{"id":7068,"date":"2022-04-13T13:51:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T12:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cowrywise.com\/blog\/?p=7068"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:55:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:55:25","slug":"500-days-at-cowrywise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cowrywise.com\/blog\/500-days-at-cowrywise\/","title":{"rendered":"500 Days at Cowrywise – Building Culture that Lasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Friend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me tell you a story.

One Friday evening, after a long week of building products, attending to customers, and meeting the expectations of our stakeholders, our CEO, Razaq Ahmed came in with two bags of lovely Ankara-printed jackets, a gift for everyone in the office, he said.

Our excitement was palpable. We tried out different samples and bantered over who was fit and who needed to go back to the gym. This turned into a mini-modelling session, where each of us began striking poses that the judges at America\u2019s Top Model would be proud of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what working at Cowrywise looks like, spontaneous, different, vibrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Growth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The last time I wrote a review was exactly 250 days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between then and now, our staff strength had increased by 33% and would have increased by 50% in a month\u2019s time. Our retention rate has increased from 85% to 96%, thanks to our exciting employee experience, homely culture and employees’ commitment to a shared vision. Our ambassadors have increased by 400%, expanding coast and solidifying their presence in about 150 tertiary institutions in Nigeria. And of course, our customer base has increased from 300,000 users to 500,000+. After all, happy employees lead to happier customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what growth looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Company culture is the backbone of any successful organization. <\/strong>– Gary Vaynerchuk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building the best place to work is not just a quote, it is a mantra we work toward bringing to life every day. From creating deliberate experiences that make employees excited to work, to giving platforms of expression that enable the talents to express themselves fully, stretch their abilities and deliver outstanding results at peak productivity; we\u2019re clearly doing something right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Cowrywise, lovely moments erupt into lasting memories; sometimes it is receiving a care pack on International Women\u2019s day, sometimes it is employees receiving a shopping voucher to mark \u201cEmployee Appreciation day\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re big on employee engagement and ours revolves around getting our talents committed to the company wholeheartedly while supporting them to do their best work every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Processes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At Cowrywise, we are deliberate about competitive compensation and tailor-fit benefits like Relocation Assitance Policy and Education Assistant policy, to other allowances that aid everyday living, our remuneration is carefully designed to keep our talents above board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning and Development are key, and every talent at Cowrywise has access to skills and function-based learning platforms that enhance their abilities to deliver excellent output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From signing employees on a product growth-focused platform at reforge to granting all employees an all-year access to platforms like LinkedIn Learning, and sponsoring professional certifications when required, the personal growth of our employees is a pivotal element we do not joke with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The way folks at CowryWise hype this startup, you\u2019ll want to work there. That\u2019s how company culture should be, not the toxic one.

Even their volunteers are always excited. I think we should appreciate startups like this too.<\/p>— Ab\u00ed\u00f3l\u00e1 (@mreportah) March 21, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>