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 [...]
4 Tips for an Effective Internal Communication Strategy for Enterprise
In life and business, few things are as critical to success as strong communication, which is something Maven Wave knows well. Not only does internal communication impact the business on an operational level, [...]
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 [...]
2022 Ignite Analyst Program: A Truly Unique Experience for New Grads
This month, our 2022 Ignite Analyst Program recently wrapped up the most recent rotation. To cap off this amazing experience, all 27 newly hired analysts presented their final mock project.
Mid-Year Awards & Highlights: A Review of 2022 So Far
At Maven Wave, we’ve had a lot to celebrate in 2022 — including various awards, events, and the impactful content our teams have produced.
Women and Workplace Culture: An Interview With WAM Core Leadership Victoria Ronn, Amy Furrow, and Quincy Alves
Representation of women in the workplace is an ongoing discussion at many companies. At Maven Wave, Women and Allies at Maven Wave (WAM), our women-focused resource group, is working toward an all-year-long initiative that helps women grow their voice and teaches allies how to support this goal.
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.
Celebrate Pride Month: Fun Facts You Should Know
June is Pride Month, which is globally recognized as a time to reflect, commemorate, and lift up the trailblazing voices of the LGBTQ+ community.
Celebrating Juneteenth: How Maven Wave is Honoring Black Independence and Supporting DEI
June 19 marks a significant anniversary in United States history: on this date in 1865, the enslaved peoples of Texas learned that they were now free.
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.”
Innovation Challenge Spotlight: Eliminating Consumer Data Silos for Retailers
Over the past few weeks, we’ve highlighted the winners of Maven Wave’s 2021 Innovation Challenge and learned all about the exciting and unique solutions that made it to the final round.
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.
Innovation Challenge Spotlight: Revolutionizing How Patients Find the Right Provider
When Team Shore Thing first set out to tackle their objective during Maven Wave’s first annual Innovation Challenge, they were faced with a stark reality: a broken healthcare system that results in overwhelmed consumers.
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.
International Women’s Day 2022 Recap: #BreakingTheBias the Maven Way
March is an important month here at Maven Wave — and not because Q1 is drawing to a close. In addition to March being Women’s History Month, March 8 is International Women’s Day.
Innovation Challenge Spotlight: Keeping Retailers and Manufacturers Plugged In
If you’ve been following the Maven Wave blog recently, then you’ve likely heard about our first annual Innovation Challenge. (For a quick overview of the challenge, check out this recent post.)
Compelling Work: An Introduction to Maven Wave’s Innovation Challenge
As part of our commitment to the Seven C’s, Maven Wave kicked off its first annual Innovation Challenge in August 2021. This exciting initiative brought together eight cross-functional teams to compete against one another in a friendly bracket competition.
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.
Black History Month ‘22: How Maven Wave and Atos Are Getting Involved
Every year since its conception, Black History Month has conveyed a theme that connects to important topics and brings awareness to specific issues impacting the Black community — and this year is no exception.
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.
Enabling Innovation: A Look Back at Maven Wave’s 2021 Highlights
As the pandemic continues to affect our daily lives, 2021 has taught us that maybe we are more resilient than we knew. Here at Maven Wave, it’s certain that nobody could have predicted how the past year would unfold.
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!
Wavelength’s Duc Dao Provides Insight Into Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace During WorldPride
For WorldPride 2021, leaders from global corporations dedicated to promoting an inclusive workplace for LGBTQ+ professionals gathered virtually and in person for L’Autre Cercle’s Odyssey for Equality project at the Human Rights Forum in Copenhagen.
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.
4 Projects that Supported Our Google Cloud Global Social Impact Partner of the Year Win
When January 1, 2020 rolled around, we were expecting another busy, successful, eventful year full of continued and new client projects, industry conferences, product rollouts, ongoing team growth and more.
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.
Wavelength Celebrates Pride by Increasing LGBTQ+ Education, Awareness, and Visibility Across Maven Wave and the World
Pride is the predominant outlook that bolsters the equality movement. 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.
International Women’s Day 2021: Celebrating the Ways Women #ChooseToChallenge the Status Quo
This International Women's Day, we take a moment to reflect. Kamala Harris declares a sacred oath in front of the U.S. Capitol to become the first woman, first Black American and first person [...]
