The 2021 Rockstar Award Show by Ryan Whaley
Like Miley Cyrus in 2013, 2020 undeniably came in like a wrecking ball shaking the way everyone, including Shift Digital, does business.
“We had to get creative this year, with showing our employees just how much we appreciate them, said the cohost of the show, Anders.”
And that’s exactly what they did. Hosted by, Anders and Bianca, Shift’s first-ever virtual Rockstar Award Show was one for the digital books.
“I really didn’t know what to expect, but the show was more than what I could have imagined, said first-year Digital Consultant, Christina.
With categories like Most Likely to Host SNL (Adryan, Senior Digital Consultant) and The Jedi Award (Laura, Digital Strategy Associate, Carman, Program Manager, Calsie, Team Lead, Marli, Digital Consultant, Alexis, Program Manager, Isabelle, Digital Strategy Associate), there truly was an opportunity for everyone to win big.
“I really did enjoy the show, said Anthony, Senior Digital Consultant, and recipient of one of the Team Rockstar Awards [given to the Rockstars at Shift who often take on tasks that fall outside of their daily responsibilities], it was amazing to see all the hard work that everyone put into this year’s show. Since everything was virtual this year, I feel like everyone gave it their all and made it extra special.”
The Most Anticipated Award of the Year
Undeniably Pet of the Year. With, Early 2000’s popstar girl group, Play performing in the background, guests were able to “aww” over Shift digital’s cutest family pets for an entire three minutes (It was blissful). Congratulations to the adorable winners, Leo and Theo, pets of Nicole, Website Assistant, and Jack, Digital Consultant.
They’re not the only ones worth celebrating, though. Over 100 gift cards were awarded this year to winners in the following categories:
The Team Rockstar Award
Anthony, Senior Digital Consultant
Mira, Digital Consultant
Lauren, Digital Consultant
Brittany, Digital Consultant
Conor, Senior Digital Consultant
Olivia, Senior Digital Consultant
Leah, Senior Digital Consultant
Kayla, Website Assistant
Joey, Website Assistant
Kelly, Digital Strategy Associate
Isabelle, Digital Strategy Associate
Ann, Digital Consultant
Kara, Senior Digital Consultant
Jessica, Digital Strategy Associate
Cody, Senior Digital Consultant
Dana, Digital Consultant
Matt, Senior Digital Consultant
Katie, Senior Digital Consultant
Erica, Senior Digital Consultant
Brendan, Senior Digital Consultant
Jason, Team Lead
"The Rockstar award show was fun! It was sad that we couldn't do it in person, but the skits and award show process made it fun virtually! Comment section went crazy, which made it fun and inclusive." – Jason, Team Lead
Claire, Team Coordinator
Erin, Team Coordinator
Sarina, Digital Consultant
Marie, Customer Service Specialist
Nik, Customer Service Specialist
Lali, Customer Service Specialist
Prosper, Digital Consultant
Arielle, Virtual Marketing Consultant
The Jedi Award
Given to the Salesforce team for developing various enhancements to this platform. This group of volunteers use everything but a lightsaber to update this program’s efficiencies while creating a robust user experience for our teammates.
Laura, Digital Strategy Associate
Carman, Program Manager
Calsie, Team Lead
Marli, Digital Consultant
Alexis, Program Manager
Isabelle, Digital Strategy Associate
Early Bird Award
It might be tough to spot an early bird while working from home, but this category winner’s early morning emails haven’t gone unnoticed by her colleagues. Congratulations, Sara, Team Lead.
Night Owl Award
You’re likely to see this night owl burning the midnight oil on a regular basis. Congratulations, Shannon, Senior Digital Consultant.
Virtual Trainer of the Year Award
This year’s Virtual Trainer of the Year Award went to someone who has gone above and beyond to adapt to the new virtual environment. Congratulations, Katelyn, Website Assistant!
Red Carpet Ready Award
The first of its kind, the Red-Carpet Ready Award winner can be spotted camera ready everyday while sitting in front of her computer. Congratulations on mastering this precious art form, Brooks, Customer Service Specialist!
