Recognition

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The below recognitions are just a few of our latest from the institute. Visit our US profile page & Canada profile page for a full list of current & past awards!

Best Small & Medium Workplaces

We are proud that Venterra has received the Great Place to Work® Institute Award, honoring the Best Medium Workplaces in 2024! This was the seventh year that Venterra won this prestigious accolade. Venterra received this great recognition based on the feedback employees provided in our latest Annual Employee Satisfaction Survey, in which 93% of responding employees said Venterra is a great workplace, resulting in us becoming “Certified” by Great Place to Work® Institute and eligible to be a winner of the award. Given the evaluation for the list is based mostly on the Employee Survey, it is a true reflection of our employees’ opinions and feelings about working for Venterra, and is an amazing testament to the positive work environment, leadership and values that we’ve strived to create.

Best Workplaces in Real Estate

Venterra has been ranked #1 in our size category on the Great Place to Work® Institute‘s 2024 Best Workplaces in Real Estate list, moving up four spots from 2023. Based on an analysis of survey responses from more than 29,000 team members from Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies in the real estate industry. Our annual Great Place to Work survey showed that 93% of Venterra colleagues feel Venterra is a great place to work. A number 35% higher than the average U.S. company, this positive feedback provided Venterra the opportunity to be considered for this selective recognition.

PEOPLE’s Companies That Care

Great Place To Work® and PEOPLE magazine have recognized Venterra Realty on the 2024 PEOPLE Companies That Care® list! The PEOPLE Companies That Care list is based on over 1.3 million employee survey responses and data from companies representing the experience of more than 8.2 million employees. Rankings are based on the feedback of employees at organizations eligible for the list. Companies also submit essays that are validated by team member survey data to give a complete picture of the way an organization cares for its employees, its community, and the planet. To be considered for the list, companies must be Great Place To Work Certified™ and have at least 10 U.S. employees. Earning a spot required surpassing rigorous benchmarks, establishing Venterra as a great place to work where we’re truly demonstrating care.

Best Workplaces for Women

We’ve been recognized as a 2024 Best Workplaces™  for Women by the Great Place to Work® Institute! Winners were selected based on employee survey results reflecting women’s representation in the organization, their experience in the workplace, and how that experience compares to the experience reported by their male counterparts. Helping secure this recognition for a second time, our annual Great Place to Work survey showed that 97% of our team members feel that they are treated fairly regardless of gender.

Best Workplaces in Texas

Venterra has been named one of the 2024 Best Workplaces in Texas, another Great Place to Work® Institute Award! This is the seventh year in a row Venterra has been recognized in the small and medium companies category (companies between 10 and 999 employees). This selective list relies on surveys from Texas employees working at companies of all sizes. Venterra received this great accolade based on the feedback provided in our 14th Annual Employee Satisfaction Survey. The results led to us becoming “Certified” by Great Place to Work® Institute and eligible to win this prestigious award.

Best Workplaces in Canada

Venterra’s Canada office has been named one of the 2024 Best Workplaces in Canada, by the Great Place to Work® Institute! Last year’s Canada Great Place to Work^® survey captured the experience and sentiment of employees representing a half million individuals employed at hundreds of companies across the country. Our Canadian team members participated in the survey for a third time, and, for a third time, their feedback resulted in Venterra’s ranking on the Best Workplaces™ in Canada list.

Best Workplaces in Real Estate & Construction

Our 2023 Canada Great Place to Work® survey also resulted in Venterra landing on the 2024 Best Workplaces in Real Estate and Construction list! Given that hundreds of companies across the country participated in the survey, the achievement marks a significant milestone for the company, and we extend our deepest gratitude to our team members for continuing to nurture a fulfilling work environment.

Best Workplaces for Professional Development

Feedback from our Canadian team members in the Canada Great Place to Work® survey resulted in Venterra being named one of the Best Workplaces for Professional Development for a second year! An organization needs to have met the Great Place to Work– Certified™ standard and have exceptionally high scores on the Trust Index survey to be eligible for a “Best Workplace™” list, and, in the case of this recognition, at least 90% of survey participants needed to agree with the statement “I am offered training and development to further myself professionally.”

Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness

Great Place to Work®’s survey of our Canada team members also earned Venterra a spot on the 2024 Best Workplaces™ for Mental Wellness list! Eligibility for this significant recognition, which we’ve now recieved for a second year in a row, required that an organization be Great Place to Work ® Certified and have at least 80% of its team members agree that “This is a psychologically and emotionally healthy place to work.” Companies were selected for the award based on survey responses to the institute’s overall Mental Wellness Index score, and our most recent survey result showed more than 90% of our Canadian participants agreed with the statement.

Best Workplaces for Inclusion

Our Canada team member’s third Great Place to Work® survey results placed Venterra on Great Place to Work® Canada’s Best Workplaces for Inclusion list for a third consecutive year! Earning the designation requires “Certified” status in the past year and and at least 90% of team members must agree they are treated fairly regardless of personal characteristics (such as gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation). Great Place to Work determined the BEST based on employee responses to inclusion-related Trust Index statements.

Best Workplaces for Giving Back

Results from our Canada team member’s Great Place to Work® survey earned the office a spot on the Best Workplaces for Giving Back, by Great Place to Work Canada! In addition to survey strong enough to met “Certified” status, to make the list, at least 90% of an organization’s team members had to indicate they feel good about how we contribute to the community. The “best” designation is based on colleagues’ responses to inclusion-related Trust Index statements.

Best Workplaces in Ontario

Our Canada team member’s survey also led to our being recognized specifically as one the 2024 Best Workplaces in Ontario, by Great Place to Work Canada! Determined from the pool of Great Place to Work® Certified™ organizations with Ontario-based headquarters, companies that qualified for the recognition achieved employee Great Place To Work Trust Index™ Survey scores that were among the highest in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Top CEOS

John Foresi has been honored as one of the 2021 Top CEOs by Glassdoor, a truly amazing achievement and a reflection of our employees’ trust in him as a leader! With approximately 750,000 small & medium businesses in the US, this segment represents a significant component of the approximately 1.5 million employers reviewed on Glassdoor internationally. As part of submitting an online review about Venterra, employees are asked to report whether they approve, disapprove, or have no opinion about their CEO’s performance. John Foresi ranked #18 for this prestigious award with a 98% approval rating during the year among a very large peer group where the average CEO approval rating is 73%. Glassdoor also recognized John as one of their 2018 Top CEOs.

ORA Power Rankings

We are honored that Venterra has ranked #4 among the Division II Top Multifamily Companies for online reputation in J Turner Research’s 2023 Division ORA® Power Rankings, Published by Multifamily Executive! The companies are ranked based on their Online Reputation Assessment (ORA®) score—the multifamily industry standard to measure and benchmark a property/company’s online reputation.