To us, jewelry carries energy. It is about blessing, commitment, beauty and gifting. We are jewelry designers ourselves. We only work with artisans who view their craft as art. The soul of the maker infuses the piece, creating an object out of precious metal and gems which is worthy for your to love. Our company works in a circle in support of our local and global, ecology and community.
Reflective Images has ten employees. Employees receive three weeks paid vacation, paid sick leave and several paid holidays. The company covers 50% of health insurance. The company gives year end bonuses - typically over 5% of yearly wages. Employees, after a year, get 6% of salary given to their own retirement account. No employee match is required. Employees also receive a "wellness" benefit, where the company matches up to $75 dollars a month that employees can use for anything from working out at the gym, to yoga, to meditation retreats. The entry wage is $13 an hour. All employees work on flex-time, which allows them to deal with family matters as they come up. Five of employees have bought houses in Santa Fe, a very expensive real estate market, while working for the company. The shop is racially diverse. Four countries of origin are represented: Chili, Guatemala, England the US. The owners of the company, who have both traveled extensively around the world, view different races and cultural background as a great strength in their organization.
Reflective Images is a practical experiment in running a circle based business.
"A circle based business is rooted in relationships that are nurtured by fair and equitable exchange. Every person inside and outside of the business viewed as equal in their humanity."
This paradigm becomes the basis for testing business decisions, ranging from how personnel are compensated to which suppliers are worked with. The goal is to create a life giving well of profit through a circle of mutually beneficial relationships that support our economy, ecology and community. Our business philosophy is behind our strong support for fair trade practices.
The concept was developed by the owners of the company, Marc Choyt and Helen Chantler. At present, Marc is writing a book entitled The Circle Manifesto which explains in detail the challenges and rewards of implementing circle based business practices. Read and comment on these ideas on Marc's blog, www.circlemanifesto.com
1995, 1996: Superior Supplier, OC Tanner Corp. OC Tanner is the leading Premium and Recognition company in the world. They have over 300 vendors and name just three as superior suppliers. Reflective Images is OC Tanner's only supplier that has less than twenty employees.
1996: Finalist For Outstanding Community Business. The Mayor and City Counsel of Santa Fe recognized Reflective Images in June, 1996 as one of Santa Fe's top five businesses, based on charitable contributions, job creation, diversity in the work place, wages, benefit package and visionary business practices.
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