Black Talent Awards’ Post

The #BTAFamily recently reunited for the much-anticipated Judging Day! It was a day filled with excitement to be reunited, alongside the challenge of selecting finalists from a pool of outstanding nominations across all 16 award categories. Eight teams of esteemed judges and our inspiring Youth Judges meticulously reviewed and deliberated over each entry. Their discussions were insightful (and occasionally lively 😬) reflecting the exceptional quality of your submissions. We're incredibly grateful to our dedicated judges for their commitment to recognising and celebrating Black talent. Stay tuned over the next few days as we unveil the finalists... Let interview season begin! #BTAFamily Shoutout to our Judges - Bernadette T. Anita David Eric S. Sal Sharniya F. Dr. Inez Brown david Jenn Dr Heather Dominique Imogeen Grace Duro Joanne Rebecca Siji Ritika Dr Jasmine Caroline Yeshua Warren Thanh Samantha O. Richard Priyaneet Madeline Annisha Aphra Lou & Youth Judges! - Aaron M., Aderonke Ademola, Augustina Ofori Kwarteng, Chelsey Small, Ikechukwu Osakwe, Johnathan Williams, Junior Makame, Parris Small, Sapphire Clough, Tyrell Davis-Douglin

Finally, meet the 2 finalists for Large Business of the Year. They have been finalised for their commitment to pushing the DEI agenda in their organisations - huge congratulations. BMet & Jacobs Finalists, we wish you all the very best with your remaining interviews. We'll see you on October 4th!

This year, 4 wonderful Small Businesses have made the shortlist. We’re thrilled that Birmingham City University sponsors the Small Business category! Bempong Talking Therapy Ltd BCOMS Food Division LTD and Brand by Me

Employee Resource Groups do a great job of creating community in our organisations, and the ERGs from the following organisations have been shortlisted for just that. GSK's Embrace Network The BOLD Network at Lloyds Banking Group and Coventry Building Society Well done! 🖤

Meet the finalists for organisations of the Charity, Voluntary & Social Change sectors. Headline sponsor, Serco, sponsors this category. Driven By Us Bridging Barriers SheBeasts C.I.C & Symphony Co Best of luck!

Shout out to these incredible Solopreneurs and Microbusiness owners for becoming BTA finalists! 🧑🏾💼 Alison Delaney with Little Bird Joshua Eyitayo with THRIFTY TOWEL and Austin Okolo with The Gen Z Club This category is proudly sponsored by JCDecaux.

These 4 Senior Leaders have been shortlisted for Black Talent Awards for their widespread contributions and impact on their organisations. Congratulations! 🎉 Alex Tross MRICS from Carter Jonas Sharon Thompson, JP from Birmingham City Council Funmi O. from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Trevor Gordon from Gordon-Ffrench Associates Ltd

Massive congratulations to the trailblazers who are finalists in the Marketing, Media & Communications category! 📈 This category is sponsored by our incredible design partners, Plan B Creative Limited. Aston Brooks-Ashitey from LinkedIn Charlene Gravesande And Lydia Amoah FRSA Amoah from BACKLIGHT Inc Well done. 🥳

Of course, we had to use Judging Day as an opportunity to interview our incredible founder, Denise Myers! Full video coming soon... 📹

Meet our incredible finalists who are shaking up the Finance industry! 💸 Congratulations to Kameka McLean, LLB, BA (Hons) from Walker Crips Nana Agyemang from Barclays UK Rebecca Howard from Coventry Building Society And Vera O. from Visa See you in October. 🥳