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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Nov 5th, 2020 12:00AM
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Uhuru Network
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Head of Mergers & Acquisition
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The Kind of Company that Attracts Top Talent!
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- Leadership: forward-thinking leaders lead the company. They empower their employees to think and decide for themselves. They encourage self-improvement and will push you to the best version of yourself. They lead by example and have a good pulse on the organization.
- Challenging work environment: Uhuru acquired my agency, and I was asked to own the position I would be stepping into. As someone that ran their own company, I loved the idea of the challenge. I've been supported and challenged in ways that have expanded my capabilities and knowledge. This environment isn't for everyone, but if you like being empowered to make your own decisions and creative problem solving, there's no job more rewarding.
- Career-oriented: Uhuru truly wants to see every one of their employees succeed - in career and personal life. They've created the systems and have dedicated personnel that focuses on the advancement of every employee. They want to know what you care about, what you want from your career and construct the way to get there. This isn't the company for those that want a "job" - punch the clock, be left alone, and go home to forget about your day.
- Remote Work: You can literally work from anywhere at any time. This isn't a "work-from-home" job where you have to be at your desk between set hours. They hire adults and expect you to do the work you've set out to do. Basically, show up to meetings, hyper communicate with your team, and get your work done. This kind of environment is not for those that need their handheld. It takes desire and discipline.
Growth-minded: the entire organization embodies the growth-mindset, and it starts at the top with the owners! When a company is led by people who constantly seek to grow, then the byproduct of that is that every employee has a voice. Input is encouraged, and as we always say, "the glass is always broken." This way of operating isn't suited for the type that likes to complain about things not working or going their way. They acknowledge things aren't perfect and encourage them to bring solutions. The company is growing rapidly, which can be uneasy for people with a fixed mindset but is exhilarating for those who want to grow.
To sum it up, I decided to sell my agency to join an amazing team. It felt like home since day 1. They have under promised and over delivered on everything we agreed on so far. I look forward to the next 5 years with Uhuru!
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- They do not have health insurance, yet! I know this is something they are working on. It has to be challenging to give healthcare to a globally distributed workforce.
- Didn't get to go on a company retreat this year! (maybe that was because of the pandemic and not so much the company)
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As you grow, don't lose sight of the vision!
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Uhuru Network LLC
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Industrials
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Support Services
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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Nov 4th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Uhuru Network
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Head of Integration
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Still exceptional; still a great place to work…two years in!
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As I approach my two-year anniversary (and especially in light of two negative and harmful reviews that have appeared), I thought it would be a great time to reflect on my experience here at Uhuru.
I started with Uhuru on the sales side of the business and was immediately exposed to several growth opportunities. As a native of agency work, I'd like to share two experiences that fully illustrate the loyalty, respect, and admiration I have for the CEO and President of the company.
In the summer of 2019, while I was still on the sales side of the house, our CEO made a bold decision to hire an entire team to support my colleague and me. This team generated leads on my behalf, created video production for me, assisted me with coordinating calls, and creating high impact value propositions. Most agencies require that their sales reps engage in outbound calling or working through cold referrals and this is more support than I've received even as a sales rep at Fortune 500 companies.
At the beginning of this year, when Covid struck and many agencies were hanging by a thread, the CEO made yet another bold decision to grow our company through programmatic M&A. What really needs to be highlighted here is that he saved every person's job in our company and kept us from having to reduce our staff.
In fact, through that programmatic M&A outreach, I was promoted to a leadership position and one that I hold with the utmost integrity. When I read that someone would leave a completely unfounded review about "false promises" in our M&A agreements, I knew the intent of the review had to be malicious. In my position, I join our CEO on almost every call and meeting through the entire life cycle of these acquisitions. To suggest that we ever have - or ever would - create false promises isn't just a stab at our CEO. It's a smear on me and the five other members of our team that work tirelessly as ambassadors and stewards to promote the culture, processes, and growth opportunities of Uhuru.
As for our clients and the turnover time, once again, this is an unfounded claim. Some clients have a faster turnover based on the types of engagements they hire us for. One of my clients has not only been here through the majority of my employment but continues to add services to their program.
So in addition to being provided a full-on support team and a promotion in two years, I'd like to share personal experiences I have been able to achieve while working at Uhuru. While it's rather unfortunate that a reviewer here felt that they were "micromanaged" and overworked, I couldn't disagree more. I have exceptional work balance and have been able to pursue multiple personal projects and my day is planned around my own personal efficiency. In fact, our environment favors those that can plan effectively and we provide every tool to help organize time.
