Winners Announced in 2025 People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies in 12th Annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Mon, May 12, 2025 @ 11:36 AM

Eight winners of a public vote for favorite organizations honored with crystal People’s Choice Stevie Award trophies.

The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world’s premier business awards programs, announced winners of eight People’s Choice Stevie® Award trophies in the 12th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the only awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

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The People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies, a long-time feature of several Stevie Awards programs, was introduced to the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in 2023. All winning organizations and nominees in the Company/Organization categories in the 2025 competition were automatically included in voting for the People’s Choice Awards. Voting was conducted from 3 April through 2 May, with the highest number of votes determining the winners in several industry categories. More than 37,000 votes were cast this year by members of the general public worldwide.

Each People’s Choice winner received at least 100 votes, the minimum number required to be eligible to win.

The winners of the 2025 People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies are:

  • Business Product & Service Industries: ExtendMax Vietnam Company Limited, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Consumer Product & Service Industries: Dream Culture, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Financial Industries: Palawan Group of Companies, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines
  • Government: Social Security System, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
  • Health Care Industries: Staying Independent Pty Ltd, Zetland, NSW, Australia
  • Non-Profit Organizations or NGOs: Megaworld Foundation, Inc., Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
  • Social Impact Companies: Social Security System, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
  • Startup: Eminence Finance Group, Wollert, VIC, Australia

These honorees will receive crystal People’s Choice Stevie Award trophies.

The 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards have recognized organizations in 23 markets including
Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republic of Korea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. More than 1,000 nominations about innovative achievements were considered by the judges this year.

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners in various categories were announced on 3 April. Those awards were determined by the average scores of more than 120 executives worldwide acting as judges. Five Grand (“best of show”) Stevie Award winners were announced on 16 April.

Winners in the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards will be celebrated during an awards banquet on 13 May at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

The 2026 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards will begin accepting nominations this October. Sign up to get the entry kit at https://Asia.StevieAwards.com.

PR Newswire Asia is the official news release distribution partner of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

adobo magazine is the official Creative Media Partner of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

 

Topics: Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards

Grand Stevie® Award Winners Announced in 2025 American Business Awards®

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Thu, May 01, 2025 @ 09:00 AM

AT&T Wins Organization of the Year for the Third Time

The Stevie® Awards announced today the Grand Stevie Award winners in The 23rd Annual American Business Awards® competition. Winners will be honored during the ABA awards banquet on June 10, 2025 in New York City. Registration for the event is now open.

All organizations operating in the U.S.A. - large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit - are eligible to submit nominations to the ABAs in a wide range of categories, honoring achievement in every aspect of work life, from customer service and management to public relations and product development.

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This year more than 3,600 nominations were considered in the judging process by more than 250 professionals on 12 juries.  Their average ratings determined the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners announced earlier this month. For complete lists of those Stevie Award winners, visit http://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

The Grand Stevie Awards are best-of-competition prizes awarded to the organizations that submit the best body of work to the competition, in their own name or in the names of one or more clients. Grand Stevie Awards cannot be applied for directly.

2025 Grand Stevie winners in The American Business Awards are as follows:

Organization of the Year

AT&T, the multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Dallas, Texas is the most honored organization in the 23rd ABAs. The firm earned 33 award points through six Gold, three Silver, and six Bronze Stevie wins by its AT&T Business and AT&T Multimedia Services units. This is the seventh Grand Stevie won by the firm in the ABAs, including Organization of the Year wins in 2022 and 2023. 

Highest-rated New Product or Service of the Year:

With an average score from the judges of 9.14 out of a possible 10, EBizCharge, Irvine, California wins for its eponymous solution, Gold Stevie winner for Best New Payments Solution. 

Highest-rated Nomination of the Year:

There is a tie this year for this honor, both nominations having received final average scores of 9.67 / 10.  The winners are the nomination of the human resources department at Everise, Plantation, Florida, winner of a Gold Stevie for Human Resources Department of the Year, and the customer service department at One Step GPS, San Fernando, California, winner of a Gold Stevie for Customer Service Department of the Year. 

Most Honored Marketing Agency of the Year

Three Rings Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts is this year’s most honored marketing agency in the ABAs, with 23 award points earned on behalf of nominations submitted for clients BillingPlatform, Boost Payment Solutions, Constructor, CYPHER Learning, Q4 Inc., and TrueCommerce. This is the first Grand Stevie win for the agency, which focuses on integrated marketing and communications for B2B tech companies.

