About WWMB

Women Who Mean Business (WWMB) is passionate about encouraging, recognising and celebrating the extraordinary achievements of women in business. We are dedicated to providing not only a means raise the profile of successful women through our formidable annual awards, but to encourage and support their endeavours through scholarships, conferences and training.

Established by former Welsh Woman of the Year, Sarah Cornelius-Price, and supported by her husband Ben Cornelius-Price and the winners of our annual awards, we are committed to supporting and championing women of all ages and from all sectors.

WWMB sets out to...

  • Inspire by raising the profile of some of the UK’s most inspirational women
  • Honour the success of the highest achievers through a high-profile annual award ceremony
  • Educate to build confidence, nurture creativity and inform about important business-related issues
  • Connect like-minded women so they can support each other by sharing ideas and experiences
  • Act on behalf of women to bring them support that understands and reflects the unique challenges they face
  • Invest in the younger generation through school scholarships that encourage entrepreneurial activity

Biographies

Sarah Cornelius-Price

Sarah was born in Nottingham and is an international law graduate of the University of Wales. Following the diagnosis of her five-year-old son, Joshua, with terminal cancer in 1996, Sarah founded the highly successful children’s cancer charity, The Joshua Foundation. After a two-year battle with abdominal cancer, Joshua died on December 4th 1998. In the 12 years since his death, Sarah has overseen The Joshua Foundation in raising more than six million pounds to provide holidays and experiences for children with terminal cancer. Her extreme bravery and determination led to her winning Welsh Woman of the Year in 2003 and Marks and Spencer’s Inspirational Woman of the Year for Wales.

Benjamin Cornelius-Price

Ben was born in Nottinghamshire and is a Trustee of The Joshua Foundation. He is the Fundraising Director for TJF and manages corporate adoptions for the charity and one the charities biggest fundraisers; The Miss Wales/Mister Wales and Miss UniverseGB Competitions which to date have raised over £400,000, while also being in the midst of a successful opera career. Ben has undergone several opera master classes and collaborated with leading singers, such as Barbara Bonney, Adrian Thompson and Ingrid Surgenor and leading vocal teachers, including Pamela Cook MBE, Joy Nicol, Eric Roberts and Marilyn Rees. In 2008, Ben was an overall winner at The International Eisteddfod and in 2010 took part in a new opera called "The Nightingale and the Rose" based on Oscar Wilde's famous poem. Ben is very passionate about WWMB and he and Sarah are determined to make WWMB a brand and concept for years to come.