Thursday 20th November 2025
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Livercool 2025 honours top achievers across Liverpool
Downtown in Business celebrated the leading business personalities from across Liverpool at the Livercool Awards 2025 on Thursday 20th November 2025.
The Livercool gala dinner, this year sponsored by DJH, welcomed almost 400 of the city’s leading business personalities at the Crowne Plaza Liverpool City Centre to celebrate the achievements of the city’s business community.
The awards, this year hosted by Liverpool legend’s Leanne Campbell and Pete Price, recognised the individuals that have made a successful and significant contribution to economic growth in the city region.
Big winners on the evening included Phil Brown from Causeway Technologies, Robbie Blackhurst from Black Capital Group and Cathryn Wright from Sedulo, who won the Chief Executive’s Award, Entrepreneur of the Year and Liverpool Business Improvement District Award respectively.
Winners
City of Liverpool College Apprentice of the Year 2025
Sponsor: City of Liverpool College
Henry Hunt, The Art School &
Sam Kerr, Kimpton
Male Networker of the Year 2025
Sponsor: Excello Law
Kyle Dawson, Maldron Hotel Liverpool
Networker of the Year 2025
Sponsor: The Printroom UK
Kier Smith, Albert’s Schloss
Employee of the Year 2025
Sponsor: Starship
Emma Lavery, Krol Corlett
Digital, Tech & Innovation Personality of the Year 2025
Sponsor: Fazenda
Liam Quirk, Quirky Digital
Legal Personality of the Year 2025
Sponsor: INNSiDE by Meliá Liverpool
Kirsty Leedam, HM3 Legal
Financial Services Personality of the Year 2025
Sponsor: Sutcliffe
Leyton Jeffs, Sedulo
Professional Services Personality of the year 2025
Sponsor: United Wolves Productions
Claire McGuinness, High Performance Consultancy
Visitor Economy & Hospitality Personality of the Year 2025
Sponsor: Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Jan Morris, Hope Street Hotel
Hotel General Manager of the Year 2025
Sponsor: The Festive Group
Kirsty Monington, Maldron Hotel Liverpool
PR & Communications Personality of the Year 2025
Sponsor: Malmaison
Andrew Binns, Poke Marketing
Young Entrepreneur/One to Watch of the Year 2025
Sponsor: Compliance Chain
Emily Robson, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool
Property Personality of the Year 2025
Sponsor: oneHR
Louise Ashton, Vextrix & Hannah Bolton, DK Architects
Dynamic Duo of the Year 2025
Sponsor: Qube Residential
Laura Leslie & Mark Kearsley, DSG Chartered Accountants
Business Personality of the Year 2025
Sponsor: DJH
Sophie Gilmore, HybridTec
Liverpool Business Improvement District Award 2025
Sponsor: Liverpool Business Improvement District
Cathryn Wright, Sedulo
Contribution to Liverpool Award 2025
Sponsor: Nugent
Simon Krol, Krol Corlett
Chair’s Award 2025
Sponsor: Downtown in Business
Sean Keyes & William Baldwin, Sutcliffe
The People’s Choice Award 2025
Sponsor: Downtown in Business
Dave Seed, Qube Residential
Entrepreneur of the Year 2025
Sponsor: Downtown in Business
Robbie Blackhurst, Black Capital Group
Chief Executive’s Award 2025
Sponsor: Downtown in Business
Phil Brown, Causeway Technologies
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