Organizations and individuals from 28 nations, including first-time winners Israel, Kenya, and the Philippines, have been announced as Stevie® Award winners in The 7th International Business Awards, the world's only international, all-encompassing business awards program.

The awards will be presented at a gala banquet ceremony on Monday, September 27 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. Tickets for the banquet are on sale now at www.stevieawards.com/iba. 

Winning 32 Stevie Awards this year, organizations and individuals in the United States made the best showing. South Korea, last year's big winner, came in second with 22 Stevies. Host nation Turkey earned 13 Stevies, while the United Kingdom won 12. Canada and the United Arab Emirates follow with six and five, respectively.

Some notable winners include:

• Multinational Company of the Year in Europe: BASF
• Executive of the Year in Asia (China, Japan or Korea): J.T. Wang, Chairman and CEO, Acer Incorporated
• CSR Program of the Year in the Middle East and Africa: Mercedes-Benz South Africa
• Most Innovative Company of the Year in North America: Equipois Inc.

A complete list of all 2010 International Business Awards honorees is available at www.stevieawards.com/iba. 

Honorees were selected from more than 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 40 nations. 

All organizations worldwide are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can nominate in any of more than 40 categories including Best New Product or Service of the Year, Single-Market Company of the Year, Environmental Responsibility Program of the Year, and Marketing Campaign of the Year. The IBAs also feature a media section with many categories honoring advertising campaigns, web sites, videos, and corporate literature such as annual reports.

Members of the awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected the Stevie Award winners during final judging last month, which was preceded by two months of preliminary judging by business professionals worldwide. 

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Blake Roney won the Stevie Award for Chairman of the Year in The 2009 International Business Awards.

What item of news recently caught your eye and why?
Disasters in Guatemala and other places—because Nu Skin is helping a lot of people, but there is always more need.

What book are you currently reading?
I’m about to start Mitt Romney’s book No Apology, because he is my friend.

What was the last movie you saw, and would you recommend it?
Sherlock Holmes. I liked it.

What is your favorite sport or hobby?

1. Family (kids…) 
2. Wake surfing 
3. Snow skiing 
4. Scuba diving

Who is your favorite historical figure?
Abraham Lincoln.

Who is your favorite living person?
My wife.

If you could choose another profession, what would it be?
Charity consultant.

What quality or qualities do you most value in your business associates?
Kindness, honesty, goodness, the ability to solve problems, and a sense of fun.

As someone at the top of your profession, what keeps you inspired or makes you hit the ground running in the morning?
Helping others.

What do you consider has been your greatest achievement in business?
My family still likes me.

What advice or useful tip would you give to someone who is just starting out in business?
Match your career with your values.  Never give up.  Stay on task.

About Blake Roney:
Blake Roney is the chairman of Nu Skin Enterprises. Roney was one of the founders of the company and its president and CEO from its inception in 1984 until 1996, when he took on the chairman position. Today Nu Skin Enterprises is one of the largest direct selling companies in the world, and its products are sold in 48 markets throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Nu Skin Enterprises markets personal care products, nutritional products, and technology products.

About Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. demonstrates its tradition of innovation through its comprehensive anti-aging product portfolio, independent business opportunity, and corporate social responsibility initiatives. The company’s anti-aging products feature the new ageLOC family of skin care products including ageLOC Future Serum and the ageLOC Edition Galvanic Spa System II, as well as Tru Face® Essence Ultra, and LifePak® Nano. A global direct-selling company, Nu Skin operates in 50 markets worldwide and has more than 765,000 independent sales representatives. Nu Skin is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “NUS.” More information is available at www.nuskin.com.

You can now download the Stevie Awards' 2010/2011 sponsorship prospectus, a 19-page booklet that describes a variety of sponsorship opportunities across all four Stevie Awards programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

According to Stevie Awards president Michael Gallagher, "Using our unique multi-media platforms — live audience, web, social media, e-mail, radio broadcasts — we connect sponsors, business owners, and executives in an international, b2b community that
delivers media value, promotional and client entertainment elements, including hospitality and
networking, designed to grow your business.

The brochure offers detail on sponsorship options for The 2010 International Business Awards and Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and all four programs in 2011.

		Get the 2010/2011 Sponsorship Prospectus (2.5 MB PDF) ...

Videoclips of The 2010 American Business Awards presentations are now on YouTube. Visit www.youtube.com/thestevies for videos from the June 21 awards banquet.

You can now read the Stevie Award-winning entries from the most recent edition of the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Entries for the next, 5th annual edition of the awards will open next week.

Volunteer to be a preliminary-round judge in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Judging will open in September and continue through mid-October. You'll learn about how other entrepreneurs, executives, and organizations around the world are achieving success.

July 20: Free webinar: How to Enter the Stevie Awards for Women in Business

July 21: Entries open for 5th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service

July 28: Early-bird entry deadline for 7th Stevie Awards for Women in Business

August 31: Entry deadline for 7th Stevie Awards for Women in Business

September 27: 7th annual International Business Awards banquet, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey