Even if 2021 turned out differently than we first expected, we know the importance of celebrating the wins. Here’s a look back at some of our favorites from 2021.

GROWTH: Grew our company by increasing the size of our team by over 30% from 2020!

COMMUNITY: Participated in 6 podcasts and 3 large virtual conferences including, the Women in Cloud Summit, Women Who Code CONNECT REIMAGINE and the Women Future Conference.

APPRECIATION: Shared #kudos messages to 184 people in the Lions & Tigers community on Slack, and we  launched the Lions & Tigers Awards to recognize our consultants, clients and supporters who embody our core values.

RECOGNITION: Won the 2021 Microsoft MSP Prestige Award for Diverse-Owned Supplier of the Year, selected as one of Washington’s 100 Best Workplaces of 2021 and #12 in the Small Company category by Puget Sound Business Journal, was 1 of 4 finalists for GeekWire’s Workplace of the Year and won the LWHRA Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access (IDEA) to Action award.

CONVERSATION: Engaged in an honest, vulnerable, and future-looking conversation about the power of equitable workplaces for all of our caretakers with Heather Doran, Chief of Staff at Microsoft and mission-driven leader and Author Amy Henderson.

LEARNING: Hosted workshops and trainings on mental health, communication, anti-racism and allyship, bias and privilege, anti-discrimination and gender identity and terminology.

WELLNESS: Launched the first Wellness Week for our Lions & Tigers community where we hosted 4 teachers who shared knowledge on topics ranging from yoga and meditation to setting healthy boundaries and the power of mindset.

INCLUSION: Created a DEI Program Operations team to work across functional teams to build, scale, and oversee DEI initiatives to drive an inclusive and equitable culture at L&T and a DEI Council to serve as an advisory council for the L&T Leadership team.

GIVING BACK: We increased our Lions & Tigers giving by 505% from 2020 to 2021.

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FUN: Gathered at the end of the summer for an in-person company picnic and celebrated the holidays with a virtual cookie decorating party!

We thank our team members, clients, and supporters for welcoming us into your communities and choosing to be part of ours. Wishing you all the best in the new year!