2019 finalists and winners
Congratulations to the finalists and winners of the 2019 Australian Business Book Awards. We had a fantastic response to the inaugural Awards, both in quality of books and quantity of entrants. A very special thank you to everyone who entered the Awards. The judges certainly had their work cut out for them. And congratulations to Andrea Clarke, winner of the Business Book of the Year.
Book of the Year 2019
The Business Book of the Year is awarded to the book with the best overall score as determined by the judges.
Book of the Year
Finalists:
Andrea Clarke – Future Fit
Neil Alcorn – What’s Your Baby Thinking?
Zinta Harris – Rest In Peace
Pauline Nguyen – The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur
Category Winner:
Andrea Clarke – Future Fit
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Starting a business, selling a business, business innovation, bookkeeping, business development, start-up funding, crowdfunding, home-based businesses, and similar topics
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Finalists:
Pauline Nguyen – The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur
Pete Williams – Cadence
Nicola Moras – Visible
Category Winner:
Pauline Nguyen – The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur
Personal Development
General self-help, time management, career development, business skills, self-esteem, social skills, personal communication, grief and bereavement, spirituality, networking, public speaking, and similar topics
Personal Development
Finalists:
Andrea Clarke – Future Fit
Neil Alcorn – What’s Your Baby Thinking?
Shane Michael Hatton – Lead The Room
Category Winner:
Andrea Clarke – Future Fit
Marketing, PR and Sales
Marketing theory and methods, sales theory and methods, PR theory and methods, advertising, branding, and similar topics
Marketing, PR and Sales
Finalists:
Mark Swain – Banking 2020
Stuart Howie – The D.I.Y. Newsroom
Troy McKinna – Brand Hustle
Category Winner:
Winner: Troy McKinna – Brand Hustle
Personal Finance and Investment
Financial planning, investment, retirement, shares, property, personal taxation, portfolio management, superannuation, trusts, personal insurance, budgeting, personal accounting, personal bankruptcy, and similar topics
Personal Finance and Investment
Finalists:
Bushy Martin – Get Invested
Mark Wylie – The Short Book of Being an Investor Not a Speculator
Paul Glossop – A Surfer’s Guide to Property Investing
Category Winner:
Bushy Martin – Get Invested
Management and HR
Business management theory and methods, HR theory and methods, recruitment, business accounting, risk management, outsourcing, workplace health and safety, business ethics, diversity in business, business administration, business insurance, business bankruptcy, change management, negotiating, and similar topics
Management and HR
Finalists:
Dr Kirstin Ferguson and Catherine Fox – Women Kind
Tony Holmwood – Best Behaviour
Natasha Hawker – From Hire to Fire and Everything In Between 2nd Ed.
Category Winner:
Dr Kirstin Ferguson and Catherine Fox – Women Kind
Leadership
Leadership theory and methods, empowering others, team building, and similar topics
Leadership
Finalists:
Paul Smith – Right Seat Right Table
Matt Church and Peter Cook – Think
Gabrielle Dolan – Real Communication
Category Winner:
Paul Smith – Right Seat Right Table
Technology and Social Media
Using technology in business, technology trends, social media theory and methods, software, e-commerce, automation, digital workplaces, IT development, cloud services, internet, multimedia, computer networks, content management, artificial intelligence, and similar topics
Technology and Social Media
Finalists:
Stuart Howie – The D.I.Y. Newsroom
Nicola Moras – Visible
Stewart Marshall – Doing IT for Money
Category Winner:
Stuart Howie – The D.I.Y. Newsroom
Health and Wellbeing
Fitness, yoga, meditation, Pilates, dental, physio, mental health, parenting, allergies, beauty, childbirth, diet and nutrition, weight loss, diseases, exercise, first aid, healthy living, happiness, naturopathy, disability, gender and sexuality, ageing, pain management, psychology, sleep, healing, intuition, and similar topics
Health and Wellbeing
Finalists:
Neil Alcorn – What’s Your Baby Thinking?
Laura Piccardi – Unfaked
Krissy Ballinger – Naturally Inspired
Category Winner:
Neil Alcorn – What’s Your Baby Thinking?
General Business
Business biographies and autobiographies, economics, legal issues, education, importing and exporting, globalisation, media, communications, environmental issues, taxation, religion, non-profits, training, family issues, agriculture, engineering, science, cooking, trade, creativity, manufacturing, and topics not covered in other categories
General Business
Finalists:
Zinta Harris – Rest in Peace
Joshua Clifton – The Hospitality Survival Guide
Scott Stein – Leadership Hacks
Category Winner:
Zinta Harris – Rest in Peace
Best marketing and publicity achieved for either the book or the author as a result of the book. Judged on the quantity of coverage achieved, the quality of the outlets, the suitability of the marketing and publicity for the target audience, variety of media types, and other criteria
Best Marketing and Publicity
Best Marketing and Publicity
Finalists:
Bushy Martin – Get Invested
Lynne Cazaly – ish
Tony Holmwood – Best Behaviour
Category Winner:
Bushy Martin – Get Invested
Best cover based on sophistication and quality of design, the suitability of the design for the genre and target audience, how well the design would encourage readers to pick up the book, how well the design reflects the content of the book, and other criteria
Best Cover Design
Best Cover Design
Finalists:
Troy McKinna – Brand Hustle
Jeremy Nichols – The Power of Culture
Beth Jennings – She Knows
Category Winner:
Troy McKinna – Brand Hustle
Based on the quality of recording and narration, suitability for audience, professionalism of production, quality of editing, and other criteria
Best Audiobook
Best Audiobook
Finalists:
Pete Williams – Cadence
Pauline Nguyen – The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur
Debra Spence – The Right Staff
Category Winner:
Pete Williams – Cadence
The Business Book Awards are being run as not for profit, and any profits will be donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation – a fantastic organisation doing extraordinary things to raise the level of literacy throughout Indigenous communities in Australia.
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