George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Each year, we celebrate individuals who have received remarkable success in their careers. We do this through the 5 to Watch Signature Awards and through our auxillary awards which include the Alumni Achievement Award, the Chris Lang - Lifetime Impact Award, and the Nathalie Cook - Canadian Women & Sports - Distruptor Award.
Learn more about the awards and how to nominate
The 5 to Watch Signature Awards celebrate excellence in Canada’s sports business industry, recognizing five rising leaders under 40 who have achieved significant early to mid-career success and are shaping the future of the industry.
The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes outstanding alumni who have achieved success in their careers while demonstrating leadership and service within their communities and the sports industry. Selected through a vote by program alumni, the award honours dynamic sports business professionals who have made a lasting impact through coaching, mentoring, volunteering, or other contributions to sport.
It is a special award honoring his legacy of “leaving other people better than you find them”. It is given to leaders with more than 30+ years of significant accomplishments that have categorically impacted the sports business domestically and internationally.
This award celebrates Canadian leaders who are courageous gender equity champions in their sports careers, and taking bold action for the greater good of the sports community.