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 are a remote firm and take tremendous pride in our company culture. We are conscious of the risk of remote workers feeling isolated and disengaged and take a service-oriented approach toward the happiness of our people. We offer a companywide reward platform featuring gift card awards for those who go above and beyond, as well as to help workers who are out sick get groceries and other essentials. We also take time during staff meetings to recognize individual contributions. Our employees know someone is always rooting for them.

Our culture is led with trust and ownership at every level of our organization. We believe in empowerment leadership, with each team member being empowered to perform confidently through trust, ownership, and curiosity. Each member of our team plays an essential role in our success and growth. We offer a paid internship program, led by software engineers who have the opportunity to mentor and develop a cohort of students who come away with practical, hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of a technology stack. Our program has attracted students from engineering schools across the country.

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.

We provide an environment that allows employees to learn, grow, and find fulfillment in their careers and lives. We offer training programs that signal our commitment to growth and education. We offer benefits beyond the expected to include opportunities for personal time, flex hours, work-from-home options, paid parental leave, fun company events, and a paid sabbatical after five years. We also celebrate diversity, promote inclusion, and ensure every policy and decision supports employees of all backgrounds. Our leadership values transparency and solicits employee feedback and regularly shares company updates with our team.