Grace Smith of Workforce Wellness Wins Best Corporate Healthcare Programme

At the Inaugural Private Healthcare Excellence Awards

Tuesday 24 June 2025

Grace Smith of Workforce Wellness Wins Best Corporate Healthcare Programme

Workforce Wellness has been named winner of Best Corporate Healthcare Programme 2025 at the inaugural Private Healthcare Excellence Awards, a first-of-its-kind ceremony celebrating outstanding innovation and achievement in private healthcare across the island of Ireland.

Workforce Wellness is a bold, no-nonsense corporate wellbeing consultancy led by Grace Smith (also founder of Northern Ireland’s No.1 ladies gym Forge Female Fitness), and Great British Entrepreneur of the Year Northern Ireland, Health & Wellbeing Business of the Year, and Coach of the Year. With over a decade of experience and more than 5,000 lives transformed, Grace is on a mission to help another 10,000 thrive over the next 3 years.

The awards, judged independently by a panel of esteemed consultants, doctors, professors, and healthcare experts, recognise the highest standards of excellence, leadership, and impact within the private healthcare sector. Workforce Wellness stood out in a highly competitive category that included major industry players such as Vhi, JORA Health, and Duality Healthcare.

The judges commended Workforce Wellness for its ground-breaking, evidence-based approach to workplace wellbeing, specifically within the construction industry. Its flagship initiative, RenewYou, delivered in partnership with leading contractor GRAHAM Group, was recognised for its high engagement, measurable outcomes, and cross-organisational impact.

Workforce Wellness is a bold, no-nonsense corporate wellbeing consultancy led by Grace Smith, Great British Entrepreneur of the Year Northern Ireland, Health & Wellbeing Business of the Year, and Coach of the Year. With over a decade of experience and more than 5,000 lives transformed, Grace is on a mission to help another 10,000 thrive over the next 3 years.

Workforce Wellness delivers personalised, proactive strategies with 94% employee engagement and proven ROI. This is workplace wellbeing that actually works, strategic, impactful, and built for real change.

In under 12 months, Workforce Wellness has supported over 3,000 employees across Ireland and the UK to improve their health and wellbeing, creating ground-breaking initiatives that are disrupting the industry with a fresh perspective that delivers life-changing results.

Grace Smith has quickly become a recognised industry expert, speaking on national stages about the future of wellbeing in the workplace. Most recently, she delivered a powerful keynote address at the National Construction Summit, highlighting how wellbeing must become the foundation of modern business strategy.

Grace Smith commented:
“To be recognised by healthcare leaders across Ireland for a wellbeing solution that’s rooted in real behaviour change—not tick-box initiatives—is an incredible honour.”
This award marks a significant milestone for Workforce Wellness, setting a new benchmark for what modern, meaningful workplace wellbeing should look like, especially in industries often overlooked by traditional models.