17/03/2025
Celebrating Excellence & Recognising Changemakers!
We are delighted to share that the Potential Unlocked Awards 2025 has been featured in Voice Newspaper!
This prestigious event honours outstanding leaders across education, business, community leadership, and professional excellence—celebrating the individuals who inspire, innovate, and create a lasting impact.
A huge congratulations to this year’s winners!
1. Creative Arts Of The Year - Theo Johnson
2. Outstanding Professional Of The Year - Yeshua Carter
3. Academic Excellence Award - Jodiann Gayle
4. Entrepreneur Of The Year - Mike Williams
5. Young Author Of The Year Award – Jayce Joyce BCyA Joyce
6. Education Leadership Excellence Award – Alison Eason
7. Inspirational Person of the Year – Tony Kelly, Diabetes Ambassador/Activist
8. Medical Trailblazer Award – Derek Adu-SarkodieDr Derek Adu-Sarkodie
9. Lifetime Achievement Award in Education – David Watson OBE FCCT ✝️
10.Young Entrepreneur Of the Year Award – khamani Edwards
11. Visionary Property Investor – Michael Gordon
12. Educator Of The Year Award – Solomon Smith
13. STEM Award Of The Year – Khrishawn Powell
14. Lifetime Achievement Award in Creative Arts – Rudolph Walker CBE
15. Rising Phoenix Award – Chair. O Ayinde Multi-Award Winning LLB Hons Gov Pol PGCFE PGCHE.
16. Legal Excellence Luminary Award – Afiya Amesu
17. Financial Excellence Award – Daniel Ntumba
A Special Salute to Our Highly Commended & Finalists!
We also extend our congratulations to our Highly Commended recipients and finalists, who have demonstrated outstanding dedication and impact in their fields. We salute you for the remarkable work you continue to do! 👏🏾
A Huge Thank You to Our Judges
Selecting the winners, finalists, and highly commended was no easy task! Our sincere gratitude goes to our panel of judges:
✔ Elaine Banton
✔ Samuel Kasumu
✔ Jessikah Inaba
✔ Marva Rollins OBE
A special thank you to our sponsors for their invaluable support:
🔹Adam Stewart of Secure Mortgage and Protection,
🔹Niyi Babalola of Bablo Homes,
🔹Jamel Taylor of Jump & Move
🔹Paulyn Brown of Homes.
We also extend our appreciation to our media partners, who continue to amplify the remarkable achievements within our community:
🔹Pitch Black Magazine
🔹The Voice Media Group
🔗 Read the full article in The Voice Media Group – the link is in the comments below! 👇