'The elephant in the room'

The people at S-One Holdings Corp., a Sarasota-based graphics, digital printing and software business, sure know how to party.

For starters, the company, most known for its LexJet subsidiary, took to the streets to celebrate its 20th anniversary. More than 150 employees walked from the company's headquarters on Main Street in downtown Sarasota, in the former Bank of America building, to the bayfront Jan. 24. Then they gathered at Dolphins fountain at Island Park for a flash mob.

The walk-and-mob scene was the final event in what S-One called Convergence 2014, a week-long event that drew employees from the company's offices all over the world, including Asia. The sessions, according to co-founder Art Lambert, were part professional development and part team building. Sessions included:
-Scavenger hunt: Teams worked together to solve clues and explore downtown Sarasota;
-Food and drink festival: Sarasota-based employees invited colleagues from other countries over for dinner. The hosts then cooked a dish from their guest's home country;
-Elephant on the Roof: S-One brought in an elephant statue made of fiberglass and resin it uses for tradeshows. The elephant was driven through town in an open trailer and taken up to the firm's rooftop deck with a crane. The elephant, says S-One, is a symbol of the firm's theme of fast growth, or “the elephant in the room.”