The Inaugural MOXIECON & MOXIE Awards Winners are Announced by Springboard Consulting
Springboard Consulting honors companies that, despite external forces, are staying the course in their commitment to people in their workforces, workplaces, and marketplace, especially those who have disabilities.
CHARLESTON, S.C., May 08, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Winners of the 2025 MOXIECON & MOXIE Awards were announced throughout the conference on Wednesday & Thursday, April 30, and May 1, 2025, via a live-stream event.
The Moxie Award is bestowed on corporations that, despite external forces, are staying the course in their commitment to people in their workforces, workplaces, and marketplaces, especially those who have disabilities.
Moxie honorees are bold, brave and dare to be the best.
The annual event and awards are produced in the United States by Springboard Consulting, LLC. Springboard is recognized as the global expert in corporate disability inclusion.
Companies sponsoring and attending the event included: PRESENTING: Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin. PRESS/SOCIAL MEDIA: Workday, Inc. RUBY: UPMC. GOLD: Roper St. Francis Healthcare. SILVER: Bentley University User Experience Center. BRONZE: Barilla America, Crum & Forster, The Detroit Zoological Society, The Progressive Companies. MEDIA: Diversity MBA Media, among others that were also represented.
The 2025 MOXIE Honorees are:
YOU GOT MOXIE!
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
GSK
NFP, An Aon Company
For more information, visit >> https://consultspringboard.com/moxiecom-2025-north-america/#welcome
Entries for the 2026 edition will open July 2025.
ABOUT SPRINGBOARD®. Founded in 2005, Springboard is recognized as the expert in mainstreaming disability in the global workforce, workplace, and marketplace. Serving corporations and organizations throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia, Springboard has become a trusted partner in relation to disability issues and initiatives across every business category. Springboard annually honors exemplary organizational initiatives that promote the outreach, support & engagement of people with disabilities as employees and as consumers through the Disability Matters Awards. www.consultspringboard.com
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