Mary Walsh Email & Phone Number

With experience as an ICF Certified (PCC) Executive & Leadership Coach, a hands-onHR Leader within high-growth venture backed start-ups, a senior level talentacquisition specialist at top-tier executive search firms, and an entrepreneur in theleadership development and training arena, Mary provides a unique view into what ittakes to build, grow and scale talent.Focused on assisting executives to deliver improved personal performance andleadership ability, she aids companies in building a culture strong in awareness,employee engagement, intellectual curiosity, innovation and accountability. Maryhas worked with thousands of executives on everything from strategic rolepositioning and leadership skills to managing and leading teams through significantgrowth and change. Mary has partnered with new and experienced managers toassist them in understanding what it means to effectively manage others and how topersonally become more self-aware in the process.Mary is the Owner of Mary Walsh Leadership Coaching l HR Advisory. Most recentlyshe was Head of Coaching & Leadership Development at Florence Healthcare, asoftware solutions company designed to streamline and improve clinical trials andresearch processes.Prior, Mary was Head of Coaching & Development at Relay Payments, a companythat provides a platform designed to streamline payment processes within thelogistics and transportation industries. Previously, Mary was VP, People at StellaConnect, a B2B SaaS start-up focused on a people success platform built specificallyfor customer service teams. She was Director of Talent Management at 1010data, aleading provider of big data discovery and data sharing solutions and Vice President,Talent Acquisition at IHS Markit, an international financial information services firm.Mary began her HR career executing C-level executive search engagements at KornFerry and Heidrick & Struggles.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

■Delivered internal coaching capability for leadership development, opt-in personal coaching program, and team coaching.■Developed and facilitated “Flo-rish”, the company’s first leadership development program delivered to Managers and Directors. Topics included Psychological Safety, Imposter Syndrome, Radical Candor, Feedback Mechanisms, Communication, Change Management and Collaboration.■Review and refine Internal Coaching programs based on employee engagement scores, feedback, and overall goal achievement.■Worked with executives to improve their leadership capabilities focusing on communication, decision making and team dynamics.■Helped leaders navigate organizational changes, fostering resilience and adaptability among teams.■Provided feedback to senior executives regarding their team member’s promotion readiness and overall performance dynamics.■Facilitated self-awareness by encouraging leaders to reflect on their strengths, weaknesses, and impact on others via assessments and feedback.■Collaborated with executives to establish clear, actionable personal and professional development goals.■Fostered trust and rapport with leaders ensuring a safe space for open dialogue and exploration of challenges.■Communicated constructive feedback on leadership styles, behaviors and effectiveness and assisted leaders in refining their approach.■Facilitated group coaching workshops addressing critical thinking skills, life purpose and mission, self-esteem, confidence, accountability and efficacy.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

■Partnered with company leaders to identify key areas of potential growth for Managers and built Relay’s “Let’s Go!” training program for existing and emerging managers. ■Conducted 1:1 Coaching Sessions to support the professional growth and development of team-members and executive management.■Spearheaded a company Mindfulness initiative to encourage team-member productivity, personal performance and overall leadership effectiveness.■Reviewed and refined Internal Coaching programs based on employee engagement scores, feedback, and overall goal achievement.

Stella Connect (now Stella Connect by Medallia) is a B2B SaaS start-up focused on a people success platform built specifically for customer service teams. Investors include Norwest Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures & Battery Ventures.Referred via Norwest Venture Partners ("NVP") affiliation and hired as a member of the Executive team to drive business plans into strategic and operational HR offerings during a period of anticipated growth. Reporting to the CEO, built, managed and led a comprehensive staffing and leadership development program. ■Aligned and transformed the company's talent acquisition strategy. Attracted and developed best in class candidates while enhancing the end-to-end recruitment process including vendor management, relationship management and recruitment metrics.■Raised employee engagement by over 30%■Conducted needs analysis and evaluated corporate PEO transition resulting in savings of $75K/yr.■Collaborated with marketing to build Stella's talent brand via social media resulting in favorable increases in Glassdoor ratings.■Built a talent management and compensation tool to accurately track market levels and ensure competitive pay.■Implemented Lattice as a company-wide performance management tool.■Supervised the design, development and implementation of Stella's Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, Social Task Force and Remote Employee Task Force.■Successfully created, designed and facilitated the company's first leadership development and executive coaching programs via Communication and Mindfulness training.■ Transitioned company through a substantial layoff in early 2018 followed by a partial acquisition resulting from a hard pivot in the overall business model.

Grounded in neuroscience and fueled by a passion for creating powerful leaders, The Energy Initiative creates tailor made programs specific to a company’s individual needs. Through Leadership Labs participants learns the benefits of effective communication, artful delegation, managing up and sideways, successful onboarding and team management. Each lab is specifically designed to be effective with a variety of employee profiles and focused on creating awareness and accountability.

New York, Us

1010data is a B2B SaaS platform providing a powerful cloud-based Big Data and analytics platform delivered as a managed service. Sole investor---Norwest Venture Partners.Hired to establish, grow and scale company-wide recruitment & HR functions during a period of accelerated growth and expansion. Reporting to the CEO/CFO, built and managed a team of 3 Recruiters, Office Manager and 4 administrative staff. As the sole HR department Director until 140 in headcount, worked closely with business leaders on corporate and departmental succession planning and overall corporate recruitment and HR strategy.■ Scaled recruitment & HR function to handle rapid growth of 25 ($12m in revenue) to 180 ($75m in revenue) employees and saw the company through successful acquisition ($500 million) by Advance/Newhouse in August 2015.■ Decreased agency fees by 75% despite increase in hiring of 300%.■ Created and administered employee referral programs, intern program, campus recruitment strategy and implemented Greenhouse Applicant Tracking System (ATS).■ Successfully created and facilitated the company’s first leadership development program.■ Created campus recruitment program and the company's first summer internship program resulting in up to 15 new hires per program.

London, Gb

Markit (now IHS Markit) is a global leader in financial information services and solutions. Reporting to the Global Head of Human Resources, hired to establish the company-wide recruitment function for North America. Created the talent acquisition strategy aligned with the short and long term business goals of the company from the ground up.■ Defined and implemented a scalable, high growth talent acquisition strategy. Built relationships and hired over 350+ employees saving over $3m in recruiter agency fees and significantly lowering the relative cost per hire.■ Developed, administered and formalized all recruitment practices. Oversaw full recruitment life cycle and improved processes, standards, and guidelines.■ Created campus recruitment program and the company’s first summer internship program.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Political Science And Government

Cpc, Eli-Mp, Certified Leadership/Career Coach