2024 Innovation Challenge champion: Talent transcending borders

At RSM, everyone can drive real change. We believe innovation comes from everywhere and that anyone with a big idea or a different perspective can drive transformative change. An example of this is the RSM Innovation Challenge, an annual competition that empowers teams of colleagues to create and harness solutions to address pressing business challenges.

The champion of this year’s 2024 Innovation Challenge is team Global Talent Alignment Platform (G-TAP) from El Salvador. Demonstrating that talent can transcend borders, the G-TAP team proposed an AI-driven platform designed to align the skills and experience of RSM employees. This innovative approach aims to transform global talent allocation and enhance the client experience.

This annual competition empowers RSM teams to create and harness solutions to address pressing business challenges. Over 500 RSM employees participated in this year’s Innovation Challenge as team members, coaches, judges or sponsors and worked on 132 innovative submissions from the U.S., Canada, India and El Salvador.

I am incredibly proud of team G-TAP's achievement in this year’s competition. Our team’s success underscores RSM’s commitment to fostering digital innovation across our global workforce, driving impactful solutions and exceptional client experiences. This achievement inspires us to keep pushing boundaries and shaping the future.

Carmen Martinez, RSM US El Salvador managing director and G-TAP team leader

The winning G-TAP team members include Gilberto Alas, Fatima Castro, Cristobal Garcia, Hilsia Hernandez, Ivan Marroquin, Luis Mazariego, Carmen Martinez, Evelyn Ortez and Luiz Quezada.

“For seven years, the RSM Innovation Challenge has inspired our teams to create scalable solutions to tackle the complex issues faced by our clients, colleagues and communities,” said Sergio de la Fe, enterprise digital leader. “This year we saw record prototype completion rates, highlighting our people’s dedication to being compelling, digital and global. It’s clear that their curiosity and creativity are driving RSM’s digital evolution.”