Transform Awards Log

Congratulations to our 2025 Finalists!

Winners will be announced during Transform 2025 at Wynn Las Vegas.

The Transform 10: Finalists

The Transform 10 recognizes the ten most inspirational executive leaders who are leading transformation across their areas of influence and moving the world of work forward. These are the people-centric, global changemakers challenging the status quo through business, venture, or entrepreneur leadership.

Terah Lawyer

Terah Lawyer
President
CROP Organization

Coco Brown

Coco Brown
Founder & CEO
The Athena Alliance

Keely Cat-Wells

Keely Cat-Wells
Founder & CEO
Making Space

Mark Hyman

Mark Hyman
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Function Health

Sherry Rais

Sherry Rais
CEO
Enthea

Melanie Naranjo

Melanie Naranjo
Chief People Officer
Ethena

Sophia Harris

Sophia Harris
Founder & CEO
ODRG

Rocki Howard

Rocki Howard
Founder & Chief Diversiologist 
Diversiology.io

Chandra Sanders

Chandra Sanders
Founder
Heels N Hustle

Ioanna Mantzouridou Onasi

Ioanna Mantzouridou Onasi
Co-Founder & CEO
Dextego

Donald Knight

Donald Knight
Group SVP, People & Culture
Warner Bros. Discovery

Mira Brancu

Mira Brancu
CEO & Founder
Towerscope

Glyn Burleigh

Glyn Burleigh
Senior Director, L&D
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Amira Barger

Amira Barger
EVP, Health Communications and DEI Advisory
Edelman

Stephanie Murphy

Stephanie Murphy
VP, People Experience
UnitedHealth Group

Apple Musni

Apple Musni
CHRO
REI

Shannon Nash

Shannon Nash
Board Member
NetScout, SoFi

Joel Hellermark

Joel Hellermark
Founder & CEO
Sana

Elana Brickner

Elana Brickner
Chief People Officer
Payoneer

Lynnette Health

Lynnette Heath
CHRO
nVent

Category Award Finalists

Celebrating the most innovative programs and inspiring initiatives that positively impact workplaces, team cultures, and communities for the better.

Difference Maker: Social Impact Initiative of the Year

Recognizes the company that exhibits passion for serving others, making a positive impact in the lives of their employees and local communities.

Bus Patrol
hack diversity
foster more
tootris
coast mental health
People Accelerator: L&D Program of the Year

Celebrates the company with the most forward-thinking approach to building an incredible employee experience to attract, retain, and grow their people.

turing
Bus Patrol
Mission Cloud
aceup
notion
Mission Messenger: Employer Brand of the Year

Recognizes the employer that’s making a name for itself among job seekers, employees, and the general public as being a simply great company to work for.

Bus Patrol
Bus Patrol
Bus Patrol
San Francisco Giants
Bus Patrol
Power Pair: Executive Partnership of the Year 

Celebrates the power of partnership to drive transformation. This pair exemplifies how strategic alignment between business and people operations drives positive outcomes for the business and its people.

Bus Patrol
ethena
Securian
ThredUP
wagmo
Team Builder: Connected Culture of the Year

Celebrates the company with the most thoughtful and effective model for creating a thriving distributed workforce.

Spring Health
Shiphawk
hanna andersson
Mission Fed
BforeAI
Inclusion Champion: DEI Initiative of the Year

Celebrates the company with the most impactful approach to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

tootris
CROP Organization
Foley Hoag
escalent
Atlanta Hawks State Farm Arena
People Activator: Employee Experience of the Year

Goes to the company with the most exciting approach to building an incredible employee experience to attract, retain, and grow their people.

epam
g42
harness
scan
gumgum
Team Magnet: Talent Strategy of the Year

Recognizes the company with the most exciting and exceptional approach to recruiting, onboarding, and growing both internal and external talent.

chan zuckerberg initiative
Thrive Digital
Planful
brightside health
Sparrow Logo
Rewards Trailblazer: Total Rewards Strategy of the Year

Recognizes the company with the most forward-thinking approach to total rewards that includes a compensation, equity, benefits, and perks package that reflects the true value they place in their people.

MYSTEN LABS
Calico
Bus Patrol
Roblox
AFFIRM
Wellness Advocate: Wellbeing Program of the Year

Recognizes the company with the most holistic approach to supporting individual and family mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

EDIFECS
Fringe
LAIKA, LLC logo
Bar Stool Sports
Nextdoor logo
Data Master: People Reporting & Insights of the Year

Recognizes the employer setting the bar for use of data, analytics, and insights to improve their people-strategy decision making.

AceUp
Electronic Arts
epam
One Model
Syndio
Industry Mobilizer: Inspiring Resources of the Year

Recognizes the most inspiring and valued educational resource for the Transform community. A resource may be a blog, podcast, online community, email series, etc.

fractional people
charter
diversiology
startup experts
Hackers Del Talento logo
The Innovators: Transformative Tech of the Year

Recognizes the companies with the most transformative tech-enabled solutions and products impacting the way we work and live.

CIRC
Corti
making space
bond
Bus Patrol
How were the nominations judged?
Each nomination, whether for a company or an individual, was evaluated and scored by a panel of expert independent industry judges.
When will the winners be announced?

Winners will be announced in a community awards celebration at Transform 2025 on Tuesday, March 18th.

How are winners recognized?

We celebrate the winners onsite at Transform 2025 throughout the event, social media and more!

What are the Transform Awards?

Hear from past award winners and judges why the Transform Awards are so important, and the impact that recognition and celebration has on our community.

Can’t wait for Transform 2025?

Mark your calendar for March 17-19, 2025, at Wynn Las Vegas. Sign up to stay in the loop and we’ll let you know when registration opens.