Kruger Cowne Awards 2021
30th November 2021
Even though it has been another difficult and disrupted year for most of us, we are incredibly grateful to be part of this industry. Regardless of the adversity all of us have faced, Kruger Cowne are staying optimistic as events are showing signs of recovery. While we are all heading towards the festive period, we’ve taken time to look back at the incredible Kruger Cowne talent who have challenged and inspired audiences across the globe in 2021.
Here are the winners of Kruger Cowne Awards 2021
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New Client of the Year
Nicky Abdinor
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Nicky’s motto is: “Born without arms, not without attitude!”. She is a Clinical Psychologist, Motivational Speaker, and Founder of the non-profit organisation, Nicky’s Drive.
She is an advocate for diversity and inclusion and has a passion for challenging our perceptions of ability. She is incredible to work with and wins our New Talent of the Year Award 2021.
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Book of the Year
Steven Bartlett – Happy Sexy Millionaire: Unexpected Truths about Fulfilment, Love and Success
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Happy Sexy Millionaire: Unexpected Truths about Fulfilment, Love and Success by Steven Bartlett has become a Sunday Times Best Seller in it’s opening week and wins our Book of the Year 2021.
Steven has said: “Ironically, in achieving everything I set out to, I learnt that I was wrong about almost everything… The world had lied to me. In this book, I’ll dismantle the most popular, unaddressed lies about happiness that we’ve been led to believe.”
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Speaker of the Year
Jochen Zeitz
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Jochen Zeitz is the former CEO of Puma and founder of the Zeitz Foundation for Intercultural Ecosphere Safety to support sustainable solutions that balance conservation, community, culture, and commerce (the 4Cs). Zeitz is recognised as one of the world’s leaders in sustainable business, conservation and philanthropy.
He is truly one of the most impactful speakers in the industry and is our Speaker of the Year 2021!
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Achiever of the Year
Baroness Helena Morrissey DBE
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Helena is an inspirational leader who achieves results – in business, diversity, family life and encouraging others to succeed. Her newest book Her book Style and Substance, a career guide for women who want to win at work was published in 2021 by Little, Brown Book.
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Ad/Brand Campaign of the Year
Jennifer Medhurst – Holland & Barrett
@hollandandbarrettSwap in that almond milk @theimperfectnutritionist ##learnontiktok ##health ##wellbeing ##wellness ##healthylifestyle♬ original sound – Holland & Barrett
Keen to promote a positive and inclusive health message Jennifer combines ‘science-based nutritious with delicious’ in all of her work, encouraging people to embrace the joy of cooking from scratch and eating seriously tasty food. Jennifer’s collaboration with Holland & Barrett wins our Brand Campaign of the Year 2021.
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Best Virtual Speaker of the Year
Gina Miller
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Gina Miller is a prominent businesswoman, a passionate philanthropist and conscious capitalist who has funded as well as facilitated reports on modern day slavery, social justice and the charity sector. She has won a number of accolades including recently being named as Britain’s most influential black person. She wins our Virtual Speaker of the Year award!
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Best International Speaker of the Year
Kudzi Chikumbu
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Kudzi has focused his efforts on advocating for and promoting diversity online by celebrating originality, elevating trendsetters and showcasing innovative diverse creators.This work led to Kudzi being featured in a number of prominent publications including The Hollywood Reporter – Next Gen 2019: Hollywood’s 35 Rising Executives 35 and Under, Fortune Magazine’s 40 Under 40 202 List as well as winning ADCOLOR’s 2020 Innovator Award. Kudzi wins Kruger Cowne’s International Speaker of the Year 2021.
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Making a Difference Award 2021
Dr. Asha De Vos
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Asha has established her own Sri Lankan grown non-profit, Oceanswell (@OceanswellOrg) – Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education organisation. Her work has been showcased internationally by the BBC, the New York Times, TED and National Geographic to name a few. Asha wins our Making a Difference Award 2021!
