Top Workplaces 2022: See all 169 Orange County company winners

It was a record-setting year for the 15th annual Top Workplaces program in Orange County.

In all, 169 companies, the most ever honored in the program, made the list for their top-notch work culture in 2022.

The first year unshackled by the pandemic brought a number of milestones to many companies while others began to brace for a looming recession.

At the center of all the accolades were two words: “our people.”

Not the bosses, not the bottom lines. The people.

Anvil Real Estate team members have fun in the “Culture Lab” backyard in Mission Viejo on Monday, November 7, 2022. The company is one of the Register’s Top Workplaces for the second year in a row. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Sidepath co-founder Patrick Mulvee, center, along with employees, gather for a staff portrait at the Laguna Hills IT company on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The company is selected as one of the Top Workplaces for 2022. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Employees at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation in Newport Beach pose for a photo on Friday, October 28, 2022. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)

David King, center, CEO of Optima Tax Relief in Santa Ana on Thursday, November 3, 2022 is pictured with part of his his team at the company headquarters, pictured, from left, Christine Bui, Kimberly Carson, David King, Nickib Hashimi, and Philip Hwang. Optima Tax Relief is among the top winners for the Orange County Register’s annual Top Workplaces. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Bradley Smith, founder and CEO of RescueOne Financial in Irvine on Thursday, October 27, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Jennifer Schulz is the new CEO at Experian North America, a company that she has helped lead to its 10th consecutive win in the Register’s Top Workplaces program. She is pictured in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Business Solutions founder and CEO, Deirdre Mammano, in her Costa Mesa office on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Her company offers a wide array of advertising and branding solutions for small and medium-sized businesses looking to gain traction in a competitive marketplace. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Adam Roth, CEO of Roth Staffing Cos., in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. The Orange-based company founded in 1994 has landed in the Top Workplaces winner circle for the second straight time. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

Pierre Bergougnan, CEO of Marque Medical in Newport Beach, CA, on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The company’s employees have once again nominated Marque Medical for the Orange County Register’s annual Top Workplace awards.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Mike Ciriza, Harbor Distributing General Manager, in the Huntington Beach beer distribution center on Monday, October 31, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Joone Kim-Lopez is the General Manager of Moulton Niguel Water District in Laguna Hills, on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The Moulton Niguel Water District is among the winners in the annual Top Workplaces program. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Open Gym Premier CEO, Matthew Kanne poses for a photograph at the Open Gym Premier in Anaheim on Thursday, November 10, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)

Seven Gables CEO Mike Hicks pose for a photo at Seven Gables Real Estate in Tustin on Friday, October 28, 2022. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)

Anvil Real Estate founders Dan and Melody Smith, front, with team members in Mission Viejo on Monday, November 7, 2022. The company is one of the Register’s Top Workplaces for the second year in a row. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Heidi Golledge, CEO and founder of Jobot, in her Newport Beach office on Thursday, November 3, 2022. Jobot is one of Orange County Register’s Top Workplaces. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Coming off several years of record growth and milestones, New American Funding in Tustin is facing challenges amid high inflation and rising interest rates. Co-founders Patty and Rick Arvielo had to make the tough decision to lay off 900 people across the country. (File photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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As it goes for most thriving workplaces, putting employees front and center helped to create a collaborative and career-nurturing culture that rose above all others.

This year, 4,180 employers in the county were invited to have their employees take a survey managed by Energage. Combined, the companies surveyed employed 49,384 people in the county.

The No. 1 companies in three categories (large, mid-size and small) all were return winners — Seven Gables Real Estate, Jobot and Sidepath.

The program also welcomed 48 newcomers, including FirstService Residential, Fox Racing, Hyundai Motor America, KD Construction, Liberty Dental Plan, Lithia Motors and Prudential Overall Supply.

Below are the honorees for 2022’s Top Workplace program, by rank and company name.

