Helios Apollo Awards

The Helios Apollo Awards recognize Washington-area organizations that promote employee growth and development as an integral part of their organizational culture. We welcome you to share your organization’s initiatives to be considered as a 2012 Helios Apollo Award winner.

Nominate Your Organization

Never underestimate the impact your current employee development initiatives have on your team. We encourage nominations from all organizations who believe they are doing good things in making progress towards supporting employee development. The deadline for submission of nominations is February 16, 2012.

Nominations will be reviewed by an independent panel of recognized workforce development authorities and business leaders. The judges will consider a variety of areas, including:

• The employee onboarding process;
• Opportunities for mentoring;
• Innovative programs or opportunities to develop leadership skills through charitable community involvement; and
• The impact of a program(s) on an individual and the organization.

Organizations must have a location in the Washington, DC metropolitan area to be eligible for consideration. There will be multiple categories of winners recognized, based on the size of the organization.

Submit your nomination!
* Download a PDF version of the nomination form to prepare your online submission.

Recognition for Your Organization

As a finalist and award winner, your organization will be recognized at both the VIP reception in May and the Apollo Awards breakfast to be held at the McLean Hilton on May 30, 2012. Your organization will also be highlighted in the Event Guide which is distributed by SmartCEO Magazine to over 16,000 executives in the Washington metropolitan area.

In addition, your organization will have the opportunity to share your stories on the big screen! SmartCEO Magazine will be hosting a video shoot on April 11 and 12 for all of the finalists to partake in prior to the event. Segments of the interview will be played the day of the event. The video will be available for purchase through SmartCEO.

The Apollo Awards breakfast ceremony on May 30 is open to the public.

Register to attend the Apollo Awards!

Sponsorships

Attendees at the Helios Apollo Awards consist of innovative CEOs, Executives and Leaders in HR. Since the establishment of the program in 2005, we have honored over 70 outstanding organizations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area that promote employee growth and development as an integral part of their organizational culture.

Our Event Guide, produced by SmartCEO, will be distributed at the awards ceremony and will also appear in the July 2012 issue of Washington SmartCEO magazine which is distributed to over 16,000 executives.

Sponsorship Visibility to:

• 16,000 decision makers through monthly advertisements in SmartCEO
• 6,000 decision makers through email blasts from SmartCEO
• Over 400+ participants at the May 30th awards ceremony that include CEOs, Executives and Leaders in HR from organizations throughout the greater Washington metropolitan area
• Finalist companies during an exclusive VIP Reception

For more information, please contact ApolloAwards@HeliosHR.com.

Congratulations to 2011 Apollo Award Winners!

Congratulations to 2011 winners, who exemplify what the Apollo Awards have grown to represent over the last five years - businesses that truly believe their employees are their core, and therefore, have built corporate cultures of intention.

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About the Apollo Awards

The Helios Apollo Awards have been inspired by years of witnessing the proactive efforts of employers in the Washington metropolitan area as they create opportunity in their organizations by investing in employee development initiatives. Apollo recognizes those employers that promote employee development.

We see the impact of Apollo as returning nominees submit stronger applications each year. Apollo has created a spirit of sharing these best practices.

We have found that there is a community of business leaders that are passionate about continued employee development. They recognize these programs are not only necessary in providing them a competitive advantage, but that they contribute to employee retention by developing strong managers and providing meaningful projects, credibility through enhanced certifications, and succession planning through promotional opportunities. Their efforts not only benefit the end client, but the individual and the community as well. We all benefit when standards are raised and individuals are provided the resources to meet challenging goals.