About BestCompaniesTexas
BestCompaniesTexas specializes in helping award winning companies amplify their employer brand, expand their network, improve their reach, and attract top talent on a regional and national level.
Founded in 2002, BestCompaniesTexas pioneered the intersection of recruiting, human resources, marketing and public relations — today known as Employer Branding or “PR for HR.” BestCompaniesTexas has evolved into an exclusive, niche marketing and employer branding firm that specializes in helping award winning companies amplify their employer brand, expand their network, improve their reach, and attract top talent on a regional and national level.
BestCompaniesTexas is a finalist of the 2023 BBB Torch Award for Ethics and best known for establishing large-scale workplace awards programs and events, including the Best Places to Work in the Valley, Arizona’s Most Admired Companies, Top Companies to Work for in Arizona and several large-scale events designed to support Texas veterans and spouses and diversity and inclusion.
Our Team
Denise Gredler
CEO & Founder
Denise Gredler is the state’s preeminent thought leader and visionary in employer branding and workplace culture. Denise is best known for establishing large-scale workplace awards programs, including the Best Places to Work in the Valley, Texas’s Most Admired Companies, and Top Companies to Work For in Texas.
Before founding BestCompaniesTexas, Denise was the vice president of human resources for Finova Capital Corporation. There, she built a human resources department for a small subsidiary into a decentralized human resources function for a public company with more than 1,500 employees nationwide. Working closely with the CEO, Denise nurtured and promoted the company’s dynamic work culture, landing the company in the top 20 on Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in America. She created work/life initiatives, recruitment and retention strategies, HR surveys and employee communications to build an outstanding employer brand.
As strategic partner for the Texas’s Most Admired Companies and Top Companies to Work for in Texas programs, Denise and her team provide a competitive advantage for employer branding in today’s challenging talent market. In her rare bits of spare time, Denise likes to travel with husband Karl and son Max, and tries her best to enjoy the workout and healthy eating program she’s committed to.
Jenna DiMartino
Senior Talent Brand Strategist
Jenna DiMartino has a B.S. in Digital Marketing from The Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University. She incorporates her natural creativity with her knowledge of the market to attract the right consumers to quality brands on digital platforms. After over a year of internship experience as a sales and marketing assistant, her passion for connecting Texas’ BEST companies to the BEST talent has kickstarted her full time career at BestCompaniesTexas.
At BestCompaniesTexas, Jenna is responsible for supporting the CEO and VP of Client Services & Operations with account growth, new business opportunities, building brand strategy, creating content, social media management, virtual event management, and public relations. Jenna uses her knowledge of employer branding, corporate branding, and award programs to execute campaigns. She also has an active role in BestCompaniesTexas sales where she consistently brings new ideas to elevate existing and future clients.
Jenna grew up in Connecticut and has since moved to Nashville, TN where she can go to a concert every weekend. Outside of work, she enjoys painting, drawing, traveling to new places, and snowboarding.
Accolades
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