HOLISTIC BUSINESS AWARDS 2015 WINNERS!

Holistic Therapist Magazine held its first Holistic Business Awards on Saturday 4th of October at the Olympia Beauty Show, London. The ceremony was hosted by HTM’s very own Vicky and Jayson at the Health and Wellbeing stage sponsored by the magazine. The awards were a celebration of the achievements of unsung heroes of the complementary and alternative health industry, recognising the passion, tenacity and hard work of those nominated who all had one thing in common; their dedication to make a positive difference in the lives of others doing what they love. Emotions ran high as winners and runners up told their stories of their journey and the inspiration behind their work. We were incredibly touched by the support received for the event and the turnout which left standing room only.

Our independent judging panel comprised of highly respected, passionate industry leaders with a wealth of personal experience in the field.  Deciding the winners was described by one judge as ‘one of the most difficult decisions’ they have ever had to make. David Balen of Balens insurance, Marylin Glenville of Glenville Nutrition, and Liz Badger of Face the World had the unenviable task of reading each and every shortlisted nomination to decide the winners and runners up in each category.

HTM Director Jayson and Operations Director Vicky were overwhelmed by the number applications received which crept into the hundreds! Reading through the applications, so many brought a tear to the eye of the team. Each story of triumph over adversity further confirming the need for awards such as the Holistic Business Awards to acknowledge the journey of those incredible individuals for their contribution to the industry and society as well as their achievements, regardless of their social media reach or public profile which allowed those who were previously unknown to the masses to truly shine.

Winners, Runners up, shortlisters and all those who were nominated – we commend you all. You truly are an inspiration to the industry, us at HTM and those around you. Congratulations!

The winners, Runners up and shortlisters are as follows:

Best Practitioner 2015

Winner: Natasha Tauber – Acupuncturist and herbalist
2nd Place: Katerine Tate – The Food Teacher
3rd Place: Anne-Marie Rose – Rose Holistic Treatments

Student of the Year 2015

Winner: Lindsey Butterfield

2nd Place: Tom Rigby

Best Training School

Winner: Sue Lincoln – Therapy Training Centre (Award collected on behalf of Sue Lincoln)
2nd Place: Jenny Holcombe – The Bowen Technique
3rd Place: Mark Peters – Balanced Approach (Award collected on behalf of Mark Peters)

Best New Business 2015

Winner: Mary Murphy – The Human Touch
2nd Place: Anna Watson –The Natural Health Finder
3rd Place: Denise Christie – Health and Harmony Spa (Award collected on behalf of Denise Christie)

Star Product 2015

Winner: Carol May – The Comfy Client
2nd Place: Lee Henderson – Alert5 (Award collected on behalf of Alert5)
3rd Place: Helen Mary Perkins – Bowtech Ease

 Inspiration Award 2015

Winner: Angela Wells – Hope’s Garden
2nd Place: Zoe Warner – Vanilla Moon
3rd Place: Tina Royles – Tina Royles

Shortlisted Finalists (in no particular order)

Please take a moment to recognise all our shortlisted applicants. From hundreds of entries these final few were shortlisted because they too deserved to win. The judges could of course only choose one 1st place and two runners up.  All those on the list are exceptional and have touched each and every one of us here at Holistic Therapist Magazine.

Cheryl Andion
Zuleikha Assenjee
Abhnash Bains
Ann Ball
Claire Anderson
Kate Beddow
Clare Blake
Heather Booker
Red Dawn
Vicki Cameron-Davis
Dawn Cawthra
Gregg Chapman
Angie Crowther
Karen Dunn
Donna-Louise Dutton
Kerry Edgar
Anna Everett
Chloe Gold
Rebecca Hogan
Precious Jason
Sylwia Labecka-Czarnik
Elizabeth Lee
Mary Lobo
Lisa Mansell
Diane Marchant-Brown
Tracy Mason
Nicolle Mitchell
kyte Munay
Deborah Neville
Brenda Oxlee
Fiona Partridge
Hollie Payne
Hayley Pearson
Susan Quayle
Cleo Rod
Mike Romano
Karen Short
Wendy Stirling
Dee Stringer
Daphne Struve
Joanne Sutherland
Hernan Valdivia
Sarah Williams
Amanda Woodhead

Gayle Berry

Louise Allen

A special thanks goes to Vicky Killick, who was instrumental in organising the awards, Carl Newbry from massage world, Louise Pitt from Neals Yard Remedies, and Steve from Viridian Nutrition.

We thank you all for entering The Holistic Therapist Business Awards 2015 and hope that you will join us again next year!

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