Watch: North Bay Best Places to Work 2020 awards event
September 27, 2020
North Bay Business Journal on Sept. 23 recognized 114 winners of the 2020 Best Places to Work awards this year, the 15th such event since 2006. The vision has been to recognize exceptional employers and highlight the best workplace practices.
Chat messages during the event
- 4:06 p.m.: Paul Pastorino: Best Places to Work winners rock! Congrats to the 2020 field from the marketing team at The Business Journal! 😀
- 4:06 p.m.: Kate Kelly: Thank you Paul! Sonoma Clean Power is honored to be recognized again!
- 4:11 p.m.: Janelle Coultre: What a great video, Ghirardo CPA!
- 4:12 p.m.: rick sustek: Fun video! 😀
- 4:13 p.m.: Alicia Cordova: Amazing video! Congratulations Ghirardo CPA!
- 4:13 p.m.: Shirley Clark: Congratulation Canine!!!!!
- 4:18 p.m.: Gina Batti: WOOHOO! GO RRBC!!!!!!!!
- 4:20 p.m.: Michelle Head: woo hoo! go YMCA!
- 4:21 p.m.: Michelle Head: Woo hoo! congrats, YMCA and all the honorees! Sonoma County rocks!
- 4:22 p.m.: Nicole Smartt Serres: Congratulations to all the winners!
- 4:22 p.m.: rick sustek: I miss all the hooting’ and hollerin’ from the in-person event! Root! Root! 😉
- 4:22 p.m.: Nicole Smartt Serres: Congratulations to all the winners!
- 4:22 p.m.: Erica Vogel: YMCA!!!!! Yes!!!! COngrats!!!
- 4:23 p.m.: Shirley Clark: I love Amy's food. I am invested!
- 4:23 p.m.: Mariah Shields: Such beautiful videos and 6 word inspirational messages - thank you to all of the winners!
- 4:23 p.m.: Cynthia Sanderlyn: Congratulations Everyone...
- 4:23 p.m.: Bex Randles: what an amazing place we live in to be surrounded by so many great businesses!
- 4:23 p.m.: Erica Vogel: Love Amy's. We are so lucky to have this great pioneer and company in our community!
- 4:24 p.m.: Bex Randles: congratulations!!!
- 4:24 p.m.: Sue Perkins: Great video!
- 4:24 p.m.: Janelle Coultre: Lovely video, Amy's!
- 4:24 p.m.: Paul Pastorino: Amy's Drive thru... new sweet potato fries are THE BEST!
- 4:25 p.m.: rick sustek: Nice viddy Amy’s!
- 4:25 p.m.: William Seppi: Great video...Amy's, thanks for leading the way!
- 4:25 p.m.: Marifi Bumatay: What a sweet couple!! Congratulations Amy!!!
- 4:27 p.m.: Michelle Head: Great video Amy's! Congrats to all the winners! Sonoma County is lucky to have so many inspiring, caring leaders in our community!
- 4:27 p.m.: Erica Vogel: YAY Community Matters!!!
- 4:27 p.m.: Erica Vogel: Yay Lisa!!!
- 4:27 p.m.: Sue Perkins: Community Matters! Congratulations
- 4:28 p.m.: Molly: Love Amys
- 4:28 p.m.: Stephanie Hess: Congrats Community Matters! What an incredible asset for children, schools and parents!
- 4:28 p.m.: Suzanne Watkins: Congrats to Community Matters and all the great local businesses here today!
- 4:28 p.m.: Molly: We are so excited for Henrys Original! First Cannabis company to lead the way in Best Place to Work !!
- 4:29 p.m.: Stephanie Hess: Congrats SMT!
- 4:30 p.m.: Nicole Smartt Serres: Congrats, Chris Denny and team!
- 4:30 p.m.: Aaron Jobson: Congratulations Engine Crew!
- 4:30 p.m.: Nicole Smartt Serres: Way to go, Blair and team! Woohoo!
- 4:31 p.m.: William Seppi: Congrats TM!
- 4:31 p.m.: Gabriella Ambrosi: Congratulations to all BPTW winners!!!
- 4:31 p.m.: Susi Lynam: Congratulations Traditional Medicinals from the team at Kiosk!
- 4:33 p.m.: Christine Hunter: Love Amy's
- 4:34 p.m.: Susi Lynam: Congratulations Traditional Medicinals from the team at Kiosk!
- 4:34 p.m.: Shirley Clark: Congratulations Michael and the Burnham team!!!!
- 4:35 p.m.: Eric Briese: Woohoo! EAC!
- 4:36 p.m.: Marifi Bumatay: Congratulations to us, Eckhoff and Company!!!!
- 4:37 p.m.: Lynn Cibrian: Yay, Meritage! Congrats.
- 4:37 p.m.: Celena Moreno: Yahoo Meritage!
- 4:40 p.m.: Marifi Bumatay: Congratulations Eckhoff and Company!!!!