Most Honored Public Relations Agency of the Year:  

MikeWorldWide, New York, New York wins the honor this year with 24.5 award points earned on behalf of itself and clients Nikon, Red Lobster, and the 150th Kentucky Derby.  MikeWorldWide is among the world’s leading independent, integrated PR agencies with five offices across the United States, Latin America, and the United Kingdom.  Formerly known as MWW, the agency won Grand Stevies in the ABAs in 2013-2016.

The 2026 edition of The American Business Awards will begin accepting nominations this October.  Learn more and get the entry kit at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA

Sponsors of The 2025 American Business Awards include HCLTech, Melissa Sones Consulting, and SoftPro.

 

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Stevie Award Winners Announced in The 23rd Annual American Business Awards®

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Thu, Apr 24, 2025 @ 09:00 AM

The Stevie® Awards, organizers of the world's premier business awards programs, today announced the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners in The 23rd American Business Awards®.

All organizations operating in the USA - large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit - are eligible to submit nominations to the ABAs in a wide range of categories, honoring achievement in every aspect of work life, from customer service and management to public relations and product development.

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More than 3,600 nominations were considered in the judging process this year by more than 250 professionals worldwide, whose average scores determined the winners.

Winners of three or more Gold Stevie Awards include:

ADP, Roseland, NJ (3), AT&T, Dallas, TX (6), Applied Systems, Chicago, IL (3), Athena, San Juan, PR (3), C-Strategies Inc., Chicago, IL (3), Comcast Business, Philadelphia, PA (3), DHL, Westerville, OH (3), Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, KS (4), Gov2Biz Inc., San Antonio, TX (4), IBM, Armonk, New York, NY (4), ISN Software Corporation, Dallas, TX (5), MikeWorldWide, New York, NY (6), Netcracker Technology, Waltham, MA (3), Partner.Co, Midvale, UT (3), Russell Harris Event Group, North Hollywood, CA (3), Soapy Joes Car Wash, Santee, CA (3), Southwest Airlines, Dallas, TX (3), Sparks, Philadelphia, PA (3), State Farm, Bloomington, IL (3), The Home Depot Backyard, Atlanta, GA (3),  and Thomson Reuters, New York, NY (4).

For a complete list of the Stevie Award winners announced today, visit http://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

Winners of five best-of-show prizes will be awarded Grand Stevie Award trophies, to be announced the week of April 28.

2025 Stevie winners will be celebrated during an awards banquet on Tuesday, June 10 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Tickets for the event are now on sale.

The categories that recognize outstanding new products and services introduced in the USA are among the most heavily subscribed in the ABAs. Every new product or service nominated in The 2025 American Business Awards is included in voting for the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, an annual feature of the ABAs in which the general public votes for their favorite new products. Voting opens on April 25 at http://peopleschoice.stevieawards.com and will conclude on May 23. People's Choice Stevie winners will be announced the week of May 26 and will be honored during the June 10 awards presentations.

"We’re proud to recognize the impressive breadth of American organizations honored in The 2025 American Business Awards," said Michael Gallagher, founder and Executive Chairman of the Stevie Awards. "This year brought a notable increase in nominations for categories for podcasts and AI-related technologies and achievements - highlighting the growing impact of emerging industries in our economy. We look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of the 2025 Stevie winners on June 10 in New York City."

Sponsors of The 2025 American Business Awards include HCLTech, Melissa Sones Consulting, and SoftPro.

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German Stevie® Awards 2025 nehmen Bewerbungen entgegen

Posted by Jana Novatscheck on Wed, Apr 16, 2025 @ 03:00 AM

Elfte Ausgabe des deutschsprachigen Wirtschaftspreises gestartet

Erste Teilnahmefrist läuft bis zum 14. Mai 2025

Spannende neue Kategorien für 2025

 

Urbar, Deutschland - 16. April 2025 - Die Stevie® Awards verkünden den Start der Nominierungsphase für die German Stevie Awards 2025. Damit geht der Wirtschaftspreis für das deutschsprachige Europa in die elfte Runde seines Bestehens. Interessierte Unternehmen und Organisationen aus Belgien, Deutschland, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Österreich und der Schweiz können sich ab sofort mit ihren Unternehmensleistungen und Projekten in zahlreichen Kategorien bewerben. Bis zum 14. Mai 2025 profitieren die Teilnehmenden von der vergünstigten Preisträgergebühr. 

