By Violet Lim, CEO and Co-Founder at Lunch Actually Group. A version of this article originally appeared on Violet’s LinkedIn blog. Violet is a member of EO Singapore.

The transition from one year to another seems like a perfect time to say thank you to these 10 women entrepreneurs whom I have had the pleasure of meeting and learning from. These are women who have fought against all odds, made a mark in the business world and crafted their own brands of leadership.

I have met so many inspirational women entrepreneurs in the past year, and this was a difficult list to make! I hope these women entrepreneurs can give you the same dose of motivation that they gave me!