We believe our employees are our most important asset, and that happy employees lead to a successful company. As we've grown, and since the pandemic began, we've had to work to preserve our family-like environment. This includes creating a "fun" Slack channel for employees to share photos and milestones, hosting virtual happy hours and holiday parties, sending out silly polls, and creating employee trivia questions to get to know one another. We also ask employees to set a personal goal each year and help them achieve it.

We make our employees the main focus. Any of our team members would undoubtedly say they look forward to spending time outside of the office with all their co-workers. We are a close-knit family that honestly enjoys one another's company. We have amazing company outings at local restaurants, in-office celebrations, and company retreats. Most important, while most companies hold a usual Monday-morning huddle to discuss work topics and to-do lists, we spend that time sharing what we are grateful for that week.

We're a highly energetic company with a soul. Each of us has a voice in our hierarchy-free company structure. This means we might disagree sometimes, but we're always committed to working together to achieve common goals. For us, that looks like focusing on family first and acting with integrity, as well as on our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and social responsibility. You'll see our energy in the way we celebrate one another's wins and stick together through challenges that come our way.

Our long tradition of inclusivity begins with our co-founders, two of whom are women. The composition of our staff reflects our intentional, consistent approach. Over 40 percent of our employees identify as non-White. We proudly support our LGBTQ+ colleagues, and we count more than 46 nationalities among our staff. Our Green Team reinforces the importance of sustainability by making socially responsible, ecofriendly choices in our business decisions. We regularly donate time and resources to support disaster relief, medical aid, and environmental recovery. Our staff also provides pro bono litigation support to a range of nonprofit organizations.

We are driven by our core values: a cohesive and collaborative culture, ownership, responsible flexibility, pride, integrity, and service excellence. We embody these values when serving our clients, candidates, and consultants. We put culture first through a focus on team members. We strive to support one another and promote transparent, open-door communication. By focusing first on our team, rather than profit, we will all succeed.