The People's Operator

Driving Growth with a People-Centric Vision: AddShoppers Welcomes Heather Cheney

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Underscoring its commitment to fostering a workplace and culture where employees can truly thrive, AddShoppers welcomes Heather Cheney as its new Chief People Officer. Heather comes to us with an extensive career at Red Ventures, where she served as a seasoned People Operations leader and a highly accomplished business operator, boasting a proven track record in driving customer acquisition for well-known national brands. Her extensive background and experience in these areas, coupled with her profound knowledge of the digital marketing and eCommerce space, make her a highly valuable asset to our organization. This unique blend of expertise will further align AddShoppers with its vision of nurturing a positive, flexible, and growth-focused culture while simultaneously driving business growth.

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  • AddShoppers announces Heather Cheney, previously of Red Ventures, as its new Chief People Officer.
  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Underscoring its commitment to fostering a workplace and culture where employees can truly thrive, AddShoppers welcomes Heather Cheney as its new Chief People Officer.
  • This unique blend of expertise will further align AddShoppers with its vision of nurturing a positive, flexible, and growth-focused culture while simultaneously driving business growth.
  • Heather Cheney steps into her role at AddShoppers with a strong history of transformative leadership, derived from her extensive experience in her previous role.

Stellar Welcomes Two New Sought After Executives to Fuel Growth and Elevate the Employee Experience

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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    Melissa Bates has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer and a member of Stellar’s leadership team.
  • While at Enjoy, she built the growth team which included the business development and enterprise account management teams and created and executed Enjoy’s growth strategy.
  • These new leaders bring decades of experience driving revenue and growth, cultivating teams, and implementing scalable best-practices as Stellar continues to achieve aggressive growth milestones across all areas of the business.
  • "Through impactful people operations and leadership, I’m eager to build a talent strategy and culture that effectively manages the employee experience to support Stellar on its growth journey."

McDonald's Egypt Selects Roboost to Fully Automate Delivery Operations

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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With Roboost's AI-powered solution, McDonald's Egypt is poised to fully automate their last-mile delivery cycle, optimizing operations before delivery starts, and reducing manual actions.

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  • With Roboost's AI-powered solution, McDonald's Egypt is poised to fully automate their last-mile delivery cycle, optimizing operations before delivery starts, and reducing manual actions.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231002617513/en/
    Essam Reda, Senior Director of People and Operations at McDonald's Egypt, and Mohamed Gessraha, CEO of Roboost, celebrate their partnership in Cairo to apply AI-powered solutions to home delivery operations.
  • With Roboost, McDonald's Egypt can now fully automate their delivery operations, and benefit from greater visibility and control over each stage of the delivery cycle, to not only enhance delivery speed but also gain clear reliable operational insights, to help improve the overall customer experience even further.
  • "With our AI-powered solution, they can fully automate their home delivery operations, optimize their routes even without digital locations, and improve their delivery times, all while offering their customers a consistently superior delivery experience.

Small Door Veterinary Accelerates Plans for National Expansion

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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Small Door Inc., a tech-enabled, membership-based veterinary care provider that operates under the brand Small Door Veterinary , today announced plans to further expand its network of veterinary practices into Maryland, Virginia and Illinois, while adding additional facilities in existing markets, including New York, Washington DC and Boston.

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  • Small Door Inc., a tech-enabled, membership-based veterinary care provider that operates under the brand Small Door Veterinary , today announced plans to further expand its network of veterinary practices into Maryland, Virginia and Illinois, while adding additional facilities in existing markets, including New York, Washington DC and Boston.
  • With an aggressive national expansion plan, Small Door will open ten hospitals over the next six quarters to bring the total portfolio to 19 practices.
  • Dr. Jamie Richardson joined Small Door in 2019 as part of the company's founding team.
  • Since joining Small Door, Hackett has grown the People team and today oversees both People Operations and Talent Acquisition.

Confirm Raises $6.2 Million in Series A Funding to Remove Politics and Subjectivity From Performance Reviews

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Software, Networks, Human Resources, Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Professional Services, Technology, Business, Great Resignation, Confirmation, PIP, Marketing, Workplace, ONA, SHRM, General partnership, Talent management, The People's Operator, Science, Organization, Spero, Traction, Organizational network analysis, HR, Growth, Bias, Lighthouse, Cryptocurrency, Risk management

The round was led by Spero Ventures with participation from SHRMLabs, Elefund, Gaingels, Black Angel Group and several existing customers.

