Belfast Career Transition Coach Tony McBride Wins Northern Ireland Professional Services StartUp of the Year Award

Belfast-based career transition coach Tony McBride has been named Northern Ireland's Professional Services StartUp of the Year 2026 at an exclusive presentation held at The Ivy, Belfast.

Following this regional win, Tony will represent Northern Ireland on the national stage at the UK final during Ideas Fest in September 2026.

The accolade recognises Tony's specialised, end-to-end coaching model, which has successfully guided corporate professionals across technology, transformation, operations, and finance out of redundancy or career stagnation and into fulfilling roles that match their true market worth.