Optima Named a 2026 Top Workplace in Ten Different Categories

Naples, FL, August 22, 2026 --(PR.com)-- Optima, an education experience company, announces it has been named a 2026 Top Workplace by TopWorkplaces.com in ten different categories. The distinction is awarded exclusively on the basis of employee feedback, gathered through a confidential survey fielded by employee engagement research firm Energage.

Remote Work Top Workplaces
Top Workplaces for Appreciation
Compensation and Benefits Top Workplaces
Employee Well-Being Top Workplaces
Innovation Top Workplaces
Leadership Top Workplaces
Professional Development Top Workplaces
Purpose & Values Top Workplaces
Work-Life Flexibility Top Workplaces
Education Top Workplaces

"This recognition means the most because it comes straight from our team," said Adam Mangana, CEO of Optima. "We set out to build a company where people could do meaningful work in education without sacrificing the flexibility to live their lives. Seeing that reflected back through our employees' own voices tells us we're building the culture we set out to build, and that culture is what lets us keep pushing the boundaries of what learning can look like."

The Top Workplaces program is one of the most rigorous employer benchmarks in the country, evaluating organizations on how employees experience culture in practice, not how leadership describes it on paper. Optima's recognition reflects strong marks across core drivers of engagement, including whether employees feel respected & supported, enabled to grow, and empowered to execute.

"For a company built entirely on remote talent, this validates something core to how we operate: trust and flexibility as design principles, not perks," said Gina Falcone, People Operations Manager at Optima. "Our team is united by a shared conviction that education should be more engaging, more human, and more forward-looking."

That culture of trust underpins Optima's broader mission: bringing immersive VR and AI-powered learning to schools and students nationwide, while keeping its own team fully remote and empowered to do their best work from anywhere.

"Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from their employees," said Eric Rubino, CEO of Energage. "That's something to be proud of. In today's market, leaders must ensure they're allowing employees to have a voice and be heard. That's paramount. Top Workplaces do this, and it pays dividends."

About Optima
Optima blends a classical liberal arts foundation with immersive VR and AI-powered technology to help students learn more deeply and educators teach more effectively. The company partners with independent schools, public school districts, microschools, and home learners nationwide, and is the parent company of Optima Academy Online, a fully virtual, Cognia-accredited school offering teacher-led and self-paced classical instruction. Optima operates as a 100% remote company, built on a culture of trust that enables high performance without sacrificing work-life balance. For more information, visit optimaxr.ai.

About Energage
Making the world a better place to work together.™
Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 20 years of culture research and results from 30 million employees surveyed across more than 80,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com.