
2022 Winners & Shortlist
Below you will see the winners and fantastic nominees for this years 2022 MYTA ceremony.
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most promising young person in manchester (Rising Star Award)
Sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard
Holly Attwell - Tempt
Bethany Barnes – Alternative Football
Hannah Anderton – Sedulo
Tom Allanson – Greater Manchester Mayors Charity
Megan Preece – The Juice Academy
George Obolo – The Black Excellence Network
Natalie Kralski – McAlister Family Law
Sky Langwieser – Hall Brown Family Law
Amy Leach - Embryo
Emily-Jo Moore – Irwin Mitchell LLP
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Highly Commended: George Obolo
Winner: Bethany Barnes
Greater Manchester Community Project of the Year Award
Sponsored by The Manc
Brad Thorpe – The A World UK CIC
George Obolo – The Black Excellence Network
Agent Academy
Hotel Football
Happy Smiles Training CIC
Addleshaw Goddard LLP & Smart Works Greater Manchester – Dress/ Suit Project
Daniel McDwyer – The Choir Project
Tom Hutton – Foundation 92
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Highly Commended: Happy Smiles Training CIC
Winner: Hotel Football
Team of the Year Award
Sponsored by Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing
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Knight Transaction Services
McAlister Family Law's Children Team
Embryo
Tales To Inspire
Hyper Recruitment Solutions
DLA Piper North West Data Protection, Privacy & Cyber Security Team
Colony Co Working
Sixty Eight People
Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Global Investigations Team
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Winner: McAlister Family Law's Children Team
Marketing and Communications Professional of the Year Award
Sponsored by Unity Radio
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Ryan Maley – Marketing Manchester
Natasha Davies – 20 Stories, D&D London
Amy Harrison – Didsbury Gin
Lily Shepherd – Dakota Hotels
Ryan Johns – Marketing Manchester
Rhea Leach – The Lowry Hotel
Rosa Mitchell – Connective3
Daniel Cross – Tennant UK
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Winner: Lily Shepherd
Global Citizen of the Year Award
Sponsored by JCI Manchester
Alex Booth – Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Siobhan Harris – Co-op
Annie Curie - KPMG
Carly Tait – JD Sports Fashion PLC & Carly Tait Limited
Agent Academy
Hannah Cox – betternotstop / better business network
Thorrun Govind – Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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Winner: Siobhan Harris
Finance Professional of the Year Award
Sponsored by Hall Brown Family Law
Erin Berry – Knight Transaction Services
Matt Dillon – La Salle Corporate
Sara Maxwell – The Wealth Coach
Joe Sapcote – PMD Business Finance
Andrew Kilheeney – NatWest Bank
Joe Ward – Williamson & Croft LLP
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Winner: Erin Berry
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Legal Professional of the Year Award
Sponsored by William James Recruitment
Chloe Themistocleous – Eversheds Sutherland LLP
Katie Welton-Dillon – Hall Brown Family Law
Holly Quirk – Browne Jacobson LLP
Priscilla Addo-Quaye – Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Matthew Handley – JMW Solicitors LLP
Charlotte Barker – Kuits Solicitors
Leanne Instrall – Brabners LLP
Moe Yassin – Beyond Corporate Law
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Highly Commended: Priscilla Addo-Quaye
Winner: Holly Quirk
Start Up/ Entrepreneurial Initiative of the Year Award
Sponsored by Marks & Clerk
Joe Averill - Level
Franci Tafilaj – Archisight
Abhishek Ghosh - Praeferre
Knight Transaction Services
George Obolo – The Black Excellence Network
Dr. Katie Ford – Vet Empowered
Sadra Hosseini & Alex Mackenzie – Ryft Payments
Bethany Barnes – Alternative Football
Tom Hutton – Foundation 92
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Winner: Tom Hutton - Foundation 92
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Sales & business Development Professional of the Year Award
Sponsored by Next Level Consultancy
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Aphra Moores – Firefly & Foodwell
Alexa Cherry – Dakota Hotels
Nick Shepherd – GC Business Growth Hub
Georgia Zaryckyj – The Alchemist Bar & Restaurant
David Matthew Vernon - Candidsky
Abi Adamkiewicz – Hotel Football
Stuart Adam – Vavoom Finance Group Limited
Amy Chouvin – Open ECX
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Winner: Nick Shepherd
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Creative Professional of the Year Award
Sponsored by The Alan Hotel
Phoebe Russell – Rise at Seven
Katey Roberts - GGRecon
Jake Cohen – Co-op
Nayan Higgins – Contact Theatre, BBC
Bethany Lewin – Portfolio Home/ Bespoke by Evans/ Bessie Grace Creates/ Cork & Canv
Winner: Bethany Lewin
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Talent, HR and Recruitment Professional of the Year Award
Rachel Wheeler – Forward Role
Jessica Whitelegg – BNY Mellon
Andre Kacperski – William James Recruitment
Sarah Graham – Mowgli Street Food
Catherine Taylor – CloudM
Abbie Hart – Sixty Eight People
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Winner: Rachel Wheeler
EA/PA Professional of the Year Award
Sarah Gleaves – Together Financial Services ltd
Stephanie Brooks – Bowker Sadler Architecture
Matthew Carr – Addleshaw Goddard LLP
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Winner: Stephanie Brooks
Collaboration Project of the Year Award
MetroDynamics & STFC, Led by Kealan Freeman
Agent Academy and CGI
Addleshaw Goddard LLP & MCR Canal & River Trust, Led by Charlotte Scrivens
Sedulo & Michael Carrick Foundation, Led by Emily Bradley
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Winner: Agent Academy & CGI
Hospitality Team / venue of the Year Award
The Alchemist
Manchester Hospitality Network
Three Little Words
Menagerie Restaurant & Bar
Dakota Manchester
Venue @ Cornerstone
Sixty Eight People
Sedulo
Winner: Venue @ Cornerstone
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FRIEND OF JCI AWARD
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Winner: SEDULO
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