It’s time to shine another well-deserved spotlight on our amazing team members! To help strengthen relationships across our fully-remote team and encourage genuine connections, Perform[cb] has introduced an Employee Summer Spotlight video interview series. Employee Summer Spotlight: Louise Allison Each week, a new employee is interviewed by our Vibe Manager, Ryan Hill, and asked a series of unique “get to know you” questions about themselves. This week, learn about one of Perform[cb]’s Digital Marketing Specialists, Louise Allison. Get to know Louise and learn fun facts about her, like her family’s hot dog eating contest tradition – and don’t be alarmed by the fighter jets that make an appearance! Access the full video here! Our fully-remote team absolutely loved getting to know Louise on a … [Read More...]
Employee Spotlight: Meet Director of Sales, Anthony Conrad
Perform[cb] is a distinguished leader within the performance marketing industry thanks to the backbone of our company – the outstanding internal leadership. Our new Agency leadership team has hit the ground running, leading the way for both our clients’ and team members’ success. We have loved sharing a glimpse of their day-to-day routines and why they’re excited about their new roles. This week, to wrap up this spotlight series, learn more about our Director of Sales, Anthony Conrad. When did you join Perform[cb]? Were there any key factors that influenced your decision to join our team? Did you have prior experience working with an affiliate agency, or was this your first step into the industry? I joined the Perform[cb] team in June of 2022, having previously … [Read More...]
Employee Spotlight: Meet VP of Client Services, Angie Stockman
Our award-winning affiliate management agency has a new leadership team, promoted internally to successfully lead the way for both our clients and team members. We are diving into what excites them in their new day-to-day, learning more about who inspires them, and a few facts along the way! This week, learn more about Angie Stockman, VP of Client Services, former Director of Accounts. When did you join Perform[cb]? Were there any key factors that influenced your decision to join our team? Did you have prior experience working with an affiliate agency, or was this your first step into the industry? I joined the Perform[cb] team in January of 2021. I have just under 20 years of senior-level online marketing experience and have been in the … [Read More...]
How Perform[cb] Fosters Employee Engagement with Kazoo Across Remote Team
In a remote workforce, fostering a sense of engagement and community across the team should always be top of mind. At Perform[cb], making sure our colleagues feel connected, encouraged, and rewarded is something about which we feel very passionate. Since transitioning from three office locations in 2020 to a fully remote global workforce with over 130 team members, we have been using Kazoo, an employee rewards and recognition platform to help keep our team connected and feel appreciated. Kazoo is designed to give team members the ability to share words of encouragement and gratitude with one another, thus granting “points” that can then be redeemed for real prizes such as gift cards, team lunches, and a long list of the hottest products. While in most organizations appreciation is funneled … [Read More...]
Celebrating Women’s History Month: McClain Sherman, Employee Spotlight Series
As we near the end of Women’s History Month, our 6th and final female employee spotlight goes to McClain Sherman, Senior Partner Executive. McClain is going on her 6th year with Perform[cb]. Read on to learn more about McClain’s female role models and the advice she has for women entering this industry. Q: If you have a role model or female figure of inspiration, please provide some details around who they are and how they inspire or drive you? Cheesy, but my mom. She built a business on her own all while raising three kids and always had a smile on her face. A true role model of what it means to lean in. Q: Who has been the most influential person within the organization for you? … [Read More...]
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Audrey Eng, Employee Spotlight Series
Women have played an important role at Perform[cb] since it was founded in 2002, with powerful women making up over half our team. As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, our fifth spotlight goes to Audrey Eng, Vice President of Account Management. Read on to learn more about her team spirit, female role models, and advice she has for women entering this industry. Q: Which female historical figure has been an inspiration to you? A recent inspiration to me has been Serena Williams. She had her first child around the same time that I had mine. She competed at the highest level while she was pregnant. A year after giving birth to her child, she was back on the court defending her title as the #1 tennis player … [Read More...]
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Jelena Miskic, Employee Spotlight Series
According to a recent study, women hold only 25{da2ef7ff2781dfb5887db3e3a6cf03c7c894e23a27536de3f64bd799872794d1} of all jobs in the technology industry. With a workforce of 50{da2ef7ff2781dfb5887db3e3a6cf03c7c894e23a27536de3f64bd799872794d1} women and 50{da2ef7ff2781dfb5887db3e3a6cf03c7c894e23a27536de3f64bd799872794d1} men, Perform[cb] is clearly leading the pack!. As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, our fourth spotlight goes to Jelena Miskic, Backend Developer, who lives in Banja Luka, Bosnia. Learn more about her role models, adventurous spirit, and advice she has for women entering the workforce. Q: Which female historical figure has been an inspiration to you? There are so many historical women in tech who have really paved the way for others like myself. To name a few, Rosalind Franklin, Hertha Ayrton, Ada Bryon (Lovelace), Marie Curie, the list goes on. These women were very ahead of their time regardless of the … [Read More...]
