Organizational Psychologist & Business Consultant

• Aug 2023 - Present

humanworks8 is a team of people & culture strategists who improve an organization’s bottom line by building sustainable people practices. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we solve business problems for clients nationwide with our unique Elevation Process, driven by a philosophy we call The 8. Through expert facilitation and collaborative implementation, we provide the framework to achieve your organization’s next level of success, bringing work to life, and life to work through four… Show more humanworks8 is a team of people & culture strategists who improve an organization’s bottom line by building sustainable people practices. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we solve business problems for clients nationwide with our unique Elevation Process, driven by a philosophy we call The 8. Through expert facilitation and collaborative implementation, we provide the framework to achieve your organization’s next level of success, bringing work to life, and life to work through four end-to-end service solutions: Core Value Touchpoints, Talent Canvas, Strategic Planning, and Leadership Development. Show less humanworks8 is a team of people & culture strategists who improve an organization’s bottom line by building sustainable people practices. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we solve business problems for clients nationwide with our unique Elevation Process, driven by a philosophy we call The 8. Through expert facilitation and collaborative implementation, we provide the framework to achieve your organization’s next level of success, bringing work to life, and life to work through four… Show more humanworks8 is a team of people & culture strategists who improve an organization’s bottom line by building sustainable people practices. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we solve business problems for clients nationwide with our unique Elevation Process, driven by a philosophy we call The 8. Through expert facilitation and collaborative implementation, we provide the framework to achieve your organization’s next level of success, bringing work to life, and life to work through four end-to-end service solutions: Core Value Touchpoints, Talent Canvas, Strategic Planning, and Leadership Development. Show less

Co-Host

• Aug 2021 - Present

Hosted by Ira S Wolfe and Jason Cochran, The Geeks, Geezers and Googlization Show is a top 1% business podcast for crucial conversations in #hr, #technology, #adaptability, and the #futureofwork. Contact us at: hosts@geeksgeezersgooglization.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9eRiP-83FxBPGrrQf61_vO91Yjt7_7Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1115530408 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tKCFbV7NZDzeQGZMsSQaP Google:… Show more Hosted by Ira S Wolfe and Jason Cochran, The Geeks, Geezers and Googlization Show is a top 1% business podcast for crucial conversations in #hr, #technology, #adaptability, and the #futureofwork. Contact us at: hosts@geeksgeezersgooglization.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9eRiP-83FxBPGrrQf61_vO91Yjt7_7Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1115530408 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tKCFbV7NZDzeQGZMsSQaP Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9nZWVrc2dlZXplcnNhbmRnb29nbGl6YXRpb24uY29tL3Jzcw iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/209-geeks-geezers-googlization-29938021/ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/geeks-geezers-and-googlization-show Show less Hosted by Ira S Wolfe and Jason Cochran, The Geeks, Geezers and Googlization Show is a top 1% business podcast for crucial conversations in #hr, #technology, #adaptability, and the #futureofwork. Contact us at: hosts@geeksgeezersgooglization.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9eRiP-83FxBPGrrQf61_vO91Yjt7_7Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1115530408 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tKCFbV7NZDzeQGZMsSQaP Google:… Show more Hosted by Ira S Wolfe and Jason Cochran, The Geeks, Geezers and Googlization Show is a top 1% business podcast for crucial conversations in #hr, #technology, #adaptability, and the #futureofwork. Contact us at: hosts@geeksgeezersgooglization.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9eRiP-83FxBPGrrQf61_vO91Yjt7_7Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1115530408 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tKCFbV7NZDzeQGZMsSQaP Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9nZWVrc2dlZXplcnNhbmRnb29nbGl6YXRpb24uY29tL3Jzcw iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/209-geeks-geezers-googlization-29938021/ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/geeks-geezers-and-googlization-show Show less

