Workshop, the Omaha-based internal communications platform, has claimed the No. 1 spot among the fastest-growing companies in Nebraska on the 2026 Inc. 5000.
The company also ranked No. 25 among the fastest-growing software companies nationally and No. 272 overall on Inc. magazine’s annual list.
The Inc. 5000 ranks America’s fastest-growing private companies based on percentage revenue growth over a three-year period.
Founded in 2021, Workshop has grown to a team of 140 employees serving more than 800 customers across the United States.
Its customer base spans national non-profits and Fortune 500 companies, including HarperCollins, ServiceNow, Steve Madden, Madison Square Garden, FastMed, and Papa John’s.
The platform is also used by S&P Global, Aston Martin, Monster Energy, and White Castle to reach employees and measure communications impact.
Earlier in 2026, Workshop launched a redesigned modern editor powered by Cici, its AI agent built specifically for internal communicators.
The editor can build a complete, on-brand email from a single prompt, and pairs with Journeys, Workshop’s automation engine for running communications sequences automatically.
Workshop describes the update as the most significant product release in the company’s history, reflecting growing demand for AI-driven internal communications tools.
According to Workshop’s own 2026 Internal Comms Trends Report, 68% of communicators name automating repetitive tasks as their top priority this year.
Nearly half of communicators surveyed already use AI tools daily for content creation, a trend Workshop says its platform is purpose-built to address.
Most Workshop customers are live within two to four weeks of signing on, which the company says distinguishes it from slower enterprise deployments.
Workshop’s employee podcast, TalkShop, also won a Ragan Employee Communications Award for Best Podcast, recognized by peers across the internal communications and HR industry.
“Being named to the Inc. 5000 means so much to us, especially landing in all three categories: No. 1 fastest-growing company in Nebraska, No. 25 in software nationally, and No. 272 overall,” said Rick Knudtson, co-founder and CEO of Workshop.
“We’ve built Workshop right here in Omaha, and this list is proof you don’t have to be on a coast to build something that competes at the highest level,” Knudtson added.
The ranking places Workshop among a small number of Midwest software companies to crack the national Inc. 5000 list, a notable achievement for a company headquartered outside traditional tech hubs.
