Reworked IMPACT Awards
The 2026 program is now closed and winners have been announced (see below!). The 2027 program will open to submissions in August 2026.
The Reworked IMPACT Awards celebrate exceptional work in the fields of the employee experience, digital workplace and employee journeys.
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2027 Award Categories
Not all categories are offered in all years.
For Practitioners
Workplace Technology Leader of the Year
Recognizes a senior leader who has driven meaningful innovation in workplace technologies, championing tools and strategies that enhance the digital employee experience.
Workplace Culture Leader of the Year
Recognizes a senior leader who has championed digital culture initiatives, fostering connection, inclusion and engagement across the digital workplace.
Human-AI Collaboration Excellence
Recognizes the digital workplace team that has taken steps to improve human-AI collaboration over the past year.
Employee Journey Innovation
Recognizes departments or teams that have implemented the most novel and/or impactful employee experience initiative over the past year. The initiative could have targeted any stage of the employee journey (onboarding, development, retention, etc.).
For Vendors
Best Innovation in Employee Engagement
Recognizes the vendor that has done the most for one of their customers to improve employee engagement and workplace culture in an innovative or new way.
Best Use of AI in Employee Experience
Recognizes the vendor that has helped one of their customers use artificial intelligence to improve the employee experience.
Best AI-Powered Knowledge, Search or Content Intelligence Platform
Recognizes the vendor that has delivered innovative knowledge and search solutions, partnering with customers to give employees access to critical information quickly and accurately.
Excellence in Work Management & Project Management
Recognizes the vendor that brings product innovation to managing work more effectively and partners closely with customers to improve collaboration and reduce friction.
Excellence in Employee Experience & Recognition
Recognizes the vendor that has partnered with customers to boost employee engagement, satisfaction and retention through innovative experience and recognition solutions.
Excellence in Intranet & Communications Platforms
Recognizes the vendor that has delivered forward-thinking intranet and communications solutions, working closely with customers to drive engagement, streamline access to information and elevate the employee experience.
Best Use of AI to Enable Frontline Employees
Recognizes the vendor that has helped one of their customers use AI to improve the experience of their frontline workforce.
Best Use of AI in Knowledge Enablement & Employee Productivity
Recognizes the vendor that has helped one of their customers improve knowledge bases and employee productivity through artificial intelligence.
Best Use of AI in Employee Enablement
Recognizes the vendor that has helped one of their customers use artificial intelligence to provide employees with the training and support to do their best work.
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2026 Winners
Practitioner Awards
Workplace Culture Leader of the Year (Winner)
Kathryn (Katie) Turner-Carr, Senior HR Executive, (former) Senior Vice President, HR Strategy and Org Effectiveness
Workplace Culture Leader of the Year (Finalist)
Naomi Shammas-King, Internal Communications Lead
Workplace Culture Leader of the Year (Finalist)
Jack Win, Cofounder & Head of Operations
Workplace Technology Leader of the Year (Winner)
Saju Sadasivan, Founder & Managing Director, StrategySphere Consulting, Ex-Roche Knowledge Management Leader
Workplace Technology Leader of the Year (Finalist)
Kelly Wyatt, Chief Digital Officer
Workplace Technology Leader of the Year (Finalist)
Mithilesh Koyghadi, Digital Head
Employee Journey
Innovation (Gold)
CVS Health
Employee Journey
Innovation (Silver)
TIAA
Vendor Awards
Best Innovation in Employee Engagement (Gold)
Sociabble
Best Innovation in Employee Engagement (Silver)
NICE
Best Use of AI in Employee Experience (Gold)
Perceptyx
Best Use of AI in Employee Experience (Silver)
Betterworks
Excellence in Intranet & Communications Platforms (Gold)
MangoApps
Excellence in Intranet & Communications Platforms (Silver)
Omnia Digital Workplace
Excellence in Work Management & Project Management (Gold)
Time Doctor
Excellence in Work Management & Project Management (Silver)
ActivTrak
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About the Reworked Impact Awards
The Reworked IMPACT Awards celebrate exceptional work in the fields of the employee experience, digital workplace and employee journeys. Honors are given to practitioners and vendors responsible for creating a notable impact either within their organization (practitioners) or for their customers (vendors).
If you want to showcase your company’s internal practices you should apply for the practitioner awards.
If you want to showcase the work you’ve done on your product or for a client you should apply for the vendor awards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the IMPACT Awards?
- The IMPACT Awards is a prestigious recognition program, celebrating exceptional work in the field of employee experience. Honors are bestowed on both exceptional practitioners (individuals, departments and teams) and vendors (companies and their customers).
How do I apply for the IMPACT Awards?
- Visit awards.simplermedia.com/ex to apply.
What’s new this year?
