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Olivia McClure Olivia McClure
Published on November 25, 2025

Arity Leadership: How These 3 Leaders Keep Their Teams Moving Forward Together

These leaders know what it takes to keep teams aligned, guided by sound practices, strong leadership visions — and a galvanizing mission.

Conlan Carter Conlan Carter
Updated on November 25, 2025

Applied Systems Career Growth: How the Right Culture, Resources and Team Can Grow an 18-Year Career

Heather Prince’s career is full of pivotal moments that moved her journey forward. Built In dives into how she made the most of those moments to cultivate an amazing career — all while remaining on the Applied team.

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Taylor Rose Taylor Rose
Updated on November 25, 2025

Applied Systems Career Growth: How the Company Fosters a Culture of Support and Continuous Growth That Leads to Career Mobility

Abby Larson, Senior Director of Onboarding and Success Services at Applied Systems, shares an inside look at her company’s standout culture.

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Taylor Rose Taylor Rose
Updated on November 25, 2025

Applied Systems Engineering Team Career Growth: Inside the Hackathon That Transformed the Customer Experience

Read the interview with Senior Associate Product Manager John Rush about how an idea transformed the customer experience.

Eva Roethler Eva Roethler
Updated on November 24, 2025

Affirm Work-life Balance: Where ‘Time Off’ Is Not a Dirty Word

To be effective, flexible time off needs to be supported by a culture of work-life balance. Here’s what that looks like at Affirm.

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Adrienne Teeley Adrienne Teeley
Updated on November 24, 2025

Affirm Benefits: Ensuring Employees Building Families Are Fully Supported

Wherever employees are on their journey to parenthood, Affirm has their back with generous benefits and unconditional support.

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Taylor Rose Taylor Rose
Updated on November 24, 2025

Affirm Engineering Team Culture: Inside the Engineering Team

Affirm SVP of Engineering Geddes Munson shares the team’s relentless focus on technical excellence in service of consumers. 

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Brigid Hogan Brigid Hogan
Updated on November 24, 2025

Accelerated Digital Media Company Culture: Cross-Channel Collaboration—A Culture of Connection

Leaders of the digital marketing agency shared how cross-channel teamwork powers growth and innovation.

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Brigid Hogan Brigid Hogan
Updated on November 20, 2025

A Software Engineer’s Experience Joining JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase’s tech-savvy leadership and investment in cloud-native innovation have made its new Global Technology Center in Atlanta a hub for tech talent and innovative work. We caught up with Lead Software Engineer James Alexander to learn more.

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Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on November 19, 2025

Deloitte’s 2025 Technology Fast 500 List Featured 9 Chicago Companies

Software company Fingerprint is the highest-ranked company in Chicago this year with 2,306 percent growth.

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