The Hippo Pod: Nicki

In this podcast, Employer Brand and Employee Engagement Manager, Tannum, talks about Golden Hippo’s exciting and unique company culture with the people who know it best. This episode, we spoke with Nicki, who has worked at Golden Hippo for 6 months and is a Digital Marketing Specialist for the Customer Acquisition team.

Here are some of the highlights of Tannum and Nicki’s conversation:

What’s your Golden Hippo story? How did you start your career here?

I found Golden Hippo 2 or 3 years back while I was in grad school. I was looking for companies that aligned with the company culture and the life I wanted to live outside of work. I applied and for some reason it didn’t work out that time. I'm sure a lot of people had been applying, so I didn’t give up. I found out that an old high school colleague worked at Golden Hippo which I didn’t know the first time I applied, so I reached out to her. She referred me, and that’s how I got the interview!

What does a typical day look like for you? From start to finish. 

I look at our daily numbers and inspect them. I then implement and think about different split tests that I want to do. I constantly get to think of new ideas that I want to test and find out the perfect formula. Pretty much all aspects of advertising of what a consumer is seeing.

How would you describe our company culture to a candidate?

We have amazing perks here, health benefits, and bonuses. You really feel like you’re a part of something bigger and what you do really matters. If one team wins we all win, so we’re all pushing for the same goal. The job is very fulfilling, working in health and wellness, so it’s everything that I want and aligned with what I was looking for. I wanted work-life balance and to be creative but at the same time use data to make good decisions, so it was a great balance between the two.

What’s your favorite thing about working at Golden Hippo?

We’re a data-driven company, but at the same time we also get to be creative. I like to get to do a little bit of everything. I love that we all can work as a team because we’re all trying to hit the same goal.

What makes you excited about Golden Hippo?

The possibilities are endless. When I first started, I had so many ideas that I jotted down. There’s a lot of growth here, so I keep pushing myself to do better. I want to stay here for a long time, and every day there is something I can do to make myself better.

If you could give job seekers one piece of advice, what would it be?

Just be yourself. When I went through the interview process, I had to tell myself that not only was Golden Hippo interviewing me, I was interviewing them. You want to make sure what a company is offering you aligns with what you want long-term. Every conversation that I had was so natural, so that’s how I knew at the end of the day that I was meant to be here. If it works out, it works out!

If you’d like to listen to the full conversation, click here!