Greg Bland, Vice President Agent Sales, Denver Site Director

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Zillow Group
Denver
Greg Bland | VP, Agent Sales & Site Director

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Zillow Group
Denver
Greg Bland | VP, Agent Sales & Site Director

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What is Zillow Group?
Our
Mission:
Build
the
world’s
largest,
most
trusted
&
vibrant
home-­‐related
marketplace
• Focus
on
All
Stages
of
the
Home
Lifecycle:
ren;ng,
buying,
selling,
financing
&
home
improvement
• Zillow
&
Trulia
-­‐
Online
Marke;ng
Solu;ons
for
Real
Estate
Agents

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What is Zillow Group?
• Our
Consumer
Brands
• Our
Business
Brands

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Cultivation - Zillow Group Denver
• February
2011
–
Humble
Beginnings
with
Trulia
• Day
1
-­‐
10
Employees:
Sales,
Customer
Support,
&
HR
• Year
1
–
50
Employees
in
10k
sq.
V
office
–
Centennial
• February
2015
–
Acquisi;on
of
Trulia
by
Zillow
• Forma;on
of
Zillow
Group
–
largest
online
real
estate
portal!
• 150M+
monthly
views
per
month
• Today
• 450+
Employees
in
40k
sq.
V
office
–
Centennial
loca;on
• 20+
Departments
• Sales
(Premier
Agent,
Rentals,
Builder),
Concierge,
Support,
Web
Developers,
Engineers,
Recrui;ng,
etc

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Greg Bland: From Boring, Stressed Corporate Exec to Culture
Czar!
• My
Interview
–
WOAH!
• Was
I
Ready?
Making
Right
Move?
• Why
Step
Back
&
Start
Over?

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‘Secrets’ to Our Success – Live Our Core Values!
• Culture
&
VIBE
–
Winning
is
Fun
• Pudng
People
First
–
Z
is
a
Team
Sport
• Results
Driven
–
Move
Fast.
Think
BIG.

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Culture & Vibe
‘Day
in
the
Life’
of
a
Zillow
Group
Employee
• Treadmill
Desks
• Weekly
Yoga
on
Site
• Leaders
side-­‐by-­‐side
(no
offices)
• Catered
Lunches
• Music
on
Floors
• Standing
Desks
• Full
Stocked
kitchen
• Company
Swag
• Monthly
on-­‐site
Happy
Hours
• Top
Performer
Recogni;on
• On-­‐Site
Game
Room
• 3
espresso
machines

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Culture & Vibe
Winning
is
FUN!

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Culture & Vibe
Community
Involvement
–
2015-­‐16
• Food
Bank
of
the
Rockies
• Book
Driver
–
Local
Schools
&
Shelters
• March
of
Dimes
–
Mudd
Volleyball
•
Tough
Mudder

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Putting People First
Benefits
• Full
Health,
Dental,
Vision
for
employee
&
family
(including
domesJc
partnerships)
• Paid
Gym
Memberships
• Parental
Leave,
New
Baby
Packages,
etc.
• 16
weeks
for
new
moms
• 8
weeks
for
new
dads
• Commuter
Benefits
• HSA/FSA
Benefits
• Adop;on
Assistance

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Putting People First
• Work-­‐Life
Balance
• 9
Paid
Company
Holidays
per
year
• Paid
;me
off
&
Sick
Leave
earned
every
pay
period
• Office
Hours
–
7:30am-­‐4pm
for
most
employees
• Work
Hard,
Play
Hard!
• Free
Tough
Mudder
Par;cipa;on
&
Hotel
Stay
• All
Company
Holiday
Party
in
Seajle
(HQ)

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Results Driven
• Fun
BUT
Highly
Compe;;ve
Environment
• Consistently
Top
Revenue
Producing
Office
in
Organiza;on
• 1
of
3
Sales
Sites
in
Company
(Seajle,
Irvine,
&
Denver)
• 1%
New
Hire
Acceptance
Rate
• Harvard
has
a
higher
acceptance
rate
than
Zillow
Group
• Ajri;on
–
2-­‐3%
monthly
• Includes
Employee
growth/movement
within
organiza;on
• Promo;ng
Current
Employees
Growth
Opportuni;es
• 95%
of
leadership
&
new
growth
is
filled
internally
• 50%
of
hires
are
employee
referrals

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Q
&
A