- 4:40 p.m.: Wrynn Valentine Reynoso: Congratulations YWCA! So very deserved!
- 4:41 p.m.: Annette Wirick: Congrats to BPM!
- 4:42 p.m.: Paul Pastorino: Traditional Medicinals Throat-Coat tea... scrumptious anytime!
- 4:42 p.m.: Ciera Pratt: Yes! The videos are so fun to watch, they are so good!
- 4:42 p.m.: Hayley Hicks: Congrats Beyser Costin & Simon!
- 4:43 p.m.: William Seppi: HLC - Congrats!
- 4:43 p.m.: Eric Lucan: Thanks everyone — Mike’s Bikes!
- 4:44 p.m.: Annette Wirick: Congrats Mike's Bikes, thanks for helping keep us entertained through SIP!
- 4:44 p.m.: Wrynn Valentine Reynoso: Oliver's - Thank you for your commitment to our communities (and your staff)!
- 4:45 p.m.: William Seppi: Great job Oliver's Markets! From all of us at Costeaux!
- 4:45 p.m.: Mariah Shields: Power to the all the working parents who are now helping with school from home. You are amazing
- 4:46 p.m.: Paul Pastorino: We appreciate our Winner's sponsors!... not an event without you (thumbs up!)
- 4:49 p.m.: Shirley Clark: Go Arrow!!!! Congratulation!!!!!!
- 4:51 p.m.: Kari Hamilton: Congrats Mengali!!!!
- 4:51 p.m.: Nicole Smartt Serres: Yay, Renee! So excited for you and your team!
- 4:52 p.m.: Erica Vogel: Woo Hoo RESIG team!!!
- 4:53 p.m.: Michelle Head: Congrats Anita & SAY! :)
- 4:53 p.m.: Wrynn Valentine Reynoso: Way to go SAY! What an amazing organization!
- 4:54 p.m.: Kari Hamilton: Wooo Hoooo DH Wine Compliance, congrats to an amazing place to work!
- 4:55 p.m.: Annette Wirick: Thank you to the sponsors - Trope, Exchange Bank, Nelson & Kaiser your support is invaluable to our community!
- 4:57 p.m.: Bernadette Sproul: Yay 4C's!
- 4:58 p.m.: Lara Magnusdottir: Yay for 4Cs Sonoma!
- 4:58 p.m.: Cynthia Sanderlyn: Yeah InterWest...We are a great company....
- 4:59 p.m.: Nicole Smartt Serres: Yay, Sama!!
- 4:59 p.m.: Mariah Shields: Nice job Kiosk!
- 4:59 p.m.: Mariah Shields: YAY STAR - Go Nicole and All of Star Staff!
- 4:59 p.m.: Sama Davis: Yay Nicole! COngrats!
- 5:00 p.m.: Nicole Smartt Serres: Congrats Star Staffing - so proud of you.
- 5:00 p.m.: William Seppi: Congrats Nicole and Star Staffing team!
- 5:00 p.m.: Nicole Smartt Serres: Thank you, Will.
- 5:00 p.m.: luz zavala: Congratulation Star Staffing Team
- 5:00 p.m.: Susi Lynam: Thank you NBBJ and the sponsors! Kiosk is honored to be recognized again, thanks to our awesome employees!
- 5:00 p.m.: Bernadette Sproul: Yay Pisenti & Brinker!
- 5:00 p.m.: Sama Davis: Thanks Nicole!
- 5:00 p.m.: Erica Vogel: Well done Pisenti and Brinker!!!! Congrats from your friends at Community Matters.
- 5:01 p.m.: Ciera Pratt: Thrilled to be an 8 time winner - grateful to the Star Team!
- 5:01 p.m.: Eric Briese: Yay RJ! EAC!
- 5:01 p.m.: Carli Ortiz: congrats Nicole! ✨
- 5:03 p.m.: Roni Brown: Congratulations one and all. We are honored to be among you.
- 5:04 p.m.: Kari Hamilton: Congrats Star Staffing!
- 5:04 p.m.: Daphna Polack: Congratulation EAC!!!
- 5:05 p.m.: Joe Murphy: So many great companies out there, congratulation to all the winners.
- 5:05 p.m.: Natalie Cilurzo: Congratulations, Costeaux! We love gluten, too, at Russian River Brewing!
- 5:05 p.m.: Paul Pastorino: Costeaux: I am addicted to their multigrain batard! You can get it at Oliver's... another BPTW winner.
- 5:05 p.m.: Annette Wirick: Congrats Wil & all at Cousteaux! Yum!!!!
- 5:06 p.m.: Erica Vogel: Congrats to Friedemann, Goldberg, Wargo & Hess from your friends at Community Matters! Keep up the great work!!!
- 5:06 p.m.: Kari Hamilton: Congrats Will and Costeaux!