In my time here, I have been able to live on a different continent, travel extensively, participate in personal trainings that required I sometimes worked shorter days, gain multiple professional certifications, and really enjoyed meeting my teammates at some awesome retreats.
All I can say is this: as someone who has spent a lengthy amount of time in the agency world, it really isn't going to be for everyone. You won't do well if you feel easily overwhelmed and don't like interfacing with clients.
As a last note, I found it disheartening that anyone would mention a "secretive environment" when I've always been encouraged to provide my feedback to the CEO and President, whether it was favorable or lent itself to needed change. I also don't need to hide behind an anonymous review. If you have any questions about my experience here, I highly encourage you to reach out to me direct. You can easily find me searching for my title (Head of Integration) in the company directory on LinkedIn. I am happy to respond to any questions about my experiences here.
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We are a remote, global team. For people that prefer an onsite work experience, the environment will not suit them.
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May 3rd, 2021 09:05PM
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May 3rd, 2021 09:05PM
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Uhuru Network LLC
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Industrials
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Support Services
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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Oct 12th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Uhuru Network
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Sales Coordinator
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Belgrade
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Life-changing experience
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When I started working at Uhuru I remember Peter, the CEO saying - if you're ready to learn after a couple of years of working at Uhuru you'll receive a knowledge base equivalent to an MBA degree - which couldn't be more accurate. It has been a life-changing blast!
Our Lead Gen Team has tripled, everyone in the team developed and became better people, more organized, better professionals, and became specialists at what they do.
Company culture is great and constant, even though the company is evolving and growing at a crazy speed and spread throughout crazy geographies and time zones. Just in the last quarter, we had 2 acquisitions merge amazing teams into our company. If that won't polish up your name memorizing skills - nothing will.
There is quite a lot of unique people who work at Uhuru, and we celebrate that personal uniqueness and cultural diversity - it makes us stronger.
I am grateful for all of the opportunities I've been given, especially the one to grow and do what I'm good at. No one is forced to do the tasks or projects that don't suit them, but the leadership rather leverages everyone's strong suits and allows you to explore them.
It's a true privilege to be able to organize your own working hours and schedule and work anywhere in the world and still be productive.
Leadership is really firm on leading by example, and they are great and kind people, that never lose tracks of overall performance and goals we set for ourselves personally, and as teams and company.
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Working at Uhuru is not for everybody - if you do not have a positive and growth-oriented mindset and are looking for a 9-5 repeatable gig - definitely not for you.
As we're a global, fully remote, and distributed team - more in-person interactions or get-togethers would be really good. Covid put a serious strain on that in 2020, and the foreseeable future.
The company is growing exponentially and it's on a high track, which is a great opportunity for career advancement, but it can be too turbulent for some people.
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As the things are evolving and growing like at a crazy fast speed, make sure to systemize efforts on team building and infusing the company culture.
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May 3rd, 2021 09:05PM
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May 3rd, 2021 09:05PM
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Uhuru Network LLC
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Industrials
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Support Services
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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Oct 8th, 2020 12:00AM
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Not nearly as incredible as the other reviews claim
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They do have a great culture bible outlined but senior management (including the owners) don't follow it so therefore when things that aren't in their favor come into question, it's almost always disregarded.
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All of the reviews on this website are great because the CEO asks employees to write them after they've been with the company for 90 days, sometimes less. AND he invites employees to write the review through their company email so they cannot update a review once they have left the company.
Uhuru has many systems in place that enable them to micromanage employees and squeeze as much work out as humanly possible.
There's a lot of gas lighting that goes on within this company. Raises are minimal. The yearly bonus they claim to offer doesn't exist.
They could care less about the mental health of employees. One employee was only able to take two days of vacation for over a year.
The only benefit they offer is 15 days of PTO.
Most employees are grossly underpaid and under-appreciated.
The CEO has a massive fixation on acquisitions and focuses all of his time on acquiring new companies by feeding them false promises.
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Listen to the feedback that the three employees who left within a month gave you.
Place a real emphasis on work/life balance.
Check in on your employees and take action when they give you feedback.
Stop forgetting that you would be nothing without your employees.
