About Recognize
Recognize’s mission is to foster a positive and engaging workplace culture by providing integrated and tailored solutions. We aim to empower organizations to celebrate achievements, enhance morale, measure progress, and create a supportive environment where employees feel seen and valued.
Meet with UsRecognize’s Company Values
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RecognizerA Recognizer finds the good in what others are doing and isn’t shy about celebrating wins. They shine a light on great work, show appreciation for differences, and help others succeed. They look for ways to celebrate their work through data. 
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ExemplarWe lead by example and strive for greatness where it truly counts, delivering five-star care and their best work every time. They are passionate about the cause, resourceful, and solution-oriented. They are thorough, detailed, and data-driven in their work. They want their work to be well-designed and easy to follow. 
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AllyAn Ally is kind, respectful, and understanding. They communicate with honesty and care, collaborate openly, and build on teammates’ ideas. They work well with others, knowing that real progress comes from trust and cooperation. 
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FuturistA Futurist is forward-thinking and embraces new possibilities without clinging to outdated ways. They welcome change, they maintain a growth mindset, ask questions fearlessly, and challenge assumptions to uncover what’s next and best. Bring your ideas forward with testing and insights. 
Leadership

Alex Grande
CEO
Alex is an entrepreneur and published research author combining psychology with web development. Before founding Recognize, he worked in web development for companies like Uber and Target.

Peter Philips
CTO
An end-to-end engineering powerhouse. Before Recognize, Peter founded TechForProgress. More recently, he authored “The Ruby Workshop”.

Leland Miklovic
Advisor + Founder of Opus Investment Partners
Leland has nearly 30 years of senior-level operating, management consulting, private equity investment, and merger & acquisition experience.
Meet the Team

Anuj Shilpakar
Principal Software Engineer

David Jones
Senior Account Executive

Nikki Whitehead
Operations Manager

Bikash Pandey
Associate Software Engineer

Brittany Espinoza
Head of Customer Success

David Rader
Systems Operations

Pankaj Dhakal
Software Engineer

Rajan Bhattarai
Senior Software Engineer

Ritesh Chaudhary
Software Engineer

Samantha Liravongsa
Customer Success Manager

Zach Grande
Software Engineer

Siddartha Paudel
QA Engineer

Kshitiz Tamang
Software Engineer

Catherine O’Keefe
Customer Success Manager

Steve Dourountoudakis
Sales Representative
Advisor

Leland Miklovic
Leland has nearly 30 years of senior-level operating, management consulting, private equity investment, and merger & acquisition experience. He is currently a managing director with Opus Advisory Partners, a strategic advisory firm, and a partner with Opus Investment Partners, a private equity investment firm. Leland was previously a senior executive with Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and several other firms. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from Cornell University, and currently serves on the boards of three companies and one not-for-profit.
Join Our Team
We are always looking for talented individuals to join our team. Let’s work together to make a difference in the world through the act of positivity and appreciation.