Member

• Dec 2020 - Present

Founder / Chief Connection Officer

• Oct 2017 - Aug 2023

A few key responsibilities as Founder and CEO include: - Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve company goals and objectives. - Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders to identify business opportunities and address their needs. - Established and managed budgets, financial reports, and performance metrics to track company performance. - Oversee all operational aspects of the business, including marketing, sales, and business… Show more A few key responsibilities as Founder and CEO include: - Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve company goals and objectives. - Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders to identify business opportunities and address their needs. - Established and managed budgets, financial reports, and performance metrics to track company performance. - Oversee all operational aspects of the business, including marketing, sales, and business development. I draw on my training and experiences as a psychologist to drive workplace effectiveness and wellbeing at the individual, team, and organization levels in the following ways: - Clarify desired outcomes and dig below the surface to identify and understand internal or external factors blocking the realization of desired outcomes - Assess systems, identify breakdowns and gaps, and flag what needs to change - Increase alignment around a core mandate and understand factors that may be interfering with alignment - Improve decision making through understanding of psychology and specific cognitive skills - Build awareness of options to help leaders see the complexity of any situation; build perspective required to be fully aware of all the options, impacts, consequences of their approach - Manage bandwidth to help individuals and teams do more by engaging stakeholders in understanding the larger system and identifying/addressing new ways of working/being - Support talent development (e.g., identifying talent gaps and under-utilized talent resources) to ensure the right people are working at the right level - Support workplace culture by embedding the right workplace psychology to drive future success - Ensure change is sustainable, scalable, and aligned with core values - Improve wellbeing to achieve business goals by focusing on the mental health and wellness of the entire system - Identify opportunities/levers and determine which yield the greatest impact for sustainable change Show less A few key responsibilities as Founder and CEO include: - Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve company goals and objectives. - Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders to identify business opportunities and address their needs. - Established and managed budgets, financial reports, and performance metrics to track company performance. - Oversee all operational aspects of the business, including marketing, sales, and business… Show more A few key responsibilities as Founder and CEO include: - Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve company goals and objectives. - Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders to identify business opportunities and address their needs. - Established and managed budgets, financial reports, and performance metrics to track company performance. - Oversee all operational aspects of the business, including marketing, sales, and business development. I draw on my training and experiences as a psychologist to drive workplace effectiveness and wellbeing at the individual, team, and organization levels in the following ways: - Clarify desired outcomes and dig below the surface to identify and understand internal or external factors blocking the realization of desired outcomes - Assess systems, identify breakdowns and gaps, and flag what needs to change - Increase alignment around a core mandate and understand factors that may be interfering with alignment - Improve decision making through understanding of psychology and specific cognitive skills - Build awareness of options to help leaders see the complexity of any situation; build perspective required to be fully aware of all the options, impacts, consequences of their approach - Manage bandwidth to help individuals and teams do more by engaging stakeholders in understanding the larger system and identifying/addressing new ways of working/being - Support talent development (e.g., identifying talent gaps and under-utilized talent resources) to ensure the right people are working at the right level - Support workplace culture by embedding the right workplace psychology to drive future success - Ensure change is sustainable, scalable, and aligned with core values - Improve wellbeing to achieve business goals by focusing on the mental health and wellness of the entire system - Identify opportunities/levers and determine which yield the greatest impact for sustainable change Show less

Partner and Head of Business Development

• Mar 2019 - Nov 2022

A few of my responsibilities included: - Develop and execute the company's overall business development strategy, including identifying new business opportunities, developing partnerships, and negotiating deals. - Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers. - Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities for growth in the company's target markets. - Collaborate… Show more A few of my responsibilities included: - Develop and execute the company's overall business development strategy, including identifying new business opportunities, developing partnerships, and negotiating deals. - Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers. - Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities for growth in the company's target markets. - Collaborate with other departments (such as marketing, sales, and product development) to ensure alignment and coordination of efforts. - Build and manage a robust pipeline of new business leads and opportunities, and work with the sales team to close new deals. - Analyze market trends and competitor activity, and provide insights to the leadership team to inform business strategy. - Represent the company as a subject matter expert and recognized thought leader at industry conferences, events, and trade shows. - Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the company's products/services and how they fit into the market. - Work with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize key customer segments and develop tailored solutions to meet their needs. - Collaborate with marketing teams to develop campaigns and messaging that effectively communicates the company's value proposition to target customers. - Develop and implement sales strategies and tactics to drive revenue growth, including setting sales targets and quotas, and tracking progress against those targets. Results: - Developed and executed a sales strategy that led to a 150% increase in annual revenue. - Successfully negotiated a key partnership agreement that led to a significant expansion into new markets and geographies. - Developed a new pricing model that led to a 15% increase in profit margins. - Expanded the company's customer base by 100% through the development of new business channels and strategic partnerships. Show less A few of my responsibilities included: - Develop and execute the company's overall business development strategy, including identifying new business opportunities, developing partnerships, and negotiating deals. - Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers. - Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities for growth in the company's target markets. - Collaborate… Show more A few of my responsibilities included: - Develop and execute the company's overall business development strategy, including identifying new business opportunities, developing partnerships, and negotiating deals. - Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers. - Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities for growth in the company's target markets. - Collaborate with other departments (such as marketing, sales, and product development) to ensure alignment and coordination of efforts. - Build and manage a robust pipeline of new business leads and opportunities, and work with the sales team to close new deals. - Analyze market trends and competitor activity, and provide insights to the leadership team to inform business strategy. - Represent the company as a subject matter expert and recognized thought leader at industry conferences, events, and trade shows. - Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the company's products/services and how they fit into the market. - Work with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize key customer segments and develop tailored solutions to meet their needs. - Collaborate with marketing teams to develop campaigns and messaging that effectively communicates the company's value proposition to target customers. - Develop and implement sales strategies and tactics to drive revenue growth, including setting sales targets and quotas, and tracking progress against those targets. Results: - Developed and executed a sales strategy that led to a 150% increase in annual revenue. - Successfully negotiated a key partnership agreement that led to a significant expansion into new markets and geographies. - Developed a new pricing model that led to a 15% increase in profit margins. - Expanded the company's customer base by 100% through the development of new business channels and strategic partnerships. Show less

