British entrepreneur, Steve Pailthorpe named “Innovator of the year” in the 14th annual International Business Awards

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British entrepreneur and philanthropist, Steve Pailthorpe has today been awarded the top Gold Award for “Innovator of the Year” in the 14 ^th Annual Stevie® International Business Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Mr. Pailthorpe is the founder and CEO of Iconic Digital, the multi-award winning London-based digital marketing agency and won in this category for the development of his social media and digital marketing platforms.

The judges commented, “…we have been impressed by Steve’s vision and mission. Innovation and philanthropy runs to the core of what he does and we believe this should be celebrated with a Gold Stevie®”

High-achieving organizations and executives around the world have been recognized as Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in the International Business Awards. The IBA is the world's only international, all-encompassing business awards program. Nicknamed the “Stevies” from the Greek word "crowned," the awards were presented at a gala event on Saturday, 21 October at the W Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.

On receiving the award, Mr. Pailthorpe stunned the audience by dedicating the award to his family, colleagues and Almighty God, “I am honoured and delighted to be given this Gold Award in the International Business Awards this evening. I am thankful to my family, my esteemed colleagues at Iconic Digital for their support but above all to Almighty God. In the bible we are told to not despise the day of small beginnings. When I started this business in my second bedroom, I had no idea that five years later I would be standing here with you today. The business is now able to fund our charity, giving a significant proportion of profits to good causes throughout the world. It is this mission that I am passionate about and am called to be part of.”

The International Business Awards are open to all organizations worldwide: large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit. The 2017 competition attracted more than 3,900 nominations from organizations of all types, in more than 60 nations.

More information about Steve Pailthorpe and Iconic Digital is available at https://iconicdigital.co.uk

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