Help us plan our next contest! Suggest themes and prizes!

Do you have some hidden talents you’d like to showcase?  Here at HotSchedules, we’re planning our next “My Life, My Schedule” (or whatever we decide to call it) contest and we’d love your input.   Our last contest was a huge hit and we want to make this one even better. 

We’ve kicked around several ideas, including making it a jingle contest, but were afraid that a music-only contest might be too limiting.  We still might have special awards for great song-making though - I mean, come on, we are headquartered in the Live Music Capital of the World! 

As we work on logistics, we’d love to hear your creative ideas for themes and content, as well as on the prizes that would be most appealing and motivating to you.  We’ll take any recommendations into consideration (as long as they’re on the up and up).

This is your chance to shape our next contest.  Don’t miss out on the chance to weigh in!

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HotSchedules Hosting Customer Reference Forum Webinar Featuring Newk’s

Please join us for our first customer reference forum on Thursday, March 31^st from 10:00-11:00 am central.  If you’re not sure what a customer reference forum is, you aren’t alone, but I’ll help you out.  Basically, our great customer, Newk’s, will be participating in a live call with a 3^rd party moderator.  The moderator will ask them some questions about their experience choosing and using the HotSchedules online scheduling and labor management solution.  After that, you can ask questions and get direct answers from the Newk’s team, Stephen J Hinkis, Vice President of Franchise Operations and Adam Karveller, IT Director.

Newk’s has been a HotSchedules customer for approximately 18 months and is looking forward to sharing their HotSchedules experience with others.   So don’t wait!  Register for the reference forum today, share this link and join us live on the 31^st!

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Hot n' Healthy!

On Tuesday, I was lucky enough to be able to attend an award ceremony where HotSchedules was honored as one of Central Texas’ Healthiest Employers by Seton and the Austin Business Journal.  The event and luncheon were hosted by Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, and the award was presented by Paul Carrozza, CEO/Owner of RunTex and Chair of the Mayor’s Fitness Council. 

The Healthiest Employer awards program recognizes organizations that are committed to creating a healthy workplace – and HotSchedules definitely qualifies.  For starters, there’s our annual HotFit Challenge – an employee competition that consists of cardiovascular, strength-building and weight loss contests.   Not only do winners receive great prizes, but also the longer term boost to confidence and overall fitness.

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HotSchedules bowls in prom attire for kids, community

If it seems like HotSchedules has a great corporate culture, that’s only because it does.  As evidence of that, last Friday evening, most of our executive staff and several managers attended the Trudy’s Bowl for Kids, benefiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Texas (BBBS).  And we did it in really bad 80s-ish prom attire (which looks great with bowling shoes, by the way).  

Trudy’s is the signature sponsor of the event, and is also a HotSchedules customer.  The fundraiser makes it possible for BBBS to create and nurture life-changing relationships between the children they serve and caring adult mentors.

But you be the judge.  Let me know if you think giving to a good cause has ever looked more fun than this…

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