Celebrate excellence: Jon Tewes Receives the Q4 2023 Springie Award -
After being at for nearly 9 years, it comes to not a surprise that Jon Tewes has won the Q4 2023 Springie Award! Jon is an experienced senior Solutions architect who has continuously displayed the true meaning of Springie's principal values - Making A Difference, Try to understand, and act With Urgency. This is evident in his life style that has a focus on compassion and passion.
Jon's contribution to the company is obvious in the grounded connections he shares with both his colleagues and clients. While taking time to work from the Amsterdam office, Jon effortlessly was in close contact with the whole team in the office, helping in building relationships over the world. The result was a variety of private 1:1 meetings with the employees of our sales team, which included AEs, SDRs and managers. A highlight of this global cooperation was the shift in his working schedule, which allowed him to begin his day super earlier for 4 weeks to personal teach our sales engineer Marco Aguero. Marco was able to start working with customers on his own within a couple of weeks directly because of this effort. Our Chief People Officer, Louise Cherry Barber, met (virtually) to chat with Jon regarding his honor and work experience at .
Jon's dedication to his work and commitment to our values has made him an essential part of our staff. Jon's positive outlook, his determination to assist others with problems and his ability to solve them have made a significant difference in the lives of his team members and in the overall well-being of .
We're extremely happy to enjoy having Jon on our team. We would like to congratulate him on this well-deserved acknowledgement. Jon's dedication to excellence as well as the way he lives our core values serve as an inspiration for us all.
Keep reading for an abridged version of this interview. Jon:
Louise Cherry Barber: Jon I would like to congratulate you for winning the Springie award. It's been a long time since we announced it. We hope you're slightly surprised when we announced it.
Jon Tewes:Absolutely, I was incredibly surprised. You know, what we have in a team -- in our PSI team. One among the best group of individuals I've been a part of, and hearing what they were saying about what I do was incredibly touching. However the same phrases can be turned around and aimed towards each of them. All of us have each others backs. Anything that one of us do individually takes credit for as a team as well as good and bad. When something isn't working it's our responsibility to jump in together in order to fix the issue. So I couldn't have done it without the help of my friends. They are very important to me, and, I mean greater than the award absolutely. But the award definitely felt great to get.
Louise Cherry Barber: That's awesome. And it was really special being an observer and hearing the team members being able to gather telling stories about your experience. It's also great to hear that the team's importance can be to your experience in this place. If you consider this award, the Springie Award, and living up to the values of making a difference, seeking to understand, and Acting with Urgency What advice would you give to the people -- you know, you've spent almost nine years. What do you think -- in your daily life, live by those values? What are the best ways to apply them in your life?
Jon Tewes:You know, I've been involved in a variety of companies with different values. and the values we're living right now r in a way mirror my fundamental values. Therefore, not living these values seems strange to me. It's not a conscious effort which I want to achieve. Just the way I approach everyday life. Making a difference, understanding, and being urgent about your work are essential principles, which are the basis of the way I conduct my business each day. You know, we're working closely with sellers who have been enrolled. And you know, empathizing with them, helping them know what the issue is and then figure out the answer quickly and offer them the very best service in selling is my way of living my daily life. And it's great that we have a business that is like the way I already do it and I don't need to think about it.
Louise Cherry Barber: It's simple to forget about it, when it's a part of your identity. In reflecting on your experiences here, what have been the most enjoyable things about being here ?
Jon Tewes:Well I'm sure you've noticed that I've been with you for a good while. However, at the core of it, I'm jazzed to get my job done I mean, so how come? It's because, as I've already mentioned that the people, the people I work with, it's best when you're in the classroom. The platform we are able to use, within the merchant of record space We are the leaders and I have the privilege of working with these amazing individuals to shape our future . That's why I'm still here.