During this period, I took a deliberate and fulfilling break from my career to focus on writing two books (currently in development). The experience not only honed my ability to work independently and manage complex tasks but also provided me with a fresh perspective and renewed enthusiasm for my professional goals. I am now eager to apply these skills and insights to new challenges in my career.

- Mentor and guide early-stage startup companies, delivering strategic insights and leadership assistance to propel their growth and attract investor interest.- Foster strong and impactful partnerships between executive stakeholders and the vibrant startup ecosystem, driving strategic value, fostering collaboration, and igniting innovation.- Implemented innovation and acceleration methodologies to launch and support startup founders, facilitating their rapid development, scalability, and market penetration.

International and Walmart Partnership• Partnered with Executive Leader on strategic transition and restructuring of major business units. Preparation and partnership fostered fast and seamless adjustment.• Aligned cross-departmental leadership team and accelerated critical decision-making ability.• Designed and launched initiative to improve pipeline for executive talent. Engaged critical stakeholders and workstreams to iterate successful test pilot.Commercial Bank COVID-19 Response Team • Spearheaded project for HR leadership team early response to pandemic resulting in fast, cohesive team action and cross-team support for emergency initiatives.• Developed strategy to support response, including early travel restrictions, quick pivot to fully virtual environment, and essential worker safety.• Built support plan for phase 2 sustained pandemic plan, clarified priorities, strategically aligned resources. Focused on key outcomes and analytics to build team support.

• Set vision and executed strategy for D&I initiatives for large technical organization.• Catalyzed action and built trust with council of senior technology executives to increase engagement, cross-organizational support and understanding of issues and opportunities.• Created structure for evaluating and prioritizing initiatives. Aligned and focused executive team on priorities with the greatest impact and consistent analytics and measurement.• Expanded focus of program beyond recruiting to include a comprehensive approach looking at the full employee lifecycle: onboarding, engagement, pay & promotion parity, and retention.• Supported and facilitated creation of technology business resource groups to amplify voices, harness energy, and align capacity to serve goals of under-represented groups.

• Built and executed enterprise human resources strategy, for early-stage SaaS start up through venture Series C fundraise. Role included but not limited to: Organizational development, compensation, employee engagement, succession planning, talent management, recruiting, learning, performance management, diversity, inclusion, and benefits administration.• Coached and supported early career executive team to structure organization, hiring, and goals for long term sustainability, eventually leading to $100M acquisition. • Doubled job applicants with strategic employer branding while hiring, training and onboarding highly engaged employees during expansive growth.

• Led team responsible for serving needs of 100,000+ members via phone, email, and chat. • Built capacity and focused energy and resources through strategic staffing and call routing.• Drove cross-department cultural change; improved team engagement by more than 80%. Cultivated people-first atmosphere and flexibility in fast-paced environment. • Empowered and developed team to make data driven decisions, established metrics and focused on personal responsibility, which increased output and revenue.

• Drove leadership and organizational development to develop flexible and adaptive future leaders. • Led formal leadership program with more than 12% of workforce in leadership development and succession planning programs. • Revised enterprise talent assessment and drove new feedback processes resulting in more transparent and 360-degree view of employee impact and development needs. • Supported talent by establishing learning strategy and revamped onboarding. Motivated more than 80% of workforce to participate in internal L&D programs.