Visionary

Decade alert! 🎉

We are so proud to celebrate Software Engineer Dakota Reid for 10 amazing years at Visionary!

What started as an internship in 2015 has grown into a decade of incredible work, from FedEx to countless contract development projects.

Dakota is reliable, dependable, and always goes above and beyond for every client. He is truly a joy to work with and we are so lucky to have him on our team. Here is to you, Dakota! 🙌

Check out more on the VSI blog! https://visionary.com/blog/10-years-of-dakota-reid-the-software-eng/

🔥🍔 We had a vision… and it involved BBQ! The Visionary team gathered last night for our annual BBQ to celebrate an outstanding mid-year and a strong close to the fiscal year for one of our clients. Moments like these remind us why we love what we do!

At Visionary, we work hard and we celebrate even harder. This team shows up every single day with dedication, creativity, and passion and the results speak for themselves. We are so proud of everything this group has accomplished and there is no better way to honor that than good food and great company!

A huge thank you to our President, Bryan Gruhlke, for opening up his home and hosting the whole crew. 🙏

Here's to the team that makes it all happen. Cheers to many more wins ahead! 🎉🍻

This week, Visionary's own Luke Frazee and Dakota Reid made the trip to PHP Tek 2026 in Chicago. Three days of expert sessions, workshops, and some of the best PHP minds in North America all under one roof. 🙌

Luke said it best: "PHP Tek is a great opportunity to learn from other experts in the field and experience the PHP community firsthand at its best."

That's exactly why we keep sending our developers every year. The sessions are great, but it's the community, the conversations, and the fresh perspective our team brings back that make it worth it every time.

PHP Tek 2026: Visionary Heads to Chicago Every year, Visionary sends developers to PHP Tek, the premier PHP conference in North America. This year, Software Engineers Luke Frazee and Dakota Reid made the trip to Chicago.

30 YEARS. 🎉 This month we're celebrating our very own Garritt Grandberg and his three incredible decades at Visionary! Since 1996, Garritt has been the kind of colleague people are lucky to have once in a career, endlessly knowledgeable, always calm under pressure, and somehow always good for a laugh at exactly the right moment. We gathered this week to celebrate him, and we just had to share the love. Congrats, Garritt, Visionary wouldn't be Visionary without you.

When we asked Garritt to reflect on 30 years, he said it best himself: "It feels more like thousands of small moments, solving problems, working through challenges, helping people where I could, and getting to do it alongside a lot of genuinely good people."

And the people around him? They had plenty to say too. From our VP Kelsy Sinnwell: "No matter how busy he is, he always makes time to help and offer thoughtful advice, never once making anyone feel like a burden for asking. He is selfless and genuinely wants everyone around him to succeed." Our founder David Safris put it simply: "There is no way I could have survived personally or professionally without your help."

Thirty years is not a number. It's a legacy. Read all about it on the blog. 💚

30 Years of Vision: Celebrating the One and Only Garritt Grandberg In 1996, Garritt walked in as an intern. Thirty years later, he's shaped Visionary in ways that are impossible to put into words. Here's to him.

🎉May understood the assignment. 🎉

This month, we’re celebrating SEVEN incredible work anniversaries at Visionary, and honestly… what a lineup.

First up, we have to give a standing ovation to Garritt Grandberg for hitting an unbelievable 30 YEARS at Visionary. That’s three decades of leadership, innovation, problem-solving, late nights, big wins, and helping shape Visionary into what it is today.

Garritt, thank you for the incredible impact you’ve made over the years. We’re lucky to have you on this journey with us.👏

And the celebration doesn’t stop there:
✨ Shawn Althaus • 17 Years
✨ Luke Frazee • 11 Years
✨ Mike Hughes • 11 Years
✨ Erin Vance • 8 Years
✨ Kevin Studer • 7 Years
✨ Nick Murphy • 7 Years

That’s decades of talent, teamwork, creativity, dedication, and commitment all packed into one month. These are the people who continue to build, support, and strengthen Visionary every single day, and we’re incredibly lucky to have them on this journey with us.

If you see these legends around, make sure to give them some love. They’ve absolutely earned it. 💡

Here’s to the milestones, the memories, and many more years ahead.

🎉 Happy April Birthdays to our very own Garritt, Holly & Krista! Today we celebrated with some ice cream because our April birthday crew deserves it! 🍦

One of our favorite perks at Visionary? Your birthday = your day off! Every team member gets their birthday off with PTO to celebrate however they choose, and that is just one of the many reasons we love being part of this team.

Cheers to three amazing people who make Visionary a better place every day. We are so glad you are here!

Check out our latest blog!

When your reporting stops working, we get to work. Here in Des Moines, Visionary's BI team has seen it all, pipelines down, dashboards nobody trusts, data nobody can find, and we know exactly how to fix it.

See how we turned one manufacturer's reporting mess into dashboards their whole team could rely on.

Lost in the Data? Visionary's Got You. When your reporting falls apart, Visionary steps in. Pipelines down, dashboards nobody trusts, data nobody can find. We fix it. See how we did it for one manufacturer.

🎉 Congratulations to our April anniversary team members! This month we’re celebrating two incredible members of team Visionary:

🌟 Kelli Huerter, Vice President - 18 Years
Since joining Visionary in 2008, Kelli has been a driving force behind our client relationships, project planning, and team leadership. Her ability to manage it all with energy, dedication, and a smile continues to make a lasting impact every day. Happy 18 years, Kelli!

🚀 Dakota Reid, Software Engineer - 10 Years
For the past decade, Dakota has been a key technical backbone behind the solutions we deliver to our clients. His expertise, dedication, and passion for solving complex challenges help elevate everything we do. Happy 10 years, Dakota!

We’re so grateful to have them both!

Hey Des Moines! 👋 Noticing a dip in your website traffic lately? You are not alone and Visionary has got answers. AI has changed the SEO game in a big way and our own Sarah is breaking it all down on the Visionary blog.

We are rooted right here in the capital city and we work with businesses just like yours every day. We would love to help you figure out your next move. Give it a read and then let's chat!

Visionary's Take: How AI Is Changing SEO for Des Moines Businesses AI is changing how people search, and your website traffic is feeling it. Visionary breaks down what shifted, what still works, and what Des Moines businesses should do about it.

We are so excited to welcome Andrew Neller to the Visionary team as our newest Project Lead! 🎉 From Iowa State Cyclone to D&D player to devoted Tuesday night BINGO partner to his grandparents — Andrew is one of a kind and we are lucky to have him.

Head over to the blog to get to know him a little better! 👇

Get To Know: Project Lead Andrew Neller Help us welcome Andrew Neller to the Visionary team! He recently joined us as a Project Lead.