Frequently Asked Questions
ELIGIBILITY
The Rockies are available exclusively to members of EO. Any member can be nominated. At some point we will open the Rockies outside EO, but for now, only members can be nominated.
NOMINATION
Anyone can nominate an EO member for a Rockie, as well as oneself. You might be a spouse, forum mate, employee, customer, investor or friend … and you should be a witness to the story
CEREMONY
Each summer, a Rockies Award Gala is held to declare award winners and celebrate their stories. The ceremony is open to award winners, EO Members, and their invited guests.
JUDGING
Each year, a judging session will be held to evaluate nominations. The judges are highly respected entrepreneurs in our community. Their job is to determine which stories qualify for which Rocks.
QUOTA
The Rockies are not a competition; there is no maximum or minimum number of Rocks which can be awarded in any year. Rocks will be awarded to all qualifying stories, even if one member wins several.
VALIDATION
To protect the integrity of the program, each story that qualifies for a Rock will be fact-checked and validated, and the story will be documented into a factually accurate ‘citation’.
DATES & TIMING
Nominations can happen at any time during the year. Nominations must be submitted before May 12, with the award ceremony being held on June 21.