Another one of Communiqué PR’s clients is a finalist to win a coveted Stevie Award, one of the world’s premier business awards. Sarah Carr, CEO of Earth Class Mail is a finalist for the 2010 Stevie Awards for Women in the categories of “Best Turnaround of the Year” and “Best Executive.”
Founded in 2002, the mission of the Stevie Awards is to recognize and generate public awareness of excellence in the workplace. Today there are four Stevie Awards competitions: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
The judging of Stevies is conducted in two phases: preliminary and final. Preliminary judges apply to be judges on the awards’ website. If selected, they are then assigned categories, based on their industry, function, and experience. The preliminary judges select the companies or individuals who will move to the finalist round.
The final judges determine the winners of the Stevie Awards. Every category that has at least one finalist will have at least one Stevie Award winner. Final judges also have the option to award multiple Stevies in a given category.
We are keeping our fingers crossed that Sarah Carr will be two for two in her quest for this year’s Stevies. The winners will be announced on November 12 at the awards dinner in New York and the Stevie-winning entries will be published on the Stevie Awards for Women in Business website.
Finally for those who are wondering, Stevie is taken from the name Stephen, which is derived from the Greek for “crowned.” If Sarah wins, she’ll receive a Stevie award statue that is approximately 16 inches tall, and is hand-cast and finished in 24-karat gold.