LARGE COMPANIES

1. Seven Gables Real Estate

2. Experian North America

3. New American Funding

4. Optima Tax Relief

5. Harbor Distributing

6. Panda Restaurant Group

7. MemorialCare Shared Services

8. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers

9. BEHR Paint Co.

10. Beckman Coulter Inc.

11. Liberty Dental Plan

12. MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center

13. M S International

14. MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center

15. Hyundai Motor America

16. MemorialCare Medical Group

17. City of Irvine

MID-SIZE COMPANIES

1. Jobot

2. Marque Medical

3. Rescue One Financial

4. Roth Staffing Cos.

5. Moulton Niguel Water District

6. CyberCoders

7. John Patterson’s OC Auto Team

8. Orion Lending

9. Tait & Associates

10. Biolase

11. Nations Direct Mortgage

12. Essex Mortgage

13. Eide Bailly LLP

14. City Of Hope

15. Seabreeze Management Company

16. Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club

17. Service Champions Plumbing, Heating & AC

18. InBrace

19. Marsh McLennan Agency

20. SmartFinancial

21. Blue-White Industries

22. Zymo Research

23. Tevora

24. Bluepoint Mortgage

25. DreamHost

26. IPS – Integrated Project Services

27. American Financial Network

28. Ally Financial

29. Channel Bakers

30. Americor Funding

31. Seneca Family of Agencies

32. Specright

33. KDC Construction

34. Western Resources Title Co.

35. Sunwest Bank

36. Community Action Partnership of Orange County

37. Super73

38. Tebra (formerly Kareo)

39. Main Electric Supply

40. Alteryx

41. Hometown Equity Mortgage, theLender

42. ALBD Electric & Cable

43. FirstService Residential

44. Coury and Buehler PT

45. United Rentals Inc.

46. HUB International Insurance Services

47. Mark Beamish Waterproofing

48. Veri-Tax

49. System Pavers

50. Edward Jones

51. United Auto Credit Corp.

52. Lyon Living

53. Hurtt Family Health Clinic

54. Herbalife Nutrition

55. Prudential Overall Supply

56. OCMBC, Loan Stream

57. AddOn Networks

58. Lithia Motors

59. Best Choice Products

60. Pegasystems

61. Volcom

62. Fox Racing

63. Cox Enterprises

64. Advanced Management Company & R³ Construction Services

65. Girl Scouts of Orange County

66. MegaMex Foods

SMALL COMPANIES

1. Sidepath

2. Business Solutions

3. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

4. Anvil Real Estate

5. Open Gym Premier

6. US Alliance Group

7. Optimum Professional Property Management

8. Alleviate Tax

9. W. L. Butler

10. Red Hill Lutheran Church and School

11. CDF Labor Law

12. Antis Roofing & Waterproofing

13. JWilliams Staffing

14. Sequoia Equities

15. Vincit

16. California

17. GenHome Mortgage Corp.

18. Smart Circle International

19. RJI International CPAs

20. RBA Builders

21. ConsumerDirect

22. N2 Funding

23. Review Wave

24. The Energy Coalition

25. Pinner Construction Co.

26. ClearEdge Lending

27. Omega Accounting Solutions

28. Robert Half

29. Pangea Laboratory

30. Harris & Associates

31. Fenix Consulting Group

32. FM Restaurants

33. DEB Construction

34. TechMD

35. Goodleap

36. Milender White

37. Previon

38. Murow Development Consultants

39. Church & Casualty Insurance Agency

40. Perficient

41. Boost Health Insurance

42. Property Management Professionals

43. H. Hendy Associates

44. Southern California Illumination

45. Restaurant365

46. Savills

47. Primary Freight Services

48. IronOrbit

49. Everett Dorey

50. Tarsus

51. Town Square Mortgage and Investments

52. Escrow Options Group

53. Harvey

54. Consolidated Contracting

55. Pacific Companies

56. SmartStop Storage Advisors

57. Orange County Rescue Mission

58. Crummack Huseby Property Management

59. Online Trading Academy

60. Coyne & Associates Education Corp.

61. Quantum Epay

62. Advance Storage Products

63. Orion Risk Management an Alera Group Company

64. Clearinghouse CDFI

65. LCPtracker

66. Kimco Staffing Services/KTimeHR

67. Kagan Publishing & Professional Development

68. Trilogy Financial Services

69. Genea Energy Partners

70. Technologent

71. Phelps United, Sourcing Solutions

72. Obagi Cosmeceuticals

73. Hirsch Pipe & Supply

74. Passco Companies

75. Behavior One Autism Solutions

76. The New Home Company

77. Evans Manufacturing

78. CPT Group

79. Alvaka Networks

80. PacMin Studios

81. Advanced Office

82. Evolus

83. Pacific West Asset Management

84. SkillsetGroup

85. Astronics Test Systems

86. ECOS

To nominate a company or organization for the 2023 program, go to ocregister.com/nominate.

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on December 9, 2022

Top Workplaces 2022: See all 169 Orange County company winners

LARGE COMPANIES

MID-SIZE COMPANIES

SMALL COMPANIES

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