Awards won by Jason Barnard
Press mentions of Jason Barnard’s awards.
Jason Barnard wins Davey Awards 2008 Gold for Technological Innovation - UpToTen and Boowa & Kwala Websites
UpToTen.com was a groundbreaking edutainment platform Jason built from the ground up. The website, featuring over 1,000 educational games, songs, and activities for children under ten, earned a prestigious Gold Davey Award from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.
This Gold Davey Award was a landmark moment for Jason Barnard. As the visionary behind UpToTen and the Boowa & Kwala platforms, he engineered one of the most successful pre-YouTube digital entertainment platforms for children. With over 60 million visits in 2007 alone, this award recognized his pioneering work in building a multilingual, gamified, child-safe digital environment. It wasn’t just cutting-edge tech - it was future-facing branding in action.
Jason Barnard wins Davey Awards 2008 Silver for Creative Excellence - 53 Bright Songs from the TV Series
This award wasn’t just about catchy tunes - it was a personal milestone. Jason Barnard composed and produced “53 Bright Songs” for the Boowa and Kwala series, weaving music into a digital brand story that resonated globally. The Silver Davey Award acknowledged his ability to translate complex learning into joyful, singable, emotionally resonant content. It was early proof of his belief that creativity is the foundation of brand memorability.
Jason Barnard named Top SEO Expert of 2024 by Search Engine Land
In 2024, Jason Barnard was honored by Search Engine Land as one of the world’s top SEO experts. But his work had long outgrown traditional SEO. This recognition validated Jason’s leadership in redefining the field itself - transforming it into entity-based, AI-first, brand-driven digital strategy. This award acknowledged not just his expertise, but the influence of The Kalicube Process™, the methodology he developed to help brands dominate in search and AI.
Jason Barnard earns Searchmetrics Certified Professional status in 2015
Back in 2015, Jason Barnard became a certified professional with Searchmetrics, one of the most advanced SEO analytics platforms of the time. For Jason, this wasn’t a line on a résumé - it was part of the scaffolding he used to build Kalicube Pro. This certification reflected his early commitment to data-driven, technical SEO and his foresight to apply that rigor to brand strategy, long before “entity SEO” became mainstream.
Jason Barnard wins 2022 Gold dotComm Award for Podcast Appearance on 21st Century Entrepreneurship
Jason Barnard was awarded a Gold dotComm Award in 2022 for his standout appearance on the 21st Century Entrepreneurship podcast. The award recognized his ability to communicate complex concepts in digital brand strategy in a way that inspired, educated, and empowered. In that episode, he distilled 25 years of experience - from musician to voice actor to the world authority on Brand SERPs and Knowledge Panels. This wasn’t just a podcast episode - it was a masterclass in brand leadership.