Myriad Supply: Where Culture is King

In 2013, Myriad Supply grew revenue by more than fifty percent, added over twenty business partnerships and acquired several key new clients. However, the greatest distinction of the year came in mid-December when the company earned its third consecutive award as one of Crain’s Best Places to Work in New York.

Many companies can grow their business, build a client roster and carve out a name in a crowded marketplace. Few can do it with the style that defines Myriad, particularly in the computer hardware industry. How does a 10-year-old company that provides networking technology to businesses articulate itself as a terrific place to work?

Well, it is an exercise in individuality and personality. You don’t have to look any further to find those qualities than Myriad’s most vocal team member, Coco. Her first name suggests fashion, yet she actually wears no clothes. She does her best work from the couch, rather than a desk. And in an office where salespeople make hundreds of calls per day to generate orders that are shipped nationwide, she welcomes couriers with a myriad supply of barks. She’s the office dog, owned by Myriad’s CFO, and she is universally accepted. In that way, Coco is perhaps the greatest example of the power of personality at Myriad.

The company culture extends from the energy and enthusiasm of CEO Andy Fisher. When I interviewed in June 2013, I was inspired by the clarity and soundness of his vision. It was the promise of leadership that led me aboard. And that is what keeps many at Myriad excited and motivated, despite the challenges of operating in a crowded reseller marketplace. That permeates  throughout management, to create a workplace that embraces people. Myriad’s greatest charm is the quality of surprise it offers: a work environment where you can be yourself, enjoy yourself and be part of something big.

Myriad’s corporate values stress employee happiness and as the company grows in 2014, the level of employee satisfaction is sure to rise. It is hard to stop an object with this much momentum, steered by people who are so pleased to be aboard.