Making Technology Delivery Transformation Shine: Q&A With Uma Vandegrift, A Crain’s Chicago Business Rising Star in Tech
The year started off bright at Maven Wave, when our very own Uma Vandegrift, Principal, was named one of Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2020 Rising Stars in Tech. This prestigious recognition was well-deserved as [...]
Perseverance Through An Unpredictable 2020: Maven Wave’s End of Year Awards Round Up
Earlier this year, our mid-year awards blog highlighted the impressive shifts the Maven Wave team was undergoing four months into the pandemic. Not only were we migrating to a fully remote workplace ourselves, [...]
Maintaining Company Culture During Unpredictable Times: Maven Wave’s Mid-Year Awards Round Up
The first half of the year presented unforeseen challenges, but when we look back, it is the stories of innovation and persistence that prevail. Hindsight is truly 2020, and here at Maven Wave, [...]
5 Tips for Maintaining Company Culture in Remote Teams
The recent surge in remote work has brought up a lot of questions around the most efficient methods, data security, video conferencing and collaboration tools, and more. But there’s one topic critical to [...]
IGNITE-ing a Spark of Relief for Recent Graduates With New Development Program
The 2020 collegiate graduating class is undoubtedly experiencing a new reality. Campuses have been cleared, lectures have gone virtual, and graduations have been canceled. Many students who were gearing up to land their [...]
International Women’s Day 2020: The Builders Behind the Brand
You may have heard that Maven Wave was recently acquired by Atos, a global leader in digital transformation with more than 110,000 employees, in 73 countries, and an annual revenue of over €11 [...]
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 [...]
Wrapping Up a Successful 2019, But an Even Better Decade for Maven Wave
As 2019 comes to a close, we are looking back on our last 12 months of work with overwhelming gratitude. The Maven Wave team has yet again pulled off a groundbreaking year of [...]
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 Wave’s Mid-Year Accomplishments: An Impressive Start to 2019
Believe it or not, the first half of 2019 has come and gone. At Maven Wave, though, it has not come and gone without several monumental accomplishments for our company. 2019, following suit [...]
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 [...]
Celebrating Our Female Mavens on International Women’s Day
On Monday, we kicked off International Women’s Week with a very special #MavenMonday featuring Senior Director of Marketing, Jessica Wesley. In the feature, Jessica shared what drives her all-female team and the successful [...]
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 [...]
A Look Back at Maven Wave’s 2018 Achievements
There’s no doubt that each year Maven Wave has been better than the previous - and 2018 was no exception to that as we celebrated our 10th year of continued growth. Put simply [...]
Get To Know Our Founders Part III: Jeff Lee
If you know Maven Wave, by now you know that we pride ourselves on a company culture that fosters a type of talent we like to call “the X factor”. It’s something we [...]
Get To Know Our Founders Part II: Jason Lee
Anyone who knows Maven Wave understands our company culture and the admiration and support we have for one another. You see it in the awards we win, the work we produce, the clients [...]
Get To Know Our Founders: Brian Farrar
It should come as no surprise that here at Maven Wave we pride ourselves on our company culture. We enjoy the people we work with and make efforts to not only spend time [...]
Maven Wave Makes Consulting Magazine’s Fastest Growing Firms List Again
Achieving business growth is a challenge. Sustaining business growth, though, is a whole different animal. Here at Maven Wave, we feel confident in consulting enterprises on change management because we continue to successfully [...]
10 Years After its Founding, Maven Wave Credits Cloud Adoption and Data Analytics as Key to Company Success
This year, Maven Wave celebrates ten years of continued company growth, mainly attributed to soaring cloud adoption and integral data analysis practices, as it paves the way for Fortune 500s to achieve their [...]
Exponential Growth + A Great Workplace Culture: A Winning Combination
We think it’s safe to say that a great workplace culture has a positive effect on company growth and vice versa — the proof is in the pudding! Our proof comes in the [...]
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 [...]
Transparency: A Crucial Element to Creating an Engaged Workforce
Business transparency is a key factor in developing a more engaged employee workforce. Transparency leads your employees to trust upper management - this sort of trust is only achievable by openly sharing information [...]