Smoothstack Gold Stevie® Award Winner in 2025 American Business Awards®

Stevie winners will be celebrated during gala event on June 10 in New York

MCLEAN, VA, May 7, 2025 — Smoothstack a leader in technology apprenticeship programs, today announced it has been honored with a Gold Stevie® Award in the 2025 American Business Awards®. This national recognition reinforces Smoothstack’s commitment to developing trusted career pathways for aspiring technology professionals. 

The Gold Stevie® Award acknowledges Smoothstack’s outstanding achievements in workforce development, innovation, and career transformation. The company’s unique apprenticeship model, which combines paid training with real-world job placement, has received consistently positive reviews from participants and industry partners alike.

“Winning the Gold Stevie® Award is a tremendous honor that validates the real-world impact of our apprenticeship program,” said John Akkara, CEO of Smoothstack. “We are proud to help launch successful technology careers and empower our apprentices to achieve their full potential.”

Smoothstack’s program has been lauded for offering apprentices the opportunity to gain in-demand skills while earning competitive salaries, setting a new standard for tech workforce development programs nationwide. 

The American Business Awards®, known as the premier business awards program in the United States, recognize excellence across industries. Winners are selected by a panel of more than 250 respected executives, entrepreneurs, and educators.

“Organizations across the United States continue to demonstrate resilience and innovation,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. “The 2025 Stevie winners have helped drive that success through their innovation, persistence, and hard work.

With growing demand for skilled IT professionals, Smoothstack remains focused on expanding its apprenticeship program and continuing to offer trusted, high-impact pathways to meaningful careers.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of 2025 Stevie winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.     

For more information about Smoothstack’s award-winning apprenticeship programs and success stories, visit https://smoothstack.com/

About the Stevie Awards 
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com. 

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About Smoothstack
Smoothstack, Inc (Smoothstack) is an IT services and solutions provider with a unique ability to create net-new talent through its hire-train-deploy (HTD) approach. Its experienced team provides strategic consulting, project support, and talent development in the areas of Application Development, Cloud, Digital Platforms, Data Engineering & AI, and Cybersecurity to F500 companies and government agencies. With AI embedded throughout its vetting and training process, Smoothstack skills high-aptitude software engineers on leading technologies aligned to their clients’ unique tech environments. For more information visit www.smoothstack.com.

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