Our Story

Our Mission

We harness business as a force for good and partner with impact organizations to lighten their load and further their purpose. We create remote, impact employment where our team members and clients are valued and supported in their efforts to advance us all toward a more sustainable world.

Our Values

We demonstrate our beliefs through our actions. We walk the talk and practice transparency.

We are helpful and seek to leave things better than we found them.

We will strive to see positive intentions in one another. It’s important to treat each other fairly and with compassion.

We believe in a community mindset and give our time and resources to create beneficial impacts for our clients, our employees, and the earth.

We are curious, proactive, and adaptable. We understand that challenges happen and rely on our collective experience to explore solutions.

July 2016 The original business concept is born.

April 2017 HigherRing is officially founded by Michelle Hirons and Susan Hopkinson as a Public Benefit Corporation.

Boats docked at a harbor belonging to our first client Red & White Fleet.
A remote worker with a headset takes notes at their laptop.

September 2017 We sign our very first client in the travel and tourism industry.

August 2018 We proudly join the B Corp movement and become certified.

September 2018 HigherRing launches back office operations services.

May 2019 We become a certified women-owned business.

July 2019 We launch our fractional services!

November 2020 We begin offering free mental health benefits for our team members.

June 2021 We launch our Employee Stock Incentive Plan.

May 2021 We begin offering financial coaching and 0% loans to our team members in partnership with HoneyBee.

January 2023 We begin offering paid volunteer time for employees.

March 2023 We become certified climate neutral with The Change Climate Project.

June 2023 We begin offering medical travel benefits to our employees as part of our advocacy for women’s rights and gender equality.

January 2024 We launch paid volunteer time for poll working as part of our advocacy around an equitable and accessible democracy.

March 2024 We rebrand and launch a new logo.

Founder's Michelle and Susan pose at a business conference.

Along the way we’ve grown and changed so much. We’re proud of all we’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) and are happy to celebrate our wins.

We’d love to include you in our journey. Whether you're a solopreneur or a full-scale operation, our expertise and motivated team are a great way to invest in your success.

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September 2019 We join 1% for the Planet and begin donating 1% of our revenue to environmental partners.

HigherRing's original logo
Pulley logo
Talkspace logo
A person shouts into a microphone and raises their fist in front of a crowd with signs.
A person smiles in front of a voting booth.
HigherRing's new logo
Climate Neutral logo

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Profit Reimagined logo

December 2021 We add our first international client based out of Canada.

July 2024 We launch our Open Book Management approach for transparent business operations.

October 2024 We become Living Wage Certified by Living Wage for US

December 2024 We become verified as a People + Planet First organization.

Our Story

Our Mission

We harness business as a force for good and partner with impact organizations to lighten their load and further their purpose. We create remote, impact employment where our team members and clients are valued and supported in their efforts to advance us all toward a more sustainable world.

Our Values

We demonstrate our beliefs through our actions. We walk the talk and practice transparency.

We are helpful and seek to leave things better than we found them.

We will strive to see positive intentions in one another. It’s important to treat each other fairly and with compassion.

We believe in a community mindset and give our time and resources to create beneficial impacts for our clients, our employees, and the earth.

We are curious, proactive, and adaptable. We understand that challenges happen and rely on our collective experience to explore solutions.

July 2016

The original business concept is born.

HigherRing's original logo

April 2017

HigherRing is officially founded by Michelle Hirons and Susan Hopkinson as a Public Benefit Corporation.

Founder's Michelle and Susan pose at a business conference.

September 2017

We sign our very first client in the travel and tourism industry.

Boats docked at a harbor belonging to our first client Red & White Fleet.

August 2018

We proudly join the B Corp movement and become certified.

September 2018

HigherRing launches back office operations services.

A remote worker with a headset takes notes at their laptop.

May 2019

We become a certified women-owned business.

July 2019

We launch our fractional services!

A remote worker talks on the phone while sitting at their laptop.

September 2019

We join 1% for the Planet and begin donating 1% of our revenue to environmental partners.

November 2020

We begin offering free mental health benefits for our team members.

TalkSpace logo

May 2021

We begin offering financial coaching and 0% loans to our team members in partnership with HoneyBee.

June 2021

We launch our Employee Stock Incentive Plan.

Pulley logo

December 2021

We add our first international client based out of Canada.

Profit Reimagined logo

January 2023

We begin offering paid volunteer time for employees.

Three people are harvesting food in a garden

March 2023

We become certified climate neutral with The Change Climate Project.

June 2023

We begin offering medical travel benefits to our employees as part of our advocacy for women’s rights and gender equality.

A person shouts into a microphone and raises their fist in front of a crowd with signs.

January 2024

We launch paid volunteer time for poll working as part of our advocacy around an equitable and accessible democracy.

A person smiles in front of a voting booth.

March 2024

We rebrand and launch a new logo.

July 2024

We launch our Open Book Management approach for transparent business operations.

October 2024

We become Living Wage Certified by Living Wage for US.

December 2024 We become verified as a People + Planet First organization.

Along the way we’ve grown and changed so much. We’re proud of all we’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) and are happy to celebrate our wins.

We’d love to include you in our journey. Whether you're a solopreneur or a full-scale operation, our expertise and motivated team are a great way to invest in your success.

More from us...

A remote worker takes notes while on a video call.