The 2020 Best Firms to Work For: Pariveda Solutions

Consulting Service Lines: Strategy, IT, Operations Management

Pariveda Solutions is an employee-owned company, giving its workers, or "Fins," a vested interest in the company's continued success. The firm is committed to staying true to its core values and mission to help people grow towards their highest potential. Prioritizing its people through these challenging times has helped make the Dallas-headquartered firm a Best Firm to Work For five years in a row.

"We have continued to keep our people our number one priority in terms of Fin (Employee) Safety and Fin Well Being. We have expanded Fin Well-Being programs to include workshops and learning sessions that focus on physical health, financial health, mental and emotional health. Team cohesion has been a significant focus, and there have been consistent opportunities to be socially close while we are still physically distant," says Bruce Ballengee, Pariveda Solutions founder and CEO

Since social distancing became the norm, the firm has kept up morale and team togetherness virtually, through team game nights, happy hours, and even guided meditation sessions. It's held company-wide town halls where employees can ask and receive real-time answers from senior leadership.

Ballengee describes firm culture as "one of [Pariveda's] most prized assets," and a key reason people choose careers at the firm.

"We've built this culture together through our shared commitment to a set of fundamental values and our community's expectations of how we work together. As the company expands, our goal is to provide decision guidance that encapsulates our culture and keeps it thriving."

As for what it means to be named a Best Firm to Work for five years running, Ballengee calls the recognition "an honor."

"As Pariveda continues to grow year after year, this award confirms that we continue to stay true to our core values and mission to grow people towards their highest potential. Because our Fins are engaged, they can co-create solutions with our clients to their ambiguous problems. Our Fins are self-motivated and self-guided to seek out and design creative solutions using holistic thinking leveraging leading-edge business, technology, and product ideas."

Consulting: When you look at the remainder of this year and 2021, what excites you? What opportunities do you see in your markets?

Ballengee: "We are excited to have our college hires start and join the firm. They are a vital component of our growth each year. Their talent is essential as we move into 2021. We are excited to continue building our office in Toronto and increase brand awareness to provide Canadian clients with solutions to their challenges. Key growth opportunities are in digital transformation and data analytics. Digital transformation is more critical than ever. It is at the forefront of every industry. The time is now for digital transformation, which has become a necessity given the change brought on by the pandemic and the resulting state of customers and suppliers and the change in entire ecosystems because of the COVID. It is a must-have for companies to compete and thrive in the next normal. "