- We have added 1 new practitioner and 4 new vendor categories, for added nuance around AI-enabled digital workplace products. The following categories are all new for 2027:
- Human-AI Collaboration Excellence
- Best use of AI in Employee Experience
- Best Use of AI to Enable Frontline Employees
- Best Use of AI in Knowledge Enablement & Employee Productivity
- Best Use of AI in Employee Enablement
- Excellence in Knowledge Management & Search has been reimagined as Best AI-Powered Knowledge, Search, or Content Intelligence Platform for added clarity to this category.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Nominees for the practitioner awards should be employee experience or digital workplace leaders, departments and teams who have deployed impactful initiatives or technology solutions over the past 12 months.
- Nominees for the vendor awards should be vendors who have either solved a particularly impressive challenge for one of their clients or produced particularly impactful capabilities for their products or solutions within the last 12-24 months.
- You may self-nominate for any award.
What is the difference between the practitioner and the vendor awards?
- If you want to showcase your company’s internal practices you should apply for the practitioner awards.
- Companies whose business model includes EX programs, platforms or solutions may not apply for the practitioner awards.
- If you want to showcase your platform, solution or the work you’ve done for a customer/client you should apply for the vendor awards.
- Your customer’s name may remain anonymous, although we encourage you to identify them in your application. Failure to disclose customer names may hinder recognition efforts, should your application win.
What are the awards categories?
- Please scroll to the top of this page for the full list of awards categories.
Can I apply to more than one category?
- You may apply to as many categories as you wish and it is possible to win or rank in multiple categories. Each category application does carry its own application fee. However, discounts are available for applicants who submit multiple category applications; contact us to request a discount code.
Is there a cost to apply? How do I pay?
- There is no cost to apply for the Workplace Culture Leader of the Year or Workplace Technology Leader of the Year awards.
- The cost to apply for all other Practitioner awards is $149 per application.
- For all Vendor awards, there is a $995 fee per application.
- A 30% discount will automatically apply as long as you register at the awards portal and create an application during the Early Bird period (August-September). This discount will apply even if you submit your application after September.
- If you plan to submit multiple applications, finalize and submit them at the same time for a discount. Use the code TWOORMORE at checkout for 40% off your total application fees.
- All application fees are payable by credit card prior to application submission. Applications are not considered final until fees are paid in full.
- If you are unable to pay by credit card, contact us.
How long does it take to complete the application?
- Applications typically take 1.5-4 hours to complete.
Is there a word limit? Can I include charts, photos or other attachments in my application?
- All application questions have maximum word counts. These vary and are listed on each question.
- Charts, photos and other attachments are not allowed.
Who are the judges?
- Judges are volunteer practitioners, specialists, consultants and EX experts, recruited for their field expertise.
- Please scroll to the bottom of this webpage to see the list of last year’s judges.
What is the judging process and criteria?
- Judges apply through the awards portal and are vetted by Reworked prior to reviewing applications.
- Judges receive detailed instructions and a scoring rubric to assist in the review process.
- Judges agree to keep all material confidential. Certain application fields with proprietary information are not shared with judges.
- All applications are reviewed by multiple judges to minimize bias. Judges are not assigned applications from participants in their own industry and judges can recuse themselves from any application to avoid direct or indirect conflicts of interest.
How are the winners determined?
- Questions are weighted according to importance. Judge scores are aggregated to determine the final winners of each category.
- Judges only score the “category-specific questions” section of each application. Demographics information is not shared with judges and not scored.
Can I win more than one category?
- Yes; there is no limit on the number of categories an applicant can win in any given year or across multiple years. Note that each category application does carry its own application fee. However, discounts are available for applicants who submit multiple category applications; contact us to request a discount code.
How are the winners notified? When are the winners announced?
- Winners are notified through email once the judging period is over. The Awards Director will notify the main point of contact for each winner. Please provide alternate contact information if you are an agency or otherwise applying on behalf of an individual or company.
- Winners are announced in the spring.
How are winners recognized?
- Winners are publicly recognized in the following ways:
- Press release on Reworked, promoted through PR channels.
- As part of a longer awards article on Reworked.
- Mention on awards website.
- For Leaders of the Year, interview opportunity with Reworked Editor-In-Chief.
What else do winners receive?
- Gold award winners receive a physical trophy as well as a digital badge for social media promotion.
- One trophy is included in your win. It is possible to order additional trophies at your cost; contact us for details.
- One trophy is included in your win. It is possible to order additional trophies at your cost; contact us for details.
- Silver award winners receive a digital badge for social media promotion.
- It is possible to order a trophy or trophies at your cost; contact us for details.
- It is possible to order a trophy or trophies at your cost; contact us for details.
- All awards participants (winners and nonwinners) receive a PDF scorecard with their score and judge comments.
Who were the previous winners?
How will my application data be used?
