Company culture isn’t just about perks—it’s the heartbeat of an organization that drives employee engagement, retention, and success. While many companies talk about culture, the most successful ones actively celebrate and nurture it through intentional practices and authentic employee experiences.
The companies featured in this article go beyond surface-level benefits to create environments where culture is lived and celebrated daily. From innovative recognition programs and unique team-building initiatives to employee-driven celebrations and values-based decision making, these organizations demonstrate how intentional culture cultivation becomes a competitive advantage.
Their insights reveal how they’re not just building workplaces, but creating communities where employees feel valued and inspired. These approaches offer valuable guidance for any organization looking to strengthen their cultural foundation and create an environment where both people and business thrive.
How do you celebrate your culture internally?
We celebrate our culture by recognizing wins of all sizes—whether it’s a team milestone or an individual achievement. From shoutouts and spot bonuses to company-wide emails and team gatherings, we believe in taking the time to pause, reflect and truly appreciate our progress. Our culture thrives on appreciation, and recognition is woven into our everyday. The year ends with our multi-day Holiday Party—complete with awards, music, food and prizes—bringing everyone together to celebrate how we succeed: as one team.
What impact do external awards or recognitions have on your culture? How do you promote these accolades?
External awards validate the pride we already feel and energize us to keep raising the bar. They serve as public acknowledgment of the hard work our teams put in every day. Internally, we celebrate these wins with the same enthusiasm as our own milestones—sharing the news across teams, spotlighting contributors and amplifying it on social media. These accolades aren’t just a pat on the back—they’re proof that what we’re building matters.
Check out Beacon Hill’s careers page here!
How do you celebrate your culture internally?
At Victra, culture isn’t just a word—it’s how we work, connect, and grow together. We celebrate through milestone recognition programs, peer-to-peer appreciation, and company-wide events that spotlight achievements like our Great Place to Work certification. Gratitude campaigns and leadership engagement keep our values alive every day.
What impact do external awards or recognitions have on your culture? How do you promote these accolades?
External awards validate the pride we already feel and energize us to keep raising the bar. They serve as public acknowledgment of the hard work our teams put in every day. Internally, we Awards like Great Place To Work validate our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace. They boost morale, strengthen pride, and help us attract top talent. We share these accolades across internal channels, social platforms, and recruitment materials to amplify the message: our people make Victra a Great Place To Work. Visit our careers page below and join VNation
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How do you celebrate your culture internally?
At LexisNexis Legal & Professional, our culture is grounded in purpose — to advance the rule of law and shape a more just world — and powered by our people, who bring that mission to life every day. Across our global community, we celebrate a culture that values connection, inclusion, and innovation in everything we do.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) unite colleagues across geographies and identities to build belonging and amplify diverse voices. Supported by our ERG Community Platform, employees collaborate globally, share experiences, and co-create programs that make an impact both inside and outside the workplace. This work is reinforced by our Global Inclusion Council, which drives our strategy to ensure everyone feels they belong and can contribute to a successful business mission, and by Inclusion Volunteers who help champion inclusion through action.
Through LexisNexis Cares, our global corporate responsibility program, employees receive paid volunteer days to support causes close to their hearts — from mentoring students, to advancing access to justice or helping at animal shelters, working at local parks, or soup kitchens. Our matching gift program amplifies those individual passions, matching employee charitable donations up to $1,000 per year, so that giving back becomes a shared experience that strengthens our sense of purpose and community. And our Thrive Wellbeing program promotes physical, mental, financial, and community wellbeing, helping every employee feel supported both personally and professionally. Growth is another hallmark of our culture. Through mentoring and coaching programs, including specialized mentoring in technology and technology leadership programs, employees connect across levels and disciplines to share knowledge, develop new skills, and explore emerging innovations.
This spirit of learning extends to our AI and data science communities, where we empower employees to explore new possibilities, share best practices, and spark the next wave of legal innovation. This spirit of learning extends across our organization, where every employee — regardless of role — is empowered to explore how AI innovation can unlock new possibilities, share best practices, and spark the next wave of legal transformation. From wellbeing initiatives to mentoring and innovation labs, every program reflects our belief that when people feel supported, connected, and inspired, they can truly thrive — and together, we can make the world a more just place.
What impact do external awards or recognitions have on your culture? How do you promote these accolades?
