International Women’s Day #ChooseToChallenge

Today is International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements. For over a century, International Women’s Day on March 8 has provided an important opportunity to campaign for change and mark women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements. We celebrate the incredible women of Searcys and our hospitality colleagues across the UK and the world, whose talent, creativity, passion and tenacity shape up our amazing industry. #ChooseToChallenge

Read some of their stories here:

YVONNE GRAHAM

Yvonne Graham is the winner of the inaugural John Searcy award introduced in 2019, which recognises individuals who epitomise our founder’s quality and hospitality excellence values. Yvonne is an exceptional example of this. An outstanding pastry chef, she is passionate and creative. Read more here →

VICKY PORTINARI

Endlessly positive and energetic to be around, Vicky Portinari has been at the Inner Temple for a staggering 28 years. As General Manager, she’s been hands-on throughout the pandemic, getting things ready for a dramatic venue re-opening in September 2021.  Read more here →

HOLLY DAVIES

Holly Davies works in Searcys central events sales team, managing event enquiries and bookings, liaising with clients, venues and suppliers. Despite the incredibly challenging environment, the Exclusive Events team looked after over 3,000 event enquiries in 2020. Read more here →

HELEN SKINNER

Helen Skinner has been working for Searcys for the past three years as People Advisor for Searcys team at Blenheim Palace. Working with people is her absolute passion. She loves liaising with schools and colleges to bring new talent to our business. Read more here →