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!