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2023<\/h1>\n  <!-- FIRST WHITE CARD -->\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/My-startup-gig-top-employers.jpeg\" alt=\"Sitemate announced as a My Startup Gig Top Startup Employers 2023 finalist\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    <\/figure>\n    <h2>Top Startup Employers for 2023<\/h2>\n    <p><strong>October 2023:<\/strong> Sitemate is excited to share that it has been selected as a Finalist for My Startup Gig&#8217;s Top Startup Employers 2023.<\/p>\n    <p>The project highlights startups that have gone above and beyond to create amazing workplaces for their team members across these criteria:<\/p>\n    <h2>7th Top Startup Employer in Australia for 2023<\/h2>\n    <p>At the Awards Night, Sitemate was officially named the 7th Top Startup Employer in Australia in the 41+ employee category.<\/p>\n    <p>This category is full of fast growing startups and scale-ups, and Sitemate is excited to be named amongst some of Australia&#8217;s most exciting startups.<\/p>\n    <figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/top-employer-sitemate.jpeg\" alt=\"Sitemate ranked the #7 Top Startup Employer with 41+ employees in Australia for 2023\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    <\/figure>\n    <h2>The process<\/h2>\n    <p>This was one of the first projects to independently verify the best startups workplaces in Australia.<\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mystartupgig.com\/topstartupemployers\/2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Startup Gig<\/a> surveyed the employees at each startup, and each employer submitted evidence of their company practices.<\/p>\n    <p>To be considered a Verified Top Startup Employer and eligible as a finalist for Top Startup Employers 2023, each startup below met the following requirements:<\/p>\n    <h2>Onwards in 2024<\/h2>\n    <p>Sitemate will continue to place the employee experience at the heart of its operations in 2024, with a big year of growth ahead.<\/p>\n    <p>You can look at all of our currently open roles here -&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/guPeA5aU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/guPeA5aU<\/a><\/p>\n    <p>You can see more about what Sitemate employees think about working at the company on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com.au\/Overview\/Working-at-Sitemate-EI_IE3008131.11,19.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sitemate Glassdoor profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <h2>Learn more about Sitemate, or try our software tools for free<\/h2>\n      <a href=\"\/\">Learn more <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/white-arrow.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/d\/dt2-47k-thk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get a free personalised demo<\/a>\n  <h2>About The Author<\/h2>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lance.png\" alt=\"Lance Hodgson\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n      <h3>Lance Hodgson<\/h3>\n      <p>Chief Revenue Officer &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lancehodgson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/linkedin-icon.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"\/>LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n  <p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n  Cal State Fullerton, College of Business and Economics &#8211; Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Summa Cum Laude)<br \/>\n  Orange Coast College &#8211; Business Administration\n  <p><strong>Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n  <p>Lance is the Chief Revenue Officer at Sitemate, responsible for driving aligned growth across go-to-market, marketing, and revenue enablement teams. He has played a central role in shaping the company&rsquo;s commercial strategy, brand positioning, and path to sustained revenue traction.<\/p>\n  <p>Lance has built and scaled cross-functional teams across regions, aligning product, marketing, and commercial execution to support expansion across markets. Today, he focuses on unifying go-to-market strategy and execution at scale, ensuring products are effectively positioned, adopted, and expanded across high-risk industries worldwide.<\/p>\n  <details>\n    <summary>Past Projects<\/summary>\n  <p><strong>B&amp;J Catalano (Mining)<\/strong>Directed the rollout of digital safety workflows for a Western Australia-based mining services company providing earthmoving, transport, and bulk earthworks services. 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