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Palo Alto, California, United States

We invest in the future of entertainment and creativity, driving its digital transformation at the intersection of iconic creatives, innovative technologists, and impactful troublemakers.

San Francisco Bay Area

We accelerate extraordinary leaders looking to make good trouble while leaving a lasting impact. The Troublemaker Lab is a coaching and fractional executive practice, formerly known as WSDM Labs. Since 2016, we've served extraordinary leaders and founding teams for VC-backed companies and venture capital portfolios. We also provide facilitation and.

San Francisco Bay Area

I write about leadership, careers, and organizational culture. Have an interesting perspective in this space? Let's connect!

Mountain View, California, United States

X, (formerly Google X), is Alphabet’s R&D Innovation Lab. I advise our Women of X leadership group. Women of X empowers women by fostering connections across various projects and offering development opportunities. I advise the WoX leads on valuable strategies for increasing representation in leadership and the broader community at X.

Accelerating innovation while leading Talent Experience organization across X’s portfolio of moonshots. Formerly known as Google X - X, the Moonshot Factory is now known as Alphabet's innovation lab.If you’re curious about X or interested in exploring opportunities head over to https://x.company⚠️ Speaker Requests: For any speaking requests, podcasts, or.

Mountain View, CA

We create radical new technologies to solve some of the world's hardest problems. I have the wonderful opportunity of leading the Human Experience Design (HxD) team at X. Made up of team members across People Innovation (XPI), Total Rewards, People Analytics, Talent Operations, L&OD, and People Strategy & Operations.

San Francisco Bay Area

Member of the inaugural A.Team’s CXO Network, a curated cross-disciplinary group of distinguished executives sharing knowledge and advising the next generation of change-makers. Serving as an active executive on the CXO advisory board.More at http://a.team/cxo

San Francisco Bay Area

SemperVirens is an early stage venture capital fund investing in technology transforming healthcare, work, and financial wellness. The fund has a portfolio of more than 50 industry-defining technology companies and an invite-only Venture Advisor group of 70 senior HR leaders of public companies. SemperVirens is committed to making meaningful connections.

United States

HIGHER is a safe, inclusive space where in-house recruiters can share best practice, make new connections and plug into the ever-changing world of global TA.

Magic Eden is the #1 NFT marketplace on Solana. Our mission is to be the destination for discovering, trading, and creating NFTs.Advising on next stage of growth and People & Culture strategies.

Coreshell unlocks the true capacity and economics of batteries to enable the timely deployment of clean energy. Advising on next stage of growth and People & Culture strategies.

San Francisco Bay Area

Pyn is an Employee Communications & Experience Platform.In an increasingly distributed workplace, Pyn improves employee communications using powerful marketing techniques, such as personalization, scheduling, automated triggering. With Pyn, employees automatically receive helpful messages at key moments - from their first day in their job, to a promotion.

Berkeley, California, United States

Faculty coach for the following programs:Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute CertificationCoaching for InclusionMLT Senior Executive Leadership Fellows

Roleshare has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a pathway to economic transformation and brings the sharing economy to jobs to enable a sustainable, diverse and equitable workforce. Advising the founding team on the #futureofwork

San Francisco Bay Area

Chief is a private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Chief is the only organization specifically designed for senior women leaders to strengthen their leadership journey, cross-pollinate ideas across industries, and effect change from the top down.

We believe in a world powered by curiosity. We believe that curiosity today, makes the leaders of tomorrow. We believe an ordinary thought can transform into an insight that becomes a launchpad for innovation. We dare to inspire curiosity by empowering young minds, building thriving communities that create awareness, reimagine education and provide access.

Los Angeles, California

I have the wonderful opportunity serve as a member of the advisory board alongside an amazing group of women leading global technology advancements in their industries. We are focused on creating education and mentorship opportunities for women working in the field of Business Leadership and Technology to increase the number of talented women in C-Suites.

San Francisco Bay Area

Served as CHRO / Chief People Officer capacity as a key member of the Executive Team reporting directly to the CEO. Site leader for the Bay Area location in Redwood City, CA. Led a team of talented HR and Talent professionals to provide end-to-end employee lifecycle strategy and support while providing organizational guidance and thought partnership to.

Infuse Program Foundation turns at-risk youth into entrepreneurs in 9 weeks.Created opportunities for 500+ students who have participated in program since 2011. 100% of students graduated program acquiring skills and showcasing their business plan pitches at leading technology companies while earning scholarships and internships at top Silicon Valley.

San Francisco Bay Area

Forbes Human Resources Council is an invitation-only community for senior-level human resources executives across all industries. We are a network of leaders who give advice on talent, performance management, employee engagement, and people & talent strategies.

San Francisco Bay Area

Machine data goes in; a relational database comes out. Zebrium uses machine learning to structure data at-scale, on ingest. Advisor to team in IoT and people network vertical.

San Mateo, California

Lead our talent acquisition, engagement and development teams to deliver awesome candidate and employee experiences. Increased overall company engagement score through leadership role in key people initiatives by 7+ pts. YOY. Reimagined and operationalized sr. leader and hi-potential development program (Impact Player) by instituting "rolling thunder" and.

San Jose, CA

Reporting directly to VP of HR, I led strategy, program and initiatives that placed company to win Best Places to Work award in the Bay Area and North Carolina three years in a row from 2011 to 2013.Co-developed refresh of company values with executive leadership team. Drove implementation of performance management philosophy transitioning company from.

Sunnyvale, CA

Built out initial HR Support Center operational processes, programs and metrics spanning onboarding, immigration, relocation, employment law and compliance, and support for internal communications/leadership development programs. Built first ever automated customer trial platform to assist sales force in multi-million dollar trial programs for SLTE, DTN.

San Jose, CA

Served in various roles: HR Projects & Strategic Implementation Manager, Employee Services Manager, and HR Administrator.Created on-boarding program for newly established employee services leader role. Built foundational HR Administration handbook documenting legal and administrative processes managed through employee services team. Trained initial.

Worked on HR executive search and administrative professionals.

San Francisco Bay Area

Member of inaugural international Career Development Program for Sales and Account Management teams.Selected as 2005 President's Club winner. Ranked top 1% of sales and revenue producer nationally. Led Western sales region in averaging 160% of quota consistently for 8 quarters.

Education record

Executive Coaching Institute

Education record

Graduate Certificate

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