Our History of Excellence

Boldly Moving Forward, While Giving a Nod to Our Past

September 13,1985

MEI incorporated by the founder, Greg Lewis

1985

First travel incentive program operated

1990

Recognized by Inc. 500 Index as a fastest growing company

1992

Rolled out first proprietary platform for loyalty programs

1998

Relocated headquarters to Schaumburg, IL

2004

Acquired the incentive division of Performark Incentives

2008

Introduced our Employee Engagement Platform FOX®

2017

Introduced Travel Sourcing product to the market

January 22, 2018

Company purchased by David Jobes

2019

Earned first honor as a Best & Brightest Companies to Work For® in Chicago

2020

Earned first honor as a Best & Brightest Companies to Work For® in the Nation

2020

Introduced MAXRewardsNow and MAXRewardsYourWay to the market

2022

Acquired VIKTOR Incentives & Meetings of Traverse City

2023

Earned first honor as a Best & Brightest Companies to Work For® in West Michigan

2024

Bob Graham and Michelle Ebner become Co-CEO/Presidents after the passing of David Jobes

2025

Bob Graham named as solo President & CEO, Michelle Ebner name Chief Financial Officer

2025

Motivation Excellence celebrates 40th anniversary in September

September 13,1985

MEI incorporated by the founder, Greg Lewis

1985

First travel incentive program operated

1990

Recognized by Inc. 500 Index as a fastest growing company

1992

Rolled out first proprietary platform for loyalty programs

1998

Relocated headquarters to Schaumburg, IL

2004

Acquired the incentive division of Performark Incentives

2008

Introduced our Employee Engagement Platform FOX®

2017

Introduced Travel Sourcing product to the market

January 22, 2018

Company purchased by David Jobes

2019

Earned first honor as a Best & Brightest Companies to Work For® in Chicago

2020

Earned first honor as a Best & Brightest Companies to Work For® in the Nation

2020

Introduced MAXRewardsNow and MAXRewardsYourWay to the market

2022

Acquired VIKTOR Incentives & Meetings of Traverse City

2023

Earned first honor as a Best & Brightest Companies to Work For® in West Michigan

2024

Bob Graham and Michelle Ebner become Co-CEO/Presidents after the passing of David Jobes

2025

Bob Graham named as solo President & CEO, Michelle Ebner name Chief Financial Officer

2025

Motivation Excellence celebrates 40th anniversary in September

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