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K2Share honored as a top company
By LAURA HENSLEY
Eagle Sta}f Writer
Keith Stein never .dreads
getting out of bed and going to
work. In fact, it's no secret
that he loves his job.
"I know it sounds pretty
flaky, but instead of saying,
`Do I have to go to work
today?' I say, `I get to go to
work today,"' said Stein, who
has worked for five years at
K2Share - a local informa-
tion technology services and
.consulting company.
The dress code is business
casual and the attitude,
relaxed: If Stein needs to take
off early to watch his son play
baseball for Texas A&M Uni-
Eagle photo/Butch Ireland
K2Share
... __ ___
ly birthday parties are cele-
brated at K2Share; Halloween
trick-or-treating parties for
families are as much fun for
the adults as they are for the
kids; and 10 paid holidays are
among the employee benefits.
These perks, coupled with
what Stein and other employ-
ees consider a family atmos-
phere and an understanding
boss with undying optimism,
was enough for the College
Station-based K2Share to be
named as one of the "50 Best
Companies to Work for in
Texas."
K2Share is the only Brazos
Valley-based company to
receive the award, which is
given by The Best Companies
Group in conjunction with the
publishers of Texas Monthly,
the Texas Association of Busi-
ness and the Society for
Human Management.
The selection process was
based on an assessment of the
company's employee policies
and procedures as well as the
results of an internal employee
.survey. Other statewide win-
ners included Whole Foods
Market Inc., Wells Fargo and
Medical City of Dallas.
The actual rankings will be
published in the February 2006
issue of Texas Monthly.
"We are very honored to be
associated with some of those
companies," said President
and CEO of K2Share, Larry
Teverbaugh. "It's a big stan-
dard for us to live up to. We
celebrate where we are today,
but now we will look to how
we can do better for tomor-
row."
Teverbaugh, the former
director of the Texas Engineer-
ing Extension Service, started
K2Share five years ago with an
idea to break into the dot-com
world, focus on personal
integrity and concentrate on
client collaboration
"I wanted to do something
that could really make a differ-
ence," he said. "You know how
you always say, `ff I could do it
then maybe I could to it differ-
ently'?"
K2Share started out as an
online safety training compa-
ny run out of Teverbaugh's
kitchen with three employees.
After the bottom dropped out
of the dot-com business in
2001, Teverbaugh re-evaluated
the situation and began offer-
ing other services. Now
K2Share has grown to 45
employees at four offices and
they specialize in software
design, onsite technical assis-
ment, and computer support
services. In the past three
years, K2Share employees
have supported clients across
the United States.
Teverbaugh is the first to
say he's proud of the team he
has built from the ground up.
"Everybody here is treated
as equals," he said. "We don't
have a lot of hierarchy. We all
pitch in to get things done. It's
been wonderful. Even in the
hardest times. Instead of liv-
ing in the realm of problems,
we live in the realm of solu-
tions."
Teverbaugh said he believes
his company stands out among
other work environments due
to K2Share's open door policy,
given time can voice ide
comments or concerns to m;
agement and executives.
The company's open
makes a big difference
employees.
"We all know we have a
to do, but we keep everyth~
very loose and creative," s.
Matt Henderson, the com
ny's chief technology offic
"The difference here is ~
freedom and opportunities
have and find your nic
There are no limits to w]
you can do here. Everyc
has an opportunity and
voice."
^ Laura Hensley's e-mail address
is laura.hensley@theeagle.com.