Axios Chicago Power Players will celebrate our city’s most influential and rising business leaders.
Who should apply: Axios Chicago Power Players use their power for good. We’re looking for the names the public may not know, doing meaningful work they may not see happening.
Perhaps they’re a high-performing executive dedicating their free time to a cause that makes their city a better place.
Or a scrappy start-up founder whose leadership chops have inspired other entrepreneurs around them.
- Or an HR professional, growing its company’s culture in ways that spill out into the larger community.
How it works: Nominate yourself or someone you work with or know well. Submissions are welcome from any industry — from finance and healthcare to higher education and marketing. All we ask is that the nominee is based in Chicago. Nominations now close November 3, 2023 at midnight EST.
Winners will be featured in a special Power Players edition of Axios Chicago with a personalized profile.
Winners, nominees and members of the community are also invited to attend the Power Players reception for an opportunity to mingle with the most impactful people in Chicago.
- Nominations cost $250 per submission.
Yes, tickets for the awards reception in your city can be purchased via this link. Confirmation emails of a submitted nomination will also provide information on purchasing awards reception tickets.
Our Axios Local reporters pull from these nominations as well as their own expertise to create the final list of the most influential and powerful individuals in local business in their respective city.
Leadership qualities, community influence, company culture, innovation, growth potential and other factors will be considered when curating the winners.
The unscientific list is produced entirely by the Axios Local editorial team and is not influenced by advertising in any way.