2. Rise Private Wealth Management • 262 South River Road, Suite 201, Bedford • ameripriseadvisors.com/team/rise-private-wealth-management
Top Employee Engagement Survey Measures: My manager respects my work life balance: 100% agree. In the past 6 months, someone has talked to me about my progress: 97% agree.
CEO: Brent Kiley
Years in Business: 15
Full-Time Employees: 80 (41 in NH)
Years on List: 3
Firm founders Bob Bonfiglio and Brent Kiley want to build a firm that will last for generations and enrich the lives of all who contributed to growing and leading the firm. As such, they developed a clear path for how a team member could start with Rise as an intern and work their way up to partner.
It starts with leaders regularly asking team members, “What Do you Want for Yourself?” During these conversations, the leader learns the employee’s core values, what makes them excited to come to work each day, and discusses their goals for the quarter and for the next five to 10 years.
Rise Private Wealth Management offers several leadership development programs, including investing $50,000 to $100,000 in external individual coaching. Team members can also request to mentor with members of the executive leadership team for a year.
Rise hosts monthly leadership development sessions and CEO Brent Kiley hosts a monthly “CEO Feedback Lunch,” where employee provide candid feedback and ask questions.
This is a firm that makes sure team members feel appreciated, including a bonus program based on revenue and an employee referral bonuses of $500 to $1,000. The firm also uses an online recognition portal, Bonusly, where team members can give each other shout outs as well as points they can use toward a gift. In 2024, when the firm we blew its goals out of the water, it celebrated with a comedian, team gifts valued at $500, and lunch provided to all employees.
It hosts an annual multi-day offsite called Rise Rendezvous,” paying for hotel and travel for employees. It includes speakers and panels as well as team building activities, scavenger hunts, and karaoke.
Business NH Magazine named 27 businesses as the 2025 Best Companies to Work For in NH and inducted seven companies into the competition's Hall of Fame.
For 27 years, Business NH Magazine has recognized businesses that go out of their way to create engaging workplaces and understand that fulfilled employees are more productive.
A recent report from Gallup found employee engagement globally dropped in 2024—only the second time in the past 12 years. Engagement among managers took a big hit as they face new daunting challenges.
When your managers aren’t happy, your workforce isn’t too far behind. Finding ways to engage employees and developing cultures that meet these new challenges is imperative. Who better to turn to for answers than those with employees reporting high engagement? The September issue of Business NH Magazine celebrates delves into and celebrates the practices of this year’s Best Companies to Work For in New Hampshire,” says Executive Editor Matt Mowry.
Learn more: www.BusinessNHmagazine.com
