Ten Forward Blog

New Crew Member: Janessa Tran

Published: January 13, 2020
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Learn about our newest junior developer, and which TV show she'd watch for the rest of time. (Read more)

"The Office" comes to Ten Forward for April Fool's Day

Published: April 1, 2019
By Staff

A running joke at Ten Forward is that we're terrible at pranks.

We come up with great ideas, but are either too lazy to execute them or can't contain our glee and just tell the person instead of actually doing it.

Today, that all ended. (Read more)

New Crew Member: Fred Turkington

Published: March 1, 2019
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Third of His Name and Advocate For Humanity (his unofficial title), Fred is taking the reins as our new director of operations (his official title). Learn more about his favorite sandwich, skill in photography and controversial opinions about "Star Wars." (Read more)

Happy Galentine's Day from Ten Forward!

Published: February 13, 2019
By Staff

That most cherished of holidays, Galentine's Day, is upon us, and no celebration is complete without waffles, mimosas and punny valentines. (Read more)

New Crew Member: Elayne Juten

Published: February 7, 2019
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Our latest apprentice, Elayne Juten, is a cat-shirt-wearing Hufflepuff improviser with a master's in opera performance. (We couldn't make that up if we tried.) Learn more about this awesome new addition to team! (Read more)

Thanks to everyone who attended our office-warming party!

Published: January 2, 2019
By Staff

Drinks, snacks and a photo booth, oh my! (Read more)

New Crew Member: Kyla Harper

Published: December 14, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Welcome to our new support engineer! Check out our interview with her to learn about samgyeopsal, competitive ballroom dancing and her ideal Sunday afternoon. (Read more)

Ten Forward featured on Wisconsin Public Television

Published: October 5, 2018
By Staff

A few months ago, a reporter from Wisconsin Public Television reached out to us for a story she was doing about why or why not young professionals - particularly marginalized folks - decide to settle in Wisconsin. (Read more)

When you double in size, it's vital to set clear expectations. Here's how we did it at Ten Forward.

Published: September 24, 2018
By Staff

As a teaching company, we believe strongly in empowering our employees to build the kind of career they want. In order to do this, we needed clear documentation of available ranks and titles (and detailed descriptions of the responsibilities and privileges that accompany each).

So we made it!

Thinking of You, Julie

Published: September 19, 2018
By Charielle McMullan

A few weeks back, we shared that our beloved office manager, Julie, had passed away. We received many heartfelt comments on the post from members of her family and the community since then, and wanted to share those kind words with the world. (Read more)

New Crew Member: Shaun Huffman

Published: August 23, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Our new executive coordinator, Shaun Huffman, describes himself as a mix of President Obama and Prince William (spot-on). He brings multiple years' experience with event planning and public relations, and we're lucky to have him! (Read more)

New Crew Member: Kate Powers

Published: August 10, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Kate Powers is our newest intern, and like Vickie, Charielle and Kevin before her, comes to us by way of the Madison YWCA's front-end development bootcamp, YWeb Career Academy. Learn more about Kate here! (Read more)

New Crew Member: Will LaFrance

Published: July 26, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Will is Ten Forward's newest iOS developer, and might very well be the most badass employee on staff. Learn about his martial arts skills (#realtalk) and his secret for ordering the best Dairy Queen ice cream sandwich. (Read more)

We'll miss you, Julie.

Published: July 10, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Recently, Ten Forward lost one of our own: Julie, our beloved office manager, who passed away unexpectedly.

Today would have been Julie's 73rd birthday. In her honor, I've collected a few of our favorite stories and memories from the last 2.5 years.

New Crew Member: Kate Mahoney

Published: July 3, 2018
By Hilary Stohs-Krause

Kate joins Ten Forward as our new QA analyst, otherwise known as the one who discovers all the ways to make our software even better. Learn about her work at the 2014 Olympics, which Deep Space 9 character shares a name with her cat, and which board game universe she would call home. (Read more)