PURPOL MARKETING WINS GRAND, GOLD AND SILVER STEVIES® IN 2024 STEVIE® AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS
United Kingdom, 11th November 2024 – Purpol Marketing and founder Denise O’Leary MBE were named the winner of 1 Gold, and 6 Silver 2 Stevie® Awards in 2024 Stevie® Awards For Women In Business held in New York City, USA on 8th November 2024. With an additional 4 wins of Silver Stevies for their client Cherishers 811 CIC, Purpol were also commended with a Grand Stevie® Award as 2nd ‘Most Recognised’ organisation, just behind IBM.
The Stevie® Awards for Women in Business honour the achievements of women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run– worldwide. The Stevie® Award has been hailed as the world’s premier business award.
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned,” the awards were presented to winners last night during a gala event attended by nominees and their guests at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The event was broadcast via Vimeo.
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 200 business professionals around the world, working on seven juries.
More than 1,500 entries from organizations and individuals in 36 nations and territories were submitted this year for consideration in more than 100 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year. Denise O’Leary MBE won the Gold Stevie® Award in the Categories: Mentor or Coach of the Year – Marketing/Public Relations/Social
She additionally won 6 Silver Stevie® Awards for Best Female Entrepreneur in Europe, the Middle East & Africa; Woman of the Year – Government or Non-Profit, Female Executive of the Year – Government or Non-Profit –11 to 2,500 Employees, Most Innovative Woman of the Year – Government or Non-Profit, Female Thought Leader of the Year – Government or Non-Profit and Achievement in Equal Pay; for the work Denise has done raising over £480k in grant funding for charities since July 2021.
As Purpol have supported Cherishers 811 CIC on a ‘no win no fee basis’ for grant writing during and since the pandemic, Denise secretly wrote award entries for Cherishers 811 CIC and was delighted to see they were silver winners in the Social Change Maker of the Year – Race, Equal Pay and also gained recognition for Julie Edensor and Allison Dodd as Woman of the Year – Government or Non-Profit.
The Grand Stevie® was the Top 5 Award as the best-of-competition presented to the organisations that submitted the best collection of in their own name or in the names of one or more clients. Winners were determined by a points system based on the total number of awards won in the Stevie® Awards for Women in Business, with a Gold Stevie® win counting for 3 points, a Silver Stevie® for 2 points, and a Bronze Stevie® counting for 1.5. Purpol Marketing ranked #2 worldwide, only 3 points behind IBM in the #1 position!
From Purpol’s Gold Stevie® Award winning entry the panel of international judges commented:
“Denise O’Leary wholeheartedly deserves “Mentor of the Year” in Marketing/ PR/ Social Media. This entry does an excellent job in outlining and supporting her diversified activities and achievements. Comprehensive, well-written and definitely tells Denise O’Leary’s story. Denise’s professional level and contribution in mentoring and coaching is overwhelming. Talk about a compelling story of mentoring and both uplifting and unlocking greater levels of creativity, innovation, and excellence! Fantastic writeup that brought Denise’s impact to life. Indeed the mentor and coach for marketing and PR! “
Maggie Miller, president of the Stevie Awards, said, “In its 21st year, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business received an outstanding body of nominations. We are gratified by how meaningful it is to women to win a Stevie Award, and how impactful it can be on the futures of their careers and their organizations. We congratulate all of this year’s Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners for their achievements.”
Purpol Founder Denise O’Leary MBE commented “We are honoured and thrilled to be recognised across such a variety of Stevie® award categories. To retain my title of Best Coach/Mentor in Marketing was a incredible, as was the surprise of having my photo featured in the programme and on every awards ticket! The icing on the cake was to win a Grand Stevie® Award as 2nd most awarded organisation worldwide that together with my business friends we won 20 awards proving female entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the UK.
Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of winners in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.
Entries for the 2025 Stevie Awards for Women in Business will open in May 2025. Denise is also taking bookings for her new award writing programme to support others who would like to win a Stevie award – register your interest at
About Denise O’Leary MBE and Purpol Marketing
Denise O’Leary MBE is the founder of Purpol Marketing who are bid writing and marketing strategy experts holding an impressive 90+% win rate with £4bn opportunity secured to date. Her book WINNER has been an Amazon No1 bestseller. Denise measures her success on how much her clients win and is sharing knowledge as an author, mentor and speaker. Purpol mentor on marketing and how to win awards, grants and bids.
About the Stevie® Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations and territories. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com. HCLTech sponsored the Women in Technology categories in the 2024 competition