The Women Business Owners Nellie Cashman award event on Thursday, October 8th, was a night to be remembered. Allovus Founder and Principal Hayley Nichols was a finalist in the running for the award. She spoke eloquently of her journey to success. Hayley attributed her achievements to the strong, women role models she’s met along the … Continue reading
The first Allovus retiree celebrated in style with many of her Allovus fan club members cheering her on. Barb Nichols, who is also Rob Nichol’s mother, helped Hayley start the company from the ground up. “Barb was employee #2, me being the first.” Hayley said. “I knew I needed someone I could trust to handle … Continue reading
At today’s Women Business Owners (WBO) luncheon, Allovus Founder Hayley Nichols sat on the Nellie Cashman Awards Finalists Panel with four other candidates to discuss their businesses. When asked why she decided to build a business in the design industry, Hayley replied, “I’m a closet creative—and I love working with creative people. When I … Continue reading
We are proud to announce that Allovus Founder Hayley Nichols has been chosen as one of the five finalists for the annual Nellie Cashman Awards from the Women Business Owners local Seattle chapter. The annual award, sponsored by Wells Fargo, Seattle Magazine, Seattle Business Magazine, and the Puget Sound Business Journal, is based on the nominees entrepreneurial spirit, ethics and … Continue reading
It’s become a tradition for Allovus Principal and Founder Hayley Nichols to give special bottles of wine to her holiday party guests and to Allovus clients. This year was no exception. We thought it would be fun to show how the wine bottle art is done—from start to finish. Designed by Allovus Illustrator Robert Massa, … Continue reading
Allovus has recently been awarded the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) certification. It’s a huge honor—and a difficult distinction to achieve. The WBENC, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, partners with 14 Regional Partner Organizations to provide its world class standard of certification to women-owned businesses throughout the country. WBENC is the nation’s leading advocate of women-owned … Continue reading
Recently, we came across a fun LinkedIn infographic that illustrated 10 hot jobs that didn’t exist 5 years ago, but do exist now. And here they are: The iOS Developer The Android Developer The Zumba Instructor The Social Media Intern The Data Scientist The UI/UX Designer The Big Data Architect The Beach Body Coach The … Continue reading
It seems as though the school year has just ended, and the long days of summer have begun. But some students aren’t choosing to relax—instead, they are taking on jobs and extra responsibility to prepare for the future. Take for example, Gavin Grant, who is busy organizing the Allovus office, researching companies, and learning everything … Continue reading
Seattle Business magazine honored its 100 Best Companies to Work For at an awards dinner on June 17, 2014, at The Westin Seattle. The winners, hailing from 18 cities across the state of Washington, were chosen based on extensive surveys completed by nearly 10,000 employees. Allovus is excited to share the amazing news—we have been voted #7 in … Continue reading
Meet Shannon Lee, long-time friend of Founder and Principal Hayley Nichols. Shannon is the new Senior Director of Operations at Allovus. We sat down with her to find out what convinced her to leave California and return home to Washington State. Allovus: How did you meet Hayley? Shannon: Well, I was born and raised in … Continue reading
You could say Allovus got its start in a virtual garage. Like many start-ups, Hayley Nichols, founder and principal, began five years ago with an idea, a project request, and a handful of workers toiling away in their virtual spaces. Shift ahead to today and the virtual has become a reality with a studio space, 63+ employees working with a … Continue reading
In our part one article, several of our employees gave some great tips on how to get away from the electronic noise of social media, email, etc. In this second article, we’ll explore more ways our Allovus folks unplug—and we’ll also learn that there a few who never unplug… James Steward | Developer I’m still trying … Continue reading