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2000 44th St. S, Floor 6, Fargo<br />
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sundoginteractive.com<br />
WHAT IT DOES Ad agency.<br />
WHY IT ROCKS Meditation<br />
group, wellness programs,<br />
company band, employees get<br />
their birthdays off, company<br />
outings; it’s all in a days work<br />
at Sundog. With about 90<br />
employees, Sundog continues<br />
to grow. The company culture<br />
reflects the creative approach<br />
brought to every client.<br />
Step into their office on the<br />
fourth, fifth and sixth floors of<br />
the Multiband Tower in Fargo<br />
and that culture is automatically<br />
visible. Natural light fills almost<br />
every room, there’s a “zen” room<br />
to work by a fireplace, a gazebo<br />
where people can gather for<br />
meetings, a patio overlooking<br />
Fargo, wine cellar; the list of cool<br />
amenities go on.<br />
We’re a work hard, play hard<br />
company. Well, sometimes work<br />
hard, play harder,” said Justin<br />
Welk, Talent Coordinator for<br />
Sundog.<br />
With all the distractions around,<br />
it can be hard to imagine that<br />
work gets done. However, the<br />
opposite is true. Started in 1995,<br />
Sundog merged with G.L. Ness<br />
in 2003, and now has clients<br />
like Sanford Health, Medtronic,<br />
Bobcat, Schwan’s and numerous<br />
others. As the company grew, its<br />
focus has shifted.<br />
If anybody asks me about<br />
our culture at Sundog, I always<br />
start by saying we’re a valuebased<br />
organization,” said Welk.<br />
“Everything we do, from the<br />
people we hire to the way we<br />
work with our clients, everything<br />
revolves around our values.<br />
That’s, I think, really, ultimately<br />
how our culture’s driven and<br />
ultimately how culture drives our<br />
business.”<br />
Sundog promotes employee<br />
engagement in a way that is<br />
unique to such a large company.<br />
Its 20 Talk series, which happens<br />
periodically, allows team and<br />
community members to present<br />
on their passions. For example,<br />
an employee presented on her<br />
love of horses to the rest of the<br />
company. It’s all about creating<br />
that strong team and promoting<br />
individuality.<br />
and the work you do in order<br />
to get you fully engaged. We<br />
understand that there’s this 20<br />
percent outside of the office …<br />
that needs to fill you up.”<br />
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We’re trying to bring in your<br />
passions from outside of work<br />
into the office to keep people<br />
engaged,” said Welk. “The<br />
reason it’s called a 20 Talk is<br />
because we’re kind of believers<br />
at Sundog, we can get you 80<br />
percent there with the culture<br />
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