We Celebrate Diversity,
Equity, & Inclusion
At Plative, we strive to create an environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and creates the highest equity standards for our people. Plative will create a workplace that develops and promotes strategies and best practices to address gaps in representation for URGs, promotes work-life balance, and allows people from all backgrounds to have equal opportunities to succeed across Plative’s global workforce.
Our Shared Values
Employee Spotlight
Hometown – Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Current city – Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Why is DEI personally important to you?
Being a visible minority, it is very easy to feel out of place in certain environments. As a result, I continuously try to create an inclusive environment whether that is professionally or within my personal life. Understanding differing experiences, opinions and perspectives has helped mould me into the person that I am today. The more that we can empathize with and celebrate our differences the more creative, thoughtful and inclusive our decisions will be.
What is one initiative at Plative that makes you proud to work here and why?
Having the opportunity to lead The Power of Mentorship was one of the most fulfilling experiences of my professional career. It is unique to be given a platform to share your past experiences in front of an entire company and to have it met with sheer empathy. What made the experience even more incredible was that I was able to celebrate Denise Herrera and acknowledge the tremendous impact she has had in breaking down barriers for me and my family.
What does the Plative mission mean to you?
At Plative, our mission is to have a global impact by improving the performance of our clients. I believe that the only way that we can do that is through building a team with diverse opinions, experiences and voices. I’m confident that if we continue to build a company that reflects the change we want to see in our communities, then positive outcomes for our clients will be inevitable. I’m extraordinarily grateful to have an opportunity to influence our mission and can’t wait to meet the future individuals that will be a part of this journey.
Meet Jeff
Sales
Hometown – Wagga Wagga, Australia
Current city – New York, NY
Why is DEI personally important to you?
As a member of the LGBT community, I am at my best when I can bring my whole authentic self to work. Before I came out, I wasted so many emotional calories worrying about how my truth would be received and as a result, work could be a very stressful (and unproductive) place. No one should have to feel like this!
What is one initiative at Plative that makes you proud to work here and why?
Too hard to pick one! I have really enjoyed being a part of our DEI formation and seeing it snowball into new, exciting and organic initiatives. It’s been incredible to see how important this is to so many Plativites and how the work that we are doing is creating connections amongst our global team.
What does the Plative mission mean to you?
As a NonProfit Client Partner, I enjoy working with NonProfits that champion DEI causes – this really echo’s our mission of making a global impact by improving the performance of our clients. Being able to learn about their mission & methods and then helping them to activate these via Salesforce technology is really exciting! These customers always make for great conversation as well.
Meet Damian
Innovate
Hometown – Harrington Park, NJ
Current city – New York, NY
What is one initiative at Plative that makes you proud to work here and why?
The launch of the DEI committee! It has been so rewarding being a part of the committee when it first started and seeing the impact it has on the company and the people. What makes me proud to work at Plative is knowing that the leaders at the company value diversity, equity, and inclusion, are fully supportive of all DEI initiatives, and act on the committee’s values.
Describe a time someone or something made you feel included at work
The increase in anti-asian violence around the world had an impact on my well-being and I was fortunate enough to have colleagues check-in on me and ask how I was doing and how they could support me. Having colleagues who cab check-in on a regular basis has made me feel included at work.
Meet Lucia
HR
Hometown – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Current city – Roswell, GA
Why is DEI personally important to you?
Growing up in a multicultural and multireligious family, I’ve always struggled to understand where I “fit in”. As a kid, I felt as though my identity was too fluid and that while I could be a member of multiple communities, I was never truly wholly considered an included member. However, I’ve come to realize that my diverse background and community fluidity are wonderful attributes that can help others feel more connected and included everywhere.
What does the Plative mission mean to you?
I have one main goal in life — make everyone else around me better than they were yesterday. I joined Plative because our core values and mission align 100% with my vision — we’re always striving to make a positive impact on our clients and in our communities.
