ABOUT US
Emppowered exists because the systems that shape how we work—hiring, engagement, development—were designed for a world that no longer exists. We're building new ones.
We're a team of people who believe work should be mutual: good for the people doing it, and for the organizations they're doing it in.
Not one at the expense of the other.
OUR CORE VIRTUES
Core Values are too often just static words that live in employer handbooks and on office walls, stated but never lived. Instead, we believe in living our Core Virtues—actions and behaviors that inform how we move.
Humanize
the Connection
We reject the "resource" mentality.
Start every interaction by acknowledging the human, not the task.
Challenge
the Default
We resist groupthink and the status quo.
Identify one "standard" in every project and ask if it still serves a purpose.
Practice
Radical Mutuality
We believe in shared risk and shared reward.
Give more value than you take in every partnership.
Pursue
Active Transformation
We are here for transformation.
Own your mistakes immediately and turn them into a shared lesson.
Speak
with Intent
We dismantle corporate speak.
Strip away jargon and speak as if you are talking to a friend.
Adapt
with Boldness
We are fluid in our tactics but fixed in our vision.
Move toward the challenge that scares you most.
OUR FOUNDERS
The Minds Behind Emppowered
Clarence Bongalos
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Caty Toro
Co-Founder, Chief People Officer