 

Teilnahmeberechtigt sind Unternehmen und Organisationen jeder Größe, öffentliche und private Organisationen, gewinnorientiert oder gemeinnützig, aber auch Einzelpersonen aus der Wirtschaft dürfen teilnehmen. Umfassende Informationen über die Awards und die Teilnahmeunterlagen erhalten Sie unter www.StevieAwards.com/GSA.

Den Teilnehmenden steht eine Vielzahl an Kategorien zur Verfügung. Unter anderem:

Neu in diesem Jahr 

Für die 11. German Stevie Awards 2025 gibt es eine ganze Reihe neuer Kategorien. Neu in diesem Jahr sind verschiedene neue Unterkategorien in den folgenden Bereichen: 

  • Neue Produkte und Produktmanagement: (E-)Mobilität, Haushaltsgeräte, Smart Living Innovationen und im Bereich Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) / Lösungen für Machine Learning: Finanzen, Generative KI, Gesundheitswesen, Andere.
  • Podcast: In dieser neuen Kategoriegruppe gibt es in den Untergruppen Shows, Einzelepisoden, Miniserien & Specials und Features viele spannende Kategorien zu Themen wie Business, Comedy, Geschichte, Kriminalität & Justiz, Kunst & Kultur, Sport und Wissenschaft.

„Wir freuen uns, den führenden Unternehmen im deutschsprachigen Europa nicht nur unsere bewährten, langjährigen Award-Kategorien zu präsentieren, sondern – so hoffen wir – auch einige spannende neue Ergänzungen im diesjährigen Wettbewerb“, sagt Maggie Miller, Präsidentin der Stevie Awards. „Unser Team bei den Stevie Awards ist schon jetzt gespannt auf die Beiträge, die uns in diesem Jahr erreichen werden.“

Wieder dabei: People’s Choice Stevie Awards für die beliebtesten Unternehmen

Wer die Stevie Awards kennt, weiß, dass die Preistragenden mit einer Stevie Awards Trophäe in Gold oder einer Medaille in Silber oder Bronze ausgezeichnet werden. Auch in diesem Jahr wartet wieder eine weitere Auszeichnung auf die Teilnehmenden der German Stevie Awards: die People's Choice Stevie Awards für die beliebtesten Unternehmen.
Alle Organisationen, die mit einem Gold, Silber oder Bronze Stevie Award der German Stevie Awards 2024 ausgezeichnet werden, haben die Möglichkeit zusätzlich mit dem People's Choice Stevie Award für die beliebtesten Unternehmen prämiert zu werden. Dazu findet von Ende August bis Ende September 2025 eine öffentliche Online-Abstimmung statt, bei der jeder für seinen Favoriten abstimmen kann. Das Unternehmen mit den meisten Stimmen in jeder Kategorie erhält als Auszeichnung eine wunderschöne Kristalltrophäe. 

Teilnahmefristen und Termine

Alle Unternehmen und Organisationen dürfen kostenfrei beliebig viele Nominierungen einreichen. Teilnehmende, die ihre Bewerbungen bis zur ersten Teilnahmefrist, dem 14. Mai 2025, abgeben, profitieren von einem Rabatt von 40 Euro auf die Preisträgergebühren pro erfolgreicher Nominierung. Wer die Teilnahmefrist am 14. Mai verpasst, darf seine Bewerbungen noch bis zum 12. Juni 2025 einreichen. Mehrere Fachgremien werden dann die Gold, Silber und Bronze Preistragenden ermitteln. Die Gold-, Silber- und Bronze-Preistragenden werde im Rahmen einer feierlichen Preisverleihung gemeinsam mit den Preistragenden der International Business Awards geehrt.

Zu den Preisträgerinnen und Preisträgern der German Stevie Awards 2025 zählen unter anderem Deutsche Telekom AG (Bonn, Deutschland),  HASE & IGEL GmbH (Oldenburg, Deutschland), METRO AG (Düsseldorf, Deutschland), Robert Bosch GmbH (Gerlingen, Deutschland), Sandoz AG (Basel, Schweiz), ZDF (Mainz, Deutschland) und ZF (Bielefeld, Deutschland). Eine Übersicht über alle Preistragenden der German Stevie Awards 2024 finden Sie unter https://stevieawards.com/gsa/gewinner-der-german-stevie-awards-2024.

