Telesphere Voted Among “Best Places to Work” in the Phoenix Valley by The Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ, LLC

Telesphere (http://www.telesphere.com/), a managed business telephone and Internet services provider, has been ranked #4 in the 2008 “Best Places to Work” list in its respective category. The Phoenix Business Journal and BestCompaniesAZ, co-founders of the “Best Places to Work” list, announced the rankings on December 11.

Telesphere was acknowledged for creating an enjoyable corporate culture and work environment that fosters personal and professional growth for its employees. “We are excited to rank #4 on the ‘Best Places to Work’ in the Phoenix area list this year. Making the list is truly an honor that undoubtedly provides all of our employees with a sense of pride,” said Clark Peterson, CEO of Telesphere. “As we continue to expand our presence across the country as a leader in business phone and Internet services, we hope to build upon the wonderful culture we have created here in Arizona.”

To help promote a positive corporate culture, Telesphere has organized a “Culture Team” made up of volunteers from every department of the company. The Culture Team plans activities and events designed to help employees interact and have fun together, such as monthly team-building activities and events that help instill the Telesphere Values, number one of which is “Wow the Customer.” “We want our employees to thoroughly enjoy coming to work at Telesphere each day, and the Culture Team plays a vital role in helping us accomplish that goal,” said Kathy Brooks, Vice President of Human Resources for Telesphere.

In addition, Telesphere offers every employee an attractive benefits package including full medical, dental and vision, 15 days PTO, and a generous stock options package. “Since we all own a little piece of Telesphere through our options, we go above the call of duty to make the company successful,” said Angela Leavitt, Director of Marketing. “I’ve never seen a workforce more motivated and cohesive than we have here at Telesphere.”

The “Best Places to Work” list, which was started in 2003, recognizes Phoenix companies who, through a third party administered employee survey, rank their respective companies as being the best places to work. The areas surveyed are varied parts of employee life, including workplace environment, leadership direction, culture, and management practices.

Winners were announced at the “Best Places to Work” Luncheon, December 11th at the Arizona Biltmore, and they will be featured on an exclusive website for ONLY valley “Best Places to Work” – www.BestCompaniesAZ.com

For complete details visit www.telesphere.com and www.BestCompaniesAZ.com.

About Telesphere:

Telesphere is a nationwide managed services provider that delivers an innovative package of IP telephone service and Internet access to business throughout the United States. Telesphere’s services allow small to medium businesses to enjoy all of the latest voice and data features of large businesses without the costly investment of on premise equipment. Telesphere fully manages its customers’ services over a private IP facilities-based network. Telesphere customers that are spread across multiple offices throughout the country, from small business, medium business, and even home business, function seamlessly as if they were in the same location.

Contacts

Telesphere
Angela Leavitt, 480-385-7000
aleavitt {at} telesphere(.)com