The Century 21 brand has, over the course of the years, won multiple awards on a global scale for being a top rated place to work. Now, the Century 21 Affiliated team at South Haven has successfully brought that the local level in Southwest Michigan with a successful nomination to be counted among the 20 Best Places to Work in our region through the Moody on the Market brand. Proclaimed to be “exceptional people helping others achieve their goals of home ownership and putting time back into their communities with volunteering to embrace their area,” the South Haven team has found a winning combination. Identifying the three key words that best describe the team as Community, Sustainable Growth, and Knowledgeable, as you read on you’ll learn of a solid feeling of camaraderie, pride, and dedication to family that might find you applying to their assigned “recruitment ad” to join them in their one goal to be better as a person, a professional and as a community.”
What is the name of the business you are nominating?
Century 21 Affiliated South Haven
Who are the owner(s) and/or principals in this company?
Jasen Schrock
Business Contact Information
Ryan Servatius
510 Williams Street, South Haven, MI 49090
How many people work at the company you are nominating?
8
Tell us the story behind the nominated company. What does it do, and what sets them apart from other companies in the region?
C21 fosters a work environment that supports collaboration and learning to better yourself and for the benefit of clients. Century 21 has been the #1 name in Real Estate brand recognition for decades and has won multiple awards globally for being a Top Rated place to work. I am personally proud of our place in South Haven and Southwestern Michigan with our immense growth and fostering of learning of our agents to better their careers and their lives with education, work and personal life goals.
In your own words, why do you think this company deserves to be declared to be one of the 20 Best Places to Work in Michigan’s Great Southwest?
It comes down to the people and Century 21 has the mix of people it takes to not only grow their company, but to also better the communities in which it and the agents serve to have a better tomorrow with helping out in charities, local organizations and helping others reach their goals.
What makes workers proud to say they work there, and keeps them a part of the team?
Support of everyone to help each other achieve their goals and to broaden their thinking and have a better life for all to grow with.
Let’s pretend you’re writing a review for Yelp! or Trip Advisor. Give us your best recommendation for the nominated company that would make the rest of us wish we worked there, too.
Exceptional people helping others achieve their goals of home ownership and putting time back into their communities with volunteering to embrace their area. Very knowledgeable on the market, zoning and hyper local involvement.
What three key words best describe why this company is a Best Places to Work caliber company?
- Community 2. Sustainable Growth 3. Knowledgeable
As a Best Places to Work company “Super Hero,” what are the two most magical “Super Powers” this company seems to have on a day-to-day basis? (i.e., Ability to read minds, fly, invisibility, etc) And why?
Super Power One: Intelligence
Super Power Two: Integrity
Tell us about the leadership of the nominated company and what they do in order to:
A] Keep spirits and motivation high? Embrace collaboration to help each other learn more.
B] Keep innovation and fresh ideas advancing? Try new ideas and see what others are doing that works and make it your own with a twist.
C] Keep communications open? Always available and open for discussion.
Explain a specific “wow!” moment in this company’s history that is virtually “Hall of Fame” or “Best Practices” worthy, as an example to other companies in the region.
#1 Globally for the 8th Straight year in Real Estate. Locally always puts community first with giving back to a community that has supported us from the start. The amount of give back to others from our agents is heartwarming and makes me proud to be associated with such caring and great people.
Best Places to Work have a reputation for not only working hard, but also for playing hard.
A] How does the nominated company honor or reward success? We have get-togethers, parties and events that foster an open environment of sharing ideas and motivating them to do better.
B] How does the nominated company socialize as a team? We hang out and help each other on a regular basis, this brings forth camaraderie and ideas that better everyone.
C] How does the nominated company get involved in community events? Always out promoting shops, restaurants, events, charities and local happenings we get involved with them.
D] How does the nominated company celebrate life? By knowing it is precious and that there is a time for family/oneself not involved with work and that time is very important as people are more than their job titles.
Write a brief, but compelling, recruitment ad telling people about why they should come and work there, too.
If you want to be your own boss and really see what you are made of, then come talk to us. We have the technology, training and support to help you succeed and be the top agent in your field and we will support you the entire step of your journey to get there.
What one thing is special about your nominated company that most people in the community have no idea actually happens there, but should be shouted from the rooftops because it’s that cool?
Our people are community-centric, we are part of our community, we live, work and play here. All of us come from different backgrounds, but we all share one goal and that is to be better as a person, professional and as a community. I am proud in how much the agents are involved in local, state and national organizations to help make a bright future here.
Give us three employee perks or benefits that you think make the company you have nominated worthy of a Best Places to Work trophy?
- Support with knowledgeable co-workers.
- Flexible Schedules very important in today’s workforce.
- Technology and backing of the largest real estate company in the world.
If this is your company and you win, write the best headline ever for your company newsletter describing your successful selection to the list, and be as specific as you can about how you would celebrate the win if money were no object.
Century 21 comes out on Top. C21 and the workers have been noticed for all of their high achievements, hard work and support of their community. Each and every one at C21 has dedicated their time and energy to a great cause of not just selling real estate, but championing an entire community and region for the betterment of all who live here now and in the future.
Tell us anything else you want about this company that you suddenly realize we haven’t asked you about, but you’re sure will be the thing that puts you squarely into the winner’s circle! (Wait a minute! Can you put a square in a circle?)
Our accomplishments, we won one of the best places to work nationally, currently the #1 franchise to open, esteemed leadership and community involvement. Oh did I mention that Century 21 Affiliated owns and operates over 130+ C21 franchises in 6 States, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Florida. All are run and operated by locals of each community in which they serve. Oh and the one I run and operate is rocking it in showing people the Things to Do in South Haven and surrounding area to keep people in the know of happenings in their town to check out.
