82 Bold Finalists Announced for the Pause Awards ‘22
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Announcing the 5th annual Pause Awards Finalists, powered by VicGov, that represent the most ambitious and forward-thinking companies in Australia.
Dubbed as ‘The Home for Champions’ that’s building better ecosystems, the Pause Awards programme in 2022 is setting high standards for business recognition. Supporting this mission are the key partners from companies such as: Blackmagic Design, AWS Startups but also Give a Grad a Go, Pappyon and PositiveHR.
The Pause Awards ‘22 entrants showed businesses have a key role to play in creating a more equitable and regenerative world. Submissions were authentic and bold in their approach to tackling some of society’s biggest challenges and delivering real and measurable change where it matters.
Lee Tonitto B. Com, MBA, GAICD and Chair at Pause Awards
There are many new things we’ve launched in 2022, one of them are 15 new categories that add to 32 categories in total, which sit under five key Category Tracks. Interesting fact to point out is that some of the new categories almost received no submissions that were aimed at VC firms, investors and Angels.
One of the new fun categories is People’s Choice Award, which allows anybody to vote for the entries submitted, just by signing up. This epic race that took turns each week, resulted in Trendii winning with 522 votes! Trendii is changing the way you find fashion inspiration by allowing you to shop the looks of others, from their search engine, images, social media and websites.
This year we took a huge leap of faith to completely overhaul the award programme, from the branding and positioning, new website and trophy design, entry questions to building a new portal for entrants and judges.
George Hedon, CEO & Founder, Pause Awards
Let’s look at how 2022 performed in terms of the industries that entered awards.
Top 5 industries in 2022:
- Web/ Internet Services
- Financial Services
- Marketing & Advertising
- Education
- Health/ Consumer Goods & services/ Computer Tech
The 2022 saw the Education sector jump one spot up to fourth place, remarkably the Food & Beverage industry has completely disappeared from the entries altogether. There were some Hospitality, Travel & Leisure entries but pretty dry in the beverage department that charted at the third spot in 2021, whilst Web & Internet Services took the lead from Computer Tech. It’s refreshing to see Health breaking into the Top 5 industry chart this year.
In terms of the most popular categories, there has definitely been some reshuffling.
Top 5 categories in 2022:
- Defiant Ones
- I Wish I’d Done That
- Hammer
- Wildfire/ Company of the Year
- Women in Business
The Defiant Ones category, for new tech breakthroughs, was introduced last year and floated at fourth place, but it took the lead this year. Out of 15 new categories in 2022, we saw Wildfire, Company of the Year and Women in Business rise to the Top 5 pushing Out of the Garage for scaling globally and B-Good for a good business off the top chart.
From the macro perspective, there is no mistake that Australian businesses strived for excellence this year to combat unstable markets, hence why the Excellence Category Track was the most entered, followed by the Good and Operators.
George Hedon, CEO & Founder, Pause Awards
Our incredible judging pool of over 50 industry luminaries from across the globe have completed the First Round of judging in a record time, mostly due to our new Judge Portal system that distributes the scores.
The Final Round is done by the Judging Board, chaired by Lee Tonitto, Managing Director at Tonitto and Partners along with Ben Ford, Head of Growth at Frollo, Christina Gerakiteys; Co-CEO at SingularityU Australia; Sonia Clarke, Director, Future of Work, PwC and Tom Leyden, CIO at Longview who have debated and deliberated the winners.
The Pause Awards are highly competitive! The judges are experts in their field to ensure the highest quality of winning entries each year. The judging is based on the merit of an entry. We’d like to congratulate everyone on their brilliant efforts in navigating the 2022 turbulent and unexpected market forces!