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By utilizing a scrum system, we are able to manage work assignments while safeguarding the amount of work assigned to prevent excessive workloads. That said, we fully understand that some people will not thrive in such a dynamic environment. Our fast-paced, results-oriented workplace is not for everyone and we clearly state on our website\u2019s career page.\n\nSalary Adjustments: \nSalary adjustments and bonuses are not guaranteed. They are in fact a component of good performance by the team member as well as the profitability of the business. Both of these parameters have been tested significantly throughout the business community with the onset and continuation of the COVID pandemic. Initially, Uhuru paused increases to ascertain the impact of COVID on our profitability. We have resumed our review and salary adjustments. \n\nRestricting Vacation: \nWe do not have any records of a team member only taking 2 days of PTO in any given year. 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Uhuru Network LLC
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Industrials
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Support Services
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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Sep 15th, 2020 12:00AM
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Uhuru Network
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Lead Generation Specialist
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Belgrade
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Amazing company!
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Very friendly colleagues yet professional, great teams, superb communication. Every issue encountered quickly fixed.
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There is nothing I could point out.
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Keep going! :)
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Uhuru Network LLC
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Support Services
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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Sep 8th, 2020 12:00AM
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Uhuru Network
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Client Success
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Exceptional Place to Work
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I am proud to be a part of the Uhuru Network team! It is clear that a lot of thought and care has gone into employee experience and ensuring they are aligned with the company's mission of leaving people better than they found them. It's incredibly refreshing to work for a company that is open, honest in their goals. Starting a remote position was daunting at first, but my onboarding was well-laid out and executed. I quickly connected with my team over our daily team meetings and Slack conversations. The transition from a traditional workplace to remote was fairly seamless, with a supportive and empathetic team.
Uhuru provides an abundance of resources and opportunities for those willing to ask. I am consistently motivated and inspired to grow as a person and a professional.
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As others have mentioned there is not a comprehensive benefits package in place but I know it is in the works. Otherwise, more opportunities for casual socialization would be neat outside of IMing. Virtual retreat?
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I appreciate the consistency in transparency and communication! Keep up all the great work.
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Uhuru Network LLC
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Industrials
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Support Services
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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Jul 14th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Uhuru Network
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Lead Gen Specialist
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Belgrade
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Leave people better than you found them
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working remotely, flexible working hours, great team dynamic
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some meetings are later in the day, because of US time
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Uhuru Network LLC
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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Jun 12th, 2020 12:00AM
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Uhuru Network
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Principal Scrum Master
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Clearfield, UT
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Uhuru is a fantastic company that truly cares about their employees.
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Uhuru wants not only the company but you to succeed. At Uhuru, you have flexible hours and the capability to work from anywhere that has Wifi. Uhuru also has outstanding management that takes time to listen to employees' thoughts and opinions on how to make the company better.
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If you aren't ready for a Fastpass environment, Uhuru is not the place for you.
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Thanks for investing in your employees! I have truly enjoyed working with your company.
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Uhuru Network LLC
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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Jun 11th, 2020 12:00AM
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Uhuru Network
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Strategist
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Uhuru prioritizes employee growth as much as company growth
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I owned an agency that was acquired by Uhuru and I became part of the Uhuru team. The experience has been overwhelmingly positive. Here are the highlights:
1. Collaboration and teamwork - the team does a great job of working together and relying on each other's strengths
2. Process/systems - while this is always a work in progress Uhuru tries to have a process for everything to help us scale
3. Communication - we are a remote team and if we didn't communicate effectively we would fail. Overall, the team makes hyper-communication a priority
4. Clients - we work with some incredible clients who are making an impact on the world.
5. Training - the opportunities to learn and get more training are really good here
6. Growth - the company approaches even economic downturns with a growth mindset and this helps our team feel secure even in times of uncertainty
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Like any company there is always room for improvement. :) We actually had a conversation as a team about that recently, and it's cool to work in a place where we can have open discussions about how to improve.
Some things I would like to see improved are -
1. More in-person events. Because we are remote, we don't see each other often. I'd like to spend more face time with my team. Covid threw a wrench in that this year, unfortunately.
2. Benefits package - working remote is a huge benefit, but as the company grows I'm hopeful that we will get a more robust benefits package.
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Keep it up! You're doing great!
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Uhuru Network LLC
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Industrials
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Support Services
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private:uhurunetworkllc
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1522960
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Feb 11th, 2020 12:00AM
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Great!
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Love how friendly everyone is and you really feel like a part of the family
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None that I've noticed so far
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Uhuru Network LLC
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Industrials
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Support Services
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