Last April, web development firm
The Nerdery announced that it was about to double its Bloomington headquarters. Now, it turns out that's not enough room.
The
8-year-old firm has been growing at such a steady clip that it's been
consistently outgrowing its space for the past two years. In 2009, the
company began knocking down walls and taking over other parts of its
headquarters to allow for more employees, and recently, it built a
225-seat theater for all-company meetings.
But even that space
may have to include significant standing-room-only areas in the near
future, according to CEO Mike Derheim, who says the company seems to be
always expanding.
"We have a deal right now where we're about to
take another 6,000 square-feet of space, but in the meantime, we're
looking at another 9,000 square-feet on top of that," he notes. "We're
also looking at other geographies in terms of opening offices."
The
growth is driven by high demand for Nerdery services, he says. The firm
partners with ad agencies and design firms that need the type of
creative technology expertise that The Nerdery provides.
To fill
that extra office space, the company has a position known as the "Nerd
Hunter," who's in charge of recruiting and interviews candidates every
day. Three other employees create nerd-finder events and post job
openings on career sites. The company has also begun doing a "Nerdery
Roadshow" to different parts of the state, in an effort to recruit more
talent.
"What's unique about us is that we find people who wake
up every morning excited about developing the coolest new technology,
and we have clients who recognize that," says Derheim. "That's what's
fueling our growth."
Source: Mike Derheim, The Nerdery
Writer: Elizabeth Millard