Podium
Podium sells software that helps local businesses manage customer interactions, including reviews, payments and marketing. The company has raised $423M and employs 1,647 people.
The growth story
Podium grew from 1,120 to 1,647 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $423M along the way, most recently a Series Unknown in October 2022.
About
Podium provides a platform for local businesses to handle customer communications through text messaging, collect payments, and manage online reviews. Its tools aim to streamline operations and improve customer engagement for small businesses.
The company was founded in 2014 and has grown to employ over 1,600 people. It last raised funding in October 2022, bringing its total funding to $423M. Podium’s investors include Accel, Alkeon Capital, and Durable Capital Partners.
Founders and leadership
Podium’s largest function is sales, with 242 employees in that department. The company is led by CEO Eric Rea, who co-founded the business in 2014. Its headquarters are in Lehi, Utah.
The Podium org chart
Eric Rea (Co-founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 12 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 557 (+1% YoY), Engineering 176 (+9% YoY), Customer Success and Support 171 (+15% YoY), Human Resources 121 (+61% YoY), Information Technology 98 (+13% YoY), Operations 85 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Podium hires heavily from local Utah companies and institutions, with Motive, Vivint, and Brigham Young University being top talent sources. Alumni often move to other Utah-based tech companies like Entrata and LVT (LiveView Technologies).
Most common previous employers of Podium staff: Motive (58), Vivint (24), Brigham Young University (18), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (17), Qualtrics (14), ibex (13). Former Podium employees most often moved to Motive (14), Entrata (11), LVT (LiveView Technologies) (10), Salesforce (9), Nectar (9), BambooHR (9).
Alumni worth knowing
The Podium mafia
Podium alumni have founded 53 companies, including Entrata, Copper, and Remi. These startups collectively employ thousands of people, with Entrata alone having over 2,500 staff.
56Adam Edmunds, was President | Board of Directors until 2020Steve Holm, was SVP of Product Design until 2023Brant Choate, was Head of Growth until 2018Gyre Renwick, was Chief Revenue Officer until 2021Julie Inouye, was Senior Vice President, Head of Brand & Communications until 2022Drew Reilly, was VP of International Sales & Global Sales Development until 2023
Brad Jenson, was Executive Vice President of Business Development until 2023
Nate Gardner, was Sr. Director, Expansion Sales | Head of SMS Campaigns GTM until 2022
Spencer Peterson, was Product Manager, Analytics & Data Scientist until 2017
James Sukhan, was Vice President of Strategic Sales until 2021
Max Steckler, was Head of Strategic Product Partnerships, Automotive until 2022
Thomas Clawson, was Partner Marketing Manager until 2021
Robbie Hulme, was Corporate Strategy / Sales Ops Intern until 2019
Tyler Doermann, was Tech Lead (Payments) until 2021
Rob Mayfield, was Product Marketing Manager until 2020
Kaela Worthen, was Director of Product Management until 2022
Jeremiah Barnes, was Exteriors Account Development until 2020
Jeff Moss, was AVP of Enterprise Sales - Financial Services until 2022
Luke Olson, was Senior Enterprise Account Executive until 2021
Jordan Nelson, was Salesforce Admin until 2019
Kristoffer Taylor, was Marketing Intern until 2019
Koichi Masuda, was Partner Operations Manager until 2019
Dylan Allen-Arnegård, was Associate Product Manager Intern (Growth) until 2022
Sawyer Norman, was Account Development Manager until 2018
Dennis Beatty, was Senior Software Engineer until 2021
Dami Okedara, was Automotive Development Specialist until 2022
Jamie Cain, was Account Executive 2 until 2022
Brayden Smith, was Account Executive until 2020
Anthony Giorgio, was Senior Account Executive | Specialty & Ambulatory until 2020
Alan Gonzalez PMP CDPO CSM, was Head of Strategic Product & Business Relationships Automotive until 2021
Logan Taylor, was Senior Account Executive - Podium USA until 2025
Skyler Taylor, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2025
Sam Pittenger, was Account Executive until 2016
Sam Isaacs, was VP Sales, West until 2022
Brad Ferguson, was Growth Product Manager, Monetization until 2023
Abdul Mannan Khan, was Business Development Specialist until 2021
Colin Strong, was Account Executive until 2022
Konnor Andersen, was Regional Director of Sales, International Accounts until 2019
Jeff Chapman, was Enterprise Solutions Architect & Founding Member – Custom AI Enterprise Team until 2025
Daniel Wright, was Head of SMB Sales | Automotive | GTM International Sales until 2019
Matt Chambers, was Director of Sales - Home Services until 2021
Dave Scheine, was Country Manager, Australia until 2023
Garrett Godfrey, was Account Development Manager until 2019
Cam Tolman, was Director of SMB Sales until 2022
Estevan Reyes, was Product Manager until 2026
Adrian Campbell, was Commercial Accounts until 2021
Nate Savaiinaea, was Director of Mid-market Sales until 2019
Brett Wertz, was Regional Account Executive - Windows/Doors until 2018
Carl Youngblood, was Senior Software Engineer until 2016
Tiera Kunz, was Customer Success Manager until 2020
Kelsey Fairbourn, was Associate Marketing Project Manager until 2021Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 75% direct, 7% search, 4% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Podium: Customer Service (549), Sales (477), Communication (455), Leadership (453), Microsoft Office (370), Microsoft Excel (352), Teamwork (299), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (294).
Where the team actually sits
Podium people are concentrated in Utah, United States (196), Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area (72), Punjab, Pakistan (49), Victoria, Australia (48).
Search footprint
Podium attracts about 163,300 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $726K a month if bought through ads. It gained 19,057 ranking keywords and lost 14,799 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Podium has 1,647 employees as of September 2026.
Podium has raised $423M in total, most recently a Series Unknown round in October 2022.
Podium was founded in 2014 by Eric Rea, Dennis Steele, Carlie Adams.
Eric Rea (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Podium's reporting structure, with 12 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Podium staff are Motive (58 people), Vivint (24 people), Brigham Young University (18 people).
Former Podium employees most often move to Motive (14), Entrata (11), LVT (LiveView Technologies) (10).
At least 53 companies have a founder who previously worked at Podium, including Entrata, Copper, Remi.
Podium attracts about 163,300 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $726K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Podium staff are Customer Service, Sales, Communication, Leadership, Microsoft Office.
Podium staff are concentrated in Utah, United States (196), Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area (72), Punjab, Pakistan (49).
Podium has about 557 people in Sales, up 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Podium has about 176 people in Engineering, up 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 594 current and 918 former Podium profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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