TeamSPS

Moments from life at SPS Commerce and our #TeamSPS community. Highlights include company meetings announcing sponsorships, Tech Connect conferences, volunteer projects and social events like hockey games.

Apr 25, 2020 ∞

(mini) Minnebar

Attending (mini) Minnebar this morning, the very first online Minnebar! It is awesome to see minnestar pivoting to further its mission during the Covid-19 pandemic. 👏

Dan Lew’s opening session on “What Tech Can Do About Climate Change” was a great way to get started.

Crowdcast livestream of a presentation slide showing an energy forecast chart predicting ICT electricity demand through 2030, with live chat visible on the right

Of course very proud that SPS Commerce is a terabyte supporter! 💙

Crowdcast browser window showing a live online event with SPS Commerce terabyte sponsor slide and a chat sidebar with 281 attendees

This is my first time using Crowdcast and the experience is very good. 👏

Joe Karlsson with “An Introduction To IoT (Internet of Toilets 🚽); Or How I Built an IoT Kitty Litter Box Using JavaScript”. Fun to see the interesting projects he’s doing. Predicts we will see this continuing to grow. For sure! 👍

Having Minnebar online is an interesting tradeoff. Something I could never do that I just did, was send the link to a number of friends, none in the Twin Cities, and suggest they sign on. There is a big inclusivity win with events moving online. 🤔

Kisha Delain with “Pair programming: Supporting Your Jr Devs Right”. It is so great to see #TeamSPS presenting at Minnebar! Kisha brought some great observations on what works to make pairing work well, which is one of the most critical ways that developers learn. 💻

Crowdcast livestream of a presentation slide reading Who am I with a photo of a blue-haired person wearing glasses, bullet points listing their background as an associate software engineer and

It is interesting to me that online events tend to have a structured method for facilitating Q&A from the audience. This is one of the things that seems to work way better in online events. Asking questions in an auditorium with 500 people is almost always a bust.

… due to other commitments I had to cut out after the first three talks. I really enjoyed this Minnebar and can’t wait to see the next iterations of events from minnestar like this! They even made the playlist available if you dug the tunes! 🎶

See also Minnebar collection.

Apr 23, 2020 ∞

SPS Commerce Celebrates 10th Anniversary as Public Company

Yesterday #TeamSPS celebrated our 10th anniversary of going public on the NASDAQ. To celebrate team members shared pictures of themselves in SPS gear. I switched shirts many times throughout the day! We also published a video on LinkedIn and on Twitter with everyones pictures.

It is so great to see all of the #TeamSPS pride on display, and all the little kids and pets in SPS gear as well! 👏

Man wearing wireless headphones and a dark gray SPS Commerce t-shirt with colorful geometric shapes, smiling at the camera

Man giving thumbs up wearing a black SPS Commerce Cyberweek 2017 t-shirt, standing in a home office with a Mac and shelves of toys.

Man wearing headphones and a black Tech Jam 2017 t-shirt smiles at camera in a home office with childrens art on the wall.

Man giving a thumbs up wearing a black CodeDay x SPS Commerce t-shirt, standing in a home with framed children's artwork on the wall.

Smiling man wearing a black Tech Jam t-shirt stands in front of a colorful cartoon mural of children and mountains.

Man smiling indoors wearing a black Keep Calm and Hyper Care t-shirt, colorful cartoon mural of children and mountains behind him.

Smiling man pointing at his black t-shirt printed with a pink armored robot character, standing in front of colorful pop-art painting

Collection of SPS Commerce branded t-shirts and two black backpacks spread across a bed, with an open laptop showing a video call in the center.

Apr 18, 2020 ∞

Riding with #TeamSPS Peloton spinners I got a new 30 minute PR (343 kj) this morning! 💥🚴🏼‍♂️ #FitByFifty

Output graph from a Peloton cycling workout showing power in watts over 30 minutes, best 290 watts, average 191 watts.

Mar 5, 2020 ∞

International Women's Day 2020

We had a great event recognizing International Women’s Day at SPS Commerce. Great keynote and exercise around vulnerability and bias led by Brave New Workshop’s Margi Simmons and a wonderful panel from women leaders in #TeamSPS! Thank you Kara Boespflug, Jenny Nolan, Anna Picchetti, Nikki Riemersma, and Bre Taft.

Audience of roughly 100 people seated in white chairs facing presenters at the front of a large modern conference room with purple-lit screens.

Six women panelists seated in a row at an SPS Panel event, facing an audience seated in rows, with two projection screens showing panelist headshots behind them.

A woman in a plaid blazer speaks at the front of a full conference room before two purple SPS Commerce screens.

Margi Simmons presents Connecting at the Speed of Laughter to a full conference room audience at SPS Commerce

See IWD 2024, 2021, 2020, 2020 @ SPS, and 2018.

Feb 12, 2020 ∞

Impressive progress in Minneapolis development shared at the Minneapolis Downtown Council Annual Meeting! Mayor Jacob Frey, Karin Lucas (go #TeamSPS), and Steve Cramer amongst the speakers hosted by Amelia Santaniello!

Man in dark suit speaking on stage at the Minneapolis Downtown Council Annual Meeting shown on large LED screens above a seated crowd.

Woman in pink jacket speaks on stage at the Minneapolis Downtown Council Annual Meeting, shown live on a large overhead screen above the seated audience.

Man in suit speaking at podium during Minneapolis Downtown Council Annual Meeting shown on large overhead screens above seated crowd

Woman in red top speaking on stage at the Minneapolis Downtown Council Annual Meeting shown on large LED screens above a seated crowd.

Feb 7, 2020 ∞

There was so much excitement and energy at the 25 different stations of the #TeamSPS Product & Partner Fair today, part of our 2020 Sales Kickoff!

Crowded conference hall with attendees gathered around a product demo booth featuring a laptop and large display screens showing data charts People networking at a vendor booth during a sales kickoff event, with laptops and brochures on the table. Crowd of professionals gathered around a demo table with laptops and monitors at a corporate product fair in a hotel ballroom. Crowded conference ballroom with dozens of attendees gathered around vendor booths during a sales kickoff product and partner fair.

Feb 5, 2020 ∞

Excited for #TeamSPS Sales Kick-Off 2020!

Large white SKO 2020 letters on the floor of a busy hotel convention hall with attendees mingling and networking

Jan 29, 2020 ∞

Tech Summit 2020

We’ve had a great first-half for our #TeamSPS Tech Summit 2020! 🙌 Streaming live to all locations too!

Large conference hall packed with attendees seated at round tables facing a stage panel discussion with a projected slide reading Technology Patterns and Trends Panel

Jan 15, 2020 ∞

A bunch of #TeamSPS volunteered to demo multiple rooms at Erik’s Ranch & Retreats as they get ready to renovate them. Hard work! Great organization! Give Back!

Group of SPS Commerce volunteers posing together indoors after helping demo rooms at Eriks Ranch and Retreats Three volunteers wearing dust masks clean up debris in a gutted room with exposed metal framing and a concrete floor. Woman in safety glasses and SPS Commerce shirt stands beside a shopping cart overflowing with demolished drywall scraps inside a building under renovation. Two volunteers demolishing drywall in a room with a sledgehammer, debris scattered across the floor during a renovation project.

Dec 18, 2019 ∞

We tried a new way of having #TeamSPS members from other locations present at our All Hands meeting today and it worked really well! Maybe telepresence robots would work well?

Stage with a podium and a monitor showing a remote presenter via video call next to a large world map slide and a Christmas tree. Man in headset on a video call displayed on a large screen above a wooden podium on a stage decorated for the holidays.