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Steph Sorensen, Employee Spotlight Series
With a workforce of 50{da2ef7ff2781dfb5887db3e3a6cf03c7c894e23a27536de3f64bd799872794d1} women and 50{da2ef7ff2781dfb5887db3e3a6cf03c7c894e23a27536de3f64bd799872794d1} men, Perform[cb] is continuously making strides towards creating a diverse environment for all of our team members. Besides being a welcoming culture, according to a recent survey, a company with a balanced workforce (50/50 men/women), can generate 41{da2ef7ff2781dfb5887db3e3a6cf03c7c894e23a27536de3f64bd799872794d1} more revenue. As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, our third spotlight goes to Steph Sorensen, Partner Executive. Learn more about her role models, adventurous spirit, and advice she has for women entering the workforce. Q: Which female historical figure has been an inspiration to you? While not technically a historical figure, I really look up to woman entrepreneurs and business owners who have built their brands from the ground up. Personally, I love the CEO of Bumble, Whitney Wolfe … [Read More...]
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Angelica Cognac, Employee Spotlight Series
As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, our second spotlight goes to Angelica Cognac, Senior Accounts Payable Associate. A former U.S. Marine, Angelica is known for being a number-cruncher by day, and a video producer by night. Angelica’s uplifting personality brings light into any room she walks into. We’re so lucky to have Angelica as part of the Perform[cb] team! Q: Which female historical figure has been an inspiration to you? There are so many women in history that have led the path for the rest of us in the fight for equality and inclusion. Thinking back to my military roots, women have continuously been breaking barriers to push their way into being seen and accepted in the armed forces. My biggest inspiration would have … [Read More...]
Launching our Arrow, (Virtually) Together: Think Bigger 2021
The theme of our 2020 Think Bigger event was “Let’s Go…Again!”. Little did we know that just a month after that event, we would be in the grip of a global pandemic, and shifting to 100{da2ef7ff2781dfb5887db3e3a6cf03c7c894e23a27536de3f64bd799872794d1} remote work. Fast forward to 2021, and like many others, we pivoted to putting on a killer virtual event! Our theme this year was “Launch Your Arrow”, inspired by Paulo Coelho’s quote “An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back, it means that it’s going to launch you into something great.” We used this time to reflect on 2020, where we succeeded, and where we were challenged, so that we could pull our arrow back and launch into 2021 towards what we know … [Read More...]
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Becca Abdul-Aal, Employee Spotlight Series
With a workforce of 50{da2ef7ff2781dfb5887db3e3a6cf03c7c894e23a27536de3f64bd799872794d1} women (compared to the tech industry average of only 26{da2ef7ff2781dfb5887db3e3a6cf03c7c894e23a27536de3f64bd799872794d1}), Perform[cb] is proud to be a women-led company. We believe that our female colleagues are contributing to the collective history of all women in business every day, and as we enter Women’s History Month, we want to spotlight a few of our female team members to learn what motivates them, who their mentors are, and more. Our first spotlight goes to Becca Abdul-Aal, Director of Technical Operations. Becca has been with Perform[cb] for over 6 years. Her day-to-day consists of a little bit of everything, working closely with our marketers and partners, as well as helping to oversee our proprietary tracking platform, PerformLEAP. Q: Which female historical figure has … [Read More...]
Vacation All I Ever Wanted, Vacation…Had to Stay Home?
Wow! 2020 sure hasn’t turned out to be what anyone thought it would be. Unless you had global pandemic, virtual school, societal unrest, and murder hornets on your 2020 bingo card, you were most likely experiencing the challenge of having to make some serious adjustments in your “new normal”. Perform[cb]-ers are not ones to shy from challenges. In fact, we like to think that challenges bring the best out in us, and this global pandemic did just that. A company that believes that each and every one of our team members is a cultural co-founder, we thrive on being and working together. Throughout the year – well, a normal year anyway – we have many outings from going to Howl-o-Scream at Busch Gardens to Rockies … [Read More...]