London, United Kingdom., Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atherton Consultancy founder Alex Atherton has been awarded Silver for Thought Leader of The Year in Business Services at the prestigious Stevie Awards International Business Awards. The award highlights his significant contributions to fostering multigenerational collaboration within the workplace across a wide range of sectors.

Alex Atherton from Atherton Consultancy celebrates Silver Win at the Stevies International Business Awards

Alex Atherton, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Author & Leadership Coach

Author of ‘The Snowflake Myth: Explaining Gen Z in the workplace and beyond’, Alex Atherton has been at the forefront of transforming how businesses perceive and manage their diverse teams. His approach combines award-winning speaking, training and coaching to help organisations harness the potential of their multigenerational workforce.

In addition Atherton was named Newcomer of the Year 2025 at the Speaker Awards. His book, “The Snowflake Myth” released in September 2025, has garnered a 4.9/5 rating on Amazon, reflecting its impact and popularity. 

Alex Atherton said

“I spent 25 years in schools watching young people get underestimated, then moved into business and heard exactly the same thing said about them again, this time with the word ‘snowflake’ attached. This award is recognition that my message is cutting through. Hopefully this award can help me reach more sectors and audiences in the UK and beyond”.

Judges at the Stevies International Business Awards commended Atherton’s ‘distinctive perspective on multigenerational leadership’, noting that he is an influential and well-respected voice in his space. 

 

About Alex 

Alex Atherton is an award-winning speaker, trainer, author and coach who helps businesses become more productive by harnessing the power of their multigenerational teams. Since setting up his consultancy in 2018, former headteacher Alex has helped organisations reframe their thinking about how employees of all ages can work together cohesively, with insight and tools to manage them successfully.

 

About The International Business Awards

The Stevie Awards are the world’s premier business awards. The International Business Awards are the only international, all-encompassing business awards programme, open to all organisations worldwide. The 2026 edition attracted more than 3,800 nominations across all categories from 78 nations and territories.

About Atherton Consultancy

Atherton Consultancy is a workplace training and coaching consultancy that helps businesses improve productivity by harnessing the strengths of multigenerational teams. Founded in 2018 by award-winning speaker, trainer, author and coach Alex Atherton, the consultancy works with organisations to reframe how employees of different generations work together, providing practical insights and tools to build more cohesive and productive teams.

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