Finalists of Pause Awards ‘22:
CULTURE
Diverse Co. – Wisr
Medium Team Culture – IMC
Work Sweet Work – Honeycomb Strategy
Work Sweet Work – Megaphone
Work Sweet Work – MindArc
Work Sweet Work – Precision IT
Work Sweet Work – PwC Australia
Work Sweet Work – Wisr
EXCELLENCE
Company of the Year – Aquarzon
Company of the Year – Aussie Broadband
Company of the Year – Birchal
Company of the Year – Bodd
Company of the Year – United for Care
Defiant Ones – Bare Cremation
Defiant Ones – Compass IoT
Defiant Ones – Driveschool Enterprises
Defiant Ones – Great Wrap
Defiant Ones – Hnry
Defiant Ones – Labflow by Comply Group
Defiant Ones – Matrak Enterprises
Defiant Ones – Switch4Schools
Hammer – Aquarzon
Hammer – Aussie Broadband
Hammer – Birchal
Hammer – Marketplacer
Hammer – Music Health
Hammer – Pentanet
I Wish I’d Done That – Bare Cremation
I Wish I’d Done That – Driveschool Enterprises
I Wish I’d Done That – Great Wrap
I Wish I’d Done That – Labflow by Comply Group
I Wish I’d Done That – LunchFox
I Wish I’d Done That – Squizify
I Wish I’d Done That – Switch4Schools
I Wish I’d Done That – Tern-x
I Wish I’d Done That – The Smoothie Bombs
On the rise – Aerologix
On the rise – Bare Cremation
On the rise – Linkmate
On the rise – Music Health
On the rise – The Separation Guide
Women In Business – Angela Harbinson
Women In Business – Christina Hobbs
Women In Business – Kate Pollard
Women In Business – Vanessa Doake
GOOD
B-Good – Linkmate
B-Good – Neometro
Circular Pioneer – Circle In
Circular Pioneer – DiaperRecycle
Circular Pioneer – Goterra
Going Green – Great Wrap
Going Green – Verve Super
Going Green – evee
You’ve Got Ethics – Aquarzon
You’ve Got Ethics – The People Spot
You’ve Got Ethics – Verve Super
GROWTH
Design First – Quad Lock
Design First – Tern-x
Out of the Garage – Matrak
Out of the Garage – Quad Lock
Out of the Garage – STEM Punks
Wildfire – Aquarzon
Wildfire – Food Frontier
Wildfire – Linktree
Wildfire – Midnight Health
Wildfire – Pentanet
Wildfire – Your Stuff Made
OPERATORS
C-Suite – Dom Pym
C-Suite – Ronen Heine
C-Suite – Yogendra Segar
Do You Know Who I am – Mark Brownlee
Future Builder – Alex Goulios
Future Builder – Cube Online
Future Builder – Jordan Shreeve
Future Builder – Slava Kozlovskii
Hottest Hub – Hub Australia
Launch Pad – INCUBATE (University of Sydney)
Launch Pad – Startupbootcamp Australia
Launch Pad – Stone & Chalk
Super Connector – Michelle Mannering
Super Connector – Paz Pisarski
The winners will be announced at the Pause Awards Night & Afterparty on 5 December at classy BOND Melbourne, and in the media the following day. Please get your team tickets via this link.
If you attend, we will send you a Free Entry ticket for a private ‘Breakfast with Champions’ – Sponsored by AWS Startups on 7th DEC as well. At the breakfast, a selected panel of winners, investors and people from the ecosystem (TBA on 6 DEC) will share their learnings from the success and failures in business.
Huge thanks to all who entered, supportive partners and big congrats to finalists!
See you at the Awards Night & Afterparty.
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Send us an email to info@pausefest.com.au if you need further assistance. BOOK TICKETS TO AWARDS NIGHT & AFTERPARTY.
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Midnight Health secures $24 million funding boost
21 June, 2023
![Championing breakthrough](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PA23-Article-Images-1080p29-150x150.jpg)
Championing breakthroughs in today’s business world
21 June, 2023
![Sam Altman OpenAi](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PA23-Article-Images-1080p-150x150.jpg)
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says hai
19 June, 2023
![Pause Awards - Announcements 1](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PFA23-Announcement-Cover-2023-150x150.jpg)
Top 5 compelling reasons why you should enter
18 June, 2023
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PA23-Article-Images-1080p17-150x150.jpg)
Pause Awards vs Webby’s, Cannes Lions and Effies
18 June, 2023
![Pause Awards Judges 2](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PFA23-Judges-Announcement-J2-150x150.jpg)
The new faces of Pause Awards in startup, product and experience
15 June, 2023
![Pause Awards - Announcements 2](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PFA23-Announcement-Cover-20232-150x150.jpg)
A tour of 11 new categories
12 June, 2023
![How does it work, Pause Awards](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PA23-Article-Images-1080p10-150x150.jpg)
Inside out of Pause Awards
5 June, 2023
![Pause Awards - Announcements 1](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PFA23-Announcement-Cover-2023-150x150.jpg)
Aim for the Diamond: Understanding the Different Categories
1 June, 2023
![Pause Awards Judges](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PFA23-Judges-Announcement-5-150x150.jpg)
The new faces of Pause Awards in strategy, growth and innovation
30 May, 2023
