Celebrate the new kids on the block at the West Midlands Leadership Awards
This is your chance to nominate your young and emerging leaders in our annual search for the West Midlands’ best leaders.
The West Midlands Leadership Awards 2025 is an annual celebration which will highlight the people who are role models within their organisations and raise the bar for their competitors. The winners will show the qualities of extraordinary leadership and be able to demonstrate the positive impact this has had.
Your nominee could follow in the footsteps of our 2024 Young Leader (aged 35 and under): Chloe Blackwell from Hayward Wright Accountancy Group.
Judges were impressed with Chloe’s success in such a short period after she was promoted to director at the age of 27. She clearly has invested time not just in her own career, but is committed to investing in the rest of the group, whilst she manages a portfolio of 300+ clients
Jared Owen, managing director of Redbrain
Our Emerging Entrepreneur Leader for 2024 was Jared Owen, managing director of Redbrain. Jared was nominated for his clearly communicated strategic vision, people-first approach, excellent knowledge of Redbrain’s market and a real desire to help retailers win. It’s helped the firm more than double its net profit.
The West Midlands business community will come together to celebrate the best in business leadership on Thursday 13 March 2024 at The Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham city centre. To book your tickets, click here.
The categories for 2025 are:
Young Leader
Public & Third Sector Leader
Mentor
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Professional Services Leader
Transformational Leader
Green Leader
HR leader
Hospitality Leader (NEW CATEGORY)
Manufacturing Leader (NEW CATEGORY)
Education Leader (NEW CATEGORY)
Sales Leader
Marketing Leader
Technology Leader
Finance Leader
Property Leader
Company Leader (up to 50 employees)
Company Leader (51 – 100 employees)
Company Leader (101 + employees)
The overall Leader of the Year award is selected by the judges from the award winners.
Nominations are now open for the awards – to enter, please click here.
The deadline for entries is Friday 8 November 2024.
Impact can be measured in a number of ways, including improving financial performance, organisational culture or external reputation, overcoming adversity and challenges or enabling other people to succeed.
The shortlisted individuals and organisations will be those who have made a difference through a real desire to make things better.
