March is Women’s History Month, a time to acknowledge the contributions and achievements of women over the course of American history in a variety of fields. In both our personal and professional lives, we no doubt know women who are exemplary leaders and role models. During a Women’s History Month interview, reQuire Vice President of Operations Niki Culver was asked about the impact female leadership has on businesses. Niki oversees reQuire’s operational teams and simultaneously manages interactions with Covius’ corporate and executive teams. Niki’s leadership and management directly impacts the quality, compliance-enhancing products reQuire offers its partners and the homeowners they serve. Read Niki’s full interview and don’t miss our first reQuire team member spotlight of 2022 below!

Niki Culver, Vice President of Operations, reQuire

Niki Culver, Vice President of Operations, reQuire

This month, in honor of Women’s History Month, we recognize Niki Culver, reQuire’s Vice President of Operations, as an exemplary leader and contributor within Covius.

1. Why is female leadership important to an organization?
Leadership groups with different genders provides a well-rounded perspective to an organization. We all come in with different points of view, and being free to provide our unique contributions regardless of gender, background or ethnicity only strengthens the foundation of an organization. Having everyone at the table is vital to the growth of a successful organization.

2. What top characteristics do you think make a leader?
Listening, observing and being decisive. Being a leader is being able to hire talented people that add value to an organization. A great leader and mentor, Al Will, once told me, “Surround yourself with people smarter than you.” Listening to and observing those carefully chosen people provides all the input needed to then come to the best hiring decision.

3. How has your company supported you as a female leader?
Covius in general supports great leaders regardless of gender. Personally, I like to think gender does not factor into it. Covius does not hold women back and demonstrates itself to be a well-balanced organization. They look at each individual and bring them in for their merits and do not base decisions on gender or appearance. We have developed a collaborative group in which everyone works well together to achieve our common goals.

4. How do you lead and how has this helped others?
I lead by example. I have pretty much stepped into every role within my company, which has given me the experience to provide solutions for issues as they come up. I don’t micromanage. I like to teach and watch people grow. If you do everything for others, they don’t have the opportunity to learn. My pet peeve is when people do things the same way because that is the way they have always done them; we always need to look at things with fresh eyes. Progress isn’t achieved by looking backward or standing still. The biggest reward for a leader is to support people and watch them grow.

5. How did your career path lead you to your current accomplishments?
I have had a bit of a non-traditional career path. My degree is in computer science, but I also taught preschool, worked at a car dealership, and volunteered with and worked for a non-profit organization. I have been in the real estate industry about 10 years; however, I have worn a lot of different hats throughout life and at reQuire. I have run operational teams, managed marketing, developed an internal Client Success sales team and worked on IT project management. Learning how all those different units operate, both independently and as a whole, gives me a thorough understanding of the business and people I work with. Experience with different industries is always good and helps you not have blinders on when you are looking at processes.

Favorite Quote:
“The reward for good work is more work.” – Al Will
We all kind of strive for that, and every time we hear this at reQuire, it puts a smile on our faces. When we come through a tough time, it is reassuring to know that there will always be more work to do because we’ve done a good job and our efforts have been recognized.

Meet the reQuire Team

Meet the reQuire team members who work behind the scenes to keep the wheels turning to ensure our client experience is second-to-none. This month, we’re spotlighting Patti Stavitzski from our Release Tracking team.

Meet the reQuire team members who work behind the scenes to keep the wheels turning to ensure our client experience is second-to-none. This month, we’re spotlighting Patti Stavitzski from our Release Tracking team.

2. Give us an idea of what it’s like to work in your department.
Working in Release Tracking is very rewarding. The hard work we put in to obtain releases/Certificates of Satisfaction is all worth it when we can release a file for our partners. Our ultimate goal is to make sure all our partners are satisfied.

3. What’s the most rewarding part of your job?
The most rewarding part of my job as a Team Lead is watching my team grow and encouraging their enthusiasm to learn all that they can. I enjoy knowing they want to learn and do the best they can each and every day for our partners.

4. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
I value time spent with my family. We love getting together, playing board games and enjoying quality time.

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REQUIRE UPCOMING EVENTS SCHEDULE

Don’t miss reQuire at RESPRO29 on March 30th! Our very own Linda Aparo will be speaking on the panel, “Selling with Ease: The Mindset of a Great Salesperson.” You can always set up a meeting to catch up with our team at any event we’re attending.