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Why Not Try?
Why Not Try?
You’ve spent countless hours searching Indeed and combing through LinkedIn. You’ve read so many job descriptions, that they’ve all begun to…
Adrian Coffey
Jul 29, 2021
Strangers in a remote land: What we learned from a year working abroad
Strangers in a remote land: What we learned from a year working abroad
I’m not going to sugar coat it: 2020 sucked — for a lot of people.
Matthew Suhay
Jun 23, 2021
A Day in the Life of a Group Product Manager
A Day in the Life of a Group Product Manager
Many of the interview candidates, new hires, or folks I meet while networking ask me what my job is as a Group Product Manager. It’s a fair…
Emily Gumbulevich
May 4, 2021
A Love Letter to My Teammates : OneYear Later
A Love Letter to My Teammates : OneYear Later
Last March, I wrote “A Love Letter to My Teammates” just a week after the Covid lockdown began. There was so much fear and anxiety as none…
Adrian Coffey
Mar 11, 2021
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
My biggest professional takeaway from 2020? Opportunities come from change. Change is often uncomfortable but it’s important to put…
Rachael Weinberger
Feb 12, 2021
10 Things We Learned in 2020
10 Things We Learned in 2020
In life, there are years that “answer” and years that “ask”. 2020 was undeniably one of those “ask” years full of twists and turns, ups…
Upside Business Travel
Dec 17, 2020
Culture is Like a Savings Account — Storyblocks, A Best Place To Work Feature
Culture is Like a Savings Account — Storyblocks, A Best Place To Work Feature
By Scott Case, CEO and Co-founder of Upside Business Travel
Scott Case
Oct 28, 2020
People People
People People
In June of 2020, Upside made the decision to become a fully remote company for the foreseeable future. I walked around our empty office…
Adrian Coffey
Oct 8, 2020
How a 16 hour flight changed the course of my career
How a 16 hour flight changed the course of my career
Several years ago I was looking forward to going to AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas. I was super excited about it. I’d get more exposure to AWS…
Mike Debnam
Aug 13, 2020
Creating a Space for Authenticity at Work
Creating a Space for Authenticity at Work
I walked into my first day at Upside, early on a Monday morning, and already it felt like I was getting a late start to the day. The…
Angie Marable
Aug 6, 2020
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: What Now?
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: What Now?
In June, our country not only faced a global pandemic, but the systemic racism that impacts so many became real for everyone. Our streets…
Adrian Coffey
Jul 30, 2020
Failure to Launch: The Aftermath
Failure to Launch: The Aftermath
You had an idea. It was a really good idea. It was an idea that you belabored over, considered, coordinated, pitched, and preserved. It…
Allison Rosen
Mar 26, 2020
A Love Letter to My Teammates
A Love Letter to My Teammates
When my boss’ name popped up on my caller ID at 8:30 p.m. last week, I knew what was coming. That distant idea of a “fully remote office”…
Adrian Coffey
Mar 19, 2020
Welcome to Upside!
Welcome to Upside!
Starting a new job isn’t easy. Sure, it’s really exciting — but it can also be kind of terrifying. First day questions swim in your head —…
Upside Business Travel
Feb 21, 2020
Staying Current and Leveling Up on the Go
Staying Current and Leveling Up on the Go
At Upside Business Travel, we know how lucky we are to work with an inspiring, cutting edge CTO in Emily Dresner. Emily is passionate…
Upside Business Travel
Feb 7, 2020
3 Things I Learned in 3 Months of Career Coaching with BetterUp
3 Things I Learned in 3 Months of Career Coaching with BetterUp
I’ve never worked with a coach (athletic, professional, etc) before — was a reader growing up, and had access to thoughtful managers and…
Maggie A. Whatley
Jan 31, 2020
Cold calling is hard — there are times you feel like nothing you are doing feels like it’s working.
Cold calling is hard — there are times you feel like nothing you are doing feels like it’s working.
At Upside Business Travel, we ran a month long initiative where several team members who were not normally in the business of cold calling…
Mic
Jan 16, 2020
Celebrating Individuality at Upside
Celebrating Individuality at Upside
At Upside, we’re always looking for those who will add to our culture, instead of simply “fitting in”. As the Office Operations and Events…
Danielle Mitchell
Dec 18, 2019
Designing a New Approach to Flight Shopping
Designing a New Approach to Flight Shopping
Last month, Upside Business Travel made a small update to our flight shopping experience: we changed the fare grid column headers from…
Mollie Bates
Dec 6, 2019
A Time to Give Thanks
A Time to Give Thanks
As our thoughts began to turn to turkey and mashed potatoes last week, here at Upside Business Travel, we took the time to sit down…
Upside Business Travel
Dec 5, 2019
This 15-Minute Morning Ritual Changed My Life
This 15-Minute Morning Ritual Changed My Life
Executive coaching taught me one very clear thing: “You need to claim the events of your life to make yourself yours.” (Yes, that’s stolen…
GenevieveRafla
Nov 4, 2019
Chilling, Thrilling Stories of the Upside Engineer
Chilling, Thrilling Stories of the Upside Engineer
In the spirit of the holidays, I asked my fellow engineers at Upside to share their most frightening engineering tales. What they shared is
Stuart Dotson
Oct 24, 2019
Learning to Love OKRs
Learning to Love OKRs
Throughout our careers (our lives, really), we’ve all spent time thinking about and setting goals. Whether it’s something small — today I…
Adrian Coffey
Oct 17, 2019
The Inside Scoop On Life as a New Upsider
The Inside Scoop On Life as a New Upsider
“We want to offer you the job!” is a line every job seeker hopes to hear after interviewing with a great company. Fortunately for me…
Elizabeth Harp
Oct 10, 2019
Work Hard, Play Harder: Upside Team Days Are a Step Back from the Day-to-Day
Work Hard, Play Harder: Upside Team Days Are a Step Back from the Day-to-Day
All work and no play is not how we operate at Upside. Although we’re constantly moving at a fast pace, we understand the importance of…
Danielle Mitchell
Oct 3, 2019
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