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Working with Blend Interactive
At Blend, we aim to be considered an extension of our clients' team — understanding what drives the team and the business goals they're working towards. With that goal as our focus, we've refined how we work with our clients via our project process, our company culture, and our team.
Working with Blend isn't like working alongside other web firms. We've learned a lot about how to best guide clients to success, resulting in a proven project process, an industry-best team, and trusted solutions and partnerships.
Led by our core values.
We are rooted in our 5 core values. These guide our decisions as a business and as a partner. You'll see our values manifest as transparent conversations, authentic partnership, and a passionate team. To sum it up, everything from our development processes to our new business strategies are built upon these five core values:
- Passion. We love designing and building great things on the internet.
- Progress. We understand that we have an obligation to work toward improvement in all areas.
- Advocacy. We love to help clients do great things on the internet and to guide them toward the best solution.
- Authenticity. We believe in never pretending to be somthing we're not.
- Integrity. We value relationships, communications, and a sense of right and wrong more than we value invoices.
The dream team.
Our team is our greatest asset. We're a combination of strategists, developers, designers, project managers, and more who are all passionate about guiding our clients to their best outcomes. At Blend, your team is with you from project kickoff through a post-launch Ongoing Partnership Plan. Our team is yours.
Karla Santi
Chief Executive Officer / Founder
Joe Kepley
Chief Technical Officer / Founder
Corey Vilhauer
Director of Strategy
Sam Otis
Lead UI Developer / Designer
Chase Burandt
Lead Developer
Steph Sommers
Lead Developer
Jenna Bonn
QA Practice Manager
Shannan Anderson
Lead Project Manager
“I got a few surprised looks when I chose and pushed for, an agency in Sioux Falls, South Dakota over the one in Manhattan that everyone, including that agency, thought was a done deal. But for me, the folks at Blend just felt like my kind of people. I am very glad that I did.”
Senior Director of Web & Creative Strategy
Icertis
Our Approach to Projects
We've refined our unique approach to web projects over the years to form what we call our "Proven Process". After establishing a foundation in Discovery and Design, we implement and test iteratively, allowing for a head start on CMS training and content entry.
We're with you for the long haul.
Site launch is just the beginning and we strive to be a partner who is by your side through it all. Whether that be through ongoing updates and maintenance, development coaching, or optimization, we stick with your team to reach your goals.
Ongoing Partnership Plans
From strategic design to thoughtfully planned .NET development, Blend is here to serve as both a partner and a colleague in the future of your website.
Development Coaching
Setting internal development teams up for success through customized CMS coaching and co-development.
Optimization Options
A website is a business tool, designed to further organizational goals. It's important to keep those goals top-of-mind. That's the promise of digital optimization.
Get to know our process
The web world is full of acronyms, jargon, and techy terms. When it comes to working with our team, we don't want there to be any confusion, so we took some time to explain a few of the concepts that make up our process.
A Quick Definition of Scrum
In project management, the process of Agile development is dependent on a pretty important element: the “scrum” — a quick meeting designed to level-set before work begins. Here's how Blend puts it to use.
How Developer Cross-training Helps Projects Succeed
Cross-training developers results in increased productivity, more collaboration, and better results for client projects.
An Introduction to Sprints and Sprint Planning
Life is full of complicated projects — event planning, construction, and, yes, building a website. This introduction to sprints and sprint planning will illustrate how we keep it all moving forward.
The Value of Project Management
Every day, we encounter things in our life that require a plan — vacation, meals, kid’s school and after-school activities. If there’s not a plan, something will get missed. A ball will get dropped. And you’ll be left wondering, “What happened?” Enter project management.
Work with the best
We're proud to have been named as one of Inc Magazine's Best Workplaces. We've always been proud of the team, culture, and practice we've built and it is an honor to have earned the recognition of an industry leader.
