The inaugural Workplace Kindness Awards
2026 Finalists
From 175+ nominations, meet the finalists building workplaces where humanity matters. We’re honored to celebrate them.
Meet the finalistsNovember 12, 2026 · Nasdaq MarketSite, New York City
All finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
Winners will be revealed at the event.
Corporate Kindness Award — Enterprise
Haverkamp Group
Todd Wuestenberg
United States
Janney Montgomery Scott
Michael Gannon
United States
Kruger Products
Susan Irving
Canada
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Ashley Webster
United States
UNACEM
Pedro Lerner
Peru
Kindness in Leadership Award — CEO
Dr. Estrella Garcia
Almirall
Spain
Mark Doughty
Global Kindness Institute
United Kingdom
Angelique Letizia
Starr Films
United States
Cate Luzio
Luminary
United States
Joanna Povall
Wales International School
United Arab Emirates
Workplace Kindness Award — Growing Company
Abandoned Grove
Fil Bucchino
Italy
SpaKinect
Paulina Riedler
United States
Wolfgang Confectioners
Sam Miller
United States
Yoko Co
Chris Yoko
United States
Family-Owned Business Kindness Award
Carter Myers Automotive
Liza Borches
United States
Century Companies
Matt Powell
United States
Creative Foods, Inc.
Jay Della Monica
United States
GESI Hospitality
Maria Dakas
United States
Merrill Gardens Senior Living
United States
Emerging Kindness Leader — Start-Up
Jay Rodgers
Haddy Inc.
United States
Michel Falcon
Brasa Peruvian Kitchen
United States
Raj Jana
Liberate.Love
United States
Dr. Isa Karabed
Karabed Leadership Group
United States
James Kellock
Ripple Core
United Kingdom
Kindness in Leadership Award — Senior Executive
Bethanie Butcher
Procter & Gamble
Latin America
Emily Clark
Buffalo Groupe
United States
Ebert Grobler
Ruby Digital
South Africa
Shreya Iyer
Splunk
United States
Rena Nickerson
PepsiCo
Canada
Kindness in Leadership Award — Manager
Natasha Hotell
Merrill Gardens at Auburn
United States
Megan Imbert
NinjaOne
United States
Irena Kahn
Procter & Gamble
Canada
Rising Kindness Leader
Michelle Gupta
Hershey
Canada
Altaf Mapara
Performance Medicine
Kenya
Risham Najeeb
Procter & Gamble
Canada
Trailblazer Founder Kindness Award
Sophie Bretag
Metta Leaders
Australia
Elisabeth Cardiello
The Brave Framework
United States
Natalie Garramone
One Eighty
United States
Nirmala Peters-Mehendale
Kindness Unlimited
India
Behi Shafiei
Wealth Bridge Consulting
Canada
Kindness Innovation Award
Shama Hyder
Roster & Co.
United States
Fortuna Ludmir
Believe in Kindness (BIK) Foundation
United States
Maria Roca
Roots of Compassion and Kindness Center
United States
Drew Sheinman
Brand Velocity Group
United States
Sunny Verma
TutorBright
Canada
Community Impact Kindness Award
Zac Clark
Release Recovery
United States
Hamilton-Wentworth Child Care Centres
Early Learning Centers
Canada
Manitou Springs Community Foundation
Community Foundation
United States
Javeno McLean
J7 Health Centre
United Kingdom
Alicia Sokol
barre3 14th Street
United States
Kindness in Action Award — Non-Profit / NGO
Connecting Blessings
Non-Profit
United States
First Light Initiative
Non-Profit
Sierra Leone
Kindness Worldwide
Non-Profit
United States
SHOFCO
Shining Hope for Communities
Kenya
Umra Omar
Safari Doctors
Kenya
Kindness Changemaker
Michael Neece
Our Future Is Kind
United States
Sheryl Netzky
Good Energy
United States
Stephanie Vilner-Sheppard
Planet P
Australia
Alan Williams
World Kindness Movement
United Kingdom
Karen Stein
Karen Stein Coaching
Australia
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The winners will be revealed.
The kindness is already here.
November 12, 2026 · Nasdaq MarketSite · New York City