div]:bg-bg-000/50 [&_pre>div]:border-0.5 [&_pre>div]:border-border-400 [&_.ignore-pre-bg>div]:bg-transparent [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8"> _*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown"> Leading with resilience with Skye Deane and Alex Webb, is an inspirational episode of the Business Awards Show as we're joined by two powerhouse women. Skye and Alex are co-founders of the award winning Resilient Women Leaders, who took home a Silver award for Best Business at the 2025 Best Businesswomen Awards. Their journeys could not be more different. Skye brings eighteen years of experience as a British Army officer and clinical physiotherapist, including deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, while Alex has a brilliantly 'squiggly' career spanning teaching, sports TV, events and entrepreneurship. Together they make quite the team. In this episode they explore what resilience really means (and no, it is not just bouncing back). We reveal how to recognise where you are on the pressure to stress spectrum before you tip into burnout. And vitally, why asking for help is a superpower rather than a weakness. There is also a brilliant conversation about the value of business awards, the magic that happens when you sit with strangers at an awards dinner, and the credibility they confer. Our guests also explain why consistency and knowing when to step up or step back are the foundations of a great working partnership. If you have ever felt overwhelmed, overlooked or unsure whether you are leading well, this one is for you. About Alex and Skye As a former Army Officer, senior clinical healthcare professional, a leader, manager, military wife and mum, Skye has her own experiences that have enabled her to build her own resilience. Skye is a qualified Resilient Leaders Consultant, a practising senior physiotherapist, and has a passion for developing resilience and leadership for all individuals irrelevant of sector or background. However, as a healthcare professional, she is particularly keen to help women in such a vital area. Alex Webb, is a business and leadership behaviour consultant. She works with individuals and teams to optimise their performance, building organisational health, through self-awareness, leadership and resilience development. Starting her career in education and teaching, Alex has had a mixed career within events, sports TV and media, entrepreneurship and technology. With her roles as an Events Director and Programme Director (both commercial and corporate), Alex has created, designed and facilitated workshops, events and programmes for an array of ages including clients such as TfL, Sky, Vodafone, Coca Cola, Umbro, Lego, AXA, and GSK. Alex and Skye met as qualified Resilient Leaders Elements consultants and co-founded Resilient Women Leaders™ in 2020. They are determined to use their skills and training to empower women to lead with confidence and resilience. The pair also contributed to the bestselling Life Coach's Toolkit vol.3, published by Thin Leaf Press. {2:48} Winning Silver at the 2025 BBWAs. {3:53} How Skye went from an army career to running her own business. {7:39} Alex's journey to becoming a businesswoman. {11:50} How the two women met. {13:08} What resilience really means. {15:32} How to recognise when we're really under pressure. {18:20} Are more leaders suffering from burnout? {22:23} Why Skye and Alex started to enter awards. {25:28} What has come out of entering awards. {29:02} The women's business tips. {31:58} Future plans. Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk https://bestsmeawards.co.uk/ Connect with Skye and Alex: https://resilientwomenleaders.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/resilient-women-leaders/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-webb1/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyedeaneleadershipconsultant/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/202318217695919/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resilientwomenleaders/ https://www.instagram.com/skyedeaneconsulting/ https://www.instagram.com/alex.webb.5454 The Lifecoach's Toolkit: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Coachs-Tool-Vol-Ready-ebook/dp/B0DDJQ6314