CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Essentia is proud to announce it has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the fifth year in a row. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Essentia. This year, an impressive 90% of employees said Essentia is a great place to work, 33 points higher than the average U.S. company.
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention, and increased innovation.
“At Essentia, our people are the foundation of everything we do. Earning the Great Place To Work Certification for the fifth consecutive year is a testament to our team’s passion, resilience, and commitment to excellence,” said Lindon Hayes, CEO of Essentia, Inc. “We believe that when you invest in your people, you unlock innovation and deliver exceptional value to your clients. I am incredibly proud of our team and grateful for the culture we’ve built together.”
“Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Essentia stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”
Essentia’s employee experience is built on a culture of trust, transparency, and continuous growth. The company’s commitment to professional development, open communication, and recognition programs ensures every team member feels valued and empowered. In 2025, the Essentia human resources team implemented a robust onboarding journey designed to accelerate integration and growth, further enhancing both client outcomes and employee engagement. This focus on innovation and collaboration is reflected in the company’s high employee satisfaction scores and industry-leading retention rates.
Recent survey results from Essentia’s team highlight the strength of this culture:
Employees consistently cite a welcoming environment, strong leadership, and a shared sense of purpose as key reasons they love working at Essentia. According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.
To learn more about what makes Essentia, Inc. a certified Great Place To Work and how you can thrive in a culture built on trust, innovation, and belonging, visit https://essentia-inc.com/who-we-are/. Stay connected with us on LinkedIn and X for the latest updates, team stories, and career opportunities.
About Essentia Inc.
At Essentia, we’ve assembled a team of trusted experts who design and build turnkey outdoor & indoor networks with unrivaled quality and record-setting cycle times. We know true breakthrough innovations are the ones that target real customer pain points, inefficiencies, and error-prone processes. That is why we are delivering tech-enabled infrastructure services including drone data capture, engineering automations, and machine learning – all powered by our proprietary eSpeed Technology Platform. Founded in 2003 and based in Charlotte, N.C., Essentia has planted roots across the country while supporting Telecom Carriers, Cable MSOs, on-the-move Enterprises, Critical Infrastructure / Utilities, and Government entities.
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About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.
About Great Place To Work®
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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