Ann-Maree is an Ecommerce and Business Growth Consultant, and a Fellow of the Instituteof Chartered Accountants (ANZ). She is founder of the Ecommerce Club .and on the organising committee of the National Ecommerce Conference Ann-Maree is the founder and was CEO & Head of the award winning ecommerce business Labels4Kids for 19 years, which she successfully grew and sold in September 2022She is an Advisor, Angel Investor and Mentor, specialising in ecommerce, business strategy and finance for businesses.

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  • Simone Hart Sibbald

    Simone Hart Sibbald

    Perfect Service Solutions

    Ventilation Hygiene Specialists

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  • Ann Dunning

    The Third Sin - luxury Ann-Made - Artis-Ann female run, luxury chocolate business based in Scotland.

    I also run a property company based in Port Glasgow offering serviced accommodation and short term lets. Inverclyde Corporate Lets.

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  • Estrilta Van Rensburg

    Wellness EQ

    Estrelita is a qualified physician-pathologist spent the first part of her professional career as a professor in laboratory medicine/virology at the Universities of Stellenbosch and Pretoria in South Africa. After a decade and a half, she moved into the pharmaceutical industry where she held the position of Global Medical Director at an US-based large clinical research organisation. More recently her focus shifted away from treatment-based medicine into the field of nutrition and preventative medicine. She co-authored three books. The first Eat Well or Die Slowly - Your Guide to Metabolic Health was published in 2020. 

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  • Tanya Hine OBE - Honorary President

    Whilst having been a Shareholder of one Design company and a Director of two, starting her own Design company in 1994 meant that she had her own money at risk completely, so when Marilyn Orcharton started The British Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAWE) in April 1995, I thought that this was the organisation that would suit best. During that time representing women to the Parliamentary Parties and serving on the National Commission Europe and the Commonwealth. Tanya Became a Vice President of FCEM in 2005, also serving on the European Task Force. Stepped down in 2011. Awarded an OBE for Services to Business in the New Years Honours List 2010.

  • Caroline McGrath

    You’ll never find a one size fits all approach at the Media Shop. With over 35 years in the industry, we know exactly what it takes to come up with unique solutions that work hard for our clients.

    Established in 1988, Media Shop is Scotland’s longest-standing independent media agency. Nobody understands more about what it takes to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing landscape than us. It’s this knowledge plus our flexibility, endless enthusiasm, and outstanding creative thinking that we bring to every project.



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  • Lyndsey Bowditch

    StudioArc was founded in 1994

    From exhibitions and graphics to interactives and interiors, we bring imagination and innovation to each project, priding ourselves on creative and responsive design solutions that resonate with audiences. We work as a team with clients, curators and other specialists and have a proven track-record of developing award-winning displays which make strong emotional connections with visitors. We also have invaluable experience of being part of successful funding bids, including NLHF applications.

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  • Alex Feechan

    CEO & Founder of FINDRA.

    FINDRA was founded in 2014 by award winning Scottish fashion designer and outdoor enthusiast Alex Feechan who was Inspired by her weekend adventures on the hills of the Tweed Valley and the incredible women she mountain biked with.

    From its humble beginnings at Alex’s kitchen table FINDRA has gone from strength to strength, expanding its product line while maintaining its ethical commitment to slow fashion and building an inspiring active lifestyle brand and community., Alex understands quality design, fabric, fit and style. Her love of nature and the outdoors combined with her passion for design are naturally expressed in the products and aesthetic that is FINDRA.



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