nliven Blog
Sneaker Day at nliven
May 15, 2013, posted by Susanne McComic
Our employees geared up in sneakers for a friendly competition to support our first Sneaker Day. The objective was to increase the energy around the office and remind each other how easy it is “sneak” in a little exercise throughout the day in support of personal health and well-being. We set up various activity stations around the office such as walking lunges down the hall, yoga, jump rope...
Ice Cream Social at St. Paul's
May 10, 2013, posted by Nick Alesi
St. Paul's PACE facility in San Diego received a special treat on the morning of April 9th as members of nliven systems lined up to serve large portions of ice cream and friendly conversation. Patients were pleasantly surprised to find the modest table in the entry to their recreation center had been transformed into a friendly assembly line of ice cream scooping, banana slicing, topping pou...
What I Learned While Serving
April 30, 2013, posted by Robert Rasmussen
It's truly an honor to work for a company with a purpose. My role is to oversee our software deliveries to the Government and provide them with quality tools in support of our nation's heroes.
With such a job and such a mission, it's easy to be proud. So when the Navy asked me if I would speak about what I learned while serving, I was honored to do so. The process was very profession...
nliven's United Way Campaign a Success
April 11, 2013, posted by Ashley Obertean
nliven just concluded our second annual United Way campaign, a month long mission to educate our employees on how United Way positively impacts our community, and empower them to be part of the impact. Representatives from the organization taught us how our contribution to United Way means improving the lives of those in need, focusing on the areas of education, income and health – the prima...
Hacking for Health
March 11, 2013, posted by Chris Fletcher
For the last three years, the MIT Media Lab New Media Medicine research group has hosted a two week hackathon that brings key clinical, research, and industry players together to solve problems. The New Media Medicine research group believes that as a society we’ve dramatically underestimated the power of ordinary people to transform...
Healthy Salad Competition
March 06, 2013, posted by Ashley Obertean
In an effort to promote health and well-being, along with some healthy competition, nliven challenged its employees to participate in a salad competition on Tuesday. Employees who wished to participate made a healthy salad to share, and employees voted for their favorites. There were five different categories for the basis of judging:
- Best Taste
- Healthiest
- ...
Helping Community and Environment
March 05, 2013, posted by Dean Ganzer
nliven employees recently partnered with GRID Alternatives to help provide a solar home installation for a low-income San Diego resident. GRID Alternatives is a company that helps communities in need to develop renewable energy solutions.
In support of both our community and the environment, nliven’s Culture Committee encouraged San Diego employees to help install a full solar panel...
Supporting Remote Employees
March 01, 2013, posted by Julie Prestridge
I wanted to write about how nice it is that nliven stays connected to its remote employees, and it was wonderful to feel the sense of community during my recent visit to the San Diego office. nliven’s invitation for all East Coast based employees to come to San Diego to spend time in the office and be part of kicking off the new business year isn’t something one would expect from many c...
2013 Kick-off Event
February 06, 2013, posted by Stephen Smythe
Last night the company had its 2013 kick-off event at Dave and Busters. The evening started with a presentation by our president on how far we had come in just a year, followed by each member of the leadership team providing an overview of what their group accomplished in 2012 and what we can all look forward to in 2013. It was great to reflect on everything that we accomplished in 2012, as...
Let's Go Walking
January 30, 2013, posted by MJ Witt
As part of our ongoing efforts to promote better health and wellness, the Culture Committee organized a lunch hour walk. We held our first walk over the lunch hour Tuesday, January 29th, which was open to all employees. The group explored the neighborhood around the office complex completing just over two miles in about forty minutes. It was a beautiful sunny day, yet cool enough to not worr...
