FSB/Winning Workplaces Best Bosses 2005

Honored Leader: Margie Traylor (President) and Bret Giles (CEO)

Company Name: Sitewire Marketspace Solutions, LLC

Location: Tempe, Ariz.

Nature of Business: Integrated marketing services

Founded: 1999

Revenue: $1.9 million

Growth Rate (2004): 46 percent

Number of Employees: 21

Average Tenure: 3 years

Sitewire is a 6-year-old e-marketing consulting firm. Co-founders Margie Traylor (president) and Bret Giles (CEO) provide their 21 employees with opportunities to grow with the organization. The firm's "Culture Club" is in charge of organizing monthly gatherings in which the firm recognizes employee milestones and accomplishments. During weekly "Pit-Stop meetings," employees gather to talk about accomplishments and fellow employees who supported them in their goals. The group also oversees an employee mentoring program and community service activities, which have helped foster a strong, supportive culture. Siteware has a long tradition of filling high-level positions from within, keeping voluntary turnover low – only six employees have ever left the firm. The firm has shown similar loyalty to its people in the past, eschewing layoffs in favor of shared belt tightening during the dot-com dark days of 2001 and 2002.

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