Clickstop Earns 8 Culture Excellence Awards for 2026
We don’t just aim to be a “good” place to work.
We aim to build a business that is sustainable, enjoyable, and provides opportunity to those who seek it.
Following our recent USA TODAY Top Workplaces recognition, the data from our third-party employee surveys (conducted by Energage) has identified eight specific areas where our culture is outperforming the national benchmark.
Why does it matter? These Culture Excellence badges are based 100% on employee feedback.
They aren’t given; they are earned by the people who live our values every day.
Our 8 Areas of Excellence
1. Appreciation: Noticed & Valued
We promote a winning team spirit by seeing the greatness in others.
Appreciation isn’t a formality. It’s how we celebrate those who embody our values. We encourage employee-owners to look beyond their own work and acknowledge the quiet and loud wins that drive our collective success. By recognizing our teammates, we create a supportive environment where everyone feels like they belong to a championship team.
When you feel valued, you’re empowered to expect greatness from yourself and your peers.
2. Compensation & Benefits: Fair & Competitive
Shared success is the ultimate reward for those who think big and make it happen.
Paying market value is the baseline for how we invest in our people. Add in our competitive benefits, like $0 premium health insurance and 100% paid sabbaticals, and we start making a difference in the short- and long-term moments in people’s lives. Where we add rocket fuel is with our ESOP—the financial engine that turns a job into an investment in your own future. As the business grows, so does the personal net worth of the employee owners building it.
A holistic approach to compensation and benefits allows our team to focus on innovation and excellence, free from the distraction of financial instability.
3. Well-Being: Human Beings, Not Human Doings
Our people are our greatest asset.
High performance requires a high level of care. We don’t expect greatness from people who are running on empty. That means we treat mental and physical health as business fundamentals. Their health and well-being is a long-term investment.
A supported team is a resilient team. By valuing the human being, we ensure our owners have the energy to be adventurous.
4. Innovation: High-Potential Ideas Celebrated
We embrace and drive change by not accepting “the way we’ve always done it.”
Technology isn’t the only way to innovate. It’s about the courage to try, fail, and learn. We empower every owner to identify obstacles and suggest bold solutions, regardless of their title. We don’t fear mistakes; we fear stagnation. Forward-thinking failure is simply the tuition we pay on the way to somewhere better
This adventurous spirit keeps us agile and ensures we are always moving toward what’s next.
5. Leadership: Confidence in the Vision
We communicate openly with confidence and respect to stay aligned.
Leadership is about providing the map so everyone can lead from where they are. We strive to be radically transparent, ensuring the why is always clear. We avoid corporate silos by focusing on trust and openly sharing our 2026 strategic plan.
When you have confidence in the vision, you can work with the speed and autonomy needed to think big.
6. Professional Development: Investing In & Empowering Growth
We expect greatness by hiring and developing high-ceiling talent.
Your growth is Clickstop’s growth. Development is a partnership. We provide the tools and coaching; you provide the hunger to reach your full potential. We prioritize internal mobility, proving that a career at Clickstop has no ceiling or traditional path.
Empowered owners are the ones who create our growth so we invest in their potential.
7. Purpose & Values: A Clear & Meaningful Direction
The Clickstop Code, home to our mission, core values, traits, and behaviors, is a guiding compass that shapes our approach to work and sets expectations for ourselves as employee-owners.
But our mission and values are only powerful when it’s lived authentically every day and when we recognize and celebrate them. We use our values as a filter for everything—from the people we hire to the recognition we provide to each other.
Our mission and values aren’t just a poster on a wall. We hold ourselves accountable to them, and recognize and celebrate through them. They are the filter for everything because they make our daily work efficient and purposeful.
When we have a shared purpose, we can move faster and achieve more together.
8. Work-Life Flex: Balancing the Whole Person
We trust our owners to lead their lives and invest in them to be the best version of themselves inside and outside of work.
Flexibility is a sign of respect. We value growth and impact over face time or rigid schedules. We trust our team to integrate work and life in a way that keeps them energized and effective. Flexibility is a competitive advantage.
When our team feels trusted, they show up with more loyalty, more focus, and a stronger winning team spirit.
The Bottom Line
These badge awards are a benchmark. They show us what’s working and where we have the opportunity to grow even further.
This success belongs to everyone at Clickstop because we are employee owners and take pride in creating this culture together. When we align our strategy with a culture that empowers people, the results speak for themselves.