UNLEASH reviews

3.2

40% would recommend to a friend

(47 total reviews)
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Marc Coleman

57% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

UNLEASH has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNLEASH employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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47 reviews
2.0
Aug 19, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The team (even the management, except the CEO) although in the beginning were amateurs they quickly evolved to a functioning office with a really great product, revolutionary ideas and a fantastic business model. People really new each other, partied with each other all the time and made lots of out of the office activities together...

Cons

Even though the CEO has surrounded himself in the later years with so called "experts" he rather listened to his "best" people within the company who had no idea how or what to do, but almost all failures were overlooked since they were on the "inside" team. People were fired for personal rather than professional reasons, talents were overlooked simply because they were not partying hard enough, others were promoted for being able to hold the liqueur. Management was at the time a bunch of amateurs with no real future plans, since the company "reinvented" itself every 3-6 months (depending on which of the CEO's friends had a great idea). My biggest problem with the company was, that it could have continued to be the fantastic thing it was in the beginning...

3.0
Jan 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities for international travel and exposure to a global market. The HR tech space itself is engaging and fast-evolving, with a strong external community and industry network. In earlier years, benefits such as unlimited holiday were meaningful perks. Over time, I had the opportunity to work alongside many talented, thoughtful, and genuinely kind professionals.

Cons

Compensation was far from ample relative to the level of responsibility and impact expected, and the culture relies heavily on individual contributors without consistently recognizing or rewarding innovation and measurable results. For example, some deals were not commission-based, and despite developing & building a project that generated significant revenue, no bonuses were provided, ever. The organization frequently shifts direction without being backed by clear data or strategic rationale, resulting in work being undone and rebuilt repeatedly. There is a clear issue with correctly identifying and committing to the right business priorities, leading to reactive decision-making and eroding trust internally. Despite being in a growth stage, the company often operates with the rigidity and bureaucracy of a corporation, which results in slow decision-making and limits agility (which is critical for growth). This creates inefficiencies, reduces momentum, and makes it difficult to execute quickly in a competitive, ever changing environment. Overall, the culture seems to be more focused on managing internal dynamics than on being a high-performing, aligned, and execution-driven team.

5.0
May 12, 2023
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

There is ALWAYS opportunity at UNLEASH. It's agile and flexible where you can get involved in areas that interest you and gain new skills and develop as you perform your core role. The partnerships the company forges with its clients, its attendees and the HR community globally are unsurpassed and stand us in amazing stead. People return to our shows and online community year on year because of the unique energy, buzz and innovation UNLEASH brings to both the HR tech space where its audience is - but also the events and publishing space where it operates. Also the rigour and standards applied to UNLEASH content in terms of topics, themes, level of speakers etc is on another level to anything else I have seen in the industry. Audiences and sponsors know they will have access to the best minds and there is never any compromise which is truly rare and makes the content magical!

Cons

Events take commitment and energy, if you don't bring that to work then UNLEASH isn't for you!

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