![Pause Awards - The Australian benchmark for business excellence](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PA23-HD-size-images2-150x150.jpg)
Where business recognition gets a paradigm shift
24 May, 2023
![Jodette Cleary Chief People & Culture Officer, hipages Group](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/JodetteC-1-150x150.jpg)
Industry leaders predict a transformative year ahead
17 May, 2023
![Pause Awards grows to $412 Billion ecosystem of participants](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PA23-HD-size-images-Growth-150x150.jpg)
Pause Awards grows to $412 Billion ecosystem
17 May, 2023
![Investable Score](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Investable-Score-150x150.jpg)
Shaking it up with new Investable Score™
17 May, 2023
![Personality test](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Personality-2-150x150.jpg)
Tap into your inner powerhouse
5 May, 2023
![Mercedes F1 Petronas](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Merc-Petronas-150x150.jpg)
Life in the fast (tech) lane
24 April, 2023
![evee — Pause Awards 2022](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/evee-4_8esxltdtt-150x150.jpeg)
evee rides the electric wave
18 April, 2023
![Circle In — Pause Awards 2022](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CircleIn-129_sgjjxcou4-150x150.jpeg)
Big win for the female-led business Circle In, lands $2 Million
14 April, 2023
![Aesop](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Aesop-2-150x150.jpg)
Designing global empires:
How local brands can conquer the world
10 April, 2023
![Nic Blair, Midnight Health](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MidnightHealth-1-150x150.jpg)
A passionate pursuit for Healthcare reinvention
4 April, 2023
![SXSW Sydney](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SX013-Asset12-2115x940-Banner5-150x150.jpg)
The game-changing sessions at SXSW Sydney
30 March, 2023
![Ai Platforms](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/deepmind-LIlsk-UFVxk-unsplash-150x150.jpg)
Top AI tools you need to try now
29 March, 2023
![Louise Fisher, LunchFox](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Louise-Fisher-150x150.png)
A journey to revolutionising healthy school lunches
28 March, 2023
![SVB](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SVB-150x150.png)
Panic! at the SVB & metrics that matter
16 March, 2023
![Call for Entries '23, Pause Awards](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PFA23-Launch-Date-Creative-v212-150x150.jpg)
Call for Entries
opens on 17 May ‘23
1 March, 2023
![Australian startup funding](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jason-goodman-LR5CYw3AQNo-unsplash-150x150.jpg)
Startup funding in decline, but early-stage hits peak in Aus
10 February, 2023
![Music for wellness](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PA22-Playlist-Article-Cover-3-150x150.jpg)
Music for wellbeing:
The healing power of sound
20 January, 2023
![ChatGPT](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ChatGPT3-150x150.jpg)
Deep dive with ChatGPT about Aussie tech ecosystem
17 January, 2023
![wrapped 2022](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/22-wrapped-150x150.jpg)
How it started; How it’s going 2022
17 December, 2022
![Breakfast with Champions AWS Startups](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2212-pausefest-awards-jess-middleton-mod-creative-56-150x150.jpg)
Learning from mistakes and how to tackle the upcoming headwind
14 December, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
Claiming your PauseNFT trophy
13 December, 2022
![Pause Awards Winner 2023](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/PA22-GroupShot-jess-middleton-2-150x150.jpg)
Women and purpose led businesses take the most wins at Pause Awards ‘22
6 December, 2022
![Professor Fiona Wood](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Fiona-Wood-HOF22-150x150.jpg)
Professor Fiona Wood – The pioneer of ‘Spray-on-Skin’ technique, ReCell.
6 December, 2022
![Sunrise Conference](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sunrise-Conf-150x150.jpg)
Rise and Demise
28 November, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
Let’s have breakfast with champions?
15 November, 2022
![Judge Sessions with Lumigo, Tribal DDB and Clipboard Hospitality](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PA22-Judge-Sessions-2343-150x150.jpg)
Judge Sessions with Lumigo, Tribal DDB and Clipboard Hospitality
24 October, 2022
![Judge Sessions with LongView, Fullstack and Art Processors](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PA22-Judge-Sessions-234-150x150.jpg)
Judge Sessions with LongView, Fullstack and Art Processors
20 October, 2022
![Pause Awards Trophy Design 2022](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PA22-Trophy-Black-3D-PromoB-150x150.jpg)
The first look at the new wearable trophy design
13 October, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
The Public Voting is open, go get them!
