I joke with people sometimes that I have been a bit of a job hopper.
Over the course of my career, I worked somewhere for nine months. Three months. A year. If a job was not serving me, I did not stay.
That usually surprises people, but the truth is simple. I have always been someone who needs autonomy, growth, and the freedom to do great work. When those things were not there, I knew it was time to move on.
A lot of people stay in jobs that feel limiting. I never did. Looking back now, those experiences shaped exactly the kind of company I wanted to build.
And they are a big reason why Nover Marketing was named a 2026 Proud and Purposeful Employer by Best Companies Group.
But to understand why that recognition means so much to me, you have to go back to the one job I almost never left.
An Agency that Demonstrated Culture
Early in my career, I worked at a marketing agency that was different. It was actually the longest job I ever held, three years, which says a lot considering my track record.
That company did something many agencies struggle with. They trusted people.
They promoted from within. They gave me autonomy. They offered a flexible schedule before that was common. I was constantly learning from the people around me. It was the kind of environment where you could grow quickly because leadership believed in your potential.
Honestly, I probably would have stayed there for ten years.
But the agency was eventually sold to a venture firm. Anyone who has experienced that kind of transition knows how quickly things can change when outside ownership takes over. Culture shifts. Priorities change. The things that made the company special often disappear.
So I left.
After that, I worked at another agency and eventually moved into the tech world. But something stuck with me the entire time. I kept thinking about that first agency and how rare that kind of workplace actually was.
Most companies talk about culture. Very few actually design for it.
At some point I realized something important. If I ever built a company, I wanted to recreate that kind of environment. But I wanted to do it under my own terms.
That idea eventually became Nover Marketing.
Building it for Ourselves
From the beginning, I wanted to build a company that proved something simple. You do not have to sacrifice people to build a high performing business.
So we designed Nover intentionally. Our team works in a fully remote environment with flexible schedules and an optional four day work week because we trust people to manage their time and deliver results.
We also invest in the things that actually support someone’s life outside of work. Our team receives one hundred percent employer paid medical, dental, and vision insurance. Four weeks of PTO. Twelve paid holidays. Six personal days. Paid time for volunteering, conferences, and professional development. We also offer a 401(k) with a 3.5 percent employer match.
Those policies were never meant to be perks. They were designed around a belief I hold strongly. Burnout does not create excellence. Balance does.
People are the Magic
As Nover began to grow, something else became very clear to me. The magic of this company is not the policies or the philosophy. The magic is the people.
I still remember when Chel became our first hire. She had been working on SEO for major national brands and took a chance on a small agency that was just getting started. Since then she has grown with the company and is now our Lead Generation Manager.
Many other team members have joined since then (all equally wonderful for their own reasons). Each one looked at a small, growing team and decided it was a risk worth taking.
That kind of trust means a lot.
Every single person who has joined Nover has contributed to our growth. Not just by doing their job, but by helping make the system better. By speaking up when something was not working. By being honest when we made mistakes. By learning together and improving together as a team.
That willingness to grow together has shaped who we are as a company.
Every day I feel grateful to say I get to work alongside these individuals.
Our clients have also played a huge role in this journey. Many of them chose to work with Nover when we were still a small and growing agency. They trusted us with their businesses and gave us honest feedback along the way.
They showed up to the table as partners. They told us what was working and what was not. They helped us improve.
That kind of collaboration is something we never take for granted.
Today Nover serves clients across the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. These are technical fields where credibility and trust matter. As a female led agency with a primarily female team working in a traditionally male dominated industry, we see diverse perspectives as a strategic advantage.
Our team approaches problems differently. We ask different questions. We dig deeper to understand what truly drives growth for our clients.
That mindset has become one of the things that sets our work apart.
Being named a Proud and Purposeful Employer recognizes companies that intentionally align culture with long term performance. For me, the recognition is meaningful because it confirms something I have believed since the beginning.
If you nurture the team, the work will follow.
Strong teams create better ideas. Better ideas create stronger partnerships. And stronger partnerships build businesses that last.
Nover is still growing. Our team continues to evolve and our client partnerships continue to deepen. But one thing will never change.
This company will always be built around people first.
Because when people are supported, trusted, and given the freedom to do their best work, incredible things happen.
