Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Are you tired of work? And how work isn't working for most people? Do you want to be part of the change? Well, join us in being an active part of revolutionizing work - because the "Future of Work" just really didn't accomplish much over the last decade, did it? We are bringing the best minds in the industry together to have virtual meetings, in-person retreats, and city speaker series to truly revolutionize work so that it works for more people. If you want to join The Revolution of Work Think Tank, apply here: https://3browxalmnd.typeform.com/to/GgspLY4h

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

Jan 2024 – May 2024 · 4 mos · San Fran US and London UK

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

• OPL seeks to revolutionize event experiences, emphasizing safety, respect, and inclusivity.

May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

• Creating social impact by leveling the playing field for student-athletes with a human-centric AI-backed personal branding platform

Feb 2023 – Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Articles:
• https://builtin.com/people-management/effective-parental-leave-plans

Feb 2023 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr

Jan 2023 – Feb 2023 · 1 mo

Dec 2022 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Remote

Mar 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr

Mar 2022 – Sep 2022 · 6 mos

• I was brought in to completely overhaul and re-imagine the Talent function at NPR.
• In less than 6 months, I accomplished the following:
• Hired a brand new team (except 1 fabulous person who was/is a TA Coordinator Queen forever and always in my book, and she was such an integral part of the team)
• Switched the mindset across the org that the TA function can be a strategic one and one that can be a profit center instead of a cost center
• Flipped the switch on the transactional toward the strategic
• Set up processes that streamlined operations and set expectations across the org for talent
• Saved the org MILLIONs of dollars by implementing new systems and effective processes
• Consulted on People Operations/HR areas across the organization
• Designed, configured, tested, implemented, and launched a new Applicant Tracking System - the one and only Greenhouse Recruiting Software
• Designed, configured, tested, and got ready to launch a new onboarding software - Greenhouse Onboarding
• Hired an amazing Director of Talent Acquisition to carry the torch forward
• Along the way, I protected the peace and happiness of my TA team members

Sep 2021 – Feb 2022 · 5 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, NZ, India

• (HireRoad was previously Acendre and Vacancy Filler)
• Increased global footprint of company through the acquisition of UK-based company (GDPR)

May 2021 – Oct 2021 · 5 mos · New York, New York, United States

Apr 2021 – Aug 2021 · 4 mos · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Mar 2021 – Jul 2021 · 4 mos

Sep 2020 – May 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Sep 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr

Sep 2020 – Feb 2021 · 5 mos

Jul 2020 – Apr 2021 · 9 mos

Feb 2020 – Jun 2020 · 4 mos

Dec 2019 – Apr 2020 · 4 mos

Nov 2019 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

Nov 2019 – Dec 2019 · 1 mo · London Area, United Kingdom

Jun 2019 – Nov 2019 · 5 mos

Jun 2019 – Sep 2019 · 3 mos

Nov 2018 – Dec 2018 · 1 mo

Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 · 11 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Jul 2018 – Dec 2018 · 5 mos

May 2018 – Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Apr 2018 – May 2018 · 1 mo · Fairfax, Virginia

Apr 2018 – Apr 2018 · 0 mo

Mar 2018 – Jun 2018 · 3 mos · Greater Houston

Feb 2018 – Apr 2018 · 2 mos · Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Feb 2018 – Apr 2018 · 2 mos · Greater Sacramento

Oct 2017 – Nov 2017 · 1 mo · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• - Helped with purchase by Vista Equity Partners to coordinate transition period and enhance executive stability

Sep 2017 – Oct 2017 · 1 mo · Arlington, VA

Jul 2017 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos · Reston, VA

Jun 2017 – May 2018 · 11 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Region

• Organized Pittsburgh's inaugural and 2nd DisruptHR events!

Mar 2017 – Mar 2017 · 0 mo · Disrupt HR RDU

Jun 2017 – Sep 2017 · 3 mos · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• http://blog.peoplelove.io/
• PeopleLove helps companies and organizations build compelling company cultures by connecting their employees through the magic of software. PeopleLove is a portfolio project of Colopy Ventures, LLC, and is based in Durham, NC. Its alpha product launched in March 2017.

