Professional Services Providers: Fewer Than 50 Employees
Navigate (Bronze)
Employees: 21
Headquarters: Chicago
Primary business: Consulting firm
Key executive: AJ Maestas, founder
Top Engagement Category: Trust in Leadership
What makes it a Best Place to Work:
■ Retention bonuses every 5 years that is accompanied with a sabbatical.
■ Employee team building retreats in various destinations 3-4 times per year (including clients).
■ Every decision leadership makes is based FIRST on how it affects our people, then how it affects us from a business standpoint. The culture is 1 of 1, transparency is a core pillar, and everyone that works here is self-motivated and high-achieving.
■ I have worked at Navigate for 15 years and I can’t imagine wanting to work anywhere else. The people, the work, the clients, the culture and everything in-between are all best-in-class.
■ I love working at Navigate. I feel very supported and cared about by my leadership team and all coworkers. I feel passionate about my work and that I have room to grow and improve.
■ Navigate is such a tight-knit organization that every employee knows and understands our business and strategy. I have full faith in the organization based on the people we have.
■ Despite being remote, Navigate has created an unbelievably strong culture that enables our entire team to be our best selves and produce the best possible work.
