Diversity at Sweetwater

Diverse employees at Sweetwater score the company 85/100 across various culture categories, placing Sweetwater in the top 5% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Sweetwater across various culture dimensions.

Diversity and Inclusion at Sweetwater

Through Sweetwater’s culture which is built on the creation and celebration of music, we seek to help unify people from all walks of life by inviting in, valuing, respecting, and learning from individual differences and unique perspectives. By doing so, we make Sweetwater stronger as a company and a better place to work. Our strategies include....

1) Recruitment/Purposeful Hiring

Partnerships: We develop key partnerships with a variety of organizations to aid us in recruiting diverse candidates. These include HBCUs like Tennessee State University and nonprofit organizations like Women in Audio, Beats by Girlz, and the National Coalition of Black Musicians.

Sourcing: We utilize best-in-class tools to proactively identify diverse candidates.

Measurement: We hold ourselves accountable to annual diverse hiring targets that are customized by department/functional skill area.

2) Training & Development

Foundations: All employees complete an anti-harassment, anti-discrimination and diversity and inclusion training module.

Enrichment: We offer additional D&I related learning & discussion opportunities through:

- Monthly lunch and learn sessions

- Incorporation of Cultural Intelligence training into our Manager Development Program

- Participation in a local community-wide training program

- Regular meetings with an internal cross-functional D&I Advisory Group to gain insights from across our company

3) Community Involvement

Philanthropic Support: We offer financial support & board participation in a number of D&I-related organizations - especially those listed above with whom we partner on other efforts.

Sweetwater's Diversity & Inclusion Awards

Sweetwater won 2 awards in 2023. Sweetwater won Best Company for Women 2023 and Best CEOs for Women 2023.

Best Company for Women 2023 (Large Companies)

Best CEOs for Women 2023 (Large Companies)