VIP Publishing is delighted to announce that the eir Power of Women Awards are back.
These awards celebrate the best and brightest female entrepreneurs in Ireland, across the worlds of fashion, technology, beauty, lifestyle, wellness and more!
The winners, decided by an expert panel and awarded at an exclusive lunch in Dublin’s Marker Hotel on November 14th, will be profiled in VIP Magazine.
Find out more about our inspiring nominees for the Wellness Award, sponsored by AYA here…
Aoife Matthews, Jennifer O’Connell and Louise O’Riordan – Sisterly
Sisterly was founded by Aoife Matthews, Jennifer O’Connell and Louise O’Riordan, with the shared aim of giving female health the time and attention that it deserves, through carefully developed nutritional supplements.
After three years in the making, they developed The Elevator which met all the required daily supplement needs in just one sachet. With guidance from scientific experts and healthcare professionals, the dedication and ambition of these women led to the creation of an award-winning product in improving women’s general health.
Georgie Crawford – The Good Glow
The Good Glow was founded by health coach, podcaster and bestselling author Georgie Crawford in 2019.
The mission behind The Good Glow and all its productions is to help people take control over their health, and personal change in order to live a truly fulfilled life.
Through this, The Good Glow has turned into one of Ireland’s leading health and wellness brands, with her best selling debut book Glow and the overly successful Good Glow Podcast to show for it.
Aoibhin Garrihy & Sharon Connellan – Beo Wellness
Aoibhín and Sharon had a goal to promote wellness, self-care, and slower living, hence the name of their brand, Beo, the Irish translation for life or alive. Their vision was to inspire others to enjoy the simpler things in life and they achieved exactly that!
Through their carefully curated range of self-care products and organised events like yoga classes and calming retreats, Beo has created a world which endorses a peaceful lifestyle.
Through the carefully curated range of self-care products and organised events like yoga classes and calming retreats, Beo has created a world which endorses a peaceful lifestyle.
Denise Kenny Byrne – The Head Plan
This entrepreneur turned adversity into opportunity, when a few days after her honeymoon her new husband, Ciaran, was diagnosed with life-threatening leukaemia.
To support herself, Denise started minding herself, initially by journaling, and so the seed of a new business idea was sown. The Head Plan, which was founded to help others become the best version of themselves, is more than their products, it’s a movement.
Peigín Crowley – Ground Wellbeing
This Cork entrepreneur built her well-being brand from the GROUND up! And it all started at her kitchen table at the start of the pandemic.
A self-care brand of balms and oils and salts, they are all handmade in Ireland and are vegan and cruelty-free, use natural and organic ingredients and are designed to support calming rituals — we LOVE them.
Laura Dowling – FabU
Laura Dowling, the founder of FabU, believes that wellness should be straightforward, evidence-based and scientifically ethical.
As a pharmacist with over 20 years of experience, she’s committed to creating premium supplements for every unique wellness journey.
With a range of supplements concentrating on beauty, relaxation, focus and hormonal balance, FabU supports health and wellbeing at every stage of life.
Marian Kennedy – Anewmum
‘Anewmum’ founded by Marian Kennedy, has made a great impact in the female healthcare industry with the company’s innovative approach to postpartum care.
The carefully formulated products related to postpartum self-care and support address the physical and personal effects of pregnancy and childbirth that are often disregarded. Marian and her team’s dedication have not gone unnoticed.
A commendable achievement of the company in the past year, includes attaining a €10,000 grant from the Visa ‘She’s Next’ grant programme, ultimately recognising the exceptional contributions of Anewmum to female healthcare and the potential of the company in the future.
Jenny Keane – Oh! Moment
Oh! Moment is a groundbreaking sexual wellness brand created by Jenny Keane in 2024, that aims to redefine how we talk about sex education, by making it simple, fun and unashamedly normal.
Oh! Moment is rooted in her signature sex-positive, education-first approach, in which she is dedicated to putting pleasure at the centre of the conversation.
Through her sex education show ‘SEXED UP’ and her monthly sex talk events, she has created a culture that reduces stigma and inspires shame-free conversations about sex.
