This Month at XBN: October 2026

A LETTER FROM YOUR OPERATING PRINCIPAL

Team,

Seven years.

Seven consecutive years that The Oregonian has recognized Xperience Brokerage Network as a Top Workplace in Oregon. This year, we were named #1.

That’s something worth celebrating.

But before anything else: thank you.

This recognition isn’t something leadership can create on its own. It comes directly from the people who experience our culture every day. It comes from your feedback, your engagement, and the way you show up for one another.

And that’s what makes this recognition meaningful.

Culture isn’t what we put on a wall or write in a handbook. It’s what happens in the everyday moments.

It’s having the hard conversation when it needs to happen. It’s sharing a script, a strategy, or a lesson learned.  It’s choosing to contribute instead of simply showing up. It’s helping someone through a difficult transaction. It’s celebrating someone else’s win.

You built this culture.

Seven years on this list tells me that this isn’t a blip, a fluke, or an anomaly. It’s not dependent on one person, one initiative, or one good year. It’s being built by all of you, together, every day.

 

So, thank you for making Xperience what it is.

Thank you for raising the standard. Thank you for looking out for each other. And thank you for making this a place where people want to build their businesses and their lives.

Now let’s keep going!