CHRISSY SYMEONAKIS WINS BRONZE STEVIE® AWARD IN 2022 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS®

Our founder Chrissy Symeonakis was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Woman of the Year category in The 19th Annual International Business Awards® today. The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - are eligible to submit nominations. The 2022 IBAs received entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories.

Winners will be celebrated during a gala banquet at the InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel, in London, England, on Saturday, 15 October – the first live IBA awards ceremony since 2019.

More than 3,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Startup of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others. This year’s competition also featured a number of new categories to recognize organizations’ and individuals’ achievements in social media and thought leadership. Chrissy Symeonakis’ award is a testament to her years of service in the Marketing and Entertainment industry, and also her passion for helping others through adversity and being an ambassador and mentor for chronic illness.

The comments from the judges were, “Chrissy demonstrates leadership in every sense of the word. Not only has she faced and overcome her own adversity, she now takes those lessons and shares them with the world for no other reason than to support those who share a similar life experience in the Chronic Illness Community”. And “We need leaders like Chrissy. I am deeply touched with the way she treats her employees and her team, the way she supports them and helps them with their needs either its related to work or their health” Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process in June and July.

“We’re thrilled that we’re able to return to celebrating Stevie winners in person this year,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. “This year’s class of honorees are as innovative, adventuresome, persistent, and successful as we’ve ever had. We look forward to celebrating their achievements with them during our 15 October awards banquet in London.” Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA and also to find out about Chrissy please visit her website www.chrissysymeonakis.com.

About Chrissy Symeonakis.

Chrissy is a creative services industry veteran with 20 years of experience in hospitality, entertainment, marketing and public relations who has a signature “get-shit-done” attitude. Serial entrepreneur and chronic illness advocate, Chrissy is an inspiration to those she meets. She continues to entwine systems thinking with unfiltered creativity and a personal ethos she proves time and time again; the journey to success starts and ends with belief in yourself.

About the Stevie Awards.

Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

If you'd like to chat with Chrissy, interview her, have her guest speak for you, contact Chrissy Symeonakis chrissy@creativelittlesoul.com.au or Amanda Paterson amanda@creativelittlesoul.com.au