2019
BREAKING
THE MOULD
Sponsored by Joseph Homes
WINNER:
MARCIA
PRYCE
(SEQENS-CHEMOXY)
Trailblazer Marcia Pryce is on a mission
to show that engineering is not just a
great career path for young women, it’s
also full of people who really care about
their work and how it can improve the
world around them.
Marcia, who is currently studying
for her Master’s degree at Lancaster
University, was shocked when her name
was called out as this year’s winner.
“I was up against managing directors
and I’m just a student, I’ve still not even
finished my degree yet!” she said. “I’ve
met some amazing women here who
have done so much for their companies
and for the public.”
Marcia spent a year on placement as
a chemical engineer with SEQENS and
plans to return to Teesside once she
has completed her studies. She hopes
to continue being an ambassador for
working in engineering, both for young
men and women.
“At university I’ve been working with
Street Scientist, who go around schools
trying to get women and just generally
people into STEM because it’s an
undervalued area.
“People just think engineering is dirty
but there are people in it who genuinely
care about you and the industry. That’s
the big thing about engineering that
many people don’t know.”
FINALIST:
Jessica Williams
(Just Williams)
Having identified a need for professionally
outsourced sales solutions while studying
for her MBA in sales psychology, Jessica set
about creating her own bespoke model. Just
Williams provides an end-to-end sales solution
designed to help SMEs grow. Jessica founded
the business in 2015 and remains managing
director and 100% shareholder. Together with
her mainly female team, she has broken gender
stereotypes by succeeding in predominantly-
male environments. The Just Williams Sales
Academy launched in August with ambitious
plans to reach 10,000 learners in the next five
years through face-to-face training and a digital
platform, which is currently in development.
SPONSOR’S MESSAGE
Lauren Pringle of Developments by Joseph Homes
said: “Choosing the winner of the Breaking the Mould
category was mutually decided by the team from
Developments by Joseph Homes.
“There were some fantastic entries and it was so great
to see the women of Teesside doing so well.
“However, Developments by Joseph Homes chose
Marcia Pryce as the winner of the Breaking the Mould
category as she has displayed an absolute dedication
and met that with success in the nature of work she is in.
“We thought she truly did break the mould - and is an
inspiration for younger women to look up to and show
them you can achieve success in a male-dominated
background.
“She really did deserve to win the award and we wish
her all the luck in the future.”