Jason Vego

Bevz participated in a pitch competition in Los Angeles, featuring some of the best, local early-stage companies. With a 3-min pitch and 5 minutes of Q&A, Bevz wowed the judges and took home 2nd place, losing by only one point.

Bevz was ranked one of the top 100 startups in the U.S. and given the opportunity to pitch investors and executives live in Tampa Bay, Florida.

The best startups at the UCLA Anderson School of Management pitches top investors about their business. 5 judges with extensive venture capital and startup experienced selected Bevz as the best pitch.

Each year, Citrix hosts Synergy, our biggest and most important conference for customers and partners. We used this opportunity to engage employees, enhance the company culture, and help employees understand the company strategy.

The results: 101% increase in keynote and streamed session viewing; Citrix employees shared 14,500 posts via LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter in Q2 (27% increase YoY), which contributed to 17,200 visits to the Citrix website (40% YoY increase); 95% of employees… Show more

Each year, Citrix hosts Synergy, our biggest and most important conference for customers and partners. We used this opportunity to engage employees, enhance the company culture, and help employees understand the company strategy.

The results: 101% increase in keynote and streamed session viewing; Citrix employees shared 14,500 posts via LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter in Q2 (27% increase YoY), which contributed to 17,200 visits to the Citrix website (40% YoY increase); 95% of employees agreed that they could more easily explain what Citrix does as a business after Synergy than they could six months prior; and 98% of employees agreed they were more inspired about the future of Citrix than they were before Synergy. Show less

I was one of 17 speakers at the Measurement for Employee Communications conference. I spoke about creating a year-long or multi-year employee communications strategy that is directly aligned with business goals and employee engagement. I received a 4.75/5 rating, which was the highest overall ranking for any presenter.

A couple attendees said "I really enjoyed this presentation! Loved the step by step process, very helpful" and "Lots of great suggestions to demonstrate value."

Over the course of two years, Citrix employees witnessed a restructuring of the workforce, executive turnover, product line adjustments, changes to the composition of the board, a new strategy and a layoff. Trust in leadership had declined and employees lacked confidence in the company’s new direction, as well as their own ability to contribute to it. Engagement overall had fallen significantly. We built a multi-faceted plan to boost employee engagement and retention.

The result: Citrix… Show more

Over the course of two years, Citrix employees witnessed a restructuring of the workforce, executive turnover, product line adjustments, changes to the composition of the board, a new strategy and a layoff. Trust in leadership had declined and employees lacked confidence in the company’s new direction, as well as their own ability to contribute to it. Engagement overall had fallen significantly. We built a multi-faceted plan to boost employee engagement and retention.

The result: Citrix saw an 80 percent improvement in its Net Promoter Score, saw an increase in employee retention, along with significant improvements across the board in employee engagement.

https://www.ragan.com/awards/employee-communications-awards/2018/winners/employee-engagement/

https://www.ragan.com/how-citrix-engages-employees-amid-turbulence-and-transformation/ Show less

The intranet blog at Citrix is the key way to engage with company strategy and vision, and connect with the rest of the company. As Citrix was going through significant change, individual posts were getting less and less attention and engagement. We revamped the blog in order to boost employee engagement and understanding of the most important aspects of the company.

Results: Views increased by 46%, likes by 60% percent and comments by 94%. The organization’s engagement survey measured… Show more

The intranet blog at Citrix is the key way to engage with company strategy and vision, and connect with the rest of the company. As Citrix was going through significant change, individual posts were getting less and less attention and engagement. We revamped the blog in order to boost employee engagement and understanding of the most important aspects of the company.

Results: Views increased by 46%, likes by 60% percent and comments by 94%. The organization’s engagement survey measured a 42% year-over-year increase in employees believing that Citrix has clearly defined its long-term strategy to achieve its vision, and an 11% year-over-year increase in employees who believed the organization’s internal communications department kept them informed with relevant information.

https://www.ragan.com/Awards/SpecialEdition/251.aspx?utm_content=bufferbff67&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Show less

CEB (now Gartner) recognizes the best internal communication projects, individuals and teams around the world. In this highly competitive and prestigious award competition, my team - the Employee & Executive Communications Team - was named the Lean Team of the Year.

https://www.cebglobal.com/blogs/ceb-internal-communications-awards-winners-and-highly-commended-entries/

I competed in a competition that presented an innovative way to use the cloud to renovate accounting systems. We won 2nd place and our team received $1,250 as a prize.