Culture

Leadership Spotlight: Yelena Krasner

Another month has come and gone, and on the Maven Wave blog that can only mean one thing: it’s time to feature another one of our amazing leaders here at Maven Wave. This [...]

Leadership Spotlight: Eric Norton

For Eric Norton, life’s an adventure. Whether he’s mountain biking in Colorado or leading his team through complex and challenging deployment projects, no one knows better than him that the road can be [...]

Maven Spaces: Sara Metz, Marketing Coordinator

If the pandemic taught employers one thing, it was undoubtedly the importance of flexibility. For that reason, Maven Wave fosters a flexible work-life environment for all of our employees — no matter where they work.

Leadership Spotlight: Gerard Kane

Family man; competitive sailor; team player: These are just a few of the terms that describe Gerard Kane, Senior Managing Director and SVP of Americas Digital Cloud Sales at Maven Wave. As a [...]

Leadership Spotlight: Aisha Lewit

Aisha Lewit, Sales Enablement Lead at Maven Wave, has come a long way — literally. From her country roots in New England to her city life in California (and plenty of international travel in between), it’s safe to say Lewit doesn’t shy away from adventure.

Leadership Spotlight: Brad Foster

From being a father to running his own home renovation company, there’s no question that Brad Foster, Head of Digital Transformation at Atos (Maven Wave’s parent company), wears many hats. At Atos, Foster focuses on building teams that deliver quick results to customers and has been a part of many start-up companies.

Wavelength: Celebrating Pride the Maven Way

While every day should be a celebration of pride and an opportunity to honor and embrace the uniqueness of who you are, Pride Month is a very special time for the LGBTQ+ community — including here at Maven Wave.

Leadership Spotlight: Todd Truesdell

Summer is nearly upon us in the Midwestern US, and for folks around these parts, that can only mean one thing: heading outside and soaking up some rays. For Todd Truesdell, Partner at Maven Wave, that means hitting the golf course and cheering on his daughter at one of her many sporting events.

IGNITE Analyst Spotlight: Caitlyn Tien & Quincy Alves

In June 2020, Maven Wave kicked off its pilot development program for new grads IGNITE. The mission: Offering recent university graduates “the opportunity for a 12-month training program resulting in three Google Cloud certifications and a full-time position with the company.”

Leadership Spotlight: Brian Ray

It’s that time again: another month has come and gone, which means we're shining the spotlight on another outstanding leader here at Maven Wave. This month, we spoke with Brian Ray, Managing Director [...]

The Public Cloud is Greener: 10 Fast Facts For Earth Day

At Maven Wave, Earth Day is one of the most significant days of the year for us. After all, cloud technology is built on the premise of decreasing carbon emissions — as well as the overall environmental impact across industries.

Leadership Spotlight: Jason Foa

Welcome back to our monthly Leadership Spotlight series on the Maven Wave blog! For our March spotlight, we got to know Jason Foa, Infrastructure Practice Lead.

Leadership Spotlight: Brookley Calvin

Welcome back to another post in our Leadership Spotlight series where we take a moment to highlight one of Maven Wave’s rising stars. This month, we spoke with Brookley Calvin and learned all about her role as the Organizational Change Management (OCM) Practice Lead as well as her genuine passion for Maven Wave’s culture.

The 7 C’s: How Maven Wave Is Going All in on Company Culture

The term “corporate culture” isn’t a new addition to business vernacular. In fact, conversations surrounding workplace culture in the US started happening as early as the 1960s with more and more companies acknowledging the impact of organizational culture on workers — both at the office and after hours.

Leadership Spotlight: Chris Holliday

The holidays have come and gone, and a new year is upon us, but that doesn’t mean the excitement is over. In fact, the first month of the year is a time to celebrate new beginnings and prepare for whatever adventure awaits us in the coming months.

Leadership Spotlight: Jamie DiEugenio

This month, we spoke with Jamie DiEugenio, Consulting Operations Director, about her experiences at Maven Wave thus far and learned a little more about the woman behind the many proverbial hats. Check out the full interview!

Leadership Spotlight: Sumeet Singh

A new month is here once again, which means it’s time for another leadership spotlight on the Maven Wave blog! This time, we spoke with Sumeet Singh, Technology Partner at Maven Wave, an Atos company and learned about his enthusiasm for nurturing his team’s growth as they prepare for the exciting future of Cloud. Check out our full discussion below!

