Sarah is the founder of Supporting the Unsung Hero, the first business start-up programme for families of the armed forces community, her passion for supporting individuals into business has enabled over 2000 families start and grow in Business. Sarah has over 20 years business advising experience, from delivering 1v1 support, training and mentoring.

She has continued to support families of the armed forces by being an integral member of the MOD Partner Employment Steering Group. In 2019 Sarah then formed the Partner Employment Working Group; bringing armed forces organisations together to find solutions for issues and launch the first ever families’ awards - Celebrating Forces Families, where she continues her work today as the chair of the CFF Awards and the PEWG.

Outside of work, Sarah is a keen runner, completing numerous half marathons and endurance runs, loves walking her dog Rosie and escaping the teenagers.

Helen is the CEO and Founder of Career Pursuit which brings all employment and entrepreneur resources into one central location to support military spouses/partners on their career journey.

The aim is to empower Military Spouses and Partners Through Career Change.

Outside of work Helen is a mum of three, a military spouse of over 20 years, and a medical journalist.

If you'd like to find out more about her work follow this link - www.careerpursuit.co.uk.

Chris is the founder of TKC - Totally Keen Creative. A business which helps organisations maximise their creative output through Audio, Video and Social Media.

He has worked in the media industry since the age of 15, working for various radio stations up and down the UK including the BBC and BFBS.

It was through BFBS Radio where he really found his connection to the Armed Forces Community, living and working with serving personal around the world. He presented radio shows in the Falkland Islands, Germany, Cyprus, Bahrain and across the UK.

He left the radio industry to focus on his own business (TKC), and now spends a lot of his time in social media management, podcast creation and DJing corporate events.

He's also a media specialist with the RAF Media Reserves, a military spouse and a dad of 3.

Jess is the founder of the Milspo Business Network UK – an online community that inspires and encourages more than 1,400 UK military spouses, partners and other-halves from across the forces world to build successful businesses that flourish and grow despite the pressures of modern military life.

As well as running her creative design business, ‘Design Jessica’, Jess is the host of The InDependent Spouse podcast and author of ‘Building Business Beyond the Magnolia Box – a guide for entrepreneurs living in a modern military world’.

Through her work with Milspo, she is an #ialso 2019 Top 100 Female Entrepreneur, a finalist of the 2023 Digital Women Awards and was named in The Telegraph NatWest 100 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2022. In addition, Milspo was an Equality of Opportunity award winner at the 2022 Women in Defence Awards.

The Milspo Network CIC has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, pledging its support for the Armed Forces community to receive equality and fair treatment when seeking access to public or private goods and services within the UK. As a result, it was awarded Silver Status by the MOD’s Employer Recognition Scheme.

Jess lives just outside of London, in her magnolia married quarter, with her RAF pilot husband, Eoin, her son Elliot and cheeky rescue animals Emma, Freya and Odin.

When she’s not busy building businesses, you can typically find her getting bashed on a hockey pitch or taking the (often frosty) plunge open water swimming in her local lake.

Lee works for The Forces Employment Charity who provide life-long, life-changing support, job opportunities and training to Service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.

She joined Forces Employment Charity 5 years ago at the start of the Families Programme as the first Advisor on the Programme and she’s continued to watch it go from strength to strength. She sees first hand how the support they as a team provide, doesn't just empower Partners but helps them to achieve their employment goals.

Outside of work Lee is a massive football fan!

Her favourite teams are Liverpool and Plymouth Argyle, so if she’s not working (which is a lot of the time) you’ll find her watching them or at football training with her son.

She’s a mother to 3 beautiful children who have taken military life in their stride.

Another very cool fact about Lee is that she was very lucky to sing In the Bleak Midwinter, for the Queen's speech in 2012 with the Military Wives Choir at Buckingham Palace!

Nikki has spent over 18 years working with Army HIVE in the support of the whole Service community, through the provision of up to date and relevant information - keeping everyone informed.

HIVE Information Centres are really well known for providing information support to Serving personnel (Regular and Reserves), their immediate and extended families, MOD Civilians and Veterans.

Outside of work Nikki loves all things about Beagles including Dog Showing!

Vicky works for the Naval Families Federation who help and support Royal Navy and Royal Marines families as they navigate both serving and civilian life challenges.

Vicky works across the Devolved Nations in supporting and championing these families and feedback to those in positions of power — the Chain of Command, Government Ministers, other Government departments, local authorities and civilian service providers.

She is also the Naval Families Federation representative for Forces Families Jobs, working with others to empower and highlight service spouses and family members in the career of their choice. This could be supporting them to find 'the right fit' support, to highlighting the benefits of employing a military spouse/ family member and the amazing skill sets they bring with them.

Outside of work Vicky is a mum of two young whirlwinds and wife to a serving Submariner and can often be found with her head in a murder mystery book to unwind at the end of the day.

Her household has a huge love for music and Vicky and her husband are fantastic at embarrassing the children whilst singing along to the classics of the 70's, 80's and 90's!