Listed here are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in these categories in The 2026 American Business Awards®. Those winners in attendance will be celebrated on stage during the 24^th annual awards gala on Tuesday, June 9 in New York City. Tickets for the event are on sale now. Learn more about the event here.

Advertising or Design Agency of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
360 Live Media, Washington, District of Columbia, United States: 360 Live Media

Breakthrough Creative Use of Technology
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
L-Acoustics, Westlake Village, California, United States: L-Acoustics Nashville HYRISS Showroom
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, Georgia, United States: The Elevated Restroom: A Real Time, Immersive Experience That Transformed Hygiene Innovation at ISSA
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Lacy Maxwell Experiential, Benecia, California, United States: Dell Technologies Maclaren VR Pit Stop Challenge

Creative Department of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Merrick Bank, South Jordan, Utah, United States: Merrick Bank: Creative Department of the Year
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
The Shelf, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, United States: The Rise of The Shelf Creative Team: Turning Vision into Impact
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, Georgia, United States: KCP NA Creative: The People Who Turned a Reorg into a Creative Renaissance

Creative Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Cognizant , Teaneck, New Jersey, United States: Renee Bellino, Associate Director
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
The Stories and Wisdom Company®, Issaquah, Washington, United States: Pradeep U.N., CEO

Creative Individual of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Jasmine Norris Photography, Lafayette, Indiana, United States: Jasmine Norris

Excellence in Collaborative Creativity
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Passion Struck, St Petersburg, Florida, United States: The Matteringverse: A Story-Driven AI Ecosystem for Global Student Belonging
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Cognizant , Teaneck, New Jersey, United States: 2025 Integrated Campaign Collaboration
YES AI Consulting LLC, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States: Human-Governed AI Creative Collaboration Across Film, Publishing, and Media

Most Innovative Creative Project
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Frenalytics, Rockville Centre, New York, United States: Exceptional Educators Collective by Frenalytics

Most Innovative Creative Project
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Passion Struck, St Petersburg, Florida, United States: Pass the Ripple – Scaling Kindness through CASEL-Aligned Innovation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
The Stories and Wisdom Company®, Issaquah, Washington, United States: Stories & Wisdom : Suicide Prevention with Storytelling & Gamification