Die German Stevie Awards sind Teil der Stevie® Awards, welche die renommierten International Business Awards® ausrichten und in insgesamt neun Wettbewerbsprogrammen jedes Jahr mehr als 12.000 Einreichungen aus über 70 Ländern erhalten.

Pressefotos der Stevie Awards Trophäen und das German Stevie Awards Logo finden Sie unter https://stevieawards.com/gsa/photos-and-logos. Weitere Pressefotos stellen wir Ihnen auf Wunsch gerne zur Verfügung.

 

Topics: German Stevie Awards, German Stevie Awards 2025

Grand Stevie Winners Announced in 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards

Posted by Amanda Del Signore on Tue, Apr 15, 2025 @ 09:30 PM

The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world's premier business awards programs, announced the winners of five Grand Stevie® Award trophies in the 12th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the only awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners in various categories were announced on 2 April. Those awards were determined by the average scores of more than 120 executives worldwide acting as judges.

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The 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards have recognized organizations in 23 markets, including Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, São Tomé and Príncipe, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam.

The Grand ("best of show") Stevie Award trophy is awarded to only a handful of organizations in each of the nine Stevie Awards competitions. In the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, one Grand Stevie Award is presented to the most honored organization, and one to each of the highest-scoring nominations in the four markets that submitted the most nominations.

The 2025 Grand Stevie Award for Most Honored Organization of the Year goes to the SM Group of Companies, with 42 award points earned through Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie wins by related organizations throughout the Philippines. SM Companies also won Grand Stevies in the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Grand Stevie Award winners for the highest-scoring nominations in the competition are:

From Australia:

Healthcare Innovated
, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, for their nomination "Jodie Granger, CEO," which also won the Gold Stevie for Most Innovative Mentor of the Year. The nomination was submitted by Reputation by Design.

From China:

MSquare Technology
, Shanghai, China, for their nomination "Wendy Chen, CEO," which also won the Gold Stevie for Most Innovative Woman of the Year.

From India:

IntouchCX
, Hyderabad, Telangana, India for their nomination "Dishant Bhojwani, Global Chief Operating Officer," which also won the Gold Stevie for Most Innovative Customer Service Executive of the Year.

From The Philippines:

Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc.
(Prime Infra), Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, for the nomination of "Guillaume Lucci, President and CEO," which also won the Gold Stevie for Most Innovative Sustainability Leader of the Year.

The 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards also includes the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies, a worldwide public vote for all nominees in the competition’s Company/Organization categories. Voting for that continues through 2 May. People’s Choice winners will receive a crystal People’s Choice Stevie Award trophy.

Winners in the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards will be celebrated during an awards banquet on 13 May at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. Tickets for the awards banquet are on sale now.

PR Newswire Asia is the official news release distribution partner of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

adobo magazine is the official Creative Media Partner of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards

Topics: Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards

Who's Coming to the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service on Thursday?

Posted by Michael Gallagher on Tue, Apr 08, 2025 @ 10:00 AM

We're getting ready to celebrate the winners of the 19th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service, the world's top honors for achievement in business development, customer service, and sales.  The Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie winners were announced last month, and we're expecting more than 300 winners, judges, and their guests to converge on New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel this Thursday, April 10 for the program's annual awards gala.

53652034223_f0738913c4_wMore than 2,100 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry, in 45 nations and territories, were evaluated in this year's competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 170 professionals worldwide on seven specialized juries. Entries were considered in more than 60 categories for customer service and contact center achievements, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year; 60 categories for sales and business development achievements, ranging from Senior Sales Executive of the Year to Sales Training or Business Development Executive of the Year to Sales Department of the Year; and categories to recognize new products and services and solution providers, among others.

The 2026 competition will begin accepting nominations this July.  Learn more and request the entry kit at www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.  

Here is the list of organizations that will be represented at Thursday's celebration:

ACT - Advanced Call Center Technologies, Berwyn, PA
ADP Retirement Services, Florham Park NJ
ADP, Alpharetta, GA
ADT INC, Boca Raton, FL
Aires, Pittsburgh, PA
Alight Solutions, Chicago IL
Allianz Partners, Richmond, VA
Ambia, Provo, UT
Aptia, Boston, MA
Ascend, Inc., Boulder CO
Aucera, Mahwah, NJ
Banco do Brasil, Brasília, Brazil
Bandwidth Inc., Raleigh, NC
Business Hub, Adelaide, Australia
CISCO, San Jose, CA
CivicPlus, Manhattan, KS
Con Edison, New York, NY
Conga, Broomfield CO
Curriculum Associates, Billerica, MA
CX & Growth Strategies, LLC, Austin, TX
DataCore Software, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Datasite, Minneapolis, MN
DirectEmployers Association, Indianapolis, IN
DMA - Digital Made Accessible, São Paulo, Brazil
Docupace, Holmdel, NJ
ECI Software Solutions, Westlake, TX
EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, New York, NY
eMoney Advisor, Radnor, PA
Evara Health, Clearwater, FL
Everise Inc., Plantation, FL
Extra360 Technology Solutions, Dublin, Ireland
EY, Bridgewater, NJ
Firmex, Toronto, ON, Canada
Fusion Connect, Atlanta, GA
Glow, Sicklerville, NJ
Golden Hour, Spring, TX
GP PRO, Atlanta, GA
Heavy Construction Systems Specialists (HCSS), Sugar Land, TX
Hilton Grand Vacation Club, Plainfield, IN
HireRight, LLC, Nashville, TN
Hitachi, Raleigh, NC
IBM, Armonk, NY
IBM, Krakow, Poland
iFood, Osasco, Brazil
Inktel Contact Center Solutions, Miami, FL
Intuit Canada, Ontario, Canada
Intuit Mailchimp, Atlanta, GA
Jane App, North Vancouver, Canada
Justworks, New York, NY
Kobie, St. Petersburg, FL
Kyndryl Holdings, New York, NY
Law School Admission Council (LSAC), Langhorne, PA
Lenovo Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
Lessen, Scottsdale, AZ
LiveRamp, San Franciso, CA
MetTel, New York, NY
MMP Capital, Farmingdale, NY
Morgan Lewis, Philadelphia, PA
Nutun, Johannesburg, South Africa
Optimum, Long Island City, NY
Paramount Professional Services Marketing, Boston, MA
Patagonia Health, Cary, NC
Percepta, Allen Park, MI
PrimeRx, Uniondale, NY
Qualitest Group, London, United Kingdom
Rapid7, Tampa, FL
Recharge, Santa Monica, CA
Revenue Storm Corporation, Schaumburg, IL
Sales Partnerships, Broomfield, CO
SAP SE, Walldorf, BW, Germany
SAP, Newtown Square, PA
Smarsh, Portland, OR
Sodexo, Paris, France
StoneX Group Inc., New York, NY
TATA Consultancy Services Limited, Edison, NJ
TCL, Irvine, CA
The Brooks Group, Greensboro, NC
Tikla Gelsin, Istanbul, Türkiye
TouchPoint One / Aucera, Indianapolis, IN
TransUnion, Chicago, IL
TravelZoo, New York, NY
TTEC, Greenwood Village, CO
Unitedhealthcare Provider Service Operations, Minneapolis, MN
UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA
UserTesting, Mountain View, CA
ValueSelling Associates, Carlsbad, CA
Voya Financial, Gilbert, AZ
VXI Global Solutions, Los Angeles, CA
W and Partners, Glendale, AZ
WalkMe, San Francisco, CA
WebCE Dallas, TX
Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Palatine, IL
WP Engine, Austin, TX
Yuksekbilgili Egitim & Danismanlik, Istanbul, Türkiye
Zywave, Milwaukee, WI

Topics: customer service awards, sales awards, The Stevie Awards

Prof. Awad Al-Omari Named Grand Stevie® Award Winner for Highest-Rated Nomination of the Year in the 2025 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards

Posted by May Hassan on Sun, Apr 06, 2025 @ 03:45 AM
We are proud to announce that Prof. Awad Al-Omari has been named the Grand Stevie® Award Winner for the Highest-Rated Nomination of the Year in the 2025 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards. As the first Saudi healthcare leader to ever receive this honor in the MENA region, Prof. Al-Omari’s recognition marks a historic milestone for Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector and highlights his leadership in driving transformative innovation across the industry.
 
His nomination stood out among more than 1,100 submissions from across the region, earning the highest overall score in this year’s competition—a testament to his exceptional contributions and visionary leadership.
Prof. Awad Al-Omari is a prominent healthcare executive, academic, and policy influencer with over 20 years of impactful leadership. He currently serves as Chief Medical Officer at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group (HMG), CEO of Medical Links Company, and Chairman of the Saudi Critical Care Society.
 