Mar 2017 – Aug 2017 · 5 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Jan 2017 – Feb 2017 · 1 mo · Cary, NC

Nov 2016 – Jul 2017 · 8 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Sep 2016 – Mar 2017 · 6 mos

• Provided Uber with Headcount/Workforce Planning Model to start Uber Eats
• Recruited all corporate Uber Eats roles for US East Coast and Midwest
• Program and headcount planning were expanded to international markets

Jul 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Jul 2016 – Sep 2016 · 2 mos · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Mar 2016 – Jun 2016 · 3 mos · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• Expanding business relationships to InHerSight, and providing women more companies to rate and be matched to in their searches for the perfect workplace environment for them, as well as consulting to bring great recruiting tools to the site.

Jan 2016 – Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Washington, DC

Jan 2015 – Sep 2015 · 8 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Prepared business for acquisition by building up foundational and strategic People/Talent functions for sale
• Researched and implemented Weejee’s first ever ATS, Jobvite
• Prepared Weejee for government contracting with e-verify, background checks, policy changes, handbook changes, and overall implementation of HR compliance pieces
• Researched benefits administration and cost savings
• Expanded employee and contractor pipeline
• Onboarding, internship, and cultural and business roadmap plans
• Implemented new HR policies, including Unlimited Vacation and Sick Leave Policy, severance agreements, tech/media reimbursement, etc.
• Increased Glassdoor rating from 2.8 to 4.1
• Increased InHerSight rating to 4.1

Jul 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 10 mos · Raleigh/Durham, NC; Washington, DC

• Global Human Resources (HR), People, and Talent Consulting firm that focuses on fractional/interim leadership during periods of transition, transformation, growth, and M&A.
• Past clients include: NPR, Arcadia, Veho, Optoro, Uber, Appian, EverFi, GRID Alt, HireRoad, Nayya, Procurated, Trove, Sheetz, Niche, Fundrise, Pie Ins, Brightfield, IMGE, Bizagi, Crowdskout, Organizer, HZDG, Bellhops, Contactually, Myriad Media, CleanChoice Energy, MATI, The Motley Fool

Jul 2012 – Jul 2013 · 1 yr

• Recruited new employees for the US, UK, Australia, Singapore, LATAM, and Canada TMF offices
• Led the charge to get TMF as #1 best company to work for on Glassdoor.com for two years in a row
• Implemented new talent acquisition strategies and processes within the organization to reduce time in process and increased candidate engagement
• Implemented new hire and onboarding practices that included: Coffee with the new hire on the first day to ease into the day, "Treat Yo Self" dinner the night before start date so that the new hire could have a stress-free first day, New Hire Lunch with 7-10 new team members and cultural ambassadors that would be then bought into that person's success; Maps of area restaurants and attractions to acquaint them to the area; Full first week schedule sent to them at least a week in advance so that the new hire knew what to anticipate but wasn't over-scheduled
• Managed teams of 3-16, depending on time period and project
• Increased employee retention, increased new employee performance, decreased recruiting cycle timeframes, maintained recruiting budget, revamped orientation and new Fool packet materials, coaching and mentoring for Fools, led out-of-the-box recruiting techniques, increased diversity

Nov 2010 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Recruited and oriented new Fools
• Launched The Motley Fool Culture Blog at http://culture.fool.com
• Led HR projects
• Launched a new intranet for TMF-wide usage
• Launched and managed The Motley Fool's internal communication program which included managing company-wide monthly Huddle meetings and increased participation at worldwide offices
• Assisted with HR benefits and compliance

May 2010 – Nov 2010 · 6 mos

• Assisted the President, CHrO, CTO, and their teams with business development, Motley Fool University class research and documentation, Motley Fool Board of Directors meeting logistics and materials, and other various professional executive assistant responsibilities

Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr

• Top to bottom bridal store management

Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs · Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

• Covered the City of Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Fremont and Pikeville beats, feature and lifestyle writer, cop and crime beat writer, obituary writer, copy editor, photographer
• Wrote under pen name - Anessa Myers

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 · 2 yrs · Uniontown, PA

• Features and lifestyle writer, photographer
• Wrote under pen name - Anessa Myers

Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs · State College-DuBois Area

• Lifestyle and Entertainment writer, State College beat writer, copy editor, newspaper layout and design, photographer
• Wrote under pen name - Anessa Myers