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Free Fridays! Get Busy With Fizy

by admin on 21 Jan ’11 in Cool Stuff, Events, Free Stuff, Squeaky, company culture, marketing, social media with No comments

Who doesn’t love free music? We know we do. Music is inherently soothing and allows us to be at ease with the world. Even the worst day can be turned around just by kicking back and listening to your favorite artist. Here at the Squeaky Loft we are actually encouraged to play our own taste of music. There are typically no complaints or hatred toward any particular genre as our tastes tend to be rather eclectic and open-minded. From Antoine Dodson to Jazz, we are always jamming out to something and it tends to boost morale and create friendly conversations among our music-loving selves.

For a huge collection of free streaming music check out Fizy.com. It’s a great source for any type of music even hard to find classics. What do you enjoy listening to while you work?

NYC Blizzard Part Deux

by admin on 12 Jan ’11 in Food, Squeaky, company culture with No comments

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Remember the blizzard of 2010? Well apparently it’s back for more in 2011. It’s been snowing since yesterday but the view from our office is spectacular. Although trekking through the snow to get here was rather arduous it was worth it to end up in the warmth and coziness of the Squeaky Loft. There’s hot coffee and tea to warm our souls and we find comfort in each other’s company. That’s just how we get down here at Squeaky. We are one big happy family (like the Partridge family but not as lame) and we are firm believers that this special relationship we share with each other is reflected in the work we produce.

Stay warm.

How Do We Define Our Company Culture?

by admin on 13 Mar ’09 in Squeaky, company culture with No comments

Yesterday, I came across a Brains on Fire blog post discussing company culture and the role it plays in running a thriving business. Today, many companies are toying with the idea of creating a position to be in “charge” of company culture. Who can blame them? Everyone wants to be the next Zappos. And, after viewing the ‘Delivering Happiness’ power point from their CEO, Tony Hseih, at South by Southwest I can see why.

However, I stand on the opposite side of the fence. Much like Spike Jones from Brains on Fire, I too would argue no one person should be in ‘charge’ of the company culture. I would think within any successful business an individual or group will naturally facilitate and define the culture, be it through miscellaneous events or actions.

I am fortunate enough to say I am part of a strong company culture at Squeaky Wheel Media and for us there is no question it comes from the top and trickles down. What I’ve discovered is when you give employees the freedom to express themselves as individuals, no matter what the size of a company, a successful environment will form organically.

Everyone knows about successful cultures like Google and Whole Foods so we thought to give a shout out to companies who get less notoriety but are just as distinguished, like Stew Leonard’s. Good people, good culture, great business.

By Jacob Ramos