Two Growth Company Colleagues Make the Northern Power Women Awards Future List
- Monday, January 27, 2025
- The Growth Company’s Naomi Ilagoswa and Marianna Vaszilyiv have been included on the 2025 Northern Power Women Awards Future List.
- The list recognises transformational employees and leaders who have a significant impact on their organisations and communities while promoting gender equality, equity, and inclusion.
- 50 people were chosen by a panel of judges from more than 1600 nominations.
Two Growth Company staff members have been included on a prestigious awards list.
Naomi Ilagoswa and Marianna Vaszilyiv are featured on the 50-strong Northern Power Women Awards Future List, which recognises “the trailblazers, change-makers, and future leaders who are already leaving a significant impact on their organisations and communities whilst accelerating gender equality, equity, and inclusion.”
A panel of expert judges whittled down the final list from over 1,600 nominations. Get to know ours.
Naomi Ilagoswa
Naomi is the Growth Company’s Director of Strategic Partnerships & External Projects and has worked in the employment support sector for nearly 15 years.
Naomi is currently in charge of integration and stakeholder engagement for a wide range of employment, health, and justice programmes across the North of England. She also manages specialised projects and pilot schemes such as the Employment Legal Advice Service, United For Ukraine, and EmployGM. Her work on these initiatives has helped to support more than 50,000 people, many of whom are in hard-to-reach communities and face multiple barriers to employment.
What’s more, Naomi has been a force for positive change within the Growth Company. As part of her role as co-chair of the Parents and EDI Network, she has enhanced the lives of colleagues through improvements to existing family-friendly policies and the development of new ones.
Marianna Vaszilyiv
Marianna is a lead key worker for the Growth Company, providing information, advice, and guidance on employment and employability to Ukrainian refugees in the Ukrainian language.
Marianna played a crucial role in founding the award-winning United For Ukraine initiative, which has supported more than 5,000 people since it was launched in April 2022.
Her devotion and hard work earned Marianna recognition as a Northern Gamechanger in 2023. She also won a Special Recognition Award at the Northern Power Women Awards in 2022.
Marianna was nominated by a United For Ukraine service user for her outstanding work in improving the lives of its customers.
Make a Positive Difference
Michelle Leeson, Managing Director of the Growth Company Employment, said: “Naomi and Marianna’s inclusion on the Northern Power Women Awards Future List is well deserved recognition for their consistent and constructive contribution to the lives of countless people in the North of England.
“Both of them embody the Growth Company’s core values, which emphasise making a positive difference, working together, empowering people, doing the right thing, and building on success.”
The Growth Company
The Growth Company is an award-winning social enterprise with a 30-year history of enabling growth, creating jobs, and improving lives. We help people and businesses to develop, grow, and succeed through a range of employment, skills, and business support services. We provide employment, justice, and health services across the North of England and beyond.
Contact us today to find out more.
