London & South East judging panel
Barinder Hothi
Managing Director, The Knowledge Academy Ltd
Barinder Hothi is the Founder and Managing Director of The Knowledge Academy, a multi-award-winning global edtech business. The Knowledge Academy has rapidly scaled from a UK start-up to trading internationally and is 4th in the Sunday Times Profit Track 100.
Barinder holds a track record for building businesses from the ground up, with a passion for technology. She works as a business mentor and knows how to spot a winning business opportunity. She also regularly works with early-stage start-ups to advise business owners on how to accelerate growth.
Barinder has been featured in the Financial Times, the Sunday Times and on the BBC. She is the winner of Woman Business Owner of the Year, awarded by the Department of Trade & Industry, and won the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award 2015 for London and the South Region.
As a regional judge for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021 UK Awards, Barinder is looking for finalists to show their creativity, passion and determination to succeed.