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In addition to his executive leadership, Prof. Al-Omari obtained his Professorship in Medicine from Alfaisal University, where he actively teaches and mentors medical students. His academic pursuits also include executive education at Harvard Business School and Alliance Manchester Business School, enriching his leadership with global insights and strategic acumen. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in recognition of his national contributions to healthcare development and reform.
 
Throughout his career, he has received multiple national and international recognitions, including several National Patient Safety Awards for his pioneering quality initiatives, and the prestigious EFQM Award for leading the best business transformation medical team globally.
 
Prof. Al-Omari’s winning nomination presented a comprehensive and future-oriented vision for healthcare transformation—demonstrating how large-scale innovation can be successfully executed and sustained. His work integrates advancements in telemedicine, clinical service optimization, emergency care redesign, academic development, and organizational strategy.
 
Telemedicine Leadership
Prof. Al-Omari led the development and scaling of cutting-edge telehealth platforms, including the Tele-Stroke and Tele-ICU programs, integrating digital tools and real-time decision-making into critical care. Notably, both programs were introduced prior to the COVID-19 pandemic—well before telemedicine became a necessity across healthcare systems—highlighting Prof. Al-Omari’s foresight and visionary leadership. These efforts significantly raised the bar for care delivery in emergency and intensive care settings. Notably, the Tele-ICU was recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest critical care command center in the world, underscoring the scope and ambition of the initiative.
 
Innovation in Cardiac and Emergency Care
He introduced the Tele-Cardiology (NABD-24) program to provide fast and accurate cardiac care and led the ER-45 program, which significantly enhanced emergency department flow and responsiveness. Both initiatives reflect his capability to translate clinical needs into scalable, high-impact solutions.
 
Operational Excellence
Prof. Al-Omari has launched more than 20 major operational transformation programs across the organization, including TAMKEEN, RACE, Proactive Care, SCOPE, HOPE, FERTILE, Friday Plus, and Xcellence. These initiatives have reshaped workflows, enhanced safety standards, optimized costs, and improved overall patient and provider experience. Collectively, they have elevated Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group to a position of regional leadership in operational efficiency and service excellence.
 
Academic Advancement
Prof. Al-Omari founded the Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Academy, introducing the largest private-sector healthcare scholarship program in Saudi Arabia. Under his leadership, the academy expanded its accredited programs and established partnerships with world-renowned institutions such as the University of Toronto and University College London, strengthening the region’s healthcare education infrastructure and fostering the next generation of medical leaders.
 
Strategic Integration
What made the nomination exceptional was its holistic integration. Every element—whether digital transformation, academic expansion, or operational redesign—was part of a cohesive vision to build a sustainable, world-class healthcare model that places patients, outcomes, and continuous improvement at the center.
 
Beyond the walls of the hospital, Prof. Al-Omari has emerged as one of the region’s leading voices in healthcare reform and policy. His thought leadership has been featured in high-impact platforms including Forbes, Saudi Gazette, Rotana, and Al Arabiya, where he explores the future of healthcare, digital innovation, AI, and public health strategy.
 
He is also the author of a book focused on social and policy challenges facing communities in the region. Through it, he offers clear-eyed, actionable insights on leadership, responsibility, and reform—further demonstrating his deep commitment to building a healthier, more equitable society.
 
While the Stevie® Awards recognize excellence across various sectors—ranging from technology to finance to healthcare—the Grand Stevie® Award for highest rated nomination is reserved exclusively for one individual or organization, regardless of category or industry. 
 
This distinction is not only rare but represents the highest level of recognition attainable in the Stevie® Awards program. With over 1,100 entries reviewed by more than 150 global judges, Prof. Al-Omari’s Grand Stevie® reflects an extraordinary level of achievement, placing him among the most innovative and impactful leaders in the MENA region and beyond.
 
Upon receiving the award, Prof. Al-Omari shared:
 
“Winning the Grand Stevie® Award is a proud and humbling moment. It reflects the efforts of a passionate and visionary team, and it underscores the potential of our region to lead in transforming healthcare through innovation, dedication, and bold thinking. I am deeply grateful to Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, under the leadership of its chairman and founder Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib, for providing the environment, vision, and trust that enabled us to pursue excellence at this scale.”
 
