ARA's Rising Stars Award Program: Nominations Open
The ARA Rising Stars program, sponsored by Atticus, provides a vehicle for member organizations to recognize and develop their top performers with unique professional development and networking opportunities.
This year's theme is Next Level Leadership: Always Navigating Forward.
How to Nominate
Nominate candidates by completing the application below, including the video upload, before the Sept. 8 deadline. Please note the award nomination requirements:
- More than one individual from the same company may be nominated;
- Nominee(s) must be an employee of an ag retailer company;
- Nominee(s) must have 15 years of experience or less in the ag sector;
- Nominee(s) must be employed by an ARA member company in good standing; and
- Nominee(s) must be an individual who has not yet attended the ARA Conference & Expo.
Why participate?
Rising Stars benefit by:
- Competing in a video contest to win a trip to the Atticus headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., to experience another side of ag retail;
- Honing leadership skills unique to your business with the ARA NAVIGATOR 360° online assessment, completed by Rising Stars at no cost to your organization;
- Participating in virtual leadership seminars in the months following the nomination;
- Saving on registration for the ARA Conference & Expo, Nov. 28-30 in Orlando, Florida;
- Receiving industry-wide recognition when more than 600 attendees celebrate Rising Stars accepting their awards center stage;
- Harvesting applicable takeaways from cutting-edge Conference sessions;
- Exploring a first-class Expo Hall to discover the latest innovations in products and services;
- Expanding their network at premier Receptions, to include members of the ARA Board of Directors and other industry thought-leaders.
- Displaying the award at your company's facility for all to see; and
- Getting involved with ARA and showing them the value of being a part of this association that is the ag retailer's voice in Washington.
When you invest in your team's professional development journey, you increase the likelihood of retaining that top talent for years to come.
