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InStride’s team is pioneering a new approach to workforce education by delivering both business and social impact for companies. Through life-changing, best-in-class education, InStride transforms organizations and people for the future. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
78
TOTAL
RATINGS
2134

InStride Company Culture

InStride Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A
4.6/5

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

InStride CEO

Top 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Craig Maloney InStride's CEO
Craig Maloney
83 /100

Diversity at InStride

Top 30%Top 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B

Diverse employees at InStride have rated Team, Happiness, and Executive Team as the highest categories they have scored

Women at InStride

Top 20%Top 20% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B+

Women at InStride have rated Happiness, Perks And Benefits, and Team as the highest categories they have scored

InStride eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 15%Top 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

68

InStride employees are 68% more likely to recommend InStride as a great place to work

72%Promoters
24%Passives
4%Detractors

Working at InStride

Working at InStride is rated highly by 78 employees, across various culture dimensions. InStride employees are most satisfied about Compensation, Executive Team, and Happiness categories, putting InStride’s culture in the Top 10% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 5% compared to other companies in Los Angeles. See below in detail how working at InStride was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at InStride

A

Overall Company Culture at InStride is rated A

Last updated months ago

Top
10%

InStride ranks in the Top 10% of other companies on Comparably with 51-200 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 78 Employees

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HR93
Operations
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Operations88
Product
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Product88
Marketing
87
Marketing87
Engineering
78
Engineering78

InStride Employee Reviews

Out of 331 InStride employee reviews, 96% were positive. The remaining 4% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping InStride improve their work culture.

96%
4%
Positive Reviews96%
Constructive Feedback4%

Positive Reviews From InStride Employees

  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    The leadership team has been transparent about changes in the company, financials, and plans for the next year.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    People are very helpful. Leadership being transparent.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Move forward with projects and find right resources

Constructive Feedback From InStride Employees

  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Higer base pay. Offer equity to employees who are below director level. Bonus that's tied with the performance in the role instead of setting up projects that the employees focus on to achieve the bonus goal.
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    I just got here. Feel like I should be getting paid more considering the type of work I'm doing and the role I'm filling. We also just lost a member so will probably need to step up.
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    I took a $20k pay cut when I accepted this job. I was lead to believe that a promotion was on the horizon but, it seems that has been tabled and the general theme is to do more with less.

InStride Company Information

InStride Company Overview

InStride’s team is pioneering a new approach to workforce education by delivering both business and social impact for companies. Through life-changing, best-in-class education, InStride transforms organizations and people for the future.

InStride was founded in 2019 and its current CEO is Craig Maloney. Since its inception 7 years ago, InStride has grown to 166 employees.

InStride Mission, Vision & Values

InStride Mission Statement

InStride drives meaningful social and business outcomes by unlocking access to life-changing education. In collaboration with quality academic institutions, we enable employers to provide career-aligned, debt-free education to their workforces.

InStride Vision Statement

We transform businesses and enrich employee lives for leading companies. Our purpose is to enable enterprises and their people to continually advance through education. Through this, we aim to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace.

InStride Values

  • Service excellence
  • Relentless innovation
  • Progressive growth
  • Financial diligence
  • World-class team
Headquarter840 Apollo St, Suite 100
El Segundo, CA 90245
United States of America
Websiteinstride.com
Founding Date2019
Company StatusPrivate
Jobswww.instride.com/careers/
Social Sites
  • Learn about our mission, our work and our organization directly from InStriders.
  • InStride is a public benefit company whose mission is to develop the workforce of the future by helping large organizations provide career-boosting, life-changing opportunities to their employees, while strengthening their competitive advantage. We believe the most enduring way for companies to do this is by starting with people.

InStride Employees

InStride has 166 employees. 78 employees at InStride have reviewed InStride across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 78 InStride employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at InStride are extremely happy with their total compensation at InStride, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at InStride are extremely happy with their team. 78 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at InStride are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at InStride believe the environment at InStride is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at InStride is comfortably fast. About 72% of the employees at InStride work 8 hours or less.

Overall, the employees at InStride are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
InStride employees generally work 8.5 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at InStride report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
100% of InStride employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
InStride employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
87% of InStride employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
InStride employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
100% of InStride employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining InStride - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in Los Angeles about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. Los Angeles employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 74% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

InStride KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of InStride's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 69 InStride employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 67 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes97%
No3%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
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No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

InStride CEO & Leadership

InStride CEO - Craig Maloney

Craig Maloney InStride's CEO
83 /100

InStride’s CEO Craig Maloney started in this role in 2023. Craig’s approval rate is in the Top 10% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Los Angeles. InStride’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the Product department, employees with Over 10 Years experience, and employees in the HR department. However, employees with 1 to 3 Years experience, employees with 3 to 6 Years experience, and employees in the Engineering department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Under Maloney’s leadership, InStride employee respondents are most happy about their Compensation and the company’s Executive Team. Meetings and Diversity are two areas, according to respondents, where InStride could stand to see real improvement.