Most Likely to Host SNL Award
This category speaks for itself. The winner of the Most Likely to Host SNL Award is always dropping punch lines and brightening the team’s day. Congratulations, Adryan, Senior Digital Consultant, you may never actually host SNL but if you do, don’t forget us little people.
Helping Hand Award
The Helping Hand Award recognizes someone who takes time out of their day-to-day to focus on ways to make Shift Digital a better workplace for everyone, not just their immediate team. Congratulations, Maddy, Team Lead.
Event Planner Award
Hanh, Team Lead, is known for forcing fun on her peers which is what made her the perfect recipient of the Event Planner Award. From happy hours, escape rooms, trivia nights, and other team events, they wouldn’t be possible without the event planners at Shift.
Salesforce Award
Research, hard work, and creativity truly define the team as they rose to the occasion and created a library of extensive materials on how to consult dealers and adapt to challenges they were facing at the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This group of Shift volunteers took action when COVID-19 started ensuring our clients were supported in every possible measure. Congratulations Kelsey, Team Lead, David, Team Coordinator, Joey, Senior Digital Consultant, and Kara, Senior Digital Consultant.
Influencer Award
The winners of the 2020 Influencer Award are a group of people that work diligently behind the scenes planning blog content, designing banners for ADP and crafting clever captions.
David, Team Coordinator
Brendan, Senior Digital Consultant
Jackson, Website Assistant
Megan, Senior Digital Consultant
Marcelle, Website Assistant
Gift Card Giveaway
"Even though I didn’t win anything, just being a part of such an amazing company who would produce something like the Rockstar Award Show to show gratitude to their employees, is pretty cool.” – Curtis, Virtual Marketing Consultant
Someone should get that guy Curtis a gift card, he must have left it under his seat. With the help of their good friend Microsoft Excel, 20 dealer support employees were randomly selected to receive a gift card prize. You could only imagine all the gasps guest let out when they saw their name across the screen: “RYAN WHALEY”
Continuing Education Award
Continuing education can mean a lot of things – whether its professional growth, broadening our understanding of the world around us or discovering new ways to make an impact for the betterment of society. This is the focus of Evolve – a volunteer based, Shift Digital program. The Evolve team dedicates additional time, outside of their primary workload, to make everything from professional trainings to can drives to diversity presentations happen. The winners of the Continuing Education award are all Evolve volunteers who help Shift Digital employees continue to grow and learn.
Maddy, Team Coordinator
Alex, Team Coordinator
Arielle, Virtual Marketing Consultant
Anna, Digital Consultant
Marcelle, Website Assistant
Katie, Team Lead
Ariana, Digital Strategy Associate
Jillian, Website Assistant
Brendan, Senior Digital Consultant
Alex, Digital Consultant
Samantha, Senior Digital Consultant
SDC of the Year Award
A relatively new position at Shift Digital has been organically claimed by the winners in this category. The four senior digital consultants meet on a monthly basis to share ideas, create training opportunities, and continue to grow the team’s skillsets.
Suzie, Senior Digital Consultant
Kailee, Senior Digital Consultant
Erin, Senior Digital Consultant
Anthony, Senior Digital Consultant
Manager of the Year Award
The backbone of the dealer support team, managers at Shift keep their teams informed of program changes, deadlines and other necessary info. They lead weekly meetings and support their team’s growth. This year, Shift Digital recognized two outstanding team coordinators and two team leads who have gone above and beyond to support their teams.
Alex, Team Coordinator
Kelly, Team Coordinator
Sarine, Team Lead
Juliana, Team Lead
Dealer Support MVP Award
The three winners of the Dealer Support MVP Award embody what it means to be a Dealer Support MVP and really stood out this year. Congratulations Abbie, Team Lead, Jackson, Website Assistant, and Alexis, Program Manager: your hard work shows!
Like many other awards shows in 2020, Shift Digital’s third annual Rockstar Award Show went virtual. Nobody knew what to expect, but everyone was widely satisfied. Congratulations to all the winners this year: fingers crossed we’ll be in person next year!