10 October, 2022
![Canva, Ignition Lane Wrap](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ignition-Oct-150x150.jpg)
Cash to splash & other VC news
2 October, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
The Final Deadline Extended to midnight 14 October
30 September, 2022
![Judge Sessions with Wavia, SEIKK and MedTech Actuator](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PA22-Judge-Sessions-2342-150x150.jpg)
Judge Sessions with Wavia, SEIKK and MedTech Actuator
26 September, 2022
![Pause Awards packaging and trophies](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mailer-box-hero-shot-1525-150x150.jpg)
Pause Awards Wins Australia’s International Good Design Awards for Design Excellence
19 September, 2022
![Judges, Synergy Group, AOK Creative and i4 Connect](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PA22-Judge-Sessions-1-150x150.jpg)
Judge Sessions with Synergy Group, AOK Creative and i4 Connect
16 September, 2022
![Matt Vitale, Co-Founder Birchal](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Matt-Birchal2-150x150.jpg)
A word with Birchal’s Co-Founder – Matt Vitale
6 September, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
What can Pause Awards bring to your company
30 August, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
Google, Synergy Group, Spaces Interactive, Safari and By Jacs judges for Culture categories
24 August, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
Loyal VC, Media.Monks, AOK Creative, Storyfolk and Irene Lemon judges for Good categories
15 August, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
Fullstack, Lumigo, Netambition, MedTech Actuator and Unhedged judges for Operators categories
10 August, 2022
![Peter Brennan, Heaps Norman and Analogue Digital](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PeteB-1-150x150.jpg)
A word with Heaps Normal’s Head of Brand – Peter Brennan
9 August, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
Tribal DDB, We Are Unity, Bullfrog, BeautifulAgile and The Audacious Agency judges for your Excellence
2 August, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
Simply Wall Street, IBM, Forestlyn, CFOWorx and Accenture Song are this year Growth Judges
1 August, 2022
![Starward whiskey, award winner San Francisco](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ILW-Starward-150x150.jpg)
Venture snapshot: down but not out
26 July, 2022
![Birchal founders, party, equity crowd sourcing](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Birchal-2-150x150.jpg)
Best equity crowdfunding year in Australia – $86m!
22 July, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
How to navigate the awards Entry Portal?
14 July, 2022
![Canva, Sydney, Ecosystem, growth, startup, founders](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Ecosystem22-1-150x150.jpg)
Startup Genome ecosystem report 2022 review
10 July, 2022
![newsroom, news, ecosystem, founder stories, insights, advice, product, growth, learnings](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Newsroom-1-150x150.jpg)
We’re giving a voice to our community with a stylish newsroom design
10 July, 2022
![Prof. Martin Green, father of solar cell, innovator](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/profgreen.joeg_-150x150.jpeg)
Professor Martin Green
– The father of solar cells
10 July, 2022
![Dr John O'Sullivan, inventor of WiFi, CSIRO, Pause Awards Hall of Fame 2020 winner](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/John-OSullivan-1-150x150.jpg)
Dr John O’Sullivan
– The inventor of modern WiFi
10 July, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
14 New award categories under five tracks to highlight the ecosystem success
5 July, 2022
![GO1, unicorn, education](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ILW-GO1jpg-150x150.jpg)
M&A on the rise & the EV SPAC demise
29 June, 2022
![George Hedon, Founder & CEO, Pause Awards](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/220614-george-hedon-jess-middleton-photographer-001-150x150.jpg)
Our new vision:
The home for champions
27 June, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
Awards LIVE Briefing and Entry Kit
22 June, 2022
![Pause Awards, the Porsche of awards for innovation](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PA22-Porsche-Article-150x150.jpg)
The Porsche of awards programmes with community at its heart
21 June, 2022
![Haley Worley, Founder of The Sheet Society, winner Pause Awards 2021](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/the-sheet-society-3-150x150.jpg)
The Sheet Society
– Success Stories
17 June, 2022
![Pause Awards 2022, announcements and important news](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image2-150x150.jpg)
We’re looking for our final few judges – could you be one?
