When our corporate clients ask how we built our culture, we tell them the secret is to put culture first but think of it last. That is, we don't work on "culture." We work on constantly communicating our company's mission, vision, and values. We work on identifying talented people who share these values. We work on empowering them to collaborate and evolve processes that turn our vision into reality. Building culture isn't the same thing as adding perks. It's an intense focus on mission, vision, values, and people.

We take pride in our strong employee retention, and a large part of our success is due to our ingrained culture. Our culture is centered on five core values: excellence, transparency, integrity, commitment, and respect. Where only one in 10 in our industry go on to a career in recruiting, our tenure is well above the industry average. We have ensured that our company culture is prioritized and unwavering with consistent check-ins and virtual events that help us build community across our remote, nationwide workforce.

We understand that if we take care of our Bluestaq'rs and cultivate a team-first culture, our team will create software that our customers love, and the profits will follow. With a relatively flat organization, we put culture first by providing flexible work schedules; comprehensive benefits; regular leadership AMAs; the ability to give candid feedback to leadership; team-building events; well-established values and team-member expectations; above-average pay; and professional development opportunities.

We believe authentic human connections drive everything. Talent is our greatest asset and our greatest gift, and this focus has allowed us to retain all of our employees since company inception. We have built an inspired culture anchored in accountability. Our options for continual employee development include a Bold Thought Thursday (BTT) that we publish internally and on all our social channels. These thoughts (which any employee can submit) can be a quote, a statistic, or an insight that provides inspiration and education to our employees and clients.

Our people are the source of our success. All our team members demonstrate innate curiosity, which allows them to understand all aspects of the platforms and tools with which they work. Our culture is amiable and supportive, offering continuous learning and knowledge sharing. We also want to leave a mark on the local community, and solicit new causes and initiatives to support. From neighborhood cleanups to helping nonprofit organizations advertise, we pride ourselves on supporting the Denver community.