InStride Leadership

The InStride Executive Team is rated an “A+” and led by CEO Craig Maloney, Chief Technology Officer Tarun Malhotra, and Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder Jonathan Lau

  • Craig Maloney  CEO / President

    Craig Maloney CEO / President

    Craig Maloney is a seasoned leader with a proven track record of achieving profitable growth and creating shareholder... read more

  • Tarun Malhotra Chief Technology Officer

    Tarun Malhotra is the Chief Technology Officer of InStride, the Strategic Enterprise Education™ partner of choice for... read more

  • Jonathan Lau Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder

    Jonathan Lau brings years of experience at leading technology, education, consulting and investment firms, along with a... read more

  • Jim Alessandro Chief Marketing Officer

    Jim Alessandro is an accomplished marketing executive with decades of experience and a track record of success in... read more

  • Michelle Westfort Chief University Officer

    Michelle Westfort brings more than 20 years of professional experience in higher education programs and partnerships to... read more

  • Stephen Chu Chief Legal and People Officer

    Stephen is the Chief Legal and People Officer at InStride, the Strategic Enterprise EducationTM partner of choice for... read more

  • Dan Bock Chief Commercial Officer

    Dan Bock is Chief Commercial Officer at InStride, where he oversees the company’s business development and marketing... read more

InStride Salaries

How much does InStride pay?

How much do people at InStride get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at InStride is $69,511, or $33 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $96,227, or $46 per hour.

At InStride, the highest paid job is a Sales Manager at $97,516 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $39,913 annually. Average InStride salaries by department include: Business Development at $96,228, Admin at $40,686, Operations at $83,697, and HR at $80,611. Half of InStride salaries are above $96,227.

76 employees at InStride rank their Compensation in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 161 ratings) while 76 employees at InStride rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 145 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$46k
$46k1st Percentile
20th Percentile
$77k
$77k20th Percentile
40th Percentile
$93k
$93k40th Percentile
60th Percentile
$162k
$162k60th Percentile
80th Percentile
$234k
$234k80th Percentile
100th Percentile
$310k
$310k100th Percentile
$69,511*
Average Compensation
$96,227*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

InStride Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at InStride

Diverse employees at InStride score the company 86/100 across various culture categories, placing InStride in the Top 30% of companies on Comparably with 51-200 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at InStride across various culture dimensions.

InStride drives business and social impact by helping our corporate partners equalize access to high-quality education for their employees. For example, we are a strategic national talent developer, endorsed by OneTen, a coalition of business leaders committed to upskilling, hiring and promoting one million Black individuals into family-sustaining jobs over the next 10 years.,,Internally, we are also committed to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion with our InStriders. One of our company’s core values is to encourage and celebrate our InStriders’ diversity of beliefs, skills, lifestyles and orientations. We hold ourselves to these high standards to ensure we continue to build an inclusive culture and attract diverse talent. ,,This process begins with hiring and onboarding, and continues throughout talent development and growth. We use an impartial, third-party service to ensure that our job descriptions are inclusive in language and structure. During onboarding, each InStrider is required to take DE&I awareness courses on topics such as understanding unconscious bias.,,InStride also actively celebrates different cultures and ideas through regular fireside chats with current & former Fortune 500 executives from a variety of industries & functions, as well as Lunch & Learns led by our InStriders. This year, for example, we held a Black History Month roundtable as well as an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month presentation, among other discussions. ,,As InStride grows, we will continue to keep diversity and integrity a top priority by further enriching our training and programs and always celebrating diverse points of view.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 89/100
Department - Marketing
Men 93/100
Department - Operations
Diverse Employees 87/100
Department - Operations

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 85/100
Department - Operations
Men 78/100
Department - Engineering
Diverse Employees 72/100
Department - Engineering

InStride Perks & Benefits

We believe that a company’s richest resource is their employees, and that investments in people yield the highest returns for individuals, businesses, and society as a whole. That’s why every InStride employee is eligible to enroll in 3,000+ online skill, certificate and degree programs through our Step Forward program. Unlike traditional tuition reimbursement programs, InStride covers your tuition upfront, regardless of your course of study, degree type, or school. The Step Forward program, along with InStride’s best-in-class employee benefits, are available to all employees from the day they join InStride.

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Company Social Outings
  • Work From Home Policy

InStride PTO

InStride's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year.

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Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy0%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
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Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
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$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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Frequently Asked Questions regarding InStride

What is InStride address?

InStride location is at 840 Apollo St, Suite 100

Who is the CEO of InStride?

InStride CEO is Craig Maloney, their score by employees is 83

What is InStride eNPS?

The eNPS for InStride is 68

What is the salary for Operations Manager in InStride?

Operations Manager average salary in the US is 92k

What are the salaries in the Finance in InStride?

The average salaries for Finance in InStride is 49k

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