Looking back on 2011 with Caring Hearts

At Red Door, we stand strongly behind our core values. While we “SHARE” every day to improve our work within the office, we also recognize that the value of sharing goes beyond our office doors. Our Philanthropy Committee, aptly named “Caring Hearts,” embodies this very notion.  And as we begin a new year, we’d like to share with you as we reflect on the events and activities that our Caring Hearts hosted in 2011. Serving Seniors Beginning in April, ... Continue Reading

10 Ways to be Jerk Free

To celebrate Red Door’s 10th anniversary this year (double digits!), we would like to share our personality, core values, and overall excitement through a series of “top 10” blog posts on the 10th each month. To kick things off, we want to focus on one of our most popular core values that really sets the bar for the kind of people we hire and the way our teams interact with each other and communicate with clients

Increasing Morale with “Mad Props”: Azenith Salenga

The Morale and Culture Committee is pleased to announce Azenith Salenga as the most nominated employee of the quarter for Mad Props. Azenith Salenga, or as we like to call her “Zee”, is Red Door Interactive’s Junior Designer. Her day-to-day tasks include designing emails, banners, and subpages for clients like Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes, Cricket, California Avocados, and PETCO. She is the go-to person for any immediate creative requests and she always gets ... Continue Reading

Increasing Morale with “Mad Props”: Truman Esmond

The Morale and Culture Committee is pleased to announce Truman Esmond as the most nominated employee of the quarter for Mad Props. Truman Esmond is Red Door Interactive’s Quality Architect on the Project Management team. In his role of Quality Architect, Truman is committed to the integrity of the development and testing process to ensure quality client deliverables. He is always 100% dedicated to the projects he is working on and over the past few months he has ... Continue Reading

Windansea, Pipes or Blacks.
Which local surf break should our main conference room be named after?

After hours of debate and countless emails, local surf breaks will be the inspiration behind naming our Carlsbad office conference rooms. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback and comments, they were all great suggestions making the ultimate decision tuff. What do local surf breaks and Red Door Interactive have in common? Besides the fact that they are both places where RDI peeps can be found hanging out, they also share other commonalities. Red Door’s ... Continue Reading

Increasing Morale with “Mad Props”: Ron Hadler

The Morale and Culture Committee is pleased to announce Ron Hadler as the most nominated employee of the quarter for Mad Props. Ron Hadler is Red Door Interactive’s Technology Supervisor. His role at Red Door includes managing a team of Web Developers and ensuring technical development runs smoothly. During the last few months, Ron has proved to be a huge asset to the Garden Fresh project team. He successfully launched the new Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes Website ... Continue Reading

Increasing Morale with “Mad Props”

The Morale and Culture Committee is pleased to announce Lindsay Estrada as the most nominated employee of the quarter for Mad Props. Lindsay is a Senior Project Manager at Red Door Interactive. During the last few months, she has received well-deserved props for leading the Cricket Communications Website redesign project team. Lindsay brought the team of strategists, creatives, and developers together with daily collaborative meetings to keep the team on track. And by ... Continue Reading

Increasing Morale with “Mad Props”: Lindsay Estrada

The Morale and Culture Committee is pleased to announce Lindsay Estrada as the most nominated employee of the quarter for Mad Props. Lindsay is a Senior Project Manager at Red Door Interactive. During the last few months, she has received well-deserved props for leading the Cricket Communications Website redesign project team. Lindsay brought the team of strategists, creatives, and developers together with daily collaborative meetings to keep the team on track. And by ... Continue Reading

Red Door Core Values: Increasing Morale with “Mad Props”

Being recognized as one of the best places to work in San Diego has a lot to do with the amazing people who work here. We are extremely passionate about our work and embrace a number of “Core Values.” To recognize dedicated individuals who go above and beyond we developed a program called “Mad Props."

“Mad Props” was created and implemented by Red Door’s “Morale and Culture Committee” back in 2006. It lives on the home page of our intranet and gives

Company Values Are the Key to a Successful Business

Original Article: Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit I came across this interview with the CEO of Zappos.com I felt inclined to share. Yes, the title of the post is what drew me to the subject, but it’s actually not the most interesting part. Later in the interview the CEO shares a prime example of treating customers like they are at “The Ritz” and how it spread into a social media success story. His story is about a woman who ordered shoes for her terminally ill mother and needed ... Continue Reading