CardMedic founder Dr Rachael Grimaldi has been recognised as one of this year’s most exceptional business leaders at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2022.
Dr Grimaldi picked up the Start-up Entrepreneur of the Year award at a ceremony held at Grosvenor House in London.
CardMedic is a web and mobile-based healthcare app that uses flashcards to reduce communication barriers between healthcare professionals and patients, such as language, blindness and cognitive difficulties.
The programme, in partnership with Starling Bank, has recognised the UK’s most inspiring entrepreneurial success stories for a decade and developed a community-orientated network of alumni which grows year on year.
Dr Grimaldi was among 12 south-east entrepreneurs who went home with prizes in categories from Health & Beauty and Sustainability to Family Business and the overall Great British Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which was won by Jordan Brompton of myenergi Ltd
Dr Rachael Grimaldi said:
“I’m delighted CardMedic has been recognised as one of Britain’s most pioneering start-ups.
“CardMedic was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic to help ensure better treatment for patients and reduce healthcare inequalities due to communication difficulties.
“We’re growing rapidly in our user base at NHS Trusts and in the USA, and are delighted that our innovative app has been recognised on a national level.”
Big-name winners to receive accolades over the past decade include Alan and Juliet Barratt of Grenade, Shaun Pulfrey of Tangle Teezer and Diary of a CEO host Steven Bartlett.
A number previous winners have gone on to sit on the expert judging panel for the 2022 programme.
The tenth anniversary awards also saw the introduction of a brand new category.
The John Caudwell Blaze Your Own Trail Award recognises organisations and individuals providing non-traditional routes into employment through apprenticeships, on-the-job training and work experience placements.
The award was added as part of a new partnership between the programme and the Phones4U founder’s charity, Caudwell Children.
Great British Entrepreneur Awards founder, Francesca James, said:
“Celebrating Britain’s ambitious, driven and inspirational entrepreneurs for a decade has been an honour, and we’ve learnt so much from hearing all of their unique stories and perspectives.
“The extraordinary circumstances of the last few years have tested the resilience of our business communities, and the challenges were enough to give many entrepreneurs an excuse to give up.
“Instead, our award winners did the opposite and, through ingenuity, innovation and the ability to adapt, they thrived.
“These challenges certainly haven’t gone away, and the next few years will present new obstacles to overcome – but one only needed to look around the room at our tenth anniversary to see some of the truly special founders and doers, to gain confidence that this snapshot of the economy can go on and adapt again.
“We’d like to congratulate all of our 2022 winners for all of their hard work and achievements – we look forward to following your lead into 2023 and beyond!”
Anne Boden MBE, Founder of Starling Bank, headline partner of the Awards, said:
“Entrepreneurs up and down the country across so many different industries have shown just how innovative and resilient they have been in these uncertain times.
“The awards are a celebration of their success – congratulations to all winners.”
To find out more about the awards and to see the full list of winners, visit greatbritishentrepreneurawards.com.