- 5:06 p.m.: William Seppi: Thank you Paul and we are honored to be in such great company here in the North Bay
- 5:07 p.m.: Sama Davis: Congrats to the entire St. Francis team!
- 5:07 p.m.: Kim Sustek: Congratulations to St. Francis Winery!!
- 5:12 p.m.: Kathie Powell: Yay Petaluma Health Center!!!
- 5:12 p.m.: Ciera Pratt: Go PHC!!! Congrats!
- 5:13 p.m.: Aaron Jobson: Thank you NBBJ from the QKA Family. We are proud to be recognized!
- 5:15 p.m.: Brigeetty Jimenez: Go George Petersen, cheers from Schurter
- 5:15 p.m.: Erica Vogel: Congrats Exchange Bank & George Peterson Insurance! Great job!
- 5:17 p.m.: Brigeetty Jimenez: go Moss Adams,
- 5:18 p.m.: Roni Brown: Thank you North Bay Business Journal for recognizing all the shining stars!
- 5:18 p.m.: Brigeetty Jimenez: Go Schurter !
- 5:21 p.m.: Jennifer Rafferty: Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to North Bay Business Journal for recognizing all of these wonderful businesses in our communities.
- 5:22 p.m.: Susi Lynam: Hurray Bank of Marin! Congratulations from the team at Kiosk!
- 5:22 p.m.: Emily Wallace: congratulations to Bank of Marin!
- 5:24 p.m.: Kim Sustek: Hooray for Sonoma Technologies!!!
- 5:24 p.m.: Paige Wray: congratulations everyone!
- 5:25 p.m.: Erica Vogel: Way to go BPM!!!!
- 5:26 p.m.: Erica Vogel: YES! Congrats from your friends at Community Matters. You are more than a bank, you are a community partner. Thanks for all you do!
- 5:26 p.m.: Susi Lynam: Congratulations Ghirardo CPA from the team at Kiosk!
- 5:26 p.m.: Emily Wallace: congrats Ghirardo and team
- 5:27 p.m.: Erica Vogel: Congrats Kaiser from your friends, partners and clients at Community Matters!
- 5:28 p.m.: Ashleigh Higgins: Congratulations everyone!
- 5:28 p.m.: Emily Wallace: 👏👏👏👏👏👏
- 5:28 p.m.: Paul Pastorino: Woohoo.... clapping!!
- 5:28 p.m.: Kathie Powell: Congratulations everyone!
- 5:28 p.m.: Ciera Pratt: Congrats everyone!!!!
- 5:28 p.m.: Mariah Shields: CLAPPING
- 5:28 p.m.: William Seppi: We are clapping!! WHOOHHOO
- 5:28 p.m.: Eric Brown: Great job everyone!
- 5:28 p.m.: Bernadette Sproul: Congratulations everyone!
- 5:28 p.m.: Karleen Arnink-Pate: congrats to all!!
- 5:28 p.m.: Bailey Barton: Congrats!!!
- 5:29 p.m.: Marifi Bumatay: Congratulations to all!!!
- 5:29 p.m.: Holly Bast: Thank you NBBJ! Great Event!
- 5:29 p.m.: Lori Zaret: Congratulations to all the winners making our community great!
- 5:29 p.m.: Joanna Briese: Congratulations to all the winners!
- 5:29 p.m.: Wrynn Valentine Reynoso: Congrats all! Together we make an awesome community!
- 5:29 p.m.: David Brown: Congratulations to all winners!!
- 5:29 p.m.: Hayley Hicks: Congratulations to all! 👏
- 5:29 p.m.: Yi Yang: Congratulations everyone. 👏
- 5:29 p.m.: Kim Sustek: Congratulations to ALL the winners!
- 5:29 p.m.: Margaret Iske: Congrats to Everyone. Great job!!
- 5:29 p.m.: Goretti Hamlin: Congrats to all!
- 5:29 p.m.: Matt Martin: Congratulations to all the winners!!
- 5:29 p.m.: Dawn Gatley: Congratulations to everyone!!
- 5:29 p.m.: Shirley Clark: Wooohooooo……, Congratulations all winners!!!!!!!
- 5:29 p.m.: Martha Gómez: Congratulations to all!!!
- 5:29 p.m.: Annette Wirick: Great job Brad & NBBJ team!
- 5:29 p.m.: Chet Laws: Great event today. congratulations to all from InterWest Insurance.
- 5:29 p.m.: CArol OHARA: Congratulations to all the winners. Great shirt Brad!
- 5:29 p.m.: Susi Lynam: Congratulations to all the winners! Here’s to all the great work being done in the North Bay.
- 5:29 p.m.: stacy holland: Exceptional People sends congrats! to all you EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE! From Stacy Holland
- 5:29 p.m.: Erica Vogel: Thank oyu
- 5:30 p.m.: Bernadette Sproul: Great job!
This year, there were nine first-time winners and seven special 15-time recipients.