Thrively is a boutique HR and recruiting agency built on the belief that when organizations invest in their people and enable them to thrive as a whole person, they become uniquely positioned to become even more successful. Through our hands-on recruiting and fractional HR offerings we are excited to partner with tech companies.

At Codility, I built and led a human-first global people team. I partnered with the exec team, board, and managers as we guided teams and culture through the pandemic, war in Ukraine, and the downturn. My focus was on leveling up the organization with best in class processes, systems, and strategies across talent acquisition, L&D, global culture alignment, compensation, benefits, and business partnerships.

Currently directly with: a16zChipperI partnered with growth companies to not only help them create people ops and recruiting strategies, but also roll up my sleeves and help them execute to meet business goals through hiring, programs, and processes. As a Certified High Performance Coach I helped clients reach higher and sustained levels of performance in all areas of their life. My true desire is that people live more intentional lives as opposed to the reactive lives many of us lead everyday. High Performance Coaching will bring power, joy and engagement back into your career, relationships and health. I can help you step into that part of you that knows you can do so much more and have a stronger impact in the world. Through a focus on clarity, productivity, energy, influence and courage, I can help you become a stronger leader for your people and a higher contributor in the world.

Shift is a mission-driven talent development company powering successful career shifts for military veterans. We use technology to match great people to great organizations through immersive fellowship programs that lead to jobs veterans love. We're based in the Bay Area and are backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Expa, BoxGroup, Structure Capital and Tim Ferriss!

Imgur is the easiest way to discover and enjoy the magic of the Internet. It’s where you’ll find the funniest, most informative and inspiring images, memes, GIFs, and visual stories served up in an endless stream of bite-sized fun. Powered by a passionate community of 250M+ people from all around the world, anyone can join to share cool stuff and vote the best to the top. You’ll always find something on Imgur to make you smile and brighten your day.Imgur’s People team exists to enable our talent to do their best work possible. We are passionate about this business and are committed to its success. We believe we have some of the best people in the industry and are laser focused on helping them live up to their potential to help make Imgur extraordinary! We do this by evolving and sustaining a world-class culture that generates highly productive and engaged employees.

Imgur is the Internet’s visual storytelling community. Millions of people visit Imgur every day to explore, share and discuss amazing visual stories, curating them through votes and comments into a continuously updated stream of the best visual stories the Internet has to offer.We are set for high growth and I'm building out the recruitment team, talent acquisition and employer branding at Imgur. With over 150M monthly active users, Imgur is a place where you can have a huge and instant impact.

At Quirky, We Make Invention Accessible! As the Director of Talent, People & Culture, I had the unique opportunity and responsibility to build, develop, and maintain the dynamic talent and culture at Quirky and scale the team from 65 to 400. I was brought on to build out our first ever recruiting function and team. As I continued to scale recruiting across four offices, I also took on the role of People & Culture for our SF office. I was able to face this challenge head on by owning the following:-Built the first ever recruitment function, strategy and team for Quirky-Responsible for all of Talent Acquisition in New York, Hong Kong, and San Francisco-Recruited and managed recruiting for technology, engineering, creative, sales, operations, and corporate roles-Launched our ATS-Leveraged social media-HR Business Partner to core groups-Employee On-boarding-Employee branding-Employee referral program-Executive search-Recruitment analytics-Strategic workforce planning-Recruitment events, meet-ups, and Twitter chats-University recruiting-Internship programPeople & Culture:-Recruit, develop, and retain top talent-Talent management and retention strategies-Employee relations-On-boarding-People analytics-Employee branding-People operationsCheck us out at www.quirky.com

Michael Page International; Finance & Accounting The Financial & Accounting team focuses on the recruitment of qualified Finance and Accounting professionals into the finance and operations functions of companies within the Industry, Commerce and Public Accounting sectors.Our clients cover a multitude of industry sectors including Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Consumer Products, Retail, Pharmaceutical, Advertising and Manufacturing. Client focus ranges from the Fortune 500 to growth-oriented development stage entities.

Instructed Korean university students and adults on Business English and helped prepare students for working and studying abroad. I also designed and implemented an Advanced Business English program. I conducted courses in job interview preparation.

Instructed ESL students in English test preparation and conversation.

Negotiated contracts with high-level and top tier hospital administrators and physicians. Recruited doctors to send on short-term assignments nation wide. Participated in trade shows and conducted presentations. Followed doctors’ assignments from beginning to end. Top seller in 2007 bringing in over two million dollars.