The Verve Awards.
SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT.
The aim of The Verve Awards is to really shine a spotlight on some of the amazing people and initiatives that are happening in financial services, that are often rarely in the headlines – and really should be!
The categories.
Our mission at The Verve Group is to keep developing financial services, pushing it towards being an outstanding and inspirational profession, and we want to highlight those firms and individuals that are genuinely working towards the same goal.
You can catch up on The Verve Awards 2021 here, and explore the 2022 categories below. Don’t forget to check out our Top Tips and FAQs before completing your submission!
The Thrive Award
Supporting the growth of firms in finance.
This award represents The Verve Group’s first key mission: to support financial services firms to grow and thrive as the industry develops.
Judges are looking for a business or individual that has supported the continued growth and evolution of financial services. This could be a business or individual who has shared their expertise and resources for the benefit of others in the same space, actively lobbying for positive change or any third party that has worked with businesses to help them thrive and flourish.
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Judges are looking for a business or individual that has supported the continued growth and evolution of financial services. This could be a business or individual who has shared their expertise and resources for the benefit of others in the same space, actively lobbying for positive change or any third party that has worked with businesses to help them thrive and flourish.
The Attraction Award
Attracting people to a career in finance.
This award represents The Verve Group’s second key mission: to shout about the joys of a career in finance and actively promote and attract more people into it to secure a new generation of talent.
Finance can often get a bad rep of being a ‘boring’ profession, so the judges of this award are looking to celebrate those who actively work towards changing this perception and who have helped drive change - whether this is through internal projects or external initiatives.
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Finance can often get a bad rep of being a ‘boring’ profession, so the judges of this award are looking to celebrate those who actively work towards changing this perception and who have helped drive change - whether this is through internal projects or external initiatives.
The Innovation Award
Bringing innovation into an ‘old’ industry.
To complement this year’s conference theme, ‘Evolution’, this award is for an individual or team who has found a new ‘thing’ or a new way of doing something that has innovated the profession or their own firm.
This could be a new product or service launch, some creative bit of technology that is making people’s lives easier, or a fresh take on a process - we’re open to all forms of innovation!
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This could be a new product or service launch, some creative bit of technology that is making people’s lives easier, or a fresh take on a process - we’re open to all forms of innovation!
The Emerging Award
Recognising rising stars within financial services.
We're huge advocates in encouraging new talent into financial services - when we’re lucky to secure it, it’s important that we recognise their achievements in order to retain their contribution to the industry.
This award recognises an outstanding individual who judges believe is a rising star within financial services. They have a strong desire to succeed despite being in finance less than 5 years (as at 1st June 2022) and as well as inspiring others with their professional progression, are also regularly contributing to projects (small and large) outside their day job to add value and move the profession forward.
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This award recognises an outstanding individual who judges believe is a rising star within financial services. They have a strong desire to succeed despite being in finance less than 5 years (as at 1st June 2022) and as well as inspiring others with their professional progression, are also regularly contributing to projects (small and large) outside their day job to add value and move the profession forward.
The Verve Award
A pioneer for changing the face of finance.
This special award will be given to the company or individual who has embodied the missions being driven forward by The Verve Group. Those that have regularly go above and beyond to change the face of finance, to break down stereotypes within the profession and encourage innovative, forward thinking ideas.
We will be monitoring activities across financial services to create our own shortlist – but if you feel there is someone that really deserves some recognition, feel free to pop their details below so we can give them a follow.
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We will be monitoring activities across financial services to create our own shortlist – but if you feel there is someone that really deserves some recognition, feel free to pop their details below so we can give them a follow.
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Meet last year's winners...
The winner of this award has been supporting individuals to perfect their stage presence and defining their own personal narrative. Their global speaker and influencer program promotes diversity and empowers people in the financial planning profession who maybe otherwise wouldn't be given the opportunity to speak at a global conference and go on to inspire people in their own communities.
Adam OwenWinner of The Thrive Award 
The winner of this award has been nominated for their amazing work creating a mentorship group to support people who are looking to build careers in financial services – with no budget or financial support! They have worked tirelessly to build the community and to provide pro bono support to new entrants, including free exam support, mentorship, careers advice and support for members.
Benjamin BeckWinner of The Attraction Award 
The winner of this award leads a networking group that passionately supports women in their careers in finance. Their group meets to network, learn and share stories to support growth and community. They’ve helped build connections in a time through COVID when we were most disconnected and proved that community is so important especially in the more difficult times!
Women in PlatformsWinner of The Collaboration Award 
The winner of this award has brought an extra dimension to financial planning and client education. They are working hard to transform the human experience of money, delivering education and content for people to learn what is happening inside their head when they are making decisions and arming them with frameworks and models to help them make better decisions.
Neil BageWinner of The Innovation Award 
The winner of this award has created a forward thinking supportive community to empower and encourage women who are already in the financial planning profession and those who want to enter it. They are an ambassador for positive change, implementing action and creating a better and more inclusive environment. They have created a peer to peer networking group where women celebrate each other, with an open jobs board, a mentor facility and creating the space to open up the dialogue between men and women through articles and discussions.
Charlotte WoodWinner of The Verve Award 
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“We aren’t usually very good at getting involved in awards as we tend not to like the clique nature of the company dishing them out to their mates, however this feels different. Winning by being nominated by peers/colleagues means so much more. At last, some ‘proper’ awards – brilliant!”
