Our Story
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.
Scroll through to see how we’ve grown over the years!
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.
Sept 2017
We sign our very first client in the travel and tourism industry.
Aug 2018
We proudly join the B Corp movement and become certified.
Sept 2018
HigherRing launches back-office operations services.
May 2019
We become a certified women-owned business.
July 2019
We launch our fractional services!
Sept 2019
We join 1% for the Planet and begin donating 1% of our revenue to environmental partners.
Nov 2020
We begin offering free mental health benefits for our team members.
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.
Dec 2021
We add our first international client based out of Canada.
Jan 2023
We begin offering paid volunteer time for employees.
March 2023
We become a carbon neutral company and begin offsetting our estimated emissions.
Jan 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.
July 2024
We launch our Open Book Management approach for transparent business operations.
Oct 2024
We become Living Wage Certified (Plus) by Living Wage for US.
Dec 2024
We become verified as a People + Planet First organization.
Feb 2025
We make the switch to Ecosend to begin offsetting carbon emissions from our email marketing.
Join Our Journey
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.