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Celebrating Success

As a 100% employee-owned company, we get to create a workplace that works for us—now and into the future. And we make a point to Cheer Each Other On and celebrate the wins. Throughout each year, we receive recognition as a company, and we find opportunities to recognize the achievements of our employee owners.

The VGM Traveling Trophy is a peer-to-peer award passed from one employee owner to another in recognition for Making a Difference.  

Our annual VGM Awards offer a chance for employee owners to nominate their peers for high honors, culminating with a formal awards ceremony. Learn more and meet our winners below.

2023 Award Winners
 

Innovator

Anna VanDeVenter

Out of the Box Thinker

Jay Bracken

Problem Solver

Bailey Ronnebaum

Ace of Initiative

Antonia Borggreen

Difference Maker

Charlee Hampe

Dream Team

Heartland Pillar Team

Relationship Builder

Gerry Finazzo

Employee Owner of the Year

Anna Kilburg


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Awards We've Earned

We know VGM is an amazing place to work—but don’t just take our word for it. The recognition we’ve received from local and national organizations is a testament to the culture of inclusion, innovation, and service at VGM. Recent awards include:

  • Cedar Valley’s Employers of Choice, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
  • Iowa’s Top Workplaces, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
  • ESOP Association Annual Awards for Communication Excellence (AACE) for pandemic communications, 2021  
  • Best Place for Working Parents, 2024, 2023, 2022
  • Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance Magazine, 2022, 2020 
  • Women Lead Change, Epic Corporate Challenge Supporter

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