Great Place To Work

Empowered Hospitality Earns Great Place To Work Certification™ for the Third Year Running

New York, New York — Empowered Hospitality is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the third year in a row for its commitment to creating a workplace where people thrive. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Empowered. This year, 96% of Empowered Hospitality’s employees said it’s a great place To Work – 39 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.

“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 Empowered Hospitality stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”

“Building great workplaces for our hospitality clients starts with building a great culture at Empowered. That’s why being Great Place To Work-Certified™ is so important to us — it validates our commitment to our own team,” said Empowered Hospitality founder and principal Sarah Diehl. “This recognition will amplify our efforts to positively impact even more people in our industry.”

In recent years, Empowered Hospitality has introduced leading benefits and additional perks for its team, including performance-based incentive compensation across all levels, enhanced paid time off and wellness days, funding for continuing education, and a workplace where flexibility is prioritized. “The combination of meaningful work, a supportive and collaborative team, flexible ways of working and world class total rewards perfectly aligns with what human resource leaders in hospitality are looking for. And we’re just getting started,” added Sarah.

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.

“We at Empowered are so proud of what we are building and hope to spread our commitment to all people in our industry.”