Parodi Wins Gold Stevie Award

MARIYA PARODI WINS GOLD STEVIE® AWARD IN 2025 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS®

Winners to Be Celebrated During Event in Lisbon on 10 October

Ovar, Portugal – 13 August 2025 – Mariya Parodi of Narrative Tides was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Communications Professional of the Year category in The 22nd Annual International Business Awards® today.

The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - are eligible to submit nominations. The 2025 IBAs received nominations from organizations and individuals in 78 nations and territories.

Winners will be celebrated during a gala banquet at the Corinthia Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal on Friday, 10 October.

More than 3,800 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Startup of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others. 

Judges praised Parodi’s work and influence. “Mariya Parodi’s nomination is a powerful demonstration of high-impact, strategic communications that consistently shape global narratives in challenging sectors like human rights,” commented one of the judges. “The breadth and depth of her work, combined with measurable media reach and tangible influence on policy discourse, are exceptional. The nomination is well-documented and clearly distinguishes her from peers.”

Another judge shared, “The achievements are genuinely impressive and well-contextualized within the challenging nonprofit media landscape.”

Mariya Parodi said, “At a moment when human rights communicators wonder about the future of their sector, it is an honor to find those outside it value and celebrate the change that human rights work delivers to us all.”

Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 250 executives worldwide, who participated in the judging process in May - July.

Other communications Gold winners included Philip Morris International for the PR Campaign of the Year - Corporate Communications category and Mastercard’s External Communications Team for Communications Team of the Year. 

“The 2025 International Business Awards have set a new benchmark for excellence,” said Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller. “Our winners have demonstrated remarkable ambition and achievement in reaching their goals. We congratulate them on their well-earned recognition and look forward to honoring them on stage in Lisbon on 10 October.”

Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

About Narrative Tides

Narrative Tides offers comprehensive media relations services, helping to move the tides of public opinion toward social good. Current clients include CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth. Past clients include: Open Society Foundations, Human Rights Watch, FairSquare, and Equidem, among others. 

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.