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By Alli Kelly
Top Startups and Tech Companies that Offer Mental Health Days
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but for those who struggle with mental health issues, finding support is a year-round challenge. There’s no dou[...]

By Evan Weese
How Fund That Flip is Maintaining Culture while Doubling Headcount in 2022
Maintaining a strong company culture through rapid growth is not always easy, but Fund That Flip is doing exactly that while disrupting a massive indu[...]

By Lauren Zyber
24 Best Companies for Work-Life Balance Jobs
Work-life balance. It’s been a buzz word for the last two years as the COVID-19 pandemic blurred the lines between work and home. As we enter a new er[...]

By Dan Ngoyi
Meet Rocket Companies, a Fintech at the Intersection of Impact and Innovation
When I started at Rocket Companies – then Quicken Loans – back in 2013, we had 4,000 team members and were quickly growing and taking market share fro[...]

Best Places to Work: A Look Inside Company Culture
Culture. Culture. Culture. We’re all talking about it, but what does it even mean? Company culture has been thrown into the spotlight over the last tw[...]

Questions to Ask in an Interview to Discover Company Culture
It can be hard to get a sense of a company’s culture in a 30-minute interview. Especially a remote one. When you can’t tour an office, see people inte[...]

By Lauren Zyber
The New Era of Benefits: Work/Life Balance, Flexibility, and Purpose
A lot is changing about how we live and work as we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. The office as we once knew it is going through a seismic shi[...]

The Power of Strengths-Awareness: Bringing your best self to work in an age of uncertainty
2020 ushered in unprecedented changes to our work and whole life experience. While we feel some relief from the ravages of the pandemic and political [...]

By Laura Cowan
7 mindfulness exercises to reduce stress at a tech job
Tech jobs can be hectic, and stress from the pandemic and non-stop work from home demands have 70% of tech workers reporting exhaustion. Tech workers [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Building resilience plus more mental well-being strategies for work
As we know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. While this topic has always been important, the past year has only worsened the mental health crisis[...]

The Best Growing Tech Hubs for Healthy Living
As the past year has changed how we work, it has also changed where we work. This new era of productivity makes the case for healthier work-life balan[...]

Finally Look Forward To Mondays: How To Find a Job You Love
We’ve all been there. It’s Sunday evening. You’ve had such a great weekend with friends and family, a much needed break from your job. And then it set[...]

By Ryan Vaughn
Fear: The Startup Serial Killer Which Must Not Be Named
We don’t talk about fears in startups often, or well. But the unexamined and unreconciled fears of the entrepreneur (not to mention the leadership tea[...]

Have A Disability? Look For Companies That Offer These Benefits
As a person with a disability, you may have found the job market difficult to navigate. For a long time, there’s been a stigma associated with having [...]

By Ryan Vaughn
The profound ROI on having fun
Entrepreneurs are artists that produce at scale. Beethoven used all twelve musical notes to compose his symphony number nine. Twelve tools, uniquely c[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Celebrating Black History: 15 Black Leaders in Tech
There are many ways to celebrate Black History Month. Learning about amazing Black figures in American history. Discussing solutions to problems in di[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Candidates Should Ask These 6 Questions About Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. It's something many startups and tech companies say they value and are actively working on. But the truth [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Tech workers are choosing Milwaukee as their home. Here’s why.
I’ll be honest: I’ve always had a soft spot for Milwaukee. My sister and brother-in-law live there, and visiting them is always the best. Fun things t[...]

By Ryan Vaughn
Why most 'culture work' actually hurts your company
And the simple way to ensure your culture eats strategy for lunch. A quick story to set the stage: About six years ago I scaled my company from 15-emp[...]

By Ryan Vaughn
The dark side of 'Crushing It': when looking good leads to bad results
This blog is adapted from a two-part examination of leadership, published on Second Mountain Startup. As entrepreneurs, we’re inherently vulnerable t[...]

By Ryan Vaughn
For leaders, meditation is more useful than business school
Meditation makes people better leaders, and when done consistently can be more effective than any knowledge on leadership one could acquire. Hard stop[...]

6 Traits Every Successful Remote Employee Has
Looking for a new position in the COVID job economy? Interested in upping your game as a remote worker? If you answered “yes” to either of these quest[...]

