Yeah The Girls 40 Plus Digital Magazine - Magazine - Page 31
September 2025
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MEET OUR FINALISTS
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Real, Raw & Resilient .
Meet Melissa Wilkes, a finalist in the Empowered
Online Award and the Confidence Reclaimed
Award at the Celebrate Women Awards 2025.
Melissa turned her own struggles with emotional
eating, shame, and self-worth into a powerful
mission to help women heal their relationship
with food and themselves. Moving her coaching
online, she’s built a supportive community
where women feel seen, safe, and no longer
alone. Today, through her Life Upgrade program,
Melissa empowers women to break free from
burnout, rebuild confidence, and thrive with
compassion.
Let’s celebrate Melissa for turning pain into
purpose and inspiring change worldwide!
Tech Leader & Mountain-Moving Mum
Meet Nidhi Sharma, a finalist in the Mum Who
Moves Mountains Award and the Empowered
Online Award at the Celebrate Women Awards
2025.
Balancing motherhood with ambition, Nidhi
launched Guni SMS while raising her twin
daughters — building a tech business in a maledominated industry without compromising her
role as a mum. From school drop-offs to client
calls, she’s shown resilience, vision, and heart.
Online, she empowers small and women-led
businesses to embrace digital tools with
confidence and ease.
Let’s celebrate Nidhi for proving that
innovation, leadership, and motherhood can
thrive side by side.
