Get To Know Us
Rooted in Art, Driven by Innovation
Bennett Awards is a family-owned business with over 50 years of experience in awards and fine art. We started out as a fine art gallery, but quickly evolved into a design studio that creates high-end, high-quality awards for customers across the globe. Unlike vanilla award retailers and local trophy shops, our fine art heritage can be seen in all the distinctive awards we create.
What Makes Us Different?
Our Creativity and Design
We offer a level of creativity, design and customization that you won’t find anywhere else. We offer both pre-designed sculpture awards and custom awards created to your needs. In both cases, our designs transcend the typical commonplace (and boring) awards offered by traditional award and trophy shops. We work hard to ensure that your custom award design captures the true essence of your brand and/or event positioning, and delivers a “wow” factor that your award recipients and other stakeholders will never forget.
Our Diverse Set of Capabilities
Unlike most award companies, our capabilities span a broad array of different dimensions for your custom award design project, including design styles, materials, production methodologies, and form factors, which range from small pins and medallions all the way up to large-scale monumental sculptures. We are equally adept at creating old-school handcrafted sculptures and modern, cutting-edge fabricated designs. At the start of your project, we will work with you in a collaborative, consultative fashion to determine the best approach to meet your specific requirements.
Our Unique Blend of Cutting-Edge Technology and Old-World Artisanship
Our awards are created using a unique combination of handcrafted artisanship, cutting-edge design technology, and state-of-the art production methodologies. The combination of these elements provides a number of advantages during the design and production processes of any project, including the ability to create and modify alternative design concepts before zeroing in a preferred design, the ability to fine-tune the details of a design in real-time prior to final production, and much greater consistency in produced awards adhering to the intended specifications of the design. The net effect of this is that you get the exact award that you envision.
Our Fine Art Heritage
We didn’t start off as a traditional trophy shop, but rather a nationally-recognized sculpture studio and network of fine art galleries. This heritage is reflected in the quality, craftsmanship and design of all our awards. Unlike mass-produced plaques and trophies, our sculpture awards are designed and produced by a talented and creative team of skilled artisans. Our unique awards are true works of art that your recipients will proudly display for many years to come.
Our Family Orientation
We aren’t a large, impersonal trophy company that mass-produces its awards. Instead, we’re a family-owned business, comprised of a tight-knit team of friends and talented artisans that takes great pride in every award we create. This pride is reflected not only in the quality of the awards we produce, but also in the personal touch and service we provide to all of our clients. We have worked hard to create a family atmosphere in our workplace, and this orientation extends to the way we treat our customers as well.
Meet The Team
The Bennetters!
Administration
Bob Bennett
Owner / Manager
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Bob manages the day to day operations of Bennett Awards. He feels extremely lucky to be involved in a pursuit that marries art, design, and business, all things he is very passionate about. Bob has been surrounded by art and artists his entire life: his father and uncle were the well-known sculptors Bob (Sr.) and Tom Bennett (aka Bennett Sculpture), and his sister Ashley and cousin Terrie are both respected multi-medium artists. Despite these artistic roots, Bob initially took an alternate route and pursued a career in business. Prior to founding Bennett Awards, he held senior marketing roles with Intel, HP and Accenture, and co-founded/sold a technology start-up. Bob earned an MBA with distinction from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and a BA with honors from Stanford University, where he played varsity football and was a Firestone Medal recipient. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, hiking, and music.
Alice Bennett
Owner / Manager
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Alice works on a variety of strategic initiatives for Bennett Awards, including vendor relationships, strategic partnerships, and new production capabilities. Along with her husband Bob, she has been surrounded by art the last 30+ years, and loves applying this immersion in art to new client award projects. Alice loves developing new, creative award ideas that deliver on the true objective of what her customers are looking for. Prior to starting Bennett Awards, Alice was an art consultant in the Bennett Sculpture chain of art galleries, and, prior to that, worked in advertising for a division of Ogilvy and Mather. Alice graduated from San Diego State University, and still needs to get an occasional “beach fix”. When she is away from the office, she enjoys spending time with her four kids, puttering in her garden with her chickens, boating in the local mountain lakes, and running (she has four marathons under her belt!). Alice’s nickname in high school was “Mom”, and we all think that still applies (in the best way, of course!).
Account & Project Management
Karen McCrea
Account Director
Perry Tow
Account Director
Graham Bennett
General Manager
Carmen Leal
Account Manager
Kim Remeto-Spacek
Account Manager
Mollie Marie McDearmid
Project Manager
Rachel Rus
Account Manager
Julie Burke
Sales Representative
Design & Marketing
Ryan Rivas
Design Director
Sarah Swedlow
Marketing Director
Cassily Zhao
Designer
James Shoemaker
Designer
Molly McGreevy
Designer
Matthew Tucker
Designer
Operations
Jonnie Saich
Operations Director
Frank Seifert
Operations Manager
Lydia Wallace
Operations Associate
Who’s Really In Charge?
Our Four-Legged Friends
Company Mascots
Meet Dewey, Henry, Ollie, Parker and Woody. Collectively, they hold a number of vital roles here at Bennett Awards, including chief greeters, backup alarm system, creative muses, smile generators, and treat consumers. They love coming into work each day, and their infectious joy helps inspire us all!
