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“Obviously the sawgrass plant has meaning fora Florida-bases company because it is indigenous to the Monroe said, “but more than it is tough and can survive inclement weather and unfriendly In today’s market, this has even more meaning than it did when we The firm began with eight employees and now employss 19. Sawgrass Asset Management is 100percengt employee-owned and has virtually no employee The reasons, said those who work there, is that employeezs have both a veste financial interest in the companyt and are encouraged to take ownershio in company objectives and client “I have worked in a number of othe companies and feel so blessed to be in a place wheree each employee has a say in how the company said April December-Lehman who works in investment operations.
“If there is a question or concerbnabout anything, everyone pitches in to help out and solve it.” A companywide meeting — known as “all handes on deck” and with all 19 employeed in attendance — is held evergy Monday. Clients are discussed, assets and revenues are reviewedxand short- and long-term goals are set. Once a employees rate the firm’s 140-plus client to determine how happy each is withthe firm’s performancre — and clients that do not rate the highest get even more “We have found a direct correlation between our employee’s succeszs and enthusiasm and their senses of ownership in the company’s succesx and goals,” Monroe said.
“When we started, we knew we were in this for the long term and we wantecd our company to be like a Chris Greco, a partner at the firm, said the supportived atmosphere at Sawgrass Asseft Management makes all the difference. “I love tellingg stories to our clients about how much our firm cares abour its people because it is so simpler andso true,” said Greco, who has been with Sawgrass for six yeard and a partner for three. “Whether someone has a tragedy in their lives or an event such as a new we let people take time for thos parts of their lives as well as fortheir work. This ends up trickling back; if you take care of your they will work even harderfor you.
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