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How to Make Your Business Award Winning — And Why it Actually Matters

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Forget everything you think you know about business awards.

In this powerful and practical episode, Emma sits down with award strategist and international judge Donna O’Toole, founder of August Recognition, to reveal how strategic recognition can transform your brand, boost your team, and even increase your business’s exit value.

Inside this episode:

-How to use awards as a strategic growth tool (not just a vanity metric)
-The truth about judging panels—and why storytelling alone won’t cut it
-How to spot scam awards and avoid damaging your SEO
-Boosting recruitment, retention, and reputation through credible recognition
-How Donna’s new AI-powered awards platform is making recognition more accessible than ever

Donna also shares her extraordinary personal story of resilience, purpose, and the moment that changed her life forever.

🎁 Free gift from Donna!: Grab Donna’s book Win + free tools at augustawards.com

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