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NOONDAY COLLECTION COMPANY
/ Noonday Collection
HEADQUARTERS
/ Austin, TX
NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES YEAR FOUNDED
/ 37
/ 2010
After working for Noonday for 7 1/2 years, my favorite thing when I started and still to this day is that each team member and Noonday Ambassador is unified in our company goal to make a difference in the world’s most vulnerable communities. We partner with Artisan Businesses that hand-make our jewelry and accessories to create dignified jobs for people who need them. In 2020, our mission was even more meaningful to me when Noonday helped our Artisan Business Partners maintain work for their team members during the COVID crisis AND was able to donate $350K to various causes abroad and at home. One of the biggest blessings in my life is that I can use my personal gifts for Noonday’s powerful social mission. — LUCY SAYLE S / D I R ECTO R O F FI N A N C E & AC C O U NTI N G
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HAT MAKES YOUR COMPANY ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK IN DIRECT SELLING?
At Noonday, our mission is to build a flourishing world where people have jobs, women are empowered, children are cherished, and we are connected. We achieve this flourishing through a collaborative commitment to Fair Trade that enables us to offer customers some of the most beautiful, ethically made products handcrafted by artisans across the globe. We offer “style made with love.” The dedication to building a flourishing world undergirds all that Noonday does and unifies Noonday’s three main stakeholder groups—Noonday Home Office team members, Noonday Ambassadors, and Noonday Artisan Business partners. While Noonday may not be one of the largest direct selling companies (yet), we pride ourselves on exemplifying excellence that is second to none. One reflection of this commitment to excellence is how Noonday approaches the fringe benefits for the Home Office team. Though having fewer than fifty employees, Noonday offers benefits on par with much larger companies. Noonday offers medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, three weeks paid time off, 13 paid holidays, two floating holidays, a birthday day off, two volunteer days off, paid maternity leave, employee product awards, and last but certainly not least, the chance for Noonday team members to travel internationally with our Ambassador leaders on award trips to visit the Artisans who make Noonday’s products. HOW DOES YOUR COMPANY BRING THE SAME REDCARPET TREATMENT TO YOUR EMPLOYEES THAT YOU GIVE TO YOUR DISTRIBUTORS?
2020 led to high employee engagement. It was tangible demonstrations of care and concern that allowed team members to feel seen and valued. Noonday leadership was vulnerable and forthcoming about the uncertain financial and operational outlook. While refraining from making ungrounded promises, Noonday leadership did commit to putting people first in all decision-making. Regular, relevant, and personalized communication proved essential.
