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Awards

Counselor 2024 Best Places to Work: #27 – Kaeser & Blair

Find out what makes this distributor a top workplace.

Kaeser & Blair

Company Size: Medium (26-100 employees)
Category Ranking: 11 (out of 35 medium companies)
Overall Ranking: 27 (out of 75 companies)
Location: Batavia, OH
Year Founded: 1894

Ingredients for a Best Place to Work: At family-owned Kaeser & Blair (K&B, asi/238600), which is celebrating 130 years in business, everyone is made to feel a part of the family. “We’re in the business of helping our sales team build their own family businesses – and we’re all a part of the village that makes things happen,” says CRO Liza Sachs. “We’re constantly looking for ways to grow and improve.” The Top 40 distributor has flexible scheduling, with three work-from-home days and two in-office days (one is a mandatory same in-office day, with employees getting to pick the other day).

Kaeser & Blair employees

Top Attributes

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Job Satisfaction

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Alignment With Company Goals

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Talent Allocation

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Team Cooperation

Top Benefits & Perks: All holidays are celebrated in a variety of ways. Whether it’s to cheer on Bengals football or Reds baseball, or to enjoy the company’s annual Chili Cook off, food and parties are always part of the mix. “We want to prioritize work/life balance and have fun while we do it,” says Sachs. “Our staff is the lifeline of the company. Our goal is to also try to continuously learn as we grow.”

Kaeser & Blair employees

Three Words That Describe Kaeser & Blair

Family
Stability
Transformative