Australian Firms Take 63 Stevie Awards Globally

Australian-connected entrepreneurs, executives and organisations have collected 63 Stevie Awards at the 2026 International Business Awards, one of the largest hauls from any single country in this year's competition. The winners, spanning industries from healthcare to technology, claimed 26 Gold, 20 Silver and 17 Bronze Stevies. The results were announced on August 18, 2026, drawing on nominations reviewed by judges from around the world.

A Wide Spread of Winners

The 63 wins were not concentrated in a single sector. Winning entries spanned healthcare, disability support, finance, professional services, technology, beauty, property, workplace culture and the creative industries. Standout performers included George Capital Finance Solutions with four Gold and one Silver award, and Roccoco Botanicals with three Gold awards.

Several other winners secured multiple Gold trophies, including denu, Caring Care Midcoast, Hugo Alexander Property Group and Inbal Rodnay. Winners were drawn from regional centres including Forster, Taree, Dubbo, Griffith, Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the larger cities of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast.

The list of winners covers a broad set of services. Allied Health Admin and Consulting, led by Jenny Pither, took two Bronze awards, while Spear & Arrow Therapeutic Services, led by Channy Ryan, secured two Silver and one Bronze. Mayadeen Events collected three Gold and one Silver award, and Groove Moovers, led by Lauren May, won Gold and Silver Stevies for work connecting people living with dementia through music and movement.

The scale of the competition underlines the significance of the result. Winners were selected from more than 3,400 nominations submitted by organisations in 82 nations and territories, according to the announcement, making it a highly competitive global field. Judging was handled by a large panel of independent reviewers assessing entries across specialised categories.

"Behind every one of these awards is a story of determination, innovation and measurable impact."

— Annette Densham, Award Writing Services

International Reach Beyond Australia

Among the entries prepared with Australian support were submissions from two Saudi Arabian organisations. King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre received five awards for its work as a not-for-profit specialist hospital with ambitions to rank among the world's top 10 institutions in its field, while Mayadeen Events earned four awards for creating cultural experiences in Saudi Arabia, including projects tied to the country's reading revival. Together the two organisations accounted for nine of the 63 awards.

The involvement of the Saudi entrants points to a business model built around helping clients outside Australia compete in international award programs. Award submission writing has grown into a specialised service industry in its own right, with firms such as Award Writing Services preparing entries on behalf of clients across multiple countries and sectors.

For companies competing in global business, an independent award win can serve as a credibility marker in markets where brand recognition is still being built. Programs such as the International Business Awards attract thousands of entrants annually precisely because third-party recognition carries weight with customers, investors and partners who may be unfamiliar with a smaller company's track record. That dynamic helps explain why entrants from smaller economies, and from regional areas rather than just major capitals, continue to compete alongside multinational corporations for the same trophies.

The judging pool behind the 2026 competition was also sizeable. More than 210 business professionals from around the world assessed nominations across 11 specialised juries, a scale of review intended to give the results credibility across markedly different industries and countries. That structure is one reason the awards are cited by entrants as a benchmark against international, rather than purely domestic, competitors.

The 2026 award winners will be formally recognised at a ceremony in Paris on October 28, alongside recipients from other Stevie Awards programs. For the Australian-connected businesses involved, the 63 wins offer a marker of international standing gained in a field of thousands of global competitors.