Does Great Minds pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Great Minds employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Great Minds. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Great Minds?

47% of Great Minds employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Great Minds 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Great Minds?

Curriculum Developer (17) , Success Coach (11) , Account Representative (9) , Account Solutions Manager (8) , Manager (8) , Sales Intern (8) , Product Manager (7) , Account Manager (5) , Director (5) , Project Manager (5) , Sales (5) , Associate (4) , Implementation Specialist (4) , Operations (4) , Project Coordinator (4)

What are the pros of working at Great Minds according to real employee reviews?

"Great people that care about the business and what the company does." ((in 37 reviews)); "Most colleagues are great people to work with." ((in 21 reviews)); "Benefits are great and flexibility to work from home is a plus" ((in 19 reviews)); "Work life balance was excellent" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great culture and given lots of responsibility" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Great Minds according to real employee reviews?

"No leadership." ((in 22 reviews)); "The upper management and CEO have no compassion and choosing the employees who got to keep their jobs was based off of popularity and who you are friends with at the top." ((in 13 reviews)); "There were constant layoffs and very little work" ((in 13 reviews)); "Salary (they restructured, and they reduced my salary by $16,000... pay was still great, but not equitable to my years of service)" ((in 9 reviews)); "IMHO there are better companies out there that won't require you to take abuse from customers because of the company's poor management." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Great Minds layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Great Minds layoffs and their outlook for job security at Great Minds in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Great Minds locations?

Washington , Richmond , Farmington Hills , Baltimore , Detroit , Atlanta , Chicago , Austin , Los Angeles , Seattle , Jersey City , Teaneck , Virginia Beach , New York , Maryland , Rochester , Wisconsin Dells , Arizona City , Phoenix , Farmington , Southfield , Troy , Grand Rapids , Michigan Center , Midwest , Randleman , Brownsville , Fort Worth , El Paso , Houston

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Great Minds reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(313 total reviews)

John White

76% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Great Minds has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 313 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Minds employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

313 reviews

5.0

Jul 16, 2026

Supportive sales team with limited growth opportunities

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The overall sales team is supportive and pay is competitive

Cons

Little room for upward growth

5.0

Jun 17, 2026

Supportive team faces communication growing pains

Digital designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great team and supportive networking

Cons

growing pains in communication currently

5.0

May 26, 2026

Strong leadership improving culture and aligned around mission

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leadership committed to a cohesive direction around shared mission of improving student outcomes. Greatly improving company culture and overall levels of transparency from management. Generous PTO policy.

Cons

Silos still exist in places, and cross-team collaboration is inconsistent.

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