Congratulations to Vicky Stothard, Director or independent minbodysoul, who won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at Wednesday nights South London Business Awards.
After living in Balham for ten years and getting fed up with the commute to the West End to find good quality hair and beauty establishments, Vicky left her job in the City and decided to start her own business. She opened her first independent mindbodysoul salon at 87 Balham High Road in 2005 and has recently opened a second site at 20 Ritherdon Rd.
Vicky’s philosophy is to offer unparalleled service in luxurious surroundings using the highest quality products for hair, health and beauty. Independent mindbodysoul has won several Wandsworth Business Awards and has been voted a Top 50 salon by Timeout magazine in London
I was lucky enough to get an invite to the awards ceremony on Wednesday night, which was very well attended. We had a delicious three-course meal in a lavish marquee on the pitch of Selhurst Park, home of Crystal Palace Football Club. Following dinner the ‘Oscar’ style award ceremony was held. There were 11 award categories with up to 6 finalists in each. The awards were presented by David Jensen, who has presented on Heart, Radio 1 and Capital Radio.The winning businesses were announced in turn and following the ceremony a disco was held until late.