About The Venus Awards…

“In 2009 I created the Venus Awards to applaud and reward working women who are so often starved of adequate recognition and workable life-balance.

My vision and mission for Venus is to actively influence a movement of change to a more equitable and inclusive society; not by forcing opinions but by mutual respect and inter-gender collaboration.” — Tara Howard, Founder.

Romaine says, “It’s been a great experience being part of the whole process for the Venus Awards. Not only did I meet such inspiring women during the the months leading up to the final who were also nominated, I was introduced to our fabulous sponsors and judges. If you know of someone that you would wish to nominate then I would highly recommend that you keep updated with the Venus website and put them forward when there are the nominations in your area.

I was delighted to achieve the Director of The Year award in 2017 for my area,  and now absolutely thrilled to be Director of The Year 2018 nationally!

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“It’s been a great experience being part of the whole process for the Venus Awards. Not only did I meet such inspiring women during the the months leading up to the final who were also nominated, I was introduced to our fabulous sponsors and judges. If you know of someone that you would wish to nominate then I would highly recommend that you keep updated with the Venus website and put them forward when there are the nominations in your area.

To win was such an honour and a surprise considering the amazing women I was in the final with. I would like to say that I couldn’t carry out the work that I do without the tremendous support of my fellow director Jane Montrose, who is herself a former winner of a converted Venus Award of ‘Inspirational Woman of the year.’ Also key to keeping our head office running is Sarah-Jane who’s organisational planning there keeps Jane and I pointing in the right direction!

I am delighted in becoming the Director of the Year 2017 for my area and am looking forward to the National Finals in the summer of 2018!”

–Romaine Lawson, Director of Operations, Apple House care homes.

Mr. Anthony Marshall of Marshall Financial Solutions had the very difficult task of judging this category and narrowing the nominations down to just three finalists.  We are thrilled that he chose Romaine to win the prestigious award of Director of The Year.  The photo above shows Romaine collecting her award from Anthony at the Bournemouth International Centre last Thursday.

The Venus Awards were founded by Tara Howard, to celebrate the achievements of women in business. Venus have now grown to cover much of the country including London. 

Marshall Financial Solutions are an experienced insurance and mortgage broker, driven by excellent customer service.

Romaine’s fabulous glass trophy will now take pride of place in our HQ offices!

In not one but TWO categories! Now a semi-finalist for Director of The Year and the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards, Romaine will progress to the next stage in September.  Jane Montrose, Managing Director, won the Inspirational Woman Award in 2013 and says, “Winning this wonderful award meant so much to me, and I wish Romaine all the luck in the world as she’s a winner to her team already.”

Romaine lived in Peru where she established a school for children who had never attended school before. Following her return to the UK she continued to support the school whilst managing satellite homes for adults with learning disabilities for a national charity.  Since joining Apple House in 2005, Romaine always gives her all to ensuring our ethos is carried forward.

Good luck Romaine!

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