Rieke Office Interiors

“ In terms of our inspiration , we take elements of things that we have seen in the world , but a lot of it comes from our customer ’ s wants and needs . Our primary output is custom-built items , so we ’ re approached with these new , unique challenges almost every day . In terms of the ‘ how ’ element , we allow our employees to come up with the majority of the suggestions – if we run with one of their ideas then they get to name the finished piece . We want people to be creative and try new things without fear of judgment , which in turn helps them build their – and indirectly , the company ’ s – skillsets . It ’ s astounding how far the talents of our manufacturing team have come in the last ten years .”

In terms of reinvestment , Melissa cites the employees as being the company ’ s number one asset . Rieke ’ s hierarchy has recently seen the elevation of staff into management positions to help spread responsibility and speed up the decision-making process . Despite the company ’ s single location , it currently serves customers across 27 different states – with such great internal growth and overall business development , comes the necessity for restructuring the chain of command .

Besides career and skillset progression , Rieke offers its employees an incredibly well-engineered , culture-driven working environment and regular get-togethers and celebrations . “ We place huge importance on our company culture and take our core values very seriously . They ’ re not just hung on the wall ; we literally hire people based on them and regularly review them as a group ,” Melissa explains . “ Teamwork , reliability , responsiveness , respectfulness and