By Brian Hough
Taking a Page from the Midwest Playbook: What Tech Giants Could Learn as they Move Inland
After so many years of this myth that nothing’s going on in the Midwest, the secret’s out, and people are finally taking notice of the Heartland. Wit[...]

By Lauren Zyber
The Duo Blueprint: How Ann Arbor's Duo Security is Changing the Midwest Startup Scene
“Our small city of freaks and geeks, fast learners, and team players has been a crucible for startups,” said Dug Song, Co-founder & General Manage[...]

By Ryan Landau
Culture contribution: why we no longer say ‘culture fit’
We’ll be the first to say that we are always learning. That’s what we do at startups—we listen, learn, think, embrace new ideas, and make changes. An[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Becoming Better Allies: How Tech Companies can Build More Inclusive Cultures
When it comes to inclusion initiatives, Daniel Young says he learned from one of the best. Before founding Circadian Risk in Ann Arbor, Daniel worked [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Keep That Same Energy: What We Learned at the Diversity and Inclusion Panel
On June 23rd, purpose.jobs and DVP hosted a virtual panel discussion on diversity and inclusion. We had nearly 200 people join us on Zoom from various[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Anti-Racist Actions Startup Founders can Take to be More Inclusive
There’s no doubt that companies, big and small, can have a huge influence on a community. And being a founder, a CEO, a “boss,” and a leader comes wit[...]

By Ryan Landau
5 Job Hunting Tips for Finding a Purposeful Career
Finding a job can often be frustrating and challenging—and it only gets harder during a pandemic. There’s record unemployment right now, which makes t[...]

By Lauren Zyber
A Guide to Metro Detroit's Best Carryout Ice Cream Shops
It’s getting warmer which means one thing–ice cream season. Though I’m not opposed to eating ice cream in the colder months, there’s nothing like a go[...]

By Lauren Zyber
The 12 Best Hiking Trails in Metro Detroit
The weather is getting nicer, but too bad we're all stuck inside, right? Wrong. The governor's stay-at-home order still allows for outdoor activity, i[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Five Tips For Maintaining Company Culture While Working Remotely
If you work with a great team, I’m guessing you miss working with them face to face. I certainly miss seeing my team in the office every day. I miss [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Ann Arbor’s Shine & Rise Offers Resources, Community to Women in Tech
When Kristina Oberly left her job for an Ann Arbor tech startup, she was only the 4th hire at the company—and the only woman. “I came from the univer[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How to Volunteer with Meaning: DaySmart Combines Community and Industry
In today’s world, companies that stand for something stand out. More and more, people are buying (and staying loyal) to companies that are involved i[...]

By Lauren Zyber
The Top Detroit Startups To Watch In 2020
For the most up-to date list of the top Detroit startups, check out the Top Detroit Startups to Watch in 2022. Have you ever felt completely drained b[...]

By Belal Tiba
Benefits 101: Everything You Need to Know About Startup Benefits
In life, there are necessities, there are comforts and then there are extravagances. The world of startup benefits is no different. As a member of the[...]

What are Gender Neutral Pronouns & How to Use Them
We have some big news. As of today, the re:purpose platform now gives candidates the opportunity to display the pronouns they want to be addressed by.[...]

6 Best Detroit Startups for Full-Stack Developers
From building APIs to collaborating with product and design, the life of a full-stack developer is a busy one. We know what you've been through. That'[...]

Detroit Startups on the Rise: Argo AI
In the race for accessible and modern mobility, a local startup is on a mission to improve the way the world moves. Meet Argo AI. With a self-proclaim[...]

Startup Guide to Remote Work
There's a longstanding rumor that hangs heavy over the startup community. The word 'startup' alone insinuates endless hours spent cramped in an office[...]

Detroit Startup News Recap: August 2019
The final days of summer are here. As we take in the season's remaining moments, our team has reflected on August's biggest startup news. Missed the u[...]

3 Marketing Jobs in Detroit, Hiring Now
Finding a new gig hasn't always been easy, so we thought we'd change that. We're bringing you the top 3 marketing gigs hiring this week. Now, let us [...]