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BizVoice/Indiana Chamber – May/June 2016
A new company activity is planned annually;
a recent example was walking in the St.
Patrick’s Day parade in Indianapolis.
GETTING TO KNOW
“Our standout strength as an
employer is working with very
enterprising people that are
outside-the-box thinkers, fun to
work with. Everyone kind of
pushes one another to do things
a bit better. And you have the
freedom to do things differently
and mess up (to a point),
because you are doing it all for
the right reasons.”
– Susie Viehmann
senior vice president, marketing
By Rebecca Patrick
Colliers International
REALTY GROUP NOT AFRAID TO HAVE FUN
Philanthropy focus
• People are encouraged to take off two days
annually for community service
• Company selects an over-arching
organization to support collectively for two
to three years, allowing for multiple group
activities
• Employees can pick what fits them best –
a field day, mentor opportunity or
something else
Memorable outings
“Each year we try to do something different
from the previous year so things don’t get
stale. In 2015, the entire company marched
in the St. Patrick’s Day parade, and then after
we did a pub crawl. We were not very
productive that day but we had a lot of fun. It
was team building. The girls all wore green
tutus, which was kind of embarrassing but a
lot of fun.”
Name game
• Founded in 1993 as Summit Realty Group
• Recently an independent, affiliated office
of Cushman & Wakefield
• Late last year Colliers International
acquired the firm, which has nearly 30
licensed brokers
Colliers decision
“The primary reason we chose to be acquired by
Colliers and not other companies is that they
said, ‘We like who you are now and we don’t
want to come in and change your dial’ so to
speak. They wanted to maintain the culture.
At the same time, what we gained is a more
robust benefits package and the whole Colliers
University, a career development program
that opened up a lot of doors for people here.”
Wellness working
“The on-site gym continues to be a real perk
for employees and in recruiting. It’s easier to
squeeze in a half an hour (here) than when you
go home and don’t want to go back out again.”
Employees are encouraged
to volunteer. “We are a
good mix of fun and
philanthropy,” Susie
Viehmann says.