We're the company with #TheStuffYouLove! Founded in St. Louis in 1997, Build-A-Bear Workshop is a trusted, beloved brand that has been part of countless life moments for nearly 30 years. We operate approximately 650 stores worldwide —including company-owned stores in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Paris, Milan, Colombia, and the United Kingdom and franchise stores in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East and China — where Guests can make and customize furry friends.
The Build-A-Bear Workshop experience is an expression of our commitment to redefine retail and entertainment. Our concept is designed to bring out the creative side of our Guests to spark their imagination.
We challenge every associate to contribute wherever possible to our culture, our communities and our business success. Regardless of role, Build-A-Bear associates keep our core values at the heart of everything they do.
We cultivate a culture that truly begins with heart. From the passion our associates bring to work each day to our iconic heart ceremony, we deliver the Build-A-Bear spirit and one-of-a-kind experiences to our Guests – one furry friend at a time. It’s one of the reasons Build-A-Bear Workshop has been recognized time and time again as a sought-after employer:
• Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® list: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009
• Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE’s Best Workplaces in Retail list: 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014
• Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE’s Best Workplaces for Women list: 2017, 2016 and 2015
• Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE’s Best Workplaces for Millennials list: 2017, 2016 and 2015
• Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE’s Best Workplaces for Diversity list: 2017, 2016 and 2015
• The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list: 2017 and 2016
• 2-Star Accreditation by Best Companies for our ‘outstanding’ workplace engagement standards and commitment
BIMobject is a global marketplace and digital discovery platform for the construction industry. We serve as the connection point between Building Product Manufacturers and the global Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) community. We help you transform your physical building products into BIM objects and host them on our marketplace, ready for professionals to seamlessly integrate into their designs.
Architects and engineers can’t specify products they can’t find. By making them available on a platform with millions of registered users, you ensure your brand is positioned for selection when it matters most. We provide award-winning BIM content creation, global reach, and targeted marketing solutions you need to get discovered early in the project lifecycle, exactly when the most critical decisions are being made.
Founded in Malmö, Sweden, in 2011, BIMobject is listed on the NASDAQ First North Growth Market (ticker: BIM).
BuildGroup is a venture capital investment firm based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2015, we are a team of former tech founders and executives who invest in emerging AI-enabled SaaS companies as they start to scale. Some of us are from our Rackspace and OpenStack days. Some of us are founders from BuildGroup’s portfolio companies who have started advising other portfolio companies. Together, we’re a collective of operators who work closely with leaders to solve operational challenges and build high-performing teams and businesses.
Visit www.buildgroup.com for more information on BuildGroup, its leaders, investment strategy, and portfolio companies.