The magic is gone - Anonymous employee Brandlive Employee Review

1.0
4 May 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Lower level employees want/try to create a genuinely inclusive, supportive environment. -Lower level employees are also incredibly creative and talented. -Product is fun and diverse albeit buggy. -Great clients hosting interesting events on the platform. -Pay is good when payments aren’t late or being withheld due to poor spending.

Cons

-CEO’s initial vision of creativity, inclusivity and healthy work/life balance has died completely. Culture now lacks diversity and is based on fear and unreasonable expectations. -Severe lack of communication and transparency from leadership. -Severe lack of direction in general. -Performative DEI efforts from leadership and appropriation of Black culture in company meetings. -Tokenization of POC and LGBTQ+ employees. -No proper QA process for product releases resulting in negative client experiences.

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5.0
14 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Great people and talented team members! - Brandlive has made several strategic acquisitions that have put us in a unique and strong position; so much added value we can bring our current and future customers. - CEO is driving a vision for Brandlive to reinvent the future of how video will be integrated into the corporate world.

Cons

There are certainly challenges that we must overcome on the back of recent acquisitions, but I believe we are focused on the right things.

2.0
18 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Talented and dedicated non-management staff: client services, sales, engineering, and support employees.

Cons

The company feels financially unstable. Couple that with the CEO being obsessed with the "feeling" of the industry rather than his employees and the company's health and a realistic vision for the company's size, you get several layoffs in quick succession due to his poor decisions. Plus, there's a talented creative department and production team within the company that are underutilized.

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