StevieĀ® Awards for Sales & Customer Service Now Accepting Entries
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Insights and Takeaways from the 2024 Women|Future Conference
Stevie-winner GEHA
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StevieĀ® Awards for Sales & Customer Service Now Accepting Entries
We invite your organization to submit nominations to the 2025 (19th annual) StevieĀ® Awards for Sales & Customer Service, the worldās top honors for customer service, contact center, business development, and sales professionals.
The early-bird entry deadline, with reduced entry fees, is October 11, 2024.The final entry deadline is November 20, but late entries will be accepted through January 22, 2025 with payment of a late fee.
All organizations worldwide are eligible to participate in the awards: large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit. Nominations may be submitted by individuals or organizations.
The 2025 competition features an entirely new group of categories called Solutions & Implementations. These categories recognize sales, business development, contact center, and customer service-related products, services, and implementations. Also there are two new Customer Service Achievement categories.
The 2025 awards will recognize achievements since July 1, 2022. Eligible nominees include departments, teams, and professionals from around the world who work in customer service, contact centers, business development, and sales. New products and services and solution providers used by those professionals are also eligible.
Also new for 2025, we will pre-announce all of the final Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements 5 to 6 weeks prior to the awards banquet. At the banquet, all Stevie-winning organizations in attendance will be called to the stage, at least once, to accept their awards and make an acceptance speech. Winners will be notified on March 5.
The 2025 awards banquet will be staged on Thursday, April 10 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
You're invited to apply to be a judge for one or more Stevie Awards programs.
Some of the perks of being a judge: you'll see how many individuals and organizations are innovating and achieving success, your bio and photo will be featured on the awards website, and you'll receive a certificate of appreciation suitable for framing.
Insights and Takeaways from the 2024 Women|Future Conference
The 7th annual Women|Future Conference was held virtually this week on July 23, bringing together ambitious, forward-thinking women from across industries and career stages to discuss key issues impacting their industries, careers, and lives.
If you missed the live conference, you can still watch all the session replays for just $5, available until the end of 2024 through Zoom Events.
Keynote Speaker Heather Hoytink, President of the South Division of PepsiCo Beverages North America, kicked off the conference with a session on the impact of influence and relationships on career success. Heather, joined by ForbesWomen Contributor Vickie Chachere, shared how mentors and a strong network transformed her career.
Other sessions explored marketing strategies, business ownership, and more. Sessions available for replay include:
Building a Trusted Brand: Authenticity in a Time of Public Scrutiny and Hot News Cycles
Unlocking Awards Success: The Power of Stevie Awards in Building Credibility and Business Growth
Breaking Barriers, Building Empires and Elevating Women: Driving Change in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Business
Leveraging AI Technology and Navigating the Social Media Landscape: Strategies for Business Growth & Success
Finalists will be announced in September, and the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie-winner placements of the Finalists revealed during a gala awards dinner in New York City on Friday, November 8.
GEHA, Government Employees Health Association, Inc., is a nonprofit member association that provides medical and dental benefits to more than two million U.S. federal government employees and retirees, military retirees, and their families.
Alexis Rolloff, the Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, adds to GEHA's culture of prioritizing members and innovation.
Alexis has a history of transforming complex business challenges into compelling solutions. At GEHA, she has catalyzed the development of the organizationās long-term business goals and strategic roadmap.
In addition, Alexis is dedicated to supporting military veterans and their families through intentional philanthropic efforts, such as volunteering to serve military veterans on September 11 and emphasizing transitional housing and mental health care services.
Alexis won a Bronze Stevie Award for Female Executive of the Year ā Government or Nonprofit ā11 to 2,500 Employees in the 2023 Stevie Awards for Women in Business.