THE founder of a Shropshire communications agency near Whitchurch has been listed in Management Today's 35 Women Under-35 list.

Sophie Attwood founded SA Communications Ltd in 2017 in Whitchurch and was listed by the prestigious magazine whose alumni include Stella McCartney and Karen Blackett.

This year's list features a mix of successful women in senior leadership positions across all areas of the business world, from investing and climate technology, to wellness and beauty, and healthcare advertising.

SA Communications Ltd specialises within the beauty, wellness and health sectors and Sophie was delighted with the recognition.

She said: "I really am delighted to have received this accolade.

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"It’s not often that you step back to see how far you’ve come - and also reflect on how much the business you've built has flourished in what is quite often the face of adversity. 

"I’d like to extend a huge thank you to my team for trusting my vision and joining me on this journey and the many people that listen to my big plans and champion me.

"Dream big and work hard, ladies.

"It’s all within reach."

Since Sophie founded her company, it has gone from strength to strength and operates in other countries.

A spokesperson said: "As a result, her full-service communications agency now has garnered a steadfast reputation for developing creative strategies to enable clients to take their communication strategy to the next level.

"The agency itself has enjoyed exponential growth - despite the pandemic and subsequent recession - seeing profit increase by 400 per cent in the past two years.

"The agency, SA Communications Ltd now comprises a team of 15 working across the UK, US and UAE and continues to grow."

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The spokesperson added: "A leading authority within the media on all things media relations and PR, Sophie is now a highly sought-after strategist for multiple brands, having worked with a plethora of household names as a creative partner, including St Tropez Tan, Marc Jacobs and Colgate.  

"She not only succeeds in gaining first-class coverage for her clients and building communications strategies that drive more than short-term PR wins for her clients, but her ethics and integrity are paramount – meaning that she works to advocate industry guidelines and act as a positive influence in a sector which often comes under negative scrutiny.

"Sophie has recently secured a publishing deal and her new book, Beautiful PR, launches in November 2023."