Sad waste of great talent.... - Anonymous employee Radarworks Employee Review

My ten year employment at Ion+Radarworks has definitely been a career highlight. What I find most rewarding is the culture of possibilities. Ion+Radarworks is an independent agency with an entrepreneurial spirit that encourages creative thinking and challenging the status quo. The sky truly is the limit. You can soar as high as you have the vision and courage to soar.

There have been changes to navigate, but that’s the nature of the advertising business. We have an incredibly talented team in place, we’re winning new assignments and looking for additional superstars to join us.

Great people, environment, and work.

When Ray Araujo (Owner) handed over the keys to Kazumi Mechling, the company started going down hill in a big way. And not just financially but also culturally too. Her M.O. is that she comes into businesses, fills it with her own people and side-businesses (Brandcode, Trendera) and runs the company into the ground with her micro-managing. Financially, her and her people have brought NO NEW BUSINESS into Radarworks in the 1+ year they have been here. They completely gutted the LA office staff and business, and are doing the same to their other division. She attempts to control all levels of communication internally and externally, and will be upset if you take any initiative on your own to speak for the business. And if you are not playing her game, she will tell you that you are not a "A" player and send you off to talk with her business consultant to try to get you to tow her line. When Ray finally sees what all of this is costing him (financially and culturally), he will be pretty shocked. This is if he ever gets the clear financial picture, since everything is hidden from him now that he has stepped aside. Lots of expensive management with no real business results with come at a high price.