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Health & Wellbeing Business of the Year NI 2025
Crowned at the UK Startup Awards
The UK StartUp Awards champion and celebrate the best and brightest start-ups from across the United Kingdom. The awards recognise the achievements of those amazing individuals who have had a great idea, spotted the opportunity and taken the risk to launch a new product or service.
We were thrilled to win Health & Wellbeing Startup of the Year 2025 at an incredibly fun awards event at the Odeon Cinema, Belfast. Surrounded by incredible entrepreneurs who are changing the landscape of business in Northern Ireland, with powerful, global reach.
Our dedication to transforming peoples health is unmatched, this isn’t about trends or tick-boxes. It’s about empowering people to create lifestyles that genuinely positively impact their health and wellbeing, creating happy, productive cultures and workforces.
Great British Entrepreneur of the Year NI 2024
Service Entrepreneur
In 2024, I was honoured to receive the Great British Service Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Northern Ireland. This recognition highlights my commitment to reshaping the landscape of corporate wellness. Over the last decade, I’ve dedicated myself to developing innovative, people-centric wellbeing solutions that help organisations create healthier, more productive environments.
This award reflects my passion for making a real impact in the workplace, providing strategies that go beyond traditional approaches and delivering measurable outcomes for both employees and employers alike.
Best Corporate Healthcare Programme 2025
Healthcare Excellence Awards
Our groundbreaking wellbeing initiative within Construction won Best Corporate Healthcare Programme at the inaugural All Ireland Private Healthcare Excellence Awards.
The awards celebrate outstanding achievements, innovation and excellence in private healthcare across the island of Ireland. The judging panel composed of distinguished experts from various fields within healthcare, and to be recognised by consultants, doctors, and professors in the field of healthcare is outstanding!
The judges were impressed by our unique and innovative approach to wellbeing within Construction with our RenewYou programme for the GRAHAM Group, with its high engagement and deep impact across all levels of the organisation.
Futher Awards
Rising Star
Grace has won Startup Entrepreneur of the Year award at the We Are the City Rising Star Awards. The Rising Star awards were introduced to showcase the UK pipeline of female talent, and to create female role models across different industries.
Health & Wellbeing Business NI
Winner of Health & Wellbeing Business of the Year Northern Ireland 2024 at the Local Women Business awards in Belfast.
Small Business of the Year NI
Thrilled to receive the Highly Commended Small Business of the Year at the Women in Business Awards 2025.
Start-up Entrepreneur
Grace Smith has been named a finalist in the 2025 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards, shortlisted in the Start-Up Entrepreneur of the Year category. Known as “The Grammys of Entrepreneurship”, the awards celebrate the most exceptional and inspiring business stories across the UK. This year’s shortlist includes over 800 entrepreneurs from every nation and region of the UK, all recognised for their innovation, impact and resilience. The winner will be announced at glittering ceremony in London, November 2025.
Best Emerging Business NI
Finalist at the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards 2025 for Best Emerging/Start-Up Business.
In the Press…
CAUSEWAY CHAMBER - Grace Smith, local entrepreneur, shortlisted for four prestigious National Awards
IRISH NEWS - Co.Antrim Entrepreneur who lost 11 stone on empowering people’s health
BELFAST TELEGRAPH - Meet the Co Antrim gym boss looking to transform corporate wellness
NORTHERN IRELAND WORLD - Two awards in one week for Grace Smith
WOMEN IN BUSINESS - Grace Smith recognised as winner of National Entrepreneur Award
BELFAST NEWSLETTER - Performance and Fitness Speaker takes to the stage
AWAKENHUB - Meet Grace Smith, founder of Workforce Wellness
CAUSEWAY CHAMBER - Workforce Wellness wins All Ireland Corporate Healthcare Award