Born and raised in Wolverhampton, Sharmadean has spent two decades building businesses that have genuinely changed culture. From WAH Nails and The Stack World to her latest launch, 39BC, she is one of the most compelling, creative entrepreneurs in the UK.

Stef will close IGNITE26, and she’ll do it in the way only she can. Forbes 30 Under 30, Sunday Times bestselling author, and the person who has made self-promotion a movement rather than a dirty word. If you leave this session and don’t feel ready to back yourself completely, we haven’t done our job. It’s time to ‘F*ck being humble’.

Geeta built Nosh Detox, retrained as a coach, and has since guided some of the most powerful women in the world through growth, IPOs, and multi-million pound exits. At IGNITE26 she’ll walk us through The Million Pound Playbook: the seven steps to seven figures.

Maxine started Absolute Collagen in her kitchen, aged 50 with no business experience. Alongside her daughter, she’s built the business to £30m+ turnover, and her story is proof that it’s never too late and the odds are never as impossible as they seem.

Lucie started Hair Syrup in her student kitchen with £300 and a TikTok account she’d never used. She built it into a multi-million pound business, ranked 13th in The Sunday Times 100 fastest-growing UK companies, stocked in Boots, and on track for £6.5 million revenue; all without a penny of outside investment.

Based in Evesham, Rose founded Flora & Curl after struggling to find natural haircare products that worked for her own hair. What started as a personal solution has become one of the most loved natural haircare brands in the UK… and she’s bootstrapped all the way, starting with just a small business loan to launch. 

Scarlett was a finalist on The Apprentice and has built a seven-figure executive search firm, Harper Fox Partners, with Lord Sugar as one of her investors. She’s a champion for and diverse talent, and proof that the boardroom door is there to be kicked open.