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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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