Co-Founder and Head of Business Development

• Mar 2013 - Nov 2022

A few of my responsibilities included: - Develop and execute the company's overall business development strategy, including identifying new business opportunities, developing partnerships, and negotiating deals. - Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers. - Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities for growth in the company's target markets. - Collaborate… Show more A few of my responsibilities included: - Develop and execute the company's overall business development strategy, including identifying new business opportunities, developing partnerships, and negotiating deals. - Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers. - Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities for growth in the company's target markets. - Collaborate with other departments (such as marketing, sales, and product development) to ensure alignment and coordination of efforts. - Build and manage a robust pipeline of new business leads and opportunities, and work with the sales team to close new deals. - Analyze market trends and competitor activity, and provide insights to the leadership team to inform business strategy. - Represent the company as a subject matter expert and recognized thought leader at industry conferences, events, and trade shows. - Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the company's products/services and how they fit into the market. - Work with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize key customer segments and develop tailored solutions to meet their needs. - Collaborate with marketing teams to develop campaigns and messaging that effectively communicates the company's value proposition to target customers. - Develop and implement sales strategies and tactics to drive revenue growth, including setting sales targets and quotas, and tracking progress against those targets. Results: - Developed and executed a sales strategy that led to a 200% increase in annual revenue. - Successfully negotiated a key partnership agreement that led to a significant expansion into new markets and geographies. - Developed a new pricing model that led to a 20% increase in profit margins. - Expanded the company's customer base by 500% through the development of new business channels and strategic partnerships. Show less A few of my responsibilities included: - Develop and execute the company's overall business development strategy, including identifying new business opportunities, developing partnerships, and negotiating deals. - Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers. - Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities for growth in the company's target markets. - Collaborate… Show more A few of my responsibilities included: - Develop and execute the company's overall business development strategy, including identifying new business opportunities, developing partnerships, and negotiating deals. - Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, investors, and industry influencers. - Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities for growth in the company's target markets. - Collaborate with other departments (such as marketing, sales, and product development) to ensure alignment and coordination of efforts. - Build and manage a robust pipeline of new business leads and opportunities, and work with the sales team to close new deals. - Analyze market trends and competitor activity, and provide insights to the leadership team to inform business strategy. - Represent the company as a subject matter expert and recognized thought leader at industry conferences, events, and trade shows. - Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the company's products/services and how they fit into the market. - Work with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize key customer segments and develop tailored solutions to meet their needs. - Collaborate with marketing teams to develop campaigns and messaging that effectively communicates the company's value proposition to target customers. - Develop and implement sales strategies and tactics to drive revenue growth, including setting sales targets and quotas, and tracking progress against those targets. Results: - Developed and executed a sales strategy that led to a 200% increase in annual revenue. - Successfully negotiated a key partnership agreement that led to a significant expansion into new markets and geographies. - Developed a new pricing model that led to a 20% increase in profit margins. - Expanded the company's customer base by 500% through the development of new business channels and strategic partnerships. Show less

Educational Psychologist

• Aug 2012 - Sep 2017

Educational Psychologist

• Aug 2007 - Jun 2012

Supervisor/Educational Psychologist

• Aug 2005 - May 2007