The GenM Awards celebrates the legacy-making brands and retailers in our Collective transforming the menopause experience for millions of women, including how they search, source and shop.

GenM Awards

Meet the judges

Introducing our powerhouse panel of judges – experts and leaders from across the retail industry who brought their knowledge and insight to select our winners, driving the menopause category and shaping the future of purposeful retail.

Jo Whitfield - CBE, Non-Executive Director

Jo Whitfield

CBE, Non-Executive Director

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Tom Lye Category Director - Health & Wellness

Tom Lye

Category Director - Health & Wellness

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Matt Maxwell - Health & Beauty Director

Matt Maxwell

Health & Beauty Director

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Pete Markey - Growth Director

Pete Markey

Growth Director

GenM Partner - Next
Fran Steele - Senior Buying Manager

Fran Steele

Senior Buying Manager

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Jane Hill - Director of Fundraising

Jane Hill

Director of Fundraising

Grocery Aid
Jacqui Parr - Editor

Jacqui Parr

Editor

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Niki Jones - Head of Strategy

Niki Jones

Head of Strategy

GenM Partner - Wuka
Nicki Murphy - Group CEO

Nicki Murphy

Group CEO

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Lina Chan - Director of Women’s Health

Lina Chan

Director of Women’s Health

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Kate Rowe-Ham - Women’s Health Coach

Kate Rowe-Ham

Women’s Health Coach

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Katy Sunnassee - Editor-in-Chief

Katy Sunnassee

Editor-in-Chief

Laura Gooday - Director of Marketing - Healthcare & Instore

Laura Gooday

Director of Marketing - Healthcare & Instore

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Emma Neville - Founder

Emma Neville

Founder

The 2025 Winners

The GenM Awards are the world’s first accolades dedicated to recognising the brands, retailers, and organisations driving real change for those experiencing menopause.

Celebrating innovation, awareness, and action, the GenM Awards shine a spotlight on the partners who are driving menopause awareness, visibility and delivering trusted solutions to make the experience of menopause better today than yesterday.

Retailer awards

Winner

MTick Activation of the Year

This award celebrates outstanding in-store or online retail activations created to support and serve menopausal consumers better. Recognising the power of activation in driving awareness, education, and shopper confidence, this award celebrates the retail activation that has gone above and beyond to create a visible and accessible menopause category.

MTick Activation of the Year
Menopause–Friendly Campaign of the Year

Winner

Menopause–Friendly Campaign of the Year

Early Menopause Support

Awarded to the retailer with a standout campaign raising awareness of menopause and changing the rhetoric from fear to thrive, underpinned by education, societal change and authentic representation. This retailer has helped to raise awareness of the 48 menopause signs whilst empowering women to live their best menopause.

Winner

Menopause–Friendly Retailer of the Year

This award celebrates the retailer demonstrating commitment to better serving the menopausal consumer through designated space for menopause-friendly products in-store and online. Underpinned by choice and trust, this retailer demonstrates excellence in curating a 360 offering to help women search, source and shop for menopause with confidence.

Menopause–Friendly Retailer of the Yearhe menopause partner for brands

Brand awards

Winner

Best New Menopause–Friendly Product

Issviva x Joylux Vaginal Rejuvenation Device

This award recognises a brand that launched an MTick-certified menopause-friendly product to support one or more of the 48 menopause signs. This product stands out for its innovative development, packaging, marketing and execution tailored to the menopausal consumer

Best New Menopause–Friendly Product
Menopause–Friendly-Product of the Year

Winner

Menopause–Friendly-Product of the Year

Simba Hybrid Luxe Mattress

Celebrating a certified menopause-friendly product that provides trusted choices to help women manage their menopause, their way. This award recognises products that demonstrate proven benefits for menopausal consumers through positive customer feedback, product testing, increased distribution and category impact.

Winner

Best MTick Activation

Menopause and Perimenopause Hormone Balance Range

Awarded to the brand that has excelled in deploying the MTick across products and marketing channels, empowering women to more easily search, source and shop for menopause-friendly solutions with confidence

Best MTick Activation

Challenger brand awards

Winner

Best New Menopause-Friendly Product

Sérélys® MENO

This award recognises a challenger brand that launched an MTick-certified menopause-friendly product to support one or more of the 48 menopause signs. This product stands out for its innovative development, packaging, marketing and execution tailored to the menopausal consumer

Best New Menopause-Friendly Product
Menopause-Friendly Product of the Year

Winner

Menopause-Friendly Product of the Year

Wild Nutrition’s Food-Grown® Peri + Menopause Biotic

Celebrating a certified menopause-friendly challenger brand product that provides trusted choices to help women manage their menopause, their way. This award recognises products that demonstrate proven benefits for menopausal consumers through positive customer feedback, product testing, increased distribution and category impact.

Winner

Best MTick Activation

M-Club Menopause Range

Awarded to the challenger brand that has excelled in deploying the MTick across products and marketing channels, empowering women to more easily search, source and shop for menopause-friendly solutions with confidence.

Best MTick Activation
Growth and Market Expansion

Winner

Growth and Market Expansion

This award celebrates the challenger brand that has demonstrated remarkable business growth and market expansion in the menopause sector. Through increased product listings, expanded reach, and strategic partnerships, this challenger brand has successfully scaled to serve menopausal women better.

GenM Choice Awards

Voted by GenM

Winner

Brand Partner of the Year

Awarded to the standout brand partner that is committed to delivering better visibility, choice, and trust to menopause through its partnership with GenM and the MTick. This brand not only proudly supports VisionM through their collaboration but also demonstrates a deep commitment to their customers by enhancing their product offering and menopause proposition.

Brand Partner of the Year
Retail Partner of the Year

Winner

Retail Partner of the Year

Spotlighting a committed retail partner that, alongside GenM and the MTick, is pioneering a new menopause retail category grounded in visibility, trust and choice. Through its collaborative partnership, this standout retailer proudly supports VisionM and is creating a better experience for its menopausal shoppers.

Customer Choice

Voted by menopausal women

Winner

MTick Brand of the Year

Celebrating the brand recognised by its menopausal customers for its exceptional commitment to improving the menopause experience and empowering them to thrive. Through products, educational support and marketing, this brand delivers women with better choices to manage their menopause their way.

MTick Brand of the Year

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