External recognition reinforces what we already know — that our people are driving extraordinary innovation and impact across the globe. Awards like the 2025 CODiE Awards for AI and Data Innovation, where Protégé™ was named Best AI Tool for Lawyers and Lex Machina® won Best Data Analytics & Insights Solution, highlight how our collective curiosity and creativity are shaping the future of authoritative legal AI workflows. These accolades instill pride and strengthen our shared sense of purpose. They remind every employee that their contributions — whether developing advanced Legal AI solutions, supporting customers or mentoring peers — play a vital role in our success and in advancing the rule of law worldwide.
Achievements are widely celebrated, sharing them through internal communications and our global intranet news hub, as well as externally through press releases and social channels. Recognition from peers and industry experts validates the excellence of our products, but equally important, it celebrates the people behind them — those who live our values of innovation, integrity, and impact every day. Our strong engagement scores and employee advocacy reflect this pride. Awards are more than milestones; they’re a reflection of how our purpose-driven innovation, global collaboration, and shared passion for progress make LexisNexis a truly remarkable place to work — and a company that continues to shape a more just world.
Check out the LexisNexis Legal & Professional careers page here!
How do you celebrate your culture internally?
We’re the tech-powered customer experience (CX) company, creating game-changing journeys that help brands grow globally. In everything we do, we believe in doing right by and for people—our clients, their customers, our staff, our communities, and our planet. We believe in putting people at the core of our success and our 440,000+ staff members worldwide (30,000 in North America) are fueled by our diverse, inclusive culture.
Our culture enables us to achieve our vision to be the greatest customer engagement company in the world, rich in diversity and talent, powered by creativity and technology. We believe in “living” our culture from onboarding and recognition to performance management and talent growth planning. Our award-winning commitment to culture, diversity, and ESG efforts is globally recognized.
Examples of our 2023 achievements in these areas include, but are not limited to:
• Our staff voted us a Best Company for Diversity and a Best Company for Global Culture as part of Comparably’s awards.
• We more than doubled our goal of achieving 50,000 staff volunteer hours to help our ecosystems.
• We met or surpassed multiple goals to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our people, including the release of KeepAppy, a proprietary app for monitoring/improving staff mental wellness, and a new Wellness Scorecard/Index to measure/track the efficacy of our strategies.
• We quadrupled our efforts to improve economic development in our communities through impact hiring.
• We strengthened global ESG commitments and met 2025 goal of planting 250,000 trees three years early.
• We were awarded/recognized by multi-groups for our ESG initiatives, including Best in Biz, EcoVadis, SEAL, and more.
• We surpassed our goal of reducing power consumption to the equivalent of 50k MT of CO2 two years early.
Our dedication in developing talent is reflected in our formal Leadership Academies and Mentorship Program that equip future leaders with the skills and competencies needed to be successful. This includes Benchmark, a new customized executive coaching program for women leaders; PRISM, our virtual diversity leadership program; and Pinnacle, equips senior leaders with the skills needed to be effective as executives. We offer a defined DEI learning path and other leadership preparation journeys through our Concentrix University courses and programs, where each path is aimed at preparing staff for success.
What impact do external awards or recognitions have on your culture? How do you promote these accolades?
Consistent with our culture, Concentrix as a company is committed to recognizing our employees, our game-changers, for jobs well done, for exceeding expectations, and for championing and supporting fellow game-changers. Recognitions are done locally with local teams all the way up to globally with our most senior leadership. When staff feel appreciated and recognized, their job satisfaction levels and tenure rise, and they tend to produce better and longer. In all my years in the professional world, I have never seen a company so focused on culture and staff recognition. Here are some examples.
The Game-Changer Awards recognize innovative individuals for their contributions in front of regional, geo, and global leaders.
Objective: Recognize individuals who are embodying our culture, driving innovation, and challenging norms internally or externally.
Frequency: Year-round nominations within geos and winners are acknowledged in Monthly Game-Changer Leadership Calls.
Once a month, leaders from the management network and members of the Global Executive Team (GET) meet to discuss regional, geo, and global business updates. These calls are called the ‘Geo Name’ Game-Changer Update.
The history of Game-Changer Awards
– The Game-Changer’s Awards, started two decades ago by CEO Chris Caldwell. The awards recognize those that truly embodying company culture, challenging norms, and surpassing expectations. – Individuals are nominated by senior leaders and individuals up to Sr. Manager level are recognized monthly in Leadership calls.
– This is a prestigious award with only 75 people around the globe recognized each month for their outstanding work.
We also run President’s Club Award programs for not only the best performing sales staff, but also nominations for other staff for consistently going above and beyond in their roles and “living our culture.” Winners receive all expenses paid trip for two to a fun filled, often tropical destination, and receive an abundance of internal recognition and comms.
