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Outreach.io could easily have settled in Silicon Valley. It’s a high tech organization that has created an exceptionally powerful software platform that is used in managing sales and other workflow issues.

While Outreach has its corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington, its sales workforce is located in Happy Valley, State College, just a short distance from Penn State University.

“We feel this area is definitely on the way to becoming a new Silicon Valley,” said Theron Glenny, account executive. “Our Vice President of Sales, Mark Kosoglow, gave us an option. We could locate in Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, or State College. Our team chose State College.”

“Living in Silicon Valley doesn’t make you smarter,” quipped Nate Yocum, Account Executive. “We want to serve the whole world from right here in Happy Valley. Locating here is a personal choice.” And it’s one that seems to satisfy the entire team.

“We love this location because it provides access to the University and affords us all a quality of life that we want. Plus, we get more for our dollars here,” said Tammy DeCastro, Account Executive.

Outreach is growing quickly and expects to hire an additional 25 to 30 people over the next few months. It is expected to employ about 100 in State College by the end of 2016.

The company has created a software platform—application—that combines tools like Linkedin, Salesforce, and GMail through a Chrome plugin. The software pulls together relevant data gathered about sales prospects, keeping accurate track of contacts with customers and prospects.

Outreach provides enterprise sales organizations with a communication framework driving success. “We are not an e-mail automation platform,” said Glenny. “Outreach includes phone calls and other touch points including social media.”

Currently serving more than 800 clients, Outreach expects rapid and sustained growth.

“We are all very invested in the company,” said DeCastro. “We’re writing the playbook as we go. That's the fun of a startup. Here, your opinions are valued. There is a very giving attitude.”

Outreach provides sales contact tracking, templates, and analytics.

“We are looking for people who want to win, people who are hard-working,” said Glenny. “And we use our own tool. I have used other products that compete with Outreach. We do it better.”