- By signing up for the IMPACT Awards, you agree to receive emails related to the awards program, including (but not limited to) reminder emails, open/close dates and finalist status. All finalists and winners will be contacted through email and may be contacted via phone for additional information. Winners’ contact information may be shared with our Events team for the purpose of coordinating your participation in our events. Winners’ addresses will be shared with our awards vendors for the purposes of awards delivery and digital badge distribution. Finalists’ and winners’ application data may be shared with our Editorial team for background information only.
Who do I contact if I have any questions?
Please send all questions to [email protected].
2026 Judges
Judges are volunteer practitioners, specialists, consultants and EX experts, recruited for their field expertise.
Aleksei Abdulin
Software Engineer & Head of Mobile Development, Kolos Studio
Amber Garrett
Senior Field Marketing Manager, Snaplogic
Amy DeFilippo
HR and Recruiting Manager, CivicScience
Amy Dufrane, Ed.D., SPHR, CAE
CEO, HRCI
Amy Leyson-Cadiz
Director, Learning and Development Operations, Corporate Finance Institute (CFI)
Andrea Williams
Director of Marketing, Modo Labs
Andy Tolton
VP, Marketing, MangoApps
Annam Sreenivasan
Business Analyst, Axelerant Technologies Pvt Ltd
Annette Corbett
Business Change and Adoption Manager, NatWest
Annette Franz
CEO, CX Journey Inc.
Anya Nelson
SVP, Public Relations Practice Lead, Scratch Marketing + Media
Artur Balabanskyy
CTO, Tapforce
Ashwin Thapliyal
Vice President Marketing, Exemplifi
Atasun Kasbas
Managing Partner & Consultant, Nord CX
Audree Hall
Sr. Talent Brand Program Manager, Coupa
Bayan Thomas
Marketing Specialist, ACRC Global
Benjamin King
Creative Director, Fauna
Brittany Barhite
Manager, Culture & Belonging, ITC
Bryan Vest
Product Line Manager, Omnissa
Carla Woodard
Executive Assistant to the CEO, Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.
Carolyn Duby
Field CTO, Cloudera
Catherine Brinkman
Vice President of Client Experience, Dale Carnegie Training – Center of Excellence NYC
Chris Harrer
Director of Digital Internal Communications, OneDigital LLC
Christian Boehm
Sales Manager, Telemetrydeck
Colin Crowley
CX Advisor, Freshworks
Daipayan Das
CEO, Customer Echoes, Inc
Dan Keldsen
Chief Innovation Officer, Infocap
Dave Seaton
Principal Consultant, Seaton CX
David Canfield
Chief Information Officer, Pacific Battleship Center
David Zimmerman
Director of Customer Experience & Performance Support, QVC Group
Deanna Fortson
HRIS & Benefits Manager, BST Global
Dennis Hill
Chairman & CEO, IHRIM
Denyse Drummond-Dunn
President, C3Centricity
Donna Roberts
VP Human Resources, Citco (Canada) Inc.
Edwin Grogan
Founder, GroganStudios LLC
Elle Helvig
Approved AI Trainer, Micro1 / Invisible Talent Marketplace
Eryc Eyl
Human Being, Real Culture Change
Faithe Hart
VP Global Talent, Align Technology
Frank Esposito
Assoc. Director, Yale University
Greg Stewart
Founder, Ingenuity Design
Heather Broline
Founder, Quantum Becoming
Ingrid Wilson
Founder & Principal, GridFern Strategic HR
Isaac Sacolick
CEO, CIO, Author, StarCIO LLC
Jacqueline Burandt
President, Award-winning Results
Jacqueline Burkitt
CX Manager, Cenitex
Jacquelyn Steele
CEO, The HR Concierge
Jamie Martin
Executive Coach, Jamie Martin Coaching
Jamie Stokes
Sr Director, Cox Enterprises
Jana Montero
SVP of Culture, Content, and Business Development, UpSpring
Jason Anthoine
SVP + Managing Director, Arketi Inside
Jeannie Walters
CEO, Author, Speaker, Experience Investigators
Jennifer Gutman
Director of Customer Marketing, Oktopost
Jennifer Jones
Corporate Communications Prinicpal, USAA
Jennifer Pineda
Director of Innovative Learning Systems, Advanced Learning Partnerships
Jo Anne Dimitriou
Owner/Founder, JMD Leadership LLC
Jon Knisley
Global Lead Process AI, ABBYY
Joy Nemitz
Chief Marketing Officer, Intel 471
Karen Braswell
Advisor/Advisory Board, Principal and Founder, CMO Alliance Advisory Board, Braswell Consulting
Kerry Klein
VP, L&D and Employee Experience, CrowdStrike
Kiran Varri
Director: Academics, Blue Ocean Corporation
Kirsten Culbertson
Senior Director, Digital Communications – Internal, Comcast
Lanae d’Hulst
Customer Implementation Manager, YouScience
Laurel Dzneladze
Digital Communications Platform Leader, LinkedIn
Linda Saindon
CEO, Aureavate
Lisa I. Perez
President, HBL Resources, Inc.
