THE PLAIN DEALER NAMES TEAM WENDY® A WINNER OF THE CLEVELAND TOP WORKPLACES 2019 AWARD

First-Time Entry Results in First-Time Win

CLEVELAND (June 16, 2019) – Cleveland-based Team Wendy^®, which researches and develops high-quality helmet systems from the inside out, has been awarded a Northeast Ohio Top Workplaces 2019 honor by The Plain Dealer in the small company category. Winners are selected based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools.

“We are excited and honored that The Plain Dealer has acknowledged us as a Top Workplace,” said Jose Rizo-Patron, Team Wendy’s CEO. “At Team Wendy, we are steadfast in our dedication to the pursuit of improving head protection for those who risk their lives every day, but you can’t make a great product if you don’t have a great team. My colleagues and I are proud to work in an environment where people love the work they do and the team they do it with.”
 
Eighty-four percent of Team Wendy’s 101 local employees completed the Energage survey in order for the company to be eligible for the award, surpassing the 54 percent participation benchmark. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, effectiveness and connection.
 
“Top Workplaces is more than just recognition,” said Energage CEO Doug Claffey. “Our research shows organizations that earn the award attract better talent, experience lower turnover and are better equipped to deliver bottom-line results. Their leaders prioritize and carefully craft a healthy workplace culture that supports employee engagement.”

Of the 260 companies in northeast Ohio that participated in the survey this year, 150 were selected for a Top Workplaces Award: 24 in the large company category, 51 in the midsize company category and 75 in the small company category. Team Wendy ranked No. 52 among the small businesses, which are defined as having 149 or fewer local employees.
 
“Becoming a Top Workplace isn’t something organizations can buy,” Claffey said. “It’s an achievement that organizations have worked for and a distinction that gives them a competitive advantage. It’s a big deal.”

Team Wendy was also named one of NorthCoast 99’s Best Places to Work in Northeast Ohio in 2016.

ABOUT TEAM WENDY^®
Team Wendy is a family-owned company dedicated to providing exceptional head protection systems designed from the inside out for those who risk their lives every day. Founded in 1997, our Cleveland-based company places a strong focus on the prevention of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in honor of the company’s namesake Wendy Moore, who died tragically from a TBI following a ski accident.
 
As a leading supplier of helmet systems for military, law enforcement, search and rescue, and adventure sports, Team Wendy is steadfast in our dedication to the pursuit of improving head protection research, design and development, bringing more choice, better technology and reliable customer service to the industry.
 
Learn more at www.TeamWendy.com.

ABOUT ENERGAGE, LLC
Headquartered in Exton, Pa., Energage is a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools that help leaders to unlock potential, inspire performance, and achieve amazing results within their organizations. The research partner behind the Top Workplaces program, Energage has surveyed more than 57,000 organizations representing well over 19 million employees in the United States.