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End of Year Special with Dr Penny Trayner (aka DJ Penny PoWEr)
29 December 2025Podcast Summary
This end-of-year special looks at what 2025 has really taught us across business, health, public services, and our wider Northern PoWEr Women community.
We reflect on a full year of Northern PoWEr Women activity, from the Awards Roadshow , where Dr Penny stepped confidently into her new alter-ego, DJ Penny PoWEr, to reading 1,800 nominations that showed the scale of impact being created in every sector.
And as we close out the year, we’re already preparing for a major milestone: the 10th anniversary of the Northern PoWEr Women Awards on 12th March 2026!
This episode leaves you with one clear, practical takeaway: implementation intentions, a simple tool to help you follow through when motivation dips... plus a final send-off with Penny and Simone on the DJ decks.
In this episode:
- What this year’s 1,800 Award nominations revealed
- Behind the judging, the roadshow, and why celebration still matters
- Confidence from trying something new (including DJing!)
- A simple networking approach that saves time and energy
- The 10th anniversary Awards coming in March
- Implementation intentions and how to put them into practice
- How to take 2025’s lessons into 2026 with focus and momentum
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