The Rising Star Award

Each year, Marketing Derby gives the opportunity for an up-and-coming entrepreneur in the city or county, to receive a complimentary year’s Bondholder membership, along with local publicity and invitations to events.

Previous winners

2022

Rising Star: Lesley So, So Good Kombucha

2021

Rising Star: The Swap Shop
The Rising Star Galaxy: Crafty You Crafty Me, Divine Box, GoldBox Productions, MiniAperture Photography, Parry Creative, The Crinkle Project

2020

Katie Lavis, Little Starts Gift Cards

2019

Abbi Burns, Darley Dance Productions and Sonia Sohal, The Fit

2018

Owen Conti, Code 56

2017

Michael McBride, Rested Cocktails

2016

Edward Hollands, Driven Media

Winning the Marketing Derby Rising Star award, particularly in recognition of our innovation, was a huge privilege.

Receiving the award initially enabled us to raise our profile locally among the local business community, both through the events we initially attended and the press coverage that followed.

Katie Lavis, owner of Little Starts Gift Cards and winner of the Rising Star Award 2020

Get in touch

If you’d like to find out more information about the next Rising Star Award, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us directly by completing the form below or email Lindsey at lindsey.hatfield@marketingderby.co.uk.

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Katie Wells

Lindsey Hatfield

Commercial Development Manager