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Author: Dena Upton

Interested in Joining Drift? Here’s What You Need to Know About How We Recruit, Hire, and Onboard.

January 13, 2022

By Dena Upton

It’s been over two years since our co-founder and CTO Elias Torres shared Drift’s hiring philosophy. Since then, we’ve become a Digital First company — primarily remote, with opportunities for employees to collaborate at in-person “Conversation Spaces” all across the country. The transition out of our in-office culture called for a lot of adjustments, especially … Continued

Inside Drift: Why We Have Sabbaticals (and Where Our Team Has Gone)

August 24, 2021

By Dena Upton

Many of Drift’s Leadership Principles focus on seizing opportunities to grow and staying curious. Our Drift team also works REALLY hard. That’s why in 2017, we announced a very unique Drift perk for those who have been at the company for at least three years: sabbaticals. Our sabbatical program provides employees with up to four … Continued

Here’s Molly Graham’s Advice on How to Thrive at a Hypergrowth Company

July 26, 2021

By Dena Upton

Molly Graham has quite the resume. She’s spent most of her career in tech, starting out in public relations at Google (on a 25-person team that would grow by 400% in the span of nine months). Then, she moved to another Silicon Valley heavyweight – Facebook – where she rotated between communications, product, human resources, … Continued

Creating a More Equitable Work Environment for Women

July 6, 2021

By Dena Upton

The Covid-19 pandemic offered an unflinching look at the structures upholding social inequality. We’ve seen this in a multitude of ways: the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on Black communities, the near-150% surge in anti-Asian hate crimes, and the droves of women leaving the workplace in the past year (stoking fears of a “female recession”). In … Continued

Joan Wallace-Benjamin Was a CEO for 27 Years. Here’s What It Takes to Be a Successful Leader.

February 19, 2021

By Dena Upton

Joan Wallace-Benjamin has spent most of her career in the C-suite. She was president and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts for 11 years – a nonprofit dedicated to helping adults overcome social and racial inequities to gain employment and economic empowerment. She then worked as a consultant for the executive recruiting firm … Continued

Putting our People and Customers First: Drift’s Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 11, 2020

By Dena Upton

Since day one at Drift we committed to being a different kind of company. One that puts our customers first – and one whose CEO has declared “a company is 99% people, 1% everything else.” It’s cliche, but a company is nothing without its employees. We feel fortunate that all of our employees are healthy, … Continued

These 8 Leadership Principles Help Us Push The Boundaries Everyday. Here’s How to Get Started on Your Own.

May 8, 2019

By Dena Upton

Hey there ? I’m Dena – Drift’s VP of People. I want to talk to you about books, and not the kind you can pick off a shelf or read on your smartphone. Let me explain. I always tell people who are in a transition or moving to a new job to look for the … Continued

Molly Graham Helped Facebook & Google Scale – Now She Can Help You: Why Working at a Hypergrowth Company is the Best Kind of Career Opportunity

January 22, 2019

By Dena Upton

To say that Molly Graham has experience scaling hypergrowth companies would be an understatement. Her decade-long career spans stints at Google, Facebook, Quip and, most recently, the Chan Zuckerberg initiative. At each of these organizations, Graham was exposed to unprecedented growth. First in Google’s comms department where she saw the team grow from 25 to … Continued

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