The Purpose Leadership Award

The Purpose Leadership Awards celebrate organizations that go beyond business as usual and boldly embody what it means to lead with purpose. They are trailblazers who know that investing in people is the most powerful investment they can make, empowering individuals to grow into who they were truly created to be - both in their careers and in their lives.

During our Purpose Leadership Awards Dinner, the winners are recognized from stage and will have the opportunity to share their story from stage, and recognize their team.

2025 Nominees - Business

Aidigitales
Ambassador Development Group
Arcadia Homes
Averitt Transportation & Logistics
Bank of America
Bessire & Associates
Braden Business Systems
Broad River Retail
Cintas
Circle Leadership Global
Dare to Believe
Delta Bravo
GROW Mortgage
Insight Partners
Lineage
Matone Counseling
Mental Shift University
MetroNational
Movement Mortgage
Noble Food and Pursuits
Northwest
ODC Construction
A Synergos Family Company
ORC
Perry's Jewelry
Riverstone Logistics
The Loving Companies
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Travel Industry Education
True North Clinic

2025 Nominees - Non-Profit

3 Angels Napal
Anti-Defamation League
Beds for Kids
Bethany Children's Home
Big Sister Little Sister Mentoring Program
Cancer Kids First
Chapman Foundation for Carin Communities
Charlotte Rescue Mission
Cornerstone Chapel
Do Greater Charlotte
Feeding America Riverside San Bernardino
Free All Minds
Goshen Valley Foundation
Guiding Light
Healthy Smiles of Spartanburg
Independent Lifestyles
Karachi Celiac Society
Kids for the O
Least of These Carolinas
Playworks
Project Bread
Studio T Arts and Entertainment
The Surgical Extraction Team Foundation
Thompson Child and Family Focus
Tiro Association for the Arts
United States Tennis Association

Past Winners