Description
Mayor's Rising Star Award
This award celebrates a local resident under the age of 30 who is making a significant impact in the business or professional world—either as an entrepreneur, leader within an organization, or contributor to a growing enterprise.
Nominees should demonstrate early success, a strong work ethic, and leadership potential. This may include launching or growing a business, driving innovation within a company, achieving measurable results, or contributing to the economic development of Halton Hills.
Nominees may be working in a business, institutional, or non-profit setting - such as healthcare, public service, education, or charitable organizations - and are recognized for their achievements, leadership potential, and promise as part of the next generation of Halton Hills community and corporate leaders.
Requirements
Nominees should meet several of the following criteria:
- Be under the age of 30 at nomination time.
- Demonstrates exceptional initiative and leadership in their field or organization
- Has launched, grown, or significantly contributed to a business, non-profit, or institutional initiative
- Achieves measurable outcomes (e.g. revenue growth, process improvement, community impact, audience reach)
- Drives innovation, new ideas, or meaningful change in their workplace or industry
- Contributes to the economic or social development of Halton Hills through their work
- Acts as a role model to peers and colleagues through professionalism, collaboration, and community engagement
- Shows strong potential for future leadership and continued success
- Earns recognition for their accomplishments, either internally or within the broader community
- Must not have won in another category for the previous 3 years.
This is a new category.
