Pete Dolan, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

After a decade-long startup journey that was all at once thrilling, fulfilling, and exhausting, I've taken several months to recharge, reset, and refocus. Here are some of the things I took time to do, listed in chronological order, and definitely not order of importance:– Backpacked in Europe for a month, including a 10 day hike of the Tour du Mont Blanc (pictured above)– Became an SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM – SCP)– Got engaged and planned my fiancee's and my dream wedding– Knocked a bunch of things off the home improvement to-do list– Joined the Board of Trustees for the school I attended K-12, after previously serving on the Executive Search Committee for ULS's new Head of School– Took several trips and hosted many dinner parties to make meaningful moments with those that mean the most to me

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Il

Led all back office and internal operations for Lightricks' US site, with primary focuses in:– People Ops & HR; managed HRBP, Recruiting Lead, & Employee Experience Specialist– Internal Comms– Post-Acquisition Integration & Change Management– Business Ops, Rev Ops, & Accounting; managed RevOps Manager & ControllerSome of the work I'm most proud of includes:POST-ACQUISITION INTEGRATION & CHANGE MANAGEMENTLed the integration of our two companies' cultures, systems, and policies, including org design, efforts to better align our people processes & policies across global offices, and partnering with relevant depts to merge & transition our most commonly used tools (email, Slack, project mgmt)ON-SITE & TEAM SUMMIT PROGRAMAdvocated for & built from scratch our quarterly on-site & team summit program, leading to a more fully integrated HQ & US site and employees who felt more connected to each other and the company's mission, vision, and valuesTALENT ACQUISITION, ENGAGEMENT, & RETENTION PLANBuilt a Hiring Handbook & streamlined processes to help busy hiring managers source, interview, and hire new teammates who increased our talent density, boosted our diversity in background & thought, and added to our culture. My semi-annual People Plan then sought to engage, grow, and retain these teammates, leading to an avg tenure of 4+ yearsMID-MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVEPartnered with senior US leadership & HQ stakeholders to establish and develop the US site's middle management, including organizational design planning, training & development, and increased communications to clarify expectations, increase knowledge transfer, boost engagement, and build buy in from these key employeesAI ADOPTION ROADMAPBuilt roadmap to increase the US site's adoption of AI tools to increase productivity & help employees focus on high-leverage activities. This included access, trainings, identifying champions within teams, and highlighting AI use cases at recurring meetings

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Acquired by Lightricks in March of 2022, some of the accomplishments I'm most proud of include:– Joining as the 5th teammate pre-revenue, then building the product and business to $70M+ in total revenue– Product & Project Managing our product's pivot, leading to our acceptance into Y Combinator– Serving as a member of our Board of Directors for 5 years– Earning a successful exit, where I partnered with our CEO to lead negotiations and due diligence– Most importantly, building a talented team that helped generate millions of compelling pieces of content for customers while putting tens of millions of $$ in the pockets of creatorsCompany Honors & Awards our team achieved:– Y Combinator W15– Official Marketing Partner of Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok– Winner of Digiday's "Best Influencer Marketing Platform" & Signal Award's "Best Social Media Marketing Platform"– Partnered with iconic brands like Google, Nike, Gatorade, Coca Cola, Amazon, Target, McDonald's, Pepsi, Starbucks, Dick's Sporting Goods, M&Ms, Dunkin' Donuts, Captain Morgan, Craftsman, and many more

Chicago, Illinois, Us

At the team's peak, I managed 2 Product Managers and 3 Product Designers during a crucial period for our product and business, as we deepened our integrations and partnerships with major social networks.Through this period, I became a big believer in the incredible importance of talking to users, the Jobs to Be Done framework, starting with problems not solutions, agile methodologies, and iterating on one's team and company as you would your product.

Hartland, Village Of, Wisconsin, Us

Served on the 12-person executive search committee that screened, interviewed, and recommended to the board the next Head of School at ULS, an independent college prep school I attended from Kindergarten through 12th grade. I was one of a few representatives for alumni on a search committee that also included school board members, administrators, teachers, parents of students, and advisors.

Chicago, Il, Us

Bolstr is a fundraising platform that simplifies the process of crowd-funding growth capital for small businesses, enabling entrepreneurs to transform their network and community into a team of investors and incentivized supporters.• Shaped sales process and strategic community engagement plan.• Tripled Bolstr's client acquisition rate by pioneering new prospect-targeting plan.• Identified, initiated, and fostered relationships with local influencers to establish Bolstr as a top community advocate. Included Alderman, SMB advocacy groups, and media outlets.• Guided company through set-up of custom sales operations tools, including Salesforce CRM. • Planned and executed events for new campaign launch parties & neighborhood networking.

Chicago, Il, Us

Launched a new market before being promoted twice in 6 months to serve as lead sales rep and team mentor on two separate Top-40 cities.• Generated over $1.5M in gross profit ($4M+ in bookings), averaged 110% to goal with highest target on team, earned top account retention rate, & led training workshops.• One of 15 reps selected to collaborate on Salesforce sales operations overhaul (500+ candidates).• One of 40 chosen to run booth at the National Restaurant Association trade show (500+ candidates).• Learned lots about mani pedis, Brazilian blowouts, and laser hair removal.• Organized company teams for charity sports leagues to support local causes & boost morale.• Volunteered as Customer Service rep when a $25 for $50 Nordstrom Rack deal and Oprah's Favorite Things teamed up to take down Groupon's site.

Bba, Marketing, Spanish Supplemental

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