Practicing What We Preach
Springboard Values
Helping business scale and manage growth is at the core of what we do.
Kimberly set out the core values and principles about who we work with and how we work.
These values help align us with clients that we can help, minimizing internal and external conflict so that we can all focus on growth.
The Springboard Core Values (in a nutshell)…
Respect For Everyone
It doesn’t matter if you are man/woman/trans/nonbinary, straight or LGBTQIA+, able or disabled, where you are from or what religion you practice – we respect you and your individual autonomy. And we celebrate our differences as this is how we weave a bright and beautiful tapestry in society.
Embrace Mistakes
There are lots of options out there and not all of them will work all the time, for every business. Mistakes will be made, but they only become failures when we fail to learn from them.
And sometimes, what didn’t work in the past will work in the future, when circumstances are different.
Custom Growth
Every client has their own hopes, dreams, and a vision for their company. We want to help you get there, not pigeon-hole you into our vision.
We have multiple frameworks and options for you that we can customize. No one-size-fits-all approaches.
Integrity Matters
Whether it admitting and owning up to mistakes or to not oversell our capabilities, we promise to act with integrity.
We expect and require the same of our clients. Not perfection, but a constant desire to do better next time.
Health and wellness
We prioritize health and wellness and back it up with our budget, as well as provide opportunities for both mental and physical health. Abortion is health care.
Employees take care of our customers, so we want to make sure our employees are taken care of as well.
Building Better Workplaces
We believe that non-toxic workplaces produce happier employees and higher profits.
Burnout and overwork is not profitable. Toxic workplaces create high turnover and increase your expenses.
What does it take to drive a woman over the edge? After one too many times of working with toxic bosses and getting burned out, Kimberly said enough was enough. She was going to build a business that she wished she had been able to work for all along.
Now, we can help businesses grow, with legal, financial, and strategic guidance for awesome owners. We can do this together, respecting our time and life boundaries, making good money, and having some fun along the way.
Guiding Principles at Springboard Legal
Do Right By the Client
The clients are why we are here. We want to make sure that they are succeeding in all the ways important to them. Taking care of the client is our top priority, even when that means letting them go on to other providers.
Grow Individually and as a Team
Growth is messy. And we are not immune to that. We want to grow both individually and as a team and to do that, we must have the room to make mistakes, learn, and do better.
Value Expertise
No one person has all the answers. That’s why we are building a team of experts in all their individual specialties. We want to highlight and elevate that expertise.
Have Fun Along the Way
The last thing we want is the Sunday Scaries. We want you to want to work because this isn’t a slog, it’s fun. Sure, some days are going to be long and hard. But we will get the wins, celebrate, and never take ourselves too seriously along the way.
The Proof is in the Pudding
We can tell you all about the core values and guiding principles here at Springboard Legal. But it’s better to show you.
Whether it is having a Written Information Security Plan to highlight our commitment to keeping your data secure to giving strategic advice that achieves your goals, you will find that working with and for Springboard Legal is different.
We won’t use (false, inflated, or otherwise) income claims in our marketing. After all, we don’t want to take credit for your success. We won’t use high pressure marketing tactics to get you to sign up with us.
Kimberly values team members. You’ll find that employees have career development opportunities, are well paid, and have generous benefits that are designed for the ever changing workforce.
No matter if you are a client, an employee, or a vendor, we want your time with Springboard Legal to be different. A non-toxic environment where we work towards sustainable growth and meets our individual and collective goals.
Diversity in Hiring and Marketing
Representation matters. As we grow, we want to bring a diverse set of voices to the table. This means that we want to work with people from all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic standing, and more.
That’s also why we make a point to use a photos and other marketing materials that represent a variety of diverse individuals.
Flexible Working Hours
Whether we are trying to accommodate our own families and personal goals or because a client is in another time zone, we value flexibility in our working hours. We don’t have set working hours, so long as the work is getting done and clients are happy.
We do, however, work to minimize overtime or excessive work hours in a given time period. If it is needed, then we take the opportunity after to rest and recover. White space is needed for our brains to be the best.
Mentorship and Giving Back
Helping others is good for the soul. Do you know how many Zoom calls and hours that Kimberly herself gives to business owners at either no cost or low bono? Several hundred over the course of a year. And that’s not including the formal volunteer opportunities that are encouraged and supported.