Culture Uncovered
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Culture Uncovered
SurePeople
Obsessed with personality tests? (Me too.)
SurePeople is flipping the script on assessments by making psychometric insights accessible, ongoing, and practical—built for real work, in real time.
In this episode, I chat with Russ Mikowski, CEO of SurePeople, about how they’re democratizing self-awareness, infusing AI into career coaching, and building a small but mighty team that embraces transparency, flexibility, and fun.
💡 What you’ll learn:
- How SurePeople's PRISM assessment is reshaping how companies understand (and apply) personality data
- Why sales is the career skill everyone should master—even if you're not in sales
- What startup leadership looks like in a remote-first, AI-fueled world
- How SurePeople includes families in its culture-building strategy
- The difference between “disagree and commit” and healthy dissent in decision-making
- How to get free access to your own AI-powered work coach at SureCoach.ai
🌟 Some SurePeople highlights:
📆 Founded: 2015
👥 Team size: 15 full-time employees
🌍 Fully remote, globally distributed team (U.S., South America, Europe)
⚙️ Product: PRISM assessment + SureCoach.ai (free personalized AI work coach!)
🧠 Culture: Transparent, collaborative, async-flexible, and values self-awareness
🎉 Perks:
- No office, no commute
- Flexible hours focused on outcomes, not clock-in time
- Creative, family-inclusive all-hands meetings (like Zoom trivia nights!)
- Growth in sales and engineering is expected
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