We also run INNOVATION awards, with nominations for those who come up with innovative, usually tech-related, ideas on how to improve processes, streamline operations, or improve data analytics. Those who submit the ideas, if chosen, also spearhead the development of their solutions and the top performers receive cash awards, as well as worldwide recognition from company leadership on largely attended video calls.
Check out Concentrix’s careers page here!
How do you celebrate your culture internally?
At Vertafore, we believe culture thrives when people feel seen, valued, and connected, and we celebrate that spirit in everything we do.
A great example is Vertafore’s recent AI Immersion Week. This was a companywide, week-long event that brought teams together to learn and experiment with AI. Employees shared ideas, discovered creative ways to use AI, and supported each other in trying something new. The week wrapped up with friendly awards that celebrated teamwork, innovation, and enthusiasm. The awards recognized everything from the most creative use of AI to the most passionate learner. It was a lively, collaborative experience that showed how much we value curiosity and connection across our teams.
We also celebrate our culture every day through RAVE, our employee recognition program that empowers team members to recognize coworkers who embody The Vertafore Way. Through RAVE, employees can give and receive points for demonstrating our core principles and redeem them for meaningful rewards—keeping appreciation front and center in our daily work.
Based on employee recognitions through RAVE, we also have a quarterly winner for each Vertafore Way pillar and celebrate them with a company-wide email, digital signage in our offices, and publicly on LinkedIn.
Our Employee Resource Groups and Interest Groups further energize our culture with themed events, volunteer opportunities, and shared passions that bring people together across teams and locations.
At Vertafore, connection, recognition, and collaboration aren’t just values; they’re how we live our culture every day.
What impact do external awards or recognitions have on your culture? How do you promote these accolades?
External awards shine a light on the incredible people and culture at Vertafore, and they serve as public recognition of the great environment everyone creates and sustains here every day. They reinforce our pride, fuel engagement, and remind every team member that their contributions make a real difference.
We make sure to celebrate these wins across the company—sharing them on our digital signage in offices, in our companywide weekly newsletter, on employee lock screens, and through companywide communications so everyone can join in the excitement.
Externally, we highlight these accolades on our social media channels and careers page to attract others who share our values. Each recognition is more than an award — it is a reflection of the passion, innovation, and collaboration that defines life at Vertafore.
Check out the Vertafore’s careers page here!
How do you celebrate your culture internally?
At Golden Hippo, our culture isn’t just what we say, it’s what we do every single day. We recognize individual and team wins in real time through Spot Bonuses, Win of the Week highlights, and Town Hall shoutouts, because speed of implementation matters and great work deserves fast celebration.
We believe the best idea wins, no matter where it comes from. That’s why our Pitch Contests are open to everyone across the company, giving any team member the chance to bring bold ideas forward, spark innovation, and help shape our next breakthrough ad or strategy. Transparency is another core part of how we operate. Through our anonymous suggestion box, anyone can submit questions for our executive team to address weekly, keeping communication open, honest, and truly two-way.
We keep things personal, too. Every employee gets a handwritten birthday card; because even in a fast-moving, innovative environment, human connection always comes first. We also share promotions, career milestones, and team accomplishments across social channels and bring people together through virtual and in-person events, strengthening our sense of community no matter where we’re working from.
Altogether, this blend of recognition, transparency, innovation, and rapid action ensures our culture isn’t just talked about—it’s lived, felt, and built by all of us.
What impact do external awards or recognitions have on your culture? How do you promote these accolades?
External awards and recognitions reinforce the culture we practice every day at Golden Hippo, and are proof that our innovation, collaboration, and commitment to excellence are being noticed far beyond our own teams. These accolades energize our employees, validate the work they’re doing, and strengthen pride in the culture they help create.
We promote these wins widely. Internally, we highlight them in Town Halls, Slack channels, and our company newsletter, always spotlighting the teams and individuals who made the achievement possible. Externally, we share awards through social platforms and our Careers site to showcase the people, values, and mindset that make Golden Hippo stand out.
These recognitions also hold us accountable to our cultural commitments. They give us a benchmark to measure against and fuel momentum to continue innovating, piloting bold ideas, and investing in initiatives that strengthen our culture. They remind everyone that culture is a company-wide achievement and that every team member contributes to making Golden Hippo an exceptional place to work. Ultimately, external validation motivates us to keep raising the bar, living our values in action, and building a culture we’re proud to sustain and share with the world.