On Sept 6th, 2011, I started working at Umbrella. At the time, there were 8 other people supporting 30 clients. The office was in a really old building at 505 Walnut Street. I was there a few months previously to visit with Heath and remember thinking, what a cool place to work. The space feels …
Things have changed a lot at Umbrella since 2011! Read More »
Five Star Tax and Business Solutions has been an Umbrella client for many years. They offer a full spectrum of tax, business consulting, payroll, financial planning, and accounting services for a wide range of individuals, small businesses, corporations, and other organizations. And we enjoy working with them! On Monday morning, February 13th, Five Star Tax’s …
This year is the Centennial for our building in the River Market. We’ve been here for 1/12th of its history, and we hope to have quite a few more. Our office is in the heart of the heart of Kansas City. We’re right next door to the wonderful City Market entrance at 5th and Walnut. …
Umbrella is proud to call the River Market home. Read More »
Gardidien was having a bad day. Just over a week ago, the system administrator who goes by the handle Gardidien on Reddit got a phone call. One of the critical company systems was down. He quickly determined that it wasn’t just one system–it was nearly half of the systems in the company, at three different …
We’ve been using the same tools to monitor, manage, document and support our client networks since the company started. At the time these tools were selected, they were identified as the best of the best, and they’ve served us well. But technology evolves, new tools become available and we’re making an important change. One of …
One Monday morning, these scooters (see pic) were parked across the aisle from my desk. At first, I really didn’t give it much thought. We have scooters all over the office. In fact, in the early years – you were gifted a scooter on your first anniversary. The guys ride scooters around the office all …
People are the lifeblood of any organization. Businesses and corporations are just communities of individuals with (hopefully) a common goal. This is a basic thought about the composure of a business. My name is John King, and I’ve been working at Umbrella for just over 30 days. That’s it; 30 days. For most, that might …
A Letter to Umbrella After Working Here For 30 Days Read More »
Valentine’s day is a time to show appreciation for the ones you love and care for. This goes doubly so if you happen to be a woman who takes care of 26 immature men. I’m talking about Umbrella’s very own Queen of Company Happiness, Roxanne. Rox has to deal with all of our geeky references, …
Roxanne’s Surprise Valentine’s Gift – Slugger, the Royals Mascot! [VIDEO] Read More »
Have you ever had one of those jobs that you just loathed waking up for? Looking for any excuse you can think of to call in. In the last 15 years, I’ve had around 35 different jobs throughout my high school/college days, and I understand the drag of going to a job you don’t enjoy …
Our initiative of timely and consistent Company Quarterly meetings has so far been successful! We gathered on January 19th, 2017 to review our fourth quarter in 2016 as well as looking ahead to 2017. Employee of the Quarter awards were presented to Andrew Horner, Kyle Barry and Jacob Woodson. I hope you find statistics in …
Fourth Quarter Review, Employee Awards and Great Metrics Read More »