He added: "Innovation is about more than technology—it’s about courage, empathy, and purpose. True leadership lies in creating systems that serve people better, empower professionals, and embrace change with confidence.”
 
On the innovative projects featured in the nomination, Prof. Al-Omari shared:
“Each project was born from a genuine need—to close a gap, improve a process, or protect a life. Whether it was launching Tele-ICU or redesigning emergency workflows, we didn’t pursue innovation for the sake of being novel; we pursued it because we couldn’t accept the status quo. Our goal was always clear: bring the right care to the right patient at the right time—and to do so with compassion, precision, and sustainability.”
 
He continued: “What made these projects successful was the multidisciplinary collaboration. We brought together clinicians, engineers, data scientists, and frontline staff to co-create solutions. It was never a solo effort—it was a culture of shared purpose and continuous improvement.”
 
On leadership and advice for aspiring leaders, he reflected:
“Innovation is not a department—it’s a mindset. And leadership is not about control—it’s about influence, vision, and enabling others. The most powerful leaders I’ve seen are those who empower their teams, encourage curiosity, and build trust through transparency and purpose.”
 
“Stay close to the problem, not just the process. Listen before you lead. Learn from those at the frontline. Embrace failure as part of the journey. And most importantly, remember that leadership is not a title—it’s a responsibility to serve, to lift others, and to leave things better than you found them.”
  
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Prof. Awad Al-Omari on this landmark achievement. As the first Saudi healthcare leader to receive the Grand Stevie® Award in the MENA region, he exemplifies what visionary leadership can accomplish when it is grounded in purpose, excellence, and a commitment to transformative impact.
 

Topics: Middle East Stevie Awards

Winners Announced in 2025 People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Customer Service

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Thu, Apr 03, 2025 @ 09:15 AM

Winners of the 2025 People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Customer Service, a worldwide public vote, were announced today. Voting was conducted from March 7 through March 31, with the highest number of votes deciding the winners in eight industry categories. More than 34,000 votes were cast this year.

All organizations honored in the Customer Service Department of the Year categories of this year’s Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service were eligible to be included in voting for the People’s Choice awards. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, now in their 19th year, are the world’s top honors for customer service, contact center, business development, and sales professionals.

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More than 2,100 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry, in 45 nations and territories, were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 170 professionals worldwide on seven specialized juries.

Entries were considered in more than 60 categories for customer service and contact center achievements, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year; 60 categories for sales and business development achievements, ranging from Senior Sales Executive of the Year to Sales Training or Business Development Executive of the Year to Sales Department of the Year; and categories to recognize new products and services and solution providers, among others.

Winners in all categories were announced on March 6. Stevie winners will be recognized at an award ceremony on April 10 in New York City. More than 300 Stevie Award winners and their guests from around the world are expected to attend.

This year’s People’s Choice winners, who will each receive the coveted crystal People’s Choice Stevie Award, are:

  • Airlines & Transportation: DHL Express Worldwide (BD) Pvt. Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • All Other Industries: UnitedHealthcare Provider Service Operations, Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • Computer Hardware & Services: ScalePad, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Consumer Products & Services: Blueair, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals: Golden Hour, Spring, TX, USA
  • Public Service & Education: Curriculum Associates, Billerica, MA, USA
  • Software – 100 or more Employees: Intuit Mailchimp, Atlanta, GA, USA
  • Telecommunications: AireSpring, Clearwater, FL, USA

Nicknamed the Stevie®, derived from the Greek word “crowned,” the Stevie Award trophy is one of the world's most coveted prizes. Since 2002, the Gold Stevie Award has been conferred for achievement in the workplace to organizations and individuals in more than 70 nations and territories.

Sponsors of the 2025 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include The Brooks Group, Sales Partnerships, Support Services Group, and ValueSelling Associates.

 

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Winners in the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards Announced

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Wed, Apr 02, 2025 @ 09:00 PM

Winners in Twelfth Annual Competition to Be Celebrated at 13 May Award Ceremony in Seoul

 

Winners have been announced in the twelfth annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the only awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region. The list of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners is available at http://Asia.StevieAwards.com.

The Stevie® Awards are widely considered to be the world's premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement over the past 23 years in programs such as The International Business Awards® and The American Business Awards®. The name Stevie is derived from the Greek word for “crowned.”

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The 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards have recognized organizations in 23 markets, including Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, São Tomé and Príncipe, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam.

