There’s plenty to learn about your future employer
Some of this year’s Top Workplaces have fascinating histories. Some are growing at incredible rates. Others are fostering family-style environments and still others are innovating beyond expectations. Let’s take a walk through some of the interesting facts about several of this year’s Top Workplaces.
At 385-plus employees strong in the Bay Area and beyond, ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Inc. has experienced steady and strong growth year over year for its nine years and enjoys a 90% client retention rate.
AVer Information Inc. Americas’ “work hard, play hard” environment is embraced and evident throughout the company. They even promote their open, “no politics” environment in which everyone at all levels is encouraged to share ideas to improve the company, customer support, products and solutions.
BigCommerce seeks out ways to connect employees with the customers that use our e-commerce platform, running a monthly Customer Feature and Company Fireside Chats. Through these, employees learn about their customers’ businesses, and may even win some of their products.
Birdeye has been the highest-rated Experience Marketing platform for the past five years on G2, winning Deloitte Technology Fast 500 in 2021; named as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Companies by INC. in 2000; and winner of Crozdesk Best C.
Founded in 1915 by Willis “Jack” Frost, most of BKF Engineers’ managers and owners began their careers at BKF right out of college. At least 25% of BKF’s team members have worked for the company for more than 10 years.
Blue River Technology calls itself a “Silicon Valley tech company with tractors in the back and a lot of muddy boots” whose employees care deeply about agriculture and their customers. Although owned by the biggest name in agriculture, their work links them to the land and they “focus on the right things.”
Guided by the principle of “Bynder Love” in its branding
solutions and employee relations, Bynder LLC celebrates everyone’s differences. The culture is the right fit for any “Byndie” no matter race, color, gender, age, religion, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality or neurodiversity.
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, CBIZ set its
crisis team in motion to ensure its core values remain at the forefront of every decision. The results include a new communications repository, remote work options, protection and health measures, and e-learning activities and forums to help with all facets of work.
Beyond a culture of trust, transparency, engagement and
learning, work and life at Clari Inc. are infused with growth opportunities, fun, and even music. Lunch-and-learns help careers develop; values awards honor jobs well done; and everyone loves when the CEO blasts music during spontaneous conference room celebrations.
Collaborative Solutions takes pride in its unique, interesting workplace that makes work fulfilling and fun. Some companies say employees, at Collaborative they say Collabies. A family-like atmosphere and Collabie Convos facilitate connection of the primarily remote workforce. And leadership wants to know everyone.
As a real estate investment trust corporation (REIT), CoreSite Realty Corporation’s first data center was formed in the iconic One Wilshire building in Los Angeles. They have maintained a substantial footprint there while expanding to 450-plus dedicated employees with eight operational data centers in Silicon Valley.
For nearly 70 years, East Bay Agency for Children has consistently delivered services to the communities who need it most since 1952.
Celebrating 36 years in business, employee-owned ECC offers abundant opportunities for staff to travel and work on diverse projects. Professional development is encouraged through formalized and on-the-job mentoring and training programs while working for a leader in the commercial interiors construction industry.
A self-funded company, Frequence is a 100% employee-owned software development company. As a place to work, it’s interesting to note that nearly half of the 175 team members at Frequence were referred by other employees.
GoDaddy team members work fearlessly and challenge the status quo. Through focused outreach, GoDaddy is closing the gender gap in tech. In 2021, they nearly tripled the previous year’s percentage of women admitted to the GoDaddy internship program or hired in permanent tech roles.
Hassett Ace Hardware’s core values include Integrity, Customer Awareness, Team Leadership, Innovative Thinking, Communication Skills, Results Driven, Respect for Others, Judgment, Maturity, and Accountability.
iD Tech is a family-owned, familyoperated company rooted in Silicon Valley and led by siblings Pete (CEO) and Alexa (Co-Founder). Created in 1999 by Alexa, with help from her mom, more than 235,000 students have attended iD Tech summer programs, making it the nation’s leading summer STEM camp provider.
Kensington, a division of ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO), has been honored multiple times in the CES Innovations design and Red Dot Awards programs.
Employees win when they find coworkers at Kforce, which partnered with WorkLLama, a talent acquisition and workforce management platform, to launch the app-based referral program, KFORCEconnect. Through the app, people can easily refer contacts to open positions and receive up to $1,000 for successful hires.
With 900 employees and 21 offices in California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, commercial real estate firm Kidder Mathews records $8B in transaction total annual volume, including $23M SF annual sales and $42M SF annual leases. With 470 CRE Brokers and multiple specialized designations, the company boasts a robust portfolio.
Legacy Real Estate & Associates enjoys a strong presence in the East Bay and beyond, and has been recognized locally and nationally. Over time, the firm has been recognized as a top producer in Alameda County and in the Tri-Cities market, as well as one of the largest residential real estate firms not only in the East Bay but in the Bay Area.
Founded in 1883, Lincoln Families now serves more than 4,600 children and families per year with comprehensive support services focused on education, family, and well-being to disrupt cycles of poverty. Today 90% of youth participating in our School Engagement Program showed an increase in attendance.
Though the team at Lotus Hotels is largely first-generation immigrants, they have formed a culture of family support and encouragement. Lotus team members enjoy professional support and development. Many have been able to send their children to top universities as the first generation in their families to earn a fouryear degree.