AllBright, the leading global collective for ambitious women, has announced the nominees of its BrightList awards, to celebrate extraordinary women and men of all ages and stages of their careers. The awards honor aspirational women and men, who AllBright have recognised as inspiring true entrepreneurship through their endeavors, and aims to share their incredible work and stories to empower others.

The nominees include Jordan Stephens, Sara Mardini, Megan Jayne Crabbe, Valentina Milanova and Nicola Kilner.

The ceremony will be held at AllBright club in Mayfair and will be opened by Viv Paxinos and Sara Mardini. The judging panel includes podcast host, author and speaker Adrienne Herbert, creative director Mija Knežević, venture capitalist Pippa Lamb, 1.2million follower content creator and female financial literacy advocate Patricia Bright and hotel and real estate entrepreneur Ryan Prince.

The complete list of nominations of the BrightList Awards 2023:

Madeleine Sisterhood Works Award: Nuthana Prathivadi, Jennifer Ogunyemi, Victoria Jenkins

Wellness Pioneer Award (in partnership with Rituals): Ellie Middleton, Jasmin Harsono, Jodie Cariss

Women of Courage Award (in partnership with Smart Works): Sara Mardini, Yvette Williams MBE, Zara Mohammed

Purpose Before Profit Award: Josephine Philips, Maliha Abidi, Megan Jayne Crabbe

Innovative Trailblazer Award: Angel Artura, Tiwalola Ogunlesi, Valentina Milanova

Inclusion Advocate Award: Arooj Aftab, Shani Dhanda, Zeinab Saleh, Lamisa Khan, Sara Gulamali

Male Allyship Award: Amrit S Maan OBE, Jordan Stephens, Match Sienkiewicz

Exceptional Entrepreneur Award (in partnership with HSBC): Annabel De Gheldere, Kim Palmer, Nicola Kilner

Viv Paxinos, CEO of AllBright said: “We’re so proud to shine a light on the incredible women and men who are taking the steps to make a change and inspire others. The BrightList aims to empower all women by honoring visionary leaders and sharing their aspirational work. From Jordan Stephens’ mental health campaign #IAMWHOLE, to Nicola Kilner celebrating 10 years of DECIEM, we believe all women and men can lead the way to a brighter future in business.”