The Gold winner of the global award Young Founder of the Year, Madelene Törnblom, founder of Maya Delorez, contributes to a more sustainable fashion industry by her line of high-quality functional riding clothes

Madelene Törnblom, founder of Maya Delorez received the Growth Rings in Gold for the global award Young Founder of the Year at the Founders Awards Gala held at Stockholm City Hall on September 22.

“I am so honored and grateful to receive this special award. It's an acknowledgment of all the hard work behind Maya Delorez's success.”, says Madelene Törnblom.

The jury's motivation for Madelene Törnblom:

“With dedication and clarity of direction the winner has been able to establish and grow the company exceptionally and organically. With the vision to give back to the community and by letting the company empower and educate women, this founder refuses to lose.”

Madelene Törnblom founded Maya Delorez 2018 together with Niklas Törnblom. Maya Delorez is a Swedish brand headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden and is selling through their own website to over 70 countries worldwide. Not using intermediaries.

The company offers a unique range of high-quality functional training clothes for active riders. Since they keep control over the whole process, they can always offer their customers a good price without having to compromise on quality. Maya Delorez has a long-term view of contributing to a more sustainable fashion industry. To achieve this goal, they have developed sustainability principles for how to work with the production, packaging, and the delivery of their products.

Madelene’s driving force is to make things happen. And she doesn't like to lose. She wants Maya Delorez to become the world’s leading equestrian brand.

The finalists have earlier introduced themselves and their companies to a jury of large scale founders consisting of: Chairman of the jury Lari Tuominen - Qvik, Patricia Olby Kimondo - People Productions, Pamoja, Emma Rozada - The Techno Creatives, Aticka Chona - GreenKarmas and Andrius Francas - Alliance for Recruitment.

Young Founder of the Year

Young Founder of the Year is awarded to young founders who have the potential to build a successful company, be a good leader and develop into a role model for other young founders. The purpose of the award is to encourage further success, acting as a catalyst to growth for the young founders.The purpose of the award is to encourage further success, acting as a catalyst to growth for young founders.

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