 Corporate sponsors of Augie's Quest have included Crunch Fitness, Orangetheory Fitness, Zumba, Shea Homes, ClubCorp, Life Time Fitness, LA Fitness, Curves, Safeway, Oakley, Jenny Craig, Life Fitness, and Equinox, among other companies.Nieto received the EY Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award for the Orange County Region in 2007.In 2008, he was given the President's Award by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ).