(Editor's Note: Nominations for the 2023 PPAI Rising Stars program closed on July 27, 2023. The nomination period for the 2024 PPAI Rising Stars opens on July 15, 2024.)

Nominations are officially open for the 2023 PPAI Magazine Rising Stars recognition program.

       Click here to nominate a Rising Star candidate.

Since 2010, this program has spotlighted more than 170 exceptional emerging leaders who are making a noticeable difference in companies all across the promotional products industry.

Among last year's winners alone, several have earned promotions at their respective companies since receiving the honor, including Brad and Mitch Kaeser, who this week were announced as co-CEOs at their family's PPAI 100 distributorship. Many other past winners have risen to industry leadership, including two who currently sit on the PPAI Board of Directors, BAMKO's Joshua White and Kara Keister, MAS, of Social Good Promotions.

Who do you think are the up-and-comers the industry should recognize in 2023? Nominees selected for this year’s honor will be recognized at PPAI's Leadership Development Workshop this fall and profiled in the cover story of the December issue of PPAI Magazine.

Nominators will be asked to provide specific details and examples about your nominee to help the PPAI judging panel evaluate true star quality.

All nominees must work for a PPAI member company. Previous honorees are not eligible. The deadline for nominations is July 27.