Build-A-Bear Workshop

All employees at Build-a-Bear start training in the same spot: working at one of the company's 244 stores across the U.S. Everyone "experiences serving our guests," says Arvetta Powell, the company's director of "dibearsity." To help move careers forward, there's a formal mentor program that enables junior employees to pick an area of the company where they want to work. A mentor provides formal guidance for one year. Read the Great Place to Work review.