Speaker agency up for national awards brace

Champions Speakers, part of Champions (UK) plc, has been named a finalist in two categories of a national awards which recognise business excellence.

The keynote speaker agency is up for the Gerald Edelman Family Business of the Year award and the Blick Rothenberg Mid-Market Growth Business of the Year category at the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards 2026.

The double recognition comes after a record-breaking number of entries this year and places the firm among the very best growth businesses in the UK.

Director Jack Hayes said: “We are so proud to have been shortlisted for these two awards and to be among so many amazing growing businesses.

“I’m looking forward to celebrating the very best of British business on the night.”

Earlier this year, the agency was named SME of the Year at the British Business Awards, an accolade presented by Hollywood actor George Clooney at a star-studded ceremony in Edinburgh.

The winners of the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards will be revealed at a ceremony in London on 10 November.