Sep 24

Meet the OpsStars 2025 Awards Finalists

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🥁 The moment has arrived!


Each year, the OpsStars Awards spotlight the trailblazing builders, connectors, and change agents shaping the future of go-to-market (GTM) strategy.

In 2025, the nominations were nothing short of inspiring. These finalists stood out for leading high-impact, strategic transformations across their orgs, including:

  • Streamlining buyer journeys
  • Driving go-to-market alignment
  • Unlocking powerful data strategies
  • Scaling RevOps excellence

So… who will take home a 2025 trophy for reimagining what Ops can do? Who will join the ranks of past winners like Kelly GolesRachel Godfrey, and Travis Henry, and top teams from WorkivaJuniper Networks, and MongoDB?

Get a first look at the Ops pros redefining what’s possible. Let’s meet the finalists. 

logos of the companies who are finalists for Account Based Program of the Year for the OpsStars 2025 Awards

Account-Based Program of the Year 

For the team that mastered the art of account-centric go-to-market. These finalists built standout ABM programs that set the standard through strategy, execution, and measurable success.

Finalists:

DISCO

Meltwater

PageUp


AI-Powered Program of the Year

This award honors the innovators applying AI to reshape the buyer journey, from smarter scoring and routing to predictive insights and personalization. These trailblazers didn’t just talk AI…they made it work, turning AI into ROI.

Finalists:

Bringg

Uber Technologies, Inc

Zapier


Buying Groups Trailblazer Award

This award recognizes teams leading the charge in operationalizing Buying Groups. By aligning strategy, systems, and process, they support multi-threaded deals and drive more meaningful engagement with complex buying teams.

Finalists:

Palo Alto Networks

Pure Storage

Veeam Software


Digital Transformation Award

These finalists led digital transformation initiatives that reimagined processes, empowered teams, and elevated how the business delivers value, inside and out.

Finalists:

Demandbase

Leap

⭐ Rockwell Automation 

company logos for finalists of the Lead Management Transformation OpsStars award for 2025


Lead Management Program Transformation of the Year, <1,000 employees

This award recognizes a small (but mighty) team that revamped lead distribution and response. With an Ops mindset built for scale, they improved speed, accuracy, and agility through smarter processes and sharper tools.

Finalists:

Augury

ExtraHop

Subsplash


Lead Management Program Transformation of the Year, >1,000 employees

This award honors a large-scale transformation that optimized lead distribution and follow-up by streamlining people, process, and tech. The impact? Better responsiveness and results across high-volume funnels.

Finalists:

Enverus

NVIDIA

Samsara


The Constellation Award

This award celebrates cross-functional stars who shine brighter together. These marketing teams broke down silos and built real alignment across sales, ops, and other GTM teams…and proved that true collaboration drives better outcomes for everyone. 

Finalists:

Medallia

Workiva

ZOOM

headshots of the three finalists for 2025 OpsStar of the Year

OpsStar of the Year

This award goes to the RevOps pro every team wants on their side. This individual leads with vision, drives business impact, and sets the bar for what operational excellence looks like inside their org and across the industry.

Finalists:

Nicole Looker, Director of Revenue Operations at Rebuy

Olga Traskova, VP of Revenue Operations at Birdeye

Vic Molina, Manager, Marketing Operations at Samsara


Come celebrate the winners at OpsStars 2025

Let’s hear it for the incredible 2025 finalists! These leaders and teams are  pushing Ops forward and redefining what’s possible.

Winners will be announced October 8, 2025 and recognized during the OpsStars Conference at the iconic San Francisco Mint.

Join us for a full day of insights, inspiration, and celebration, including:

  • An energizing keynote
  • Tactical sessions to elevate your Ops career
  • Networking with peers and finalists

Register now to save your spot at this free event, and be there to cheer on the winners in person.



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About the Author
Kim Peterson
Kim Peterson
Sr. Manager, Content Strategy at LeanData

Kim Peterson is the Senior Manager of Content Strategy at LeanData where she digs deep into all aspects of  go-to-market strategy and execution. Kim's writing experiences span tech companies, stunt blogging, education, and the real estate industry. Connect with Kim on LinkedIn.