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  • The round was led by Spero Ventures with participation from SHRMLabs, Elefund, Gaingels, Black Angel Group and several existing customers.
  • “Performance reviews are broken –– and approaches like continuous feedback and 360 assessments that claim to be the solution are actually making them worse,” said Josh Merrill, co-founder and CEO of Confirm.
  • Confirm will use the new funds to fuel product development and boost investment in sales and marketing.
  • “Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) is an absolute breakthrough with performance management; it is exceptionally insightful.

CrateDB Announces New Executive Leadership Appointments

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CrateDB, the hyper-fast database that truly scales, today announced three new members to its Executive team and one Executive promotion, just a few months after the nomination of his new CEO, Lars Färnström.

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  • CrateDB strengthens leadership team with appointments of new SVP Sales, SVP Marketing and VP Product.
  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CrateDB, the hyper-fast database that truly scales, today announced three new members to its Executive team and one Executive promotion, just a few months after the nomination of his new CEO, Lars Färnström .
  • Anna Dreier has been promoted to VP People & Culture, after 4 years growing and structuring the global People & Operations team at CrateDB.
  • CrateDB offers a robust distributed SQL database designed for high performance, high scalability, ease of use and optimized footprint.

NetSPI Moves to New Minneapolis Headquarters to Accommodate Growth

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSPI, the global leader in offensive security, today announced its new headquarters location in the Steelman Exchange building in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The decision to move was prompted by the increasing employee headcount and the need for a more collaborative workplace as the company continues to experience rapid adoption. In 2023 to date, NetSPI has hired 150+ employees, completed 2,733 offensive security assessments, and welcomed 238 new customers.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSPI , the global leader in offensive security, today announced its new headquarters location in the Steelman Exchange building in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • "The Steelman Exchange is the perfect fit for our team as we enter a momentous and pivotal year for NetSPI," shared Aaron Shilts, CEO at NetSPI.
  • "This investment in our workplace will nurture our continued growth, promote collaboration and innovation in offensive security, and ensure we maintain the unique culture that makes NetSPI so special."
  • The move will take place in January 2024 and NetSPI will remain at its current headquarters at 800 N Washington Ave #670 in Minneapolis until then.

Resilience Lab Enlists VP of People to Renew Focus on Person-Centric Culture

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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The move is aimed at delivering a strong foundation for Resilience Lab as the company continues hiring new clinicians across the Northeast.

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  • The move is aimed at delivering a strong foundation for Resilience Lab as the company continues hiring new clinicians across the Northeast.
  • Resilience Lab has doubled down on addressing the needs of its employees through the development, support and education of its clinicians.
  • By putting into place procedures that are aimed at openness, communication and feedback, Resilience Lab is looking to take its growth to the next level.
  • Prior to joining Resilience Lab, James served as Head of People at StreamNative, Head of People at Finix, and VP of People Operations at Valimail.

Carvana Named Among America’s Best Employers for Women for 2023

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), an industry pioneer for buying and selling used cars online, is named by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for Women for 2023.

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  • Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), an industry pioneer for buying and selling used cars online, is named by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for Women for 2023.
  • This recognition lands on the heels of Carvana’s recent 2023 Forbes designation as one of America’s Best Employers for a third consecutive year, and among the 2023 Forbes Best Employers for Diversity .
  • “We are honored to receive this recognition and are proud to celebrate the women of Carvana – they are leaders and rockstars,” said Adrienne Sanford, Carvana Vice President of People Operations.
  • In addition to each of the Carvana Communities, Carvana team members are encouraged to facilitate their own community impact initiatives with Passion Projects outside of the workplace.

FLOTEK SOLIDIFIES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM TO DRIVE CONTINUED GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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HOUSTON, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flotek Industries, Inc. ("Flotek" or the "Company") (NYSE: FTK) today announced three internal executive appointments, marking the final step in solidifying the Company's leadership team as it focuses on strengthening its platform for continued growth and profitability.

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  • HOUSTON, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flotek Industries, Inc. ("Flotek" or the "Company") (NYSE: FTK) today announced three internal executive appointments, marking the final step in solidifying the Company's leadership team as it focuses on strengthening its platform for continued growth and profitability.
  • In their new leadership roles, they will continue to drive positive momentum, while their strong relationships across the organization will bring a sense of stability and confidence.
  • Mr. Snoke brings over 19 years of industry experience to the leadership team at Flotek.
  • Prior to joining Flotek, she held multiple human resources roles with Thermo Fisher Scientific, a Fortune 500 Company.