Powering the People
This award recognizes Ambassador teams that deploy a streamlined recruitment and onboarding strategy, empowering members to overcome barriers, promote inclusive leadership, and contribute to personal career growth through robust HQ and Region engagement.
Criteria
- Open Minds: Create a diverse and inclusive NextUp Membership base (gender, age, ethnicity, career level) through inspiring membership kick-offs, events, and ongoing communication. Maximize NextUp resources to foster increased collaboration and thought leadership.
- Develop Capacity: Promote professional growth of NextUp members by ensuring active participation in NextUp’s community, programming, and events, leading to positive personal and/or business results.
- Create Opportunity: Developed and executed a dynamic recruitment and strategic plan to attract and retain top talent, providing associates with opportunities to develop skills for mid-level management and senior leadership roles.
2024 Award Winner
Previous Winners
2023 Recipients
The PepsiCo NextUp Ambassador Committee – Janelle Rowe, Meredith Wiktoroski, Marla Daudelin, Katie Wallace, Julie Smevoll, Julie Smanda, Lauren Masotti, Lauren Andrews, Jeni Lockhart, Emma Smith, Kasey House-Yates, Sara Martindale, Natalia Lauren, Carmen Fahrenthold, Tori Caton, Dana Jacklin, Toral Kothari, Larissa Jarvis, Amanda Brill, and Chris Uyehara
2022 Recipients
- Brittany Hull, Advance Auto Parts
- Melanie Peyton, Visa
2021 Recipients
- Kallie Millar, Crossmark
- Katie Wallace, PepsiCo
2020 Recipients
- Janelle Rowe, PepsiCo
- Carla Bailey, Danone North America