8 June, 2022
![Josh Howard | Pause Awards Judge](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Josh-Single-Use-Aint-Sexy1772smokegrey-150x150.jpeg)
Single Use Ain’t Sexy
– Success Stories
1 June, 2022
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/afterpay-logo-holding-phone-scaled-1-150x150.jpg)
Afterpay
– Success Stories
24 May, 2022
![Pause Awards 2021 event walking dance](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Pause-Awards-2021__124-150x150.jpg)
This is how we celebrate innovation champions
15 December, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Pause-Awards-2021__138-150x150.jpg)
The most ambitious and forward-thinking companies in Australia revealed
24 November, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LAVO-images.557-150x150.jpg)
Pause Awards 2021 Finalists Skyrocket
17 November, 2021
![Pause Awards 2021 cover](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image-150x150.jpg)
Final Deadline is Looming
1 September, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PA22-NEW-Judges-Interview-Cover-Website-11-150x150.jpg)
Get to know:
Carolyn Breeze – Judge
24 August, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PA22-NEW-Judges-Interview-Cover-Website-6-150x150.jpg)
Get to know:
Will Hayward – Judge
17 August, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PA22-NEW-Judges-Interview-Cover-Website-9-150x150.jpg)
Get to know:
Shamila Gopalan – Judge
10 August, 2021
![Tom Leyden | Pause Awards Judge](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TomL-1-150x150.jpeg)
Get to know:
Tom Leyden – Judge
3 August, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PA22-NEW-Judges-Interview-Cover-Website-7-150x150.jpg)
Get to know:
Jules Brooke – Judge
26 July, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PA22-NEW-Judges-Interview-Cover-Website-8-150x150.jpg)
Get to know:
Jamie Finnegan – Judge
18 July, 2021
![Pause Awards 2021 cover](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image-150x150.jpg)
Early Entries end This Week
12 July, 2021
![Pause Awards 2021 cover](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image-150x150.jpg)
Need Help Entering Pause Awards?
6 July, 2021
![Pause Awards 2021 cover](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image-150x150.jpg)
2021 Award Category Guide
1 July, 2021
![Pause Awards 2021 cover](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image-150x150.jpg)
How to Enter The Pause Awards in 7 min?
25 June, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PA22-NEW-Judges-Interview-Cover-Website--150x150.jpg)
Get to know:
Melanie Rayment – Judge
24 June, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PFA20-Dom-Pym-Up-Headshot-High-Res-150x150.png)
Past winners:
where are they now?
24 June, 2021
![Pause Awards 2021 cover](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image-150x150.jpg)
Pause Awards 2021 opens for entries
9 June, 2021
![Pause Awards 2021 cover](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image-150x150.jpg)
New categories revealed for Pause Awards 2021
5 June, 2021
![Pause Awards 2021 cover](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PFA22-Article-Cover-2021-New-Image-150x150.jpg)
Meet the Judging Board 2021
13 May, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/slush2019-1-150x150.jpg)
The Reign in the North
1 February, 2021
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Vincent-1-150x150.jpg)
What went into creating Vincent, a hyper-real digital human
21 January, 2020
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/patagonia-1-150x150.jpg)
Dane O’Shanassy on Patagonia’s moral compass and commercial success
6 November, 2019
Pause index
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Goterra-0-150x150.jpg)
Goterra
Circular Pioneer
![LAVO | Pause Awards Winner](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HYDROGEN-STORAGE-UNIT_-FRONT-copy-150x150.jpeg)
LAVO
Going Green
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/PwC-0-150x150.jpg)
PwC Australia
Work Sweet Work
![WithYouWithMe](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WYWM-0-150x150.jpg)
WithYouWithMe
Out Of The Garage
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/myDriveSchool-0-150x150.jpg)
myDRIVESCHOOL
I Wish I'd Done That
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/MidnightsHealth-0-150x150.jpg)
Midnight Health
Wildfire
![UP Bank — Pause Awards 2022](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Dom_Pym_-_Head_shot_-_compressed_utrexgo5e-150x150.jpeg)
Dom Pym
C-Suite
![Macro Mike](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MacroMike-0-150x150.jpg)
Macro Mike
Hammer, I Wish I'd Done That
![Byron Scaf | Pause Awards Winner](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/tile-1-150x150.jpg)
Byron Scaf
Do You Know Who I Am
![Heaps Normal | Pause Awards Winner](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Heaps-Normal-0-150x150.jpeg)
Heaps Normal
I Wish I'd Done That, Hammer
![](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Case_Study-01_b33b7y3st-150x150.jpeg)
Food Frontier
Wildfire
![Origin Energy](https://www.pauseawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Origin-0-150x150.jpg)