WHY WE'RE A BEST PLACE TO WORK

CodeScience has a commitment to its values that starts with our founder, Mike Witherspoon, and emanates throughout our teams. We are committed to building collaborative and supportive teams, praising employees when they do excellent work, and maintaining a relaxed office environment. We try to bring out the best in people by giving them the resources, space, and encouragement to shine and grow. We've seen reserved employees grow in a matter of weeks to celebrating their team, because it is what our company is built on.

WHY WE'RE A BEST PLACE TO WORK

Cogent Entertainment Marketing has created a culture and workplace that allows for endless growth and opportunity. Aside from offering great perks like unlimited PTO and quarterly office outings, Cogent's chief executive officer, Mark Zablow, has been a firm believer in providing coaching across the entire organization, ensuring team members have the tools needed to succeed. Mark spends one-on-one time with each team member. Cogent's notoriety as a powerhouse of excellence in the entertainment marketing arena is directly associated with our culture.

As we have grown, we have retained our family-like atmosphere. We believe in open communication. Management asks new employees to document their observations for their first 30 days and takes their notes seriously, as an outside perspective is often key to making improvements at the company. During the pandemic, we have held weekly virtual meetings for updates, observations, and feedback; virtual happy hours; and a Halloween parking lot party. For our virtual holiday party, team members received personalized gifts and were recognized for their contributions.

WHY WE'RE A BEST PLACE TO WORK

Contrast has experienced tremendous growth over the past year, and as we've scaled, our company culture has been at the forefront of each pivotal milestone. Our blend of unique business practices, a diverse workforce, and a customer-centric business model has helped shape our high-performing tech culture. We recently established a new set of company values for which employees had been asked to rank values on the basis of their personal beliefs. We believe in a bottom-up approach to solving problems.

WHY WE'RE A BEST PLACE TO WORK

At Cornerstone Research, we put culture first through our collaborative approach, our commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our strong focus on corporate citizenship. We embrace a collaborative--not competitive--work environment. For clients and experts, this approach offers extraordinary support. Our "one-firm firm" philosophy means that everyone at the firm is respected, valued, and trusted to move us forward. We care about diversity and inclusion, which is why we have over 40 percent non-white employees and a staff of more than 45 nationalities.