This week, we celebrated our 9th birthday (or “crediversary,” as we lovingly call it). As a fully remote company, we took time to reflect on the inCREDible journey of the company by gathering for a virtual celebration hosted by our Culture Club—our internal team that curates events to enrich cred’s work culture.
We started cred with a mission of building thought leaders through events. To date, we have confirmed more than 4,500+ speaking opportunities and helped host more than 150 events for clients all over the world. It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come—as a team under 30—to achieving that mission, and so much more.
Like every business, we’ve had our ups and downs. Looking back at the past 7 years, a few things I’ve learned along the way:
At times it feels like it was yesterday, and others like it’s been decades since the seed for cred was planted. I sat down to write this and decided to look at our first ever blog post. What a proud moment realizing that, even though we’ve changed over the years, at our core, we’ve still managed to keep the extreme focus and simple offering we started with 4 years ago; not many can say the same. Sure, our vision and mission have evolved, but our why remains intact: We believe that bringing knowledgeable, passionate speakers to engaged audiences builds awareness and excitement for you and your brand.
After 4 years and successfully placing 320+ speakers in 3,323 events all over the world, we’ve enabled ourselves to think more strategically and bigger about how a formal speaking programs impact a business’s brand and position in the market.
