All American Entertainment is regularly receiving national and regional recognition - both for our work and growth as a top speakers bureau, and for our highly regarded workplace culture. Take a look at some of our most recent awards and accolades listed below.
The AAE Speakers team has been honored again by being named to Inc. Magazine’s 2024 Best Workplaces list. The company was selected from thousands of survey submissions based on high employee atings for management effectiveness, perks, fostering employee growth, overall company culture, and benefits. “There is something almost magical about the way this company balances year-over-year growth without sacrificing culture,” said Maddy McPeak, Senior Client Experience Manager. “I believe this magic starts at the top with our fearless yet intentional leader, Greg Friedlander. Three consecutive years of winning these highly coveted workplace awards speaks truth to his philosophy. And that is when a company empowers their people to invest in themselves first, tangible success is close to follow.”
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For the sixth time in the company’s history, AAE was named as one of the top 50 companies in the Triangle (NC) for workplace excellence by the Triangle Business Journal (TBJ). Each year, the TBJ collects employee-submitted survey responses to select the top companies for this list. The Triangle Business Journal will announce the final rankings at an awards ceremony on August 15, 2024 in Raleigh, NC. “I am incredibly proud of the organization that we’ve built,” said Greg Friedlander, founder & CEO, AAE Speakers Bureau. “We have always focused on retaining and developing our team, and we will continue to provide exceptional benefits, opportunities to support our community, and a fun work environment.”
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All American Entertainment (AAE) was named to the 2023 Inc. 5000 by Inc. Magazine, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment-its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. This is the third time that the company has received this recognition, having been previously named to the Inc. 5000 list in 2018 and 2019.
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AAE Speakers Bureau is honored to announce that the company has been named to the Triangle Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in 2023 list. Annually, the Triangle Business Journal recognizes the top 50 employers in the region through anonymous, employee-submitted surveys that evaluate workplace culture, benefits offerings, leadership, and more. The company received this honor previously, winning first place in the Small Company category in 2022.
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All American Entertainment (AAE) Speakers Bureau has been named to Inc. magazine’s annual Best Workplaces list. Featured in the May/June 2023 issue, the list is the result of a comprehensive measurement of American companies that have excelled in creating exceptional workplaces and company culture, whether operating in a physical or a virtual facility.
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All American Entertainment (AAE) Speakers Bureau is pleased to announce that the company was recently named a Bronze Winner as part of the 17th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. More than 2,300 nominations from organizations around the world, of all sizes and in virtually every industry, were evaluated in this year’s competition. AAE was recognized in the thought leadership category for its 2022 Inaugural Speaking Industry Benchmark Report, the first of its kind by the company.
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We are honored that All American Entertainment has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual Best Workplaces
list. Featured in the May/June 2022 issue, the list is the result of a comprehensive measurement of American
companies that have excelled in creating exceptional workplaces and company culture, whether operating in
a physical or virtual facility. Greg Friedlander, AAE's Founder and CEO, said about the award, "Our team has
shown a lot of resilience over the past two turbulent years in the event industry. This award is truly theirs.
They have worked tirelessly every single day to make our company successful and to create a fun,
collaborative, and healthy work environment.
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All American Entertainment has been named to Business North Carolina magazine’s 2022 Best Employers list, which celebrates top workplaces throughout the state. AAE earned a place in the medium-sized company division for receiving top-ratings in organization health, engagement, leadership, work-life balance, training, pay, benefits, and corporate social responsibility.
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All American Entertainment has been named to the Triangle Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in 2022 list. Annually, the Triangle Business Journal recognizes the top 50 employers in the region through anonymous, employee-submitted surveys that evaluate workplace culture, benefits offerings, leadership, and more. In 2022, AAE was honored to receive the #1 spot in the small company division. The company received this honor previously in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
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We are pleased to announce that our company has been named to Business North Carolina's "Best Employers" list in 2021. Ranking 7th statewide in the small business category, this year's award winners were selected based on both company submissions and employee ratings of workplace culture, benefits, and incentive programs. "Workplace culture is something that we focus on every single day," says Margo Dunnigan, COO. "To us, employees are our family. I'm proud of our exceptional retention rate; the majority of our employees have been with us for five years or longer."
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It’s officially a hat trick for the team here at All American Entertainment! We were recently notified that we have been selected as a 2020 Best Place to Work by the Triangle Business Journal for the 3rd year in a row. This year has been especially challenging for our company and staff with the coronavirus not only affecting everyone’s normal activities, but also by causing us to shift a large number of previously scheduled events from live to virtual,” said Margo Dunnigan, COO. “I am extremely proud of the job everyone has done here at AAE to make this pivot successful and for the efforts they continue to make to stay connected and collaborative as a team.
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All American Entertainment, a full-service talent booking agency headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, has once again been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Having ranked at number 2080 last year, the company has now earned the position of 2470 on the 2019 Inc. 5000. AAE’s placement on the Inc. 5000 List of 2019 comes amid a prolonged period of regional and national recognition for the global celebrity booking agency.
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For the second consecutive year, All American Entertainment has been awarded the Number One Best Place To Work in the small companies category by the Triangle Business Journal. The company's continued year-over-year growth is the main factor that propels AAE to being one of the 2019 Best Places To Work in the Triangle Region of North Carolina. Employees can see and feel both company-wide and individual success, which in turn creates a more electric work environment.
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All American Entertainment has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces of 2019 as one of the highest-scoring businesses with standout employee engagement. The 2019 Best Workplaces list is the result of a wide-ranging and comprehensive measurement of private American companies that have created exceptional workplaces through vibrant cultures, deep employee engagement and stellar benefits. AAE leads the way in employee recognition with company-wide incentives like yoga sessions, movie outings, and happy hours to promote relaxation.
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AAE is excited to announce that it has been included in the 2018 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America. This esteemed achievement places AAE in an elite group that includes companies such as Microsoft, Timberland, Vizio, Intuit, Chobani, Oracle, and Zappos.com. The Inc. 5000 nomination comes after the company has seen a three-year growth of 214%, and is already on pace to continue such extraordinary progress this year. Its flagship website is the most visited speaker booking website in the world with over 80,000 unique visitors each month.
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All American Entertainment was recently named to Triangle Business Journal’s 2018 Best Places to Work. This prestigious accolade places AAE among the top-ranked businesses in the Triangle of North Carolina. To be eligible for the award, companies were ranked using an employee-survey administered by Quantum Workplace. The Best Places to Work survey measures key areas that make up an organization’s culture, ranging from compensation and benefits to trust in senior leadership. The survey also measures the level of employee engagement. On Sept. 7, 2018, AAE was recognized with the other winners at an awards luncheon hosted by Triangle Business Journal at PNC Arena in Raleigh.
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