Leadership Spotlight: Amanda Tran

In the seminal television show Mad Men, Don Draper once said, “Change is neither good nor bad. It simply is.” In other words, any good business leader knows that change is a constant and must have the flexibility and foresight to plan for inevitable twists and turns — and nobody knows this better than Amanda Tran, Director of People Experience & Development at Maven Wave.

Leadership Spotlight: Duke Sullivan

Welcome back to another edition of the Maven Wave Leadership Spotlight! This week, we had a chance to sit down with Duke Sullivan, Managing Director of Sales. When he’s not hitting the ski slopes or hanging out in the water with friends and family, Sullivan is leading Maven Wave’s exceptional Sales team into a new era of growth and development.

Leadership Spotlight: John Cipolla

Our people and our strong company culture are at the heart of everything we do at Maven Wave, and that starts with our leadership team. In our new leadership spotlight series, we will be sitting down with leaders from different areas of the company to learn more about their backgrounds, their roles within the organization, and what they enjoy outside of work.

Maven Wave Holiday Party 2019

As we turn towards the next decade, Maven Wave celebrated the holiday season in true '20s fashion. Held at the historic Chicago Athletic Association, Maven Wave hosted a Great Gatsby themed holiday party [...]

How Our Mavens Live Life 10x

Earlier this year, Maven Wave introduced its 10x Mavens initiative to showcase the many talents and skills of our employees outside of the workplace. As 2019 closes out, we are taking a look [...]

Future Mavens: The Key to Our Company’s Success

Maven Wave’s Director of Talent Acquisition, Amber Bouchard, was recently selected for a profile in Authority Magazine for its series on identifying and retaining great talent. As a continuously recognized “Great Place to [...]

Maven Monday: April Krukowski

As a lover of languages, April Krukowski is an expert at understanding how others communicate. As a Deployment Lead at Maven Wave, she applies this skill in her IT career by building and [...]

Maven Monday: Rishi Sheth

A former mechanical engineering student, Rishi Sheth uncovered his skills as a Data Scientist shortly after graduating in 2018. In this week's featured Maven Monday, we learn more about his career path and how [...]

Maven Monday: Chris VanKula

Sitting down with Principal Chris VanKula, we learned why he often skips the technology aspect when faced with a new business challenge and how he’s a master wrangler of both data and his [...]

Maven Monday: Nate Peplinski

As a Customer Success Manager, our featured Maven this month works directly with clients and teams at Maven Wave to deliver innovative solutions to the problem at hand. Hear from Nate Peplinski on [...]

Maven Monday: Stephanie Breen

Stephanie Breen is a UX Designer here at Maven Wave. What Stephanie loves most about her role, though, is the flexibility her title and team offers her. Learn more about Stephanie as an [...]

Maven Monday: Jessica Wesley

This past fall, Maven Wave’s 3 co-founders, Jeff Lee, Jason Lee, and Brian Farrar, sat down with JSA TV to discuss the fundamental contributions to Maven Wave’s 10 years of continued success and [...]

Maven Monday: Courtney Claussen

Our featured Maven of February is Courtney Claussen, a Principal Consultant focused on project management and practicing Agile methodology to facilitate client relationships. Learn more about Courtney as a connoisseur of running and [...]

Maven Monday: Maya Murali

Maven Wave is made up of a variety of individuals with unique talents. Every Monday, we highlight an employee from the company in a short video to show the world what makes each [...]

Employee Spotlight: Kelly Coughlin

Kelly Coughlin serves as the Events Manager on the marketing team at Maven Wave. Coughlin attended Augustana College and studied Business Administration. Coughlin has several years of experience in marketing ranging from event [...]

Employee Spotlight: Eli Ruvalcaba

Eli Ruvalcaba - Google Deployment Lead Eli Ruvalcaba serves as the Google Deployment Lead at Maven Wave. Prior to Maven Wave, Ruvalcaba worked in the consulting practice at Slalom. Ruvalcaba attended Purdue University [...]

Employee Spotlight: Meet Jenny Jacobs

Jenny Jacobs serves as a Change Management Consultant for the Google Cloud practice at Maven Wave. Prior to her position at Maven Wave, Jacobs was a Process Engineer at FactSet. Jacobs attended Purdue [...]

Employee Spotlight: Meet Kayla Guajardo

Kayla Guajardo serves as a sourcer on the recruiting team at Maven Wave. Prior to her position at Maven Wave, Guajardo worked at KForce as a Technical Recruiter. Guajardo graduated from Illinois State [...]