Awards

This is a list of the awards that I have won in my professional career. It’s not exhaustive, and unfortunately I can’t find links for all of them. Make of this what you will!

2008
Top 5 in the Observer / Courvoisier The Future 500 2008
Clore Fellow 2008/09
Webby Award Winner for First Light Movies - 2008
Webby Award Honoree for Name in Lights in the NetArt category - 2008
Webby Award Honoree for The Big Picture in the NetArt category - 2008
Joint-winner of inaugural Guardian Innovation Awards (’MEGA’) for Best Independent Blog for Created in Birmingham.com - 2008
Joint World Record holder for The Big Picture 2008 (along with several thousand others). Built the site.
2007
Finalist for Royal Television Society Innovation Award - User Generated Content 2007 (4tips with Maverick TV)
bTween Festival Quickfire Winner 2007
British Council Digital Pioneer 2007
#20 in the Birmingham Post’s Power 50 - 2007
2006
Alumnus of the Year, Birmingham University 2006-07
2005
3form - Birmingham Small Business of the Year 2005-06 (Birmingham Creative City Awards)
Birmingham Young Professional of the Year 2005-06
Channel 4 Ideas Factory Creative Class Award Winner 2005-6
Champion of Industry, Mustard 2005 (top 1% high growth companies in West Midlands, UK)
O2 / Arena magazine - Shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year in Birmingham (2005)
2004
Mustard Award for Best New Start-Up in Birmingham 2004
Birmingham Creative City Award for Outstanding Innovation 2004
2001
Gold Award for Best Non-Profit Organisation Website - World Media Festival Hamburg 2001 for the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery website
2000
NASTA winner of Best Title Sequence 2000 with Toby Harris as VJ crew “Robots in Disguise”.