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July 14, 2011 A Visit To Bluegrass CountryFiled under: Best Places to Work Road Trip 2011 From Counselor’s Melinda Ligos, as she hits the road for the 2011 Best Places to Work Summer Road Tour …
To be fair, antics like this aren’t always part of a Bluegrass afternoon: The group is letting off some steam after a pretty intensive board meeting this morning, according to Sharon Dailey, who heads up HR, among other things. That, and the fact that they just witnessed the exciting U.S.-France women’s World Cup game in the kitchen, which ended in victory for the U.S. women.
But there’s time to get back to business tomorrow. Right now, it’s time for another Toasted Almond and a round of cornhole. 0 CommentsLeave a Comment |
Three hours of road time later, we are welcomed to 
Account executive Gentry Harrington, a sales superstar who is a past winner of Advantages magazine’s Sales Rep of the Year award, is engaged in a contentious game of cornhole with an IT staffer. And Mark Hansen, sales support manager, is in the company’s kitchen, designed like a diner, whipping up Toasted Almonds for Andy and Joe. As other staffers hear him fire up the blender, they come running in, cups in hand. Bluegrass’ CEO, Fred Parker, is out spending the day with board members, but he is even represented at this little party: His photo is blown up on his chair, and a message to Andy promises more advertising dollars for Counselor magazine.
Hey, those are two rather exciting events for one day. Whatever makes these guys and gals roll, the mix of personalities and the injection of fun has resulted in some serious growth at the company over the past several years. Parker’s motto is “Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it, plan more than you can do, then do it,” and it’s clear that this culture is full of creative, can-do people.