The workspace directly correlates to the happiness and enthusiasm of your employees. With years of experience working with area tech companies, Amanda Brawner of the Shelton Keller Group reinforces this every day by employing design and functional elements into each company’s unique culture. “As startups are growing from local coffee shops to their very first lease spaces, the physical environment is crucial in creating a well-performing space for these individuals to grow their business.”
Brawner emphasizes that employers should provide a balance of both collaboration areas and focused work areas to meet the different work styles and preferences of their employees.
We’ve chosen four Austin workplaces that integrate those elements, and are so incredible, you may want to never leave. So long file cabinets…
Yes that is a French goatee in the background and Bill Murray in the foreground
I know a lot of companies boast the work hard, play hard mentality, but I have never met a harder working group of people in my life, and our incredible success is the proof. What makes us stand apart from the others is that we are truly passionate about what we do, and it shows. Our team is full of intelligent, ambitious, driven people who love what they do and come in every day and kill it!
About the new space in the historic Seaholm Power Plant:
The complete overhaul of the three-story renowned architectural staple is remarkable and still retains original elements. The open workspace is enclosed within a framework of history- with a few new elements, such as a giant Disco Ball. A special caveat of taking over the space.
Although their current team is far from touching the spatial capacity (34,000 sq ft), athena’s known for growing at a 25-30% growth rate y.o.y. and is consistently hiring. They hope to utilize the space in the meantime by establishing an Austin-based initiative of their ‘More Disruption Please Accelerator‘ and offering space to previous graduates and hosting events. A section of the space will also still be open to the public as a museum.
When and where did the Austin operations begin?
The new location is quite a change from their previous office. For 3+ years, the Watertown-headquartered company has been located in the Domain. The leadership is comprised of a husband and wife who have been with athenahealth for 25 years. Unlike the common turnover that is prevalent throughout the industry today, athena has a high retention rate that directly correlates to the positive work environment.
What are some notable qualities and aspects of working at athenahealth?
athenahealth believes that giving back enriches experience, and encourages anyone on the team to take time to volunteer. Employees are trusted to complete their duties in their own way and are free to work from home and choose what work hours they deem most efficient. The workspace is filled with various elements for every mindset- spaces that encourage employees to take a breather, get in their own zone, and communal nooks.
Number of Austin employees: 84
Number of positions hiring: 60
