The Rising CX Leaders Awards celebrate the people pushing customer experience forward every day. From building high-performing support teams to improving customer relationships and scaling exceptional experiences, these leaders are helping shape what great CX looks like in practice.

They’re thoughtful operators, problem-solvers, team builders, and customer advocates—creating meaningful impact behind the scenes and raising the standard for the industry along the way.

Congratulations!

Alison Mooradian, VP of Marketing | Wildgrain 

Alma Å ljivo, Head of Operations | SocialNet Group 

Amanda Machado, Director of Strategic Innovation Team | 24 Hour Home Care 

Anthony Broomes-Barbee, Director of Customer Support | Energage 

Caitlin Lier, Sr. Director of CX & Retention | Needed 

Elec Boothe, Director of Support Engineering & Risk | Bolt 

Emily Rama, Head of Customer Experience | Noom

Hannah Santisi, Chief of Staff/Head of CX | Sitch

Jhania Perkins, Customer Experience Lead | Bedloft 

Kara Seymour, Sr. Director of Global Customer Support | Forma 

Kenji Hayward, Sr. Director of Customer Support | Front 

Kristi Miller, Director of Member Experience | XP Health

Laura Chamoun, Head of Customer Experience – North America | Polestar 

Lisa Popovici, Founder | Siena AI 

Matthew Ruby, US Program & Community Engagement Associate | GiveDirectly 

Mike Beaubrun, Director & Global Head of Customer Experience | Condé Nast 

Oleg Krasnov, Head of Customer Support | Manychat 

Rebecca Brown, Founder & CEO | Think Wow 

Sabina Rana, Engagement Head of Client Success | Bloomberg 

Sam Coffey, Director of Customer Support | Mistplay 

Sam Tariq, Director of Support & Operations | MaintainX 

Sandy Ko Fonseca, Founder and Principal | Customer Contact Women 

Sarah Caminiti, Head of Business Transformation | SupportNinja

Shantel Love, Global VP of Customer Success Clinical & School Assessment | Pearson

Stevon Duey, Director of Customer Experiencce | Huckberry 

Xavier Curry, Sr. Manager of Customer Care | Embark 

Nominations for 2026: Closed

Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for the inaugural Rising CX Leaders Awards. We were inspired by the incredible stories, leaders, and teams represented across the CX community.

Nominations for 2027: Spring 2027.

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