5/4

Voting opens

5/16

6/12

6/17

The Champion Awards!

4/4

Last day to nominate

Last day to vote!

Last day to purchase tickets!

Venture Partner, Flying Fish Ventures | Independent Board Member

Co-founder & CEO
Copacino+Fujikado

CEO & Founder, The Riveter

Philanthropist, Community Builder |Trustee, US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation

CEO, Farestart

VP, Community Engagement & Marketing, WTIA

Regional Market Executive, Charles Schwab

Partner, Cooley LLP

CEO & Founder, LegUp | Board member FFA

President, Seattle Market Bank of America

Founder & CEO
Female Founders Alliance

Vice President
Payscale

Founder & CEO
Reverb

The Champion Awards are a community-driven celebration of the people and organizations that champion equity and diverse leadership across workplaces. They were born two years ago on the heels of our current President’s first year in office; a scary, uncertain, divided time in our nation. Our goal was to celebrate the good in the face of all that was terrifying; to shine a light on the heroes who unite us, who champion others, who move us forward.

Today we face a very real, rapidly escalating global pandemic. Our lives are disrupted because people’s lives are at stake. More than ever before, fear and uncertainty rule the day. And in the face of all this fear, we believe that there has never been a more important time to celebrate the good.

That’s why we are counting down the days to the third annual Champion Awards and Gala. And this year, in addition to our usual award categories, we will present awards to the heroes, recognized and unsung, who are rising to the occasion amidst the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

We invite every single person in the Pacific Northwest to submit a nomination, to celebrate their own efforts and others. We are all hungry to recognize the good in others, to parlay the championship we’ve received into bigger and better outcomes for more than just ourselves. Championship is compounding. It’s how we change the world. It’s what we need today.

COVID-19 Update: The Champion Awards will be moved to a later date. Nominations open soon.

Read more about the 2019 Champion Award winners here.

Key Dates for 2020

The 2020 Selection Committee

The Awards

The Advocate

An advocate is an individual or organization who uses their public platform to promote and advance women’s causes.

The Company

This organization has created a work culture that supports and advances women, forging meaningful outcomes for its employees that run counter to what’s typical in its industry as a whole.

The Founder

A founder has persevered in the face of adversity to launch and grow a business. This is a peer award that will ultimately be voted on by the members of the Female Founders Alliance.

The Investor

brought to you by Seattle Bank

An investor has literally put “their money where their mouth is” when it comes to investing in women-led businesses and helping founders succeed.

The Sponsor

A sponsor leverages their network and resources to help the women that they mentor advance and succeed in their career.

The Role Model

A role model demonstrates what is possible for ambitious women. She is someone with a long trajectory, demonstrated integrity and leadership in her field, who inspires other women to strive for greatness.