Digital Women Awards and Conference 2024

 

On Wednesday 18th September 2024 I headed into Central London to the gorgeous De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms for the Digital Women Awards and Conference 2024. I was a finalist for 3 awards (Content Marketer, Digital Creator and Digital Woman) so I was excited for a day filled with learning, spending time with other community members and maybe a cherry on the top (aka an award). Keep on reading to find out what happened at the Digital Women Awards and Conference 2024.

 

 

 

 

The Morning: Digital Women Conference

This year the Digital Women Awards were slightly different to previous years. Rather than just having an awards they decided to add a conference element. This was great as it meant for nominees you had the chance to learn in the morning and get something out of your trip whether you won or not. And it also meant other members of the Digital Women community who weren’t up for an award still had a reason to come and join in the celebrations.

 

The day kicked off with Erika Robinson from Constant Contact (who were the sponsors of the event). Erika shared her story of building her business PICNIC, the challenges she’d faced building that business, and some lessons she learnt along the way.

 

Then the fabulous Dani Wallace gave a talk entitled  ‘How to overcome self-sabotage and achieve the success you deserve in her talk, Show Up, Wise Up, Rise Up’. I first saw Dani talk earlier this year at Atomicon 2024 (You can check out my review and takeaway from Atomicon 2024 here) and absolutely loved her energy. Dani is an energetic and engaging speaker who makes you laugh and gets you thinking at the same time. Her talk entwined her own experience of turning her life around and building a successful business with practical tips. And I left with the phrase ‘SUCCESS IS SAFE’ ringing in my ears.

 

Then there was a Personal Branding Fireside with Xandrina Allday, who is a Social Media Speaker and Author of Dear Social Media Manager. And Claire Hoang shared her career journey at ITV.

 

 

The Afternoon: Digital Women Awards 2024

 

After a delicious lunch, it was time for the awards part of the day.

 

There were awards for:

• Carer of the Year 2024
• Female Led Community of the Year 2024
• Innovator of the Year 2024
• Entrepreneur of the Year 2024
• Podcast of the Year 2024
• Community Leader of the Year 2024
• Women’s Champion Award 2024
• VA of the Year 2024
• VA Agency of the Year 2024
• Product Creator of the Year 2024
• Digital Creator of the Year 2024
• Freelancer of the Year 2024
• Role Model of the Year 2024
• Social Media Manager of the Year 2024
• Content Marketer of the Year 2024
• Trainer / Educator of the Year 2024
• Digital Marketer of the Year 2024
• Leader of the Year 2024
• Agency Owner of the Year 2024
• Website Designer of the Year 2024
• Graphic Designer of the Year 2024
• SEO Practitioner of the Year 2024
• Copywriter of the Year 2024
• Young Digital Woman of the Year 2024
• Digital Woman of the Year 2024

 

This year I was up for three awards:

• Content Marketer of the Year
• Digital Creator of the Year
• Digital Woman of the Year

 

I was thrilled to receive

Highly Commended for Content Marketer of the Year

and

Highly Commended for Digital Creator of the Year.

 

The big award of the day, Digital Woman of the Year, went to Veda Kanala.

 

But all of the Digital Women to Watch were invited to the stage to receive their certificate and medal!

 

Here I am with my certificates and medal.

 

You can find out about all of the Digital Women to Watch 2024 right here.

And you can find a full list of all the winners here.

 

 

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