And from offering their services as ethical hackers to businesses that wanted their security systems tested, Intellitactics clients now include some of the biggest names in Canadian and American business circles, including Zurich Insurance and Lockheed Martin Corp., and they have partnership agreements with companies in Japan and Korea. Intellitactics draws its employees from a variety of sources, including recent university graduates and talented immigrants. The company has employees from Kenya, India, China, and Eastern Europe, and every Thursday an English teacher is brought in for two hours to help the world talent better their English language skills. It is a real good place to work, says John. We work together.
People have a sense of community and a sense of ownership.
The nature of what we do has created a very interesting and intellectually challenging environment in which to work. Because of our diverse backgrounds, we work well together, says John. We discuss, but we defer to each other s areas of expertise. If the company is going to compete on a global scale, says John, it will eventually have to go public. That could make its founders quite well off, and offering stock options is also a proven way of attracting the best and brightest employees.