Headquarters: Chicago
AUM: $12.5 billion as of June 30
U.S. employees: 24
Years Won: 2021-2022, 2024
Three cool things:
- Fosters social environment through team-building activities such as attending sporting events and riding on river cruises, as well as monthly doughnut breakfasts and pizza lunches. Distributed glasses for employees to watch the April 8 solar eclipse from the office building’s rooftop.
- Promotes health and wellness through building amenities such as chair massages, sound baths and mocktail parties. In addition to subsidizing memberships for the center, offers unlimited paid time off and encourages taking time off or leaving work early for mental health.
- Recognizes employee milestones at annual sales meeting, which has been held on a rooftop viewing party during a Chicago Cubs game. Honored staff are acknowledged in a firmwide email and receive a personalized pat on the back from the CEO.
Employees say:
- “North Square is a place where you look forward to coming to work, and where employee contributions are recognized and celebrated. We also have an outstanding and always approachable ‘model’ CEO who makes time for every employee and provides real leadership.”
- “We have a culture based on trust and ability, and employees truly appreciate that. The people are great, and we’re all here because we want to see the company move forward. We work hard, and we play hard.”
- “There’s flexibility for career progression, and work-life balance. The environment makes you feel like you are really contributing, vs. working at a large company where you can get lost at times.”
