Lifetime Achievement Award, National Business Women's Awards 2024

Lifetime Achievement Award

At the 2024 National Business Women’s Awards, Wendy won the Gold Award in the Lifetime Achievement Award!

The National Business Women’s Awards are recognised as one the most prestigious celebration of women working in business across the UK. It has a vision to raise the profile of industrious, hardworking and enterprising British women on a national level.

Wendy was recognised for her lifelong contribution to her continued support of women in business, empowering them to unleash their true potential.

Committed to making Strategy stick

I’m an accidental CEO.

I wanted to be a teacher. I hated the 6th Form so I became a Receptionist. No real plans for my career then, but wow, what a journey I’m having.

HR was an accident. I’ve somehow ended up a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

Being an HR Director was an accident. The company I worked for went bust. I got into culture change as part of its revamp. I ended up being HR Director of the Year.

I went back to my cultural roots of the ceramic industry in 2008 to widen my HR experience. I accidentally ended up heading up a company rebrand in 2012 when we acquired a new business.

No accident that I wanted to be my own boss in 2015. No accident that I work with the best bunch of people I could ever wish to work with.

I’m here to tell my story. My story of a woman who has grasped opportunities in her life to somehow become an accidental CEO.

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I’m a free thinker who believes that all people can change. It’s finding out what inspires change that’s the secret!

Passionate about sharing her story to guide others on their path

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A free thinker who believes that all people can change

Tales from the Wendy House

Recognised officially as an Inspiring Leader, Wendy began sharing her knowledge and insight online during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, and so Tales From the Wendy House was born.

Read and referred to globally this anecdotal account was there to make some laugh, others cry, and be a beacon of light for those who had shared similar experiences in a corporate role.

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Wendy Dean is an incredibly talented executive, entrepreneur and leader. She made an invaluable contribution to the creation of EV Cargo with highly efficient and well delivered change management programmes, as well as her wise and considered counsel. And she’s great fun to work with. Strategi Solutions has been a long-serving value-adding partner to EmergeVest, across our portfolio and in particular at EV Cargo. They provide professional, well-organised and creative programmes that have helped us achieve our strategic objectives.
Heath ZarinFounder, Chair & CEO, EmergeVest
Wendy compered the Palletforce culture change awards since their inception and she made every event special for the attendees. Wendy made it personal, she took time to understand our business and got to know most of the people in our company. Not only is Wendy an excellent public speaker, she is a pleasure to work with.
Dean HughesVice President of IT, EV Cargo
Wendy Dean joined the Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards as an ambassador in January 2023 following many years as a long term supporter and business sponsor. We asked Wendy to join us in taking part in our panel discussion to celebrate International Women’s Day. Wendy brings a fresh, thought provoking and inspiring approach to the table. Her ability to engage the audience is formidable. We would have no hesitation in recommending Wendy as a speaker for future roles.
Zalena VandrewalaChair, Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards

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