About Us
The Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards celebrate the success and achievements of leading professionals and companies who have stood out for being results driven, service focused and most importantly, taken an innovative approach to demonstrate exceptional business performance.
With such a broad range of businesses being recognised, Corporate LiveWire look at each case individually and assess how the team have harnessed more effective processes, products, or ideas in order to transform their industry for the better, increase profits, and/or offer a more successful service.
Awards Process
The Corporate LiveWire Innovation Awards team is committed to identifying market leaders, innovators and enterprising start-ups through in-depth research, word of mouth and first-hand experience. We also encourage external nominations via online visitors, social media followers, clients and colleagues. Nominations should champion the best in their respective fields, representing the pinnacle of business achievements.
All nominees are formally requested to accept their nomination in order to be considered. Those who accept are given the opportunity to submit additional materials in support of their nomination.
There is no obligation to complete and supply additional materials; however, it provides a useful opportunity to showcase your achievements and help our judges to better understand your business.
Our dedicated judging team will look at each case individually, and assess how your business has harnessed more effective processes, products or ideas in order to provide an exceptional product or service. The team gathers information independently from a variety of publicly accessible sources, which are assessed alongside supporting material provided by a nominating party or the nominee themselves. The research team casts their final judgment based on the following criteria: service excellence, marketing and branding, industry recognition, ethical practice, and employee satisfaction.
Once winners are chosen, they are personally notified before any public announcement is made. This allows time for communication regarding the coordination of marketing strategies. Unfortunately, not everyone can be a winner but all who take part are encouraged to resubmit nominations the following year with a number of previous winners having gone through the same process. When the embargo is lifted, details of successful Corporate LiveWire clients will be made public via the website, award winners’ magazine and subscriber newsletter.
We offer a range of promotional packages and items to winners, from a listing in the digital publication and content in our magazine to trophies and certificates. Our winners are promoted via our weekly newsletter which is sent to more than 500,000 registered subscribers with over 30,000 magazine copies being printed.
We also encourage all winners to publicly announce their win independently. Announcements via company websites, social media, publicly released press releases, and through local and national press are proven methods to maximise exposure following such an achievement. This award is a recognised endorsement of your company’s expertise and professionalism, providing a leading edge over competitors.
Frequently asked questions
Corporate LiveWire have been in circulation for 10 years. We partner with leading experts in producing content which keeps our readers up to date with the latest developments around the world.
Nominations for winners often come from self-submissions. Other avenues for nominees include colleagues, clients and customers. Meanwhile, our research team also nominate candidates who they believe have exceeded industry expectations.
One of the main mantras of our awards process is that your ability to succeed is not affected by the number of votes received. Thus, awards are presented purely on merit, based on the company’s general excellence. With regards to security and fairness, we track unusual behaviour on our website to identify repeat votes and cyber-threats.
Accepted nominees are subject to scrutiny during the internal vetting procedure. They are then given the opportunity to present their own data to be considered alongside information collated by our research team. It can take up to eight weeks for final assessments to be rendered.
Upon being notified, we enforce a short press embargo while the programme manager liaises with winning candidates to establish preferred methods of coverage. Generally, our coverage takes the form of a digital celebratory magazine but we also offer physical trophies, wall mounted and digital certificates, plaques, web-based advertisements and press releases which can be tailored to successful award winners.
There are no compulsory costs in accepting a nomination or winning an award. To demonstrate our commitment to no mandatory fees, all winners are offered a free of charge promotional package including a listing in the digital publication as well as an official press release. We feel our winners should always be able to enjoy the full value of the award, regardless of budget.
Nevertheless, we do offer a variety of promotional packages that come with a range of benefits. Promoting industry awards can have massive business benefits and we are sure to have the right package for you.
There are Presentation Day ceremonies, providing successful winners the opportunity to celebrate their achievements, meet the Corporate LiveWire Innovation Awards team, take part in our photoshoot and be presented with any physical awards they have ordered.
Hosted across the country in luxurious venues, these events bring together all businesses who have thrived in their industry. Winners are invited to bring their whole team or attend individually – it is entirely up to you!
The Awards Team
Osmaan Mahmood
Founder & CEO
Osmaan is the founder and CEO of Fenice Media. After graduating from Aston Business School with a degree in Business & Management, Osmaan worked in publishing at various magazine titles across a wide range of industries. He used this experience to launch Corporate LiveWire as the first publication under the Fenice Media brand. Corporate LiveWire has since published more than 200 specialist roundtable discussions and over 150 expert guides on topics ranging from mergers & acquisitions to intellectual property.
Andrew Walsh
Managing Director
Andrew oversees all Corporate LiveWire judging criteria and decision-making to ensure the most deserving companies and individuals are recognised each year. Having worked in the publishing, technology and finance industries, he is well positioned to assess the value each entry offers and the quality of the products and services they offer.
Andrew is always looking at the changing demands of consumers and how those shifts should be reflected in how the winners are chosen. He is also extremely passionate about recognising those companies showing a commitment to ethical and sustainable practices.
James Drakeford
Editor in Chief
James has been the Editor-in-Chief for all publications under Fenice Media since 2012. He has played a key role in the release of more than 400 publications on topics ranging from specialist corporate, financial and legal sectors to lifestyle, travel, food & drink, education, spa & wellness and weddings. During this time he has been fortunate enough to travel extensively from visiting Michelin star restaurants in Berlin to featuring in a national television documentary series on Buddhism in Vietnam. This has enabled James to experience many cultures and discover a whole world of adventures.
Andrew White
Head of Research
Andrew has more than a decade of experience as a media researcher. He has provided valuable support to the editorial team by sourcing contacts and expert contributors, collecting and verifying information, and monitoring global trends and developments to ensure the content is always contemporary and fresh.
Andrew has overseen the due diligence process for all Innovation & Excellence Award nominees. He leads the team in monitoring and evaluating all nomination submissions, supporting information provided by nominees, as well as conducting additional research and fact checks.
Event Opportunities
Over the next 12 months the Corporate LiveWire Innovation Awards will be holding events around the UK and internationally, offering local business owners the opportunity to attend and receive their award within our program.
We are running on average one event per month and are expecting approximately 10,000 award-winning professionals to attend