Louis Gordon
Director of Analyst and Influencer Relations, HiBob
Luke Ng, PhD
Former Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Asia Pacific
Maggie Valo
Global marketing &ABM Manager, Poppulo
Malvika Jethmalani
Founder, Atvis Group
Maria Bell
Senior Analyst, CCS Insight
Mark Ratekin
VP, CX Consulting, PG Forsta
Mars Sailors
Marketing and Communications Manager, The Source LGBT+ Center
Martin Stubbs-Partridge
Internal Communications Officer, Scottish Funding Council
Martyn Perks
Independant Business Consultant, Property Investment Broker, Exclusive Links & self employed
Maureen Boland
Instructional Designer, Scissortail
McKenzie Peterman
Associate Director of Professional Development & Instruction, Georgia Southern University
Melody Rawlings
Director, National University
Michael Randel
Director, Randel Consulting Associates
Milankumar Rana
Principal AI Architect, HeadstormAI
Mitchell Filby
Managing Director, First Rock Consulting
Mohamed Latib
Chief of CX, CX University
Mohit Gupta
Sr. UX Manager, CDK Global
Mollie Holland
Corporate Vice President of Customer Experience, DevRev
Muhammad Uzzam Khan
Sr. Enterprise Architect Manager, NEOM
Muhammed Sabeeh
Senior Accountant and Admin, Innovative Glass & Aluminium LLC
Nanci Gulley
HR Director, Get Air Management
Narendhira Chandraseharan
Product Lead, TikTok eCommerce, TikTok (Bytedance)
Nicole Fougere
Founder, TaiLR Made Inc.
Nirmal Parikh
Head of Digital, NWN Carousel
Nixalkumar Patel
Sr. Product Manager, LG Electronics
Nyada Nyenke
Director, SEPCO
Olivier Bigirimana
Student, African Leadership University
Owen Chamberlain
Senior Education Alliance Manager, Trimble Inc
Parker Lee
Managing Partner, Territory, Inc.
Paromita Sarkar
VP Product Development, PCS Technical Services Inc.
Paul Conneally
CEO, Slick+
Prashant Dhume
Consultant (Former Senior MD), Freelancer (Former Senior MD Accenture)
Praveen Satyanarayana
Senior Director, Tredence
Rachel Murray
Partner, Inclusion Geeks
Rena Lewis
Founder & Chief Strategy Advisor, Signature Intentions LLC
Richa Malhotra
Team & Executive Coach, The Ideas Team Inc.
Richard Butler
Principal: Technology Business Analysis, AT&T
Richard Eisenberg
Freelance Writer, Richard Eisenberg
Rod Branch
CHRO, ARCXIS Builder Services
Rovena Aga
Professor, York University
Saffy Johnson
Member Change Experience Strategist, Blue Shield of California
Sameer Ranjan
Chief Technology Officer, Catenate Corp
Samuel Ojode
Teacher, Gagra
Sandra Thomas-Comenole
Fractional CMO, International Consulting Firm
Sandy Murphy
Founder and CEO, Cxstomer
Sara Hanley
SVP of Marketing, ASAPP
Sarah Deane
Founder and CEO, MEvolution, Inc.
Scott Ashen
Consultant, Integral
Simon Thompson
Digital Workplace Consultant, Experience Applied Ltd
Steven Howard
Principal Director, Accenture Organizational Analytics
Sue Duris
Principal Consultant, M4 Communications
Sukran Delan Calleja
People Operations Associate, Village Capital
Suzanne Benjamin
Director, Marketing and Communications, Dwellworks
Suzie Robinson
Consultant, ClearBox Consulting
Tamar Cohen
Founder, HaloEffect
Tami DeVore
Director of Finance and H/R, ThompsonBaker Agency
Teri Schmidt
Executive Coach, Strong Leaders Serve
Tirumala Rao Chimpiri
Senior Programmer Analyst, Stony Brook University
Todd Felton
Principal, StitchDX
Tom Keuten
SVP, Rightpoint, a Genpact Company
Tracey Joseph
CEO & Executive HR Consulting, Executive HR Consulting Services
Trina Helm White
Business Information Security Officer, Ascensus LLC
Ümit Deniz İlhan
Assoc. Professor, Beykoz University
Vaishali Dialani
Independent CX Strategist, Independent
Vigneshwaran Jagadeesan Pugazhenthi
Technology Architect, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Yurii Biriukov
Release Manager, Delivery Manager, Adonis AS