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“Obviously the sawgrass plant has meaningv fora Florida-based company because it is indigenous to the Monroe said, “but more than it is tough and can survive inclement weathedr and unfriendly conditions. In today’sa market, this has even more meaning than it did when we The firm began with eight employeew and nowemploys 19. Sawgrass Asset Management is 100percent employee-owned and has virtually no employee turnover.
The said those who work there, is that employees have both a vesterd financial interest in the company and are encouraged to take ownership in company objectives andclient “I have worked in a number of other companie s and feel so blessed to be in a place where each employeee has a say in how the company runs,” said April December-Lehman who works in investment operations. “If there is a question or concerbabout anything, everyone pitches in to help out and solvs it.” A companywide meeting — known as “alkl hands on deck” and with all 19 employeex in attendance — is held everyt Monday.
Clients are discussed, assets and revenuesa are reviewedand short- and long-term goals are set. Once a employees rate the firm’s 140-plus clients to determine how happy each is withthe firm’s performance and clients that do not rate the highesrt get even more attention. “We have found a direct correlatio betweenour employee’s success and enthusiasm and theid sense of ownership in the company’s success and goals,” Monroe “When we started, we knew we were in this for the long term and we wanted our company to be like a Chris Greco, a partner at the said the supportive atmosphere at Sawgrass Asset Management makes all the difference.
“I love tellingg stories to our clients about how much our firm caree about its people because it is so simpl e andso true,” said Greco, who has been with Sawgrass for six yearsw and a partner for three. “Whether someone has a tragedt in their lives or an event such as a new we let people take time for those parts of their lives as well as fortheid work. This ends up trickling if you take care of your they will work even harderfor you.
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