More than 1,000 nominations about innovative achievements from the 29 markets of the APAC region were considered by the judges this year in categories such as Award for Excellence in Innovation in Products & Services, Award for Innovative Management, and Award for Innovation in Corporate Websites, among many others.

Among the top overall winners in the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are SM subsidiaries including SM Retail, SM China, SM Supermalls, SM Limited Company, and SM Foundation with 16 Stevie wins from their offices in China and the Philippines. They won in categories including Innovative Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility, Award for Innovation in Consumer Events, Climate Protection and Sustainability Campaign of the Year, Award for Innovation in Community Relations or Public Service Communications. IntouchCX won 11 Stevie Awards in categories including Innovative Achievement in Thought Leadership, Innovative Achievement in International Expansion, and Most Innovative Customer Service Executive of the Year. Manila Electric Company also won 11 Stevies in categories including Climate Protection and Sustainability Campaign of the Year, Reuse and Recycle, and Climate Hero of the Year.

Other winners of five or more Stevie Awards include

Watsons (11), IBM (10), Tata Consultancy Services (10), Singtel (8), DigiPlus Interactive Corp (7), PLDT and Smart (7), , Ayala (6), Bank of the Philippine Islands (6), Cisco Systems (6), Megaworld Lifestyle Malls (6), Newport World Resorts (6), Ngong Ping 360 (6), Palawan Group of Companies (6), Athena (5), FPT IS Company Limited (5), Globe Telecom, Inc (5), UpLift AI Group (5), and Yell Bangkok (5).

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 120 executives around the world acting as judges in February and March.

The 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards also includes the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies, a worldwide public vote for all nominees in the competition’s Company/Organization categories. Voting will be ongoing through 2 May 2025. Winners in these categories will receive a crystal People’s Choice Stevie Award.

“The submissions in the twelfth edition of the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards were outstanding,” said Stevie Awards President, Maggie Miller. “The judges remarked that the innovation and perseverance demonstrated in the nominations was inspiring. We applaud all the Stevie Award winners this year and look forward to celebrating them on 13 May in Seoul, South Korea.”

For details about the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the 13 May awards ceremony in Seoul, and the list of Stevie Award winners, visit http://Asia.Stevieawards.com.

 

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Sales Partnerships Recognizes Organizations Demonstrating the Highest Ethical Standards in Sales in 2025 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Wed, Apr 02, 2025 @ 12:19 PM

Winners to be honored at an award ceremony April 10 in New York City

Winners of the 2025 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service were announced in March, but winners of one special category, supported by longtime Stevie Awards sponsor Sales Partnerships Inc., were announced today.

The Sales Partnerships Ethics in Sales Award recognizes organizations for best practices and achievements in demonstrating the highest ethical standards in sales. Nominees submitted specific examples, case studies, practices, etc., illustrating why their organization should be considered an excellent practitioner of both successful and ethical sales. This year’s award looked at accomplishments since the beginning of 2023.

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A review panel assembled by Sales Partnerships assessed the nominations in this category and chose the following winners for 2025:

GOLD STEVIE WINNERS:

  • AWeber - Email Marketing, Chalfont, PA, USA
  • Yuksekbilgili Egitim & Danismanlik, Istanbul, Türkiye

SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:

  • Alight Solutions, Charlotte, NC, USA
  • Beverly Jo Lynn Enterprises Inc, North York, Ontario, Canada
  • Revenue Storm, Schaumburg, IL, USA
  • Smartflats 24, Prague, Czech Republic

BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:

  • Glow Ventures, LLC, Sicklerville, NJ, USA
  • Aires, Pittsburgh, PA USA
  • TEKLYNX, Milwaukee, WI USA
  • The Gem Institute, Dili, Timor Leste

Sales Partnerships, Inc., which provides turnkey, outsourced selling solutions, is a sponsor of the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service program for the sixth consecutive year.

“We congratulate all the 2025 Ethics in Sales Stevie winners,” said Maggie Miller, President of the Stevie Awards. “The judges were particularly impressed by organizations that have made notable strides in strengthening their ethical practices. Sales Partnerships' decision to honor not just high-performing sales professionals, but also those who achieve success through ethical means, is something we truly commend. We’re excited to have our longtime sponsor present these awards during the April 10 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service ceremony.”

Sponsors of the 2025 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include The Brooks Group, Sales Partnerships, Support Services Group, and ValueSelling Associates.

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