Describe a time someone or something made you feel included at work
This is an easy answer at Plative — everyday. Across the board and globe, at all hours of the day, someone at Plative is always willing to “extend a hand”. We’re building an awesome workplace and really excited to see where we grow from here!
Meet Omar
NetSuite Services
Grow With Us
We are passionate about creating an environment where all our employees feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to bring their best, authentic selves to work. We are committed to hiring top talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives so that we can provide the best solutions for our clients.
We Recognize Our Clients That Lead by Example
Learn More About Our DEI Initiatives
Women Leading Tech: A Virtual Coffee Chat with Women Trailblazers
Join Tara Tokatly, VP of Solution Engineering at Salesforce, and Allye O’Brien, Director of Revenue Operations at Chief joined me, and Sherry Simon, Salesforce Consultant at Plative to deep dive into these topics and learn how they are driving change. This inspiring session provided a lot of great takeaways for women advancing their careers, how…
Women in Tech Panel: We’ve Got Your Back
Women in tech face unique obstacles. Watch as our remarkable panelists discuss how to overcome those obstacles, give advice on silencing self-doubt, and provide valuable insight in being a true ally in the workplace. Discussion Topics Include: We are proud to support women in tech!
Q4 2020 State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Plative
Earlier this year, we clarified our stance on the importance of treating the continuous honesty and improvement of DEI as an ongoing commitment to our people, clients, and communities as well as all future Plativites. We followed that up with a public plan of action with the hopes that it would keep us accountable to…
Women Leading Tech: A Virtual Coffee Chat with Women Trailblazers
Tune in to hear stories and experiences from Allye O’Brien, Director of Revenue Operations at Chief, and Tara Tokatly, VP of Solution Engineering at Salesforce around gender in the workplace and how we can drive change within our organizations.
Women in Tech Panel: We’ve Got Your Back
During this session, our panelists discuss how women can build each other up, create allies in the workplace, silence self-doubt, and more.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Update #2: Our Commitment to Being the Change We Want to See in the World
Last week, I posted an update on behalf of the firm regarding our stance on the inhumane and unacceptable acts committed by Minneapolis police against George Floyd which was the final straw in a long pattern of unjust and downright abhorrent treatment towards African Americans by law enforcement. Many of us have been significantly impacted…
Plative Presents: The Power of Mentorship
As we continue our commitment to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion at Plative, we set out to celebrate Black History Month throughout all of February. We supported black-owned businesses during our annual vision meeting and we learned how Miata King overcame challenges throughout her career journey. To close out the month, we brought Plativites together…
Plative Stories: Advancing Leaders Through Collaboration by Recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which celebrates the histories of North Americans that hail across the Asian continent and from the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. This year’s theme selected by the Federal Asian Pacific American Council is “Advancing Leaders Through Collaboration”, which builds on a leadership advancement theme…
Plative Stories: Celebrating Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, Plative Salesforce Consultant, Miata King, takes us through her career journey and how she overcame adversity by focusing on driving impact and results. How did your career begin? I completed a Bachelors of Business Administration concentrating in Management Information Systems at the Beedie School of Business, and this led…
Plative Stories: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, a few Plativites shared their personal stories around their heritage and family traditions that have influenced and shaped their lives. Learn more about what Hispanic Heritage means to them below! Ana Montano, Senior NetSuite Developer How has your heritage shaped the person you are today? My heritage has shaped the food…
Plative Stories: Celebrating Our People Across the Globe
As a global organization, we take pride in supporting, recognizing, and learning from our colleagues across the globe. During the month of May, we spotlighted a few team members from India, Canada, the Philippines, and the United States to learn more about their heritage and family traditions. Check out their stories below! Jagriti Mumbai,…
NetSuite Hackathon 4Good
This year at SuiteWorld Plative was proud to have one of the amazing members of our team participate in the NetSuite Hackathon 4Good challenge. Ana Montano, The NetSuite principal developer at Plative did an amazing job at the challenge and we are so proud to have such an amazing person on the Plative team. Pictured…
