Nominees & Finalists 2025
Congratulations to all of our nominees and finalists!
Best Newcomer
Most Transformed
Award Sponsor: Flick Hamnett-Day from Social Dragonfly
Finalists
Becky Drage (Beverley)
Joe Kirk (Grimsby)
Joanne Ferguson (Lincoln)
Russell Thompson (Sheffield)
Andy Knowles (Castleford)
Stephen Farr (Doncaster Monday)
Nominees
Becky Drage (Beverley); Joe Kirk (Grimsby); Joanne Ferguson (Lincoln); Russell Thompson (Sheffield); Ian Pickles (Rotherham); Shannon Smart (Rotherham); Kat Derbyshire (Sheffield); James Coughlan (Doncaster Thurs); Stephen Farr (Doncaster Mon); Andy Knowles (Castleford); Mark & Gill Hardy (Grimsby); Hannah Horner (Tadcaster)
Award Sponsor: Michael Harle & Rachel Brocklehurst from Prosper Accountancy
Finalists
Sherry Richardson (Barnsley)
Rachel Brocklehurst (Castleford)
Tehsin Khan (Rotherham)
Larrisa Riba (Castleford)
Naz Al-Asadi (Worksop / Sheffield)
Nominees
Shannon Smart (Rotherham); Larrisa Riba (Castleford); Jason Franklin (Grimsby); Richard Jackson (Rotherham); Cherry Crane (Barnsley); Nick Coupe (Doncaster Thurs); Naz Al-Asadi (Worksop/Sheffield); Maddie Lancaster (Hull/Beverley); Joe Kirk (Grimsby); Tehsin Khan (Rotherham); Rachel Brocklehurst (Castleford); Sherry Richardson (Barnsley); Lindsay Whiteley (Barnsley)
#WorkingTogether
GC Ambassador
Award Sponsor: Lisa Betsworth from Slice Solutions
Finalists
Helen Martindale (Grimsby)
Vicky Probert (Rotherham)
Rachel Haith (Lincoln)
Maddie Lancaster (Hull / Beverley)
James Marriott (Sheffield)
Nominees
Zoe Wadsworth (Barnsley); Claire Taylor-Foster (Barnsley); Hannah Weinhold (Doncaster Thurs/Worksop); Andy Knowles (Castleford); Rachel Brocklehurst (Castleford); Nick Dance (Castleford); Lewis Totty (Barnsley); Naz Al-Asadi (Worksop/Sheffield); Helen Martindale (Grimsby); Vicky Probert (Rotherham); Melissa Squires (Working Together); Gareth Bottomley (Selby); Arnie Shelley (Grimsby); Sharon Evans (Barnsley); Flick Hamnett-Day (Lincoln); Rachel Haith (Lincoln); Stephen Farr (Doncaster Mon); Maddie Lancaster (Hull/Beverley); Clare Froggatt (Doncaster Thurs); Elliot Ghali (Doncaster Thurs/Sheffield); Paul Hargreaves (Selby); Eve Whales (Sheffield)
Award Sponsor: Elliot Ghali from Example Marketing
Finalists
Anoushka Kree (Beverley / Selby)
Stephen Farr (Doncaster Monday)
Paul George (Grimsby)
Nicola Page (Tadcaster / Selby)
Gareth Bottomley (Selby)
Nominees
Michael Harle (Selby/Castleford/Doncaster Thurs); Zoe Wadsworth (Barnsley); Nicola Page (Tadcaster/Selby); Anne Wilson (Barnsley); Claire Taylor-Foster (Barnsley); Hannah Weinhold (Doncaster Thurs/Worksop); George Wragg (Doncaster Mon & Thurs); Anoushka Kree (Beverley/Selby); Paul George (Grimsby); Clare Perry (Castleford); Rachel Nunn (Rotherham); Michael Dickinson (Rotherham); Gareth Bottomley (Selby); Nick Dance (Castleford); Larrisa Riba (Castleford); Rachel Haith (Lincoln); Emily Oxford (Doncaster Thurs/Worksop); Paul Hargreaves (Selby); Stephen Farr (Doncaster Mon); Mark & Gill Hardy (Grimsby);
Networking Master
Venue of the Year
Award Sponsor: Eve Whales from Eve Whales Properties
Finalists
Lisa Betsworth (Barnsley)
George Wragg (Doncaster Monday / Thurs)
Mark & Gill Hardy (Grimsby)
Arnie Shelley (Grimsby)
Michael Harle (Selby/Castleford/Donc Thurs)
Anne Wilson MBE (Barnsley)
Nominees
Anne Wilson (Barnsley); Michael Dickinson (Rotherham); George Wragg (Doncaster Mon & Thurs); Lisa Betsworth (Barnsley); Michael Harle (Selby); Rachel Nunn (Rotherham); Gareth Bottomley (Selby); Arnie Shelley (Grimsby); Jon Lawrence (Rotherham); Zoe Wadsworth (Barnsley); Mark & Gill Hardy (Grimsby); Emily Oxford (Worksop/Doncaster Thurs); Dan Edwards (Worksop); Elliot Ghali (Doncaster Thurs/Sheffield); Richard Jackson (Rotherham)
Award Sponsor: St James Hotel Grimbsy
Finalists
Holiday Inn Doncaster (Doncaster Thurs)
Rotherham United Community Trust (Rotherham)
Mercure Kenwood Hall Hotel (Sheffield)
Barnsley Business Village (Barnsley)
Castleford Tigers (Castleford)
Group Leader of the Year
Group of the Year
Award Sponsor: Claire Taylor-Foster from Raspberry Flamingo
Finalists
Rachel Nunn (Rotherham)
Jon Cozens (Grimsby)
Emily Oxford (Worksop / Doncaster Thurs)
Rachel Brocklehurst (Castleford)
Award Sponsor: TBC
Finalists
Member of the Year
Award Sponsor: Zoe Wadsworth from Ask Zoe (Member of the Year 2024)
Finalists
Nominees
Emily Oxford; Lewis Totty; Richard Jackson; Rachel Nunn; Hannah Weinhold; Sherry Richardson; Alex Roberts; Vicky Probert; Michael Harle; Jon Cozens; Maddie Lancaster; Stephen Farr; Arnie Shelley; Naz Al-Asadi; Mark & Gill Hardy; Rachel Brocklehurst; Lisa Betsworth; Lindsay Whiteley; Joe Kirk; Rachel Haith; Anoushka Kree; Zoe Wadsworth; Claire Taylor Foster.
