AJ Spector is the dynamic CFO & Head of Sales at Clay By The Bay, a leading ceramics company known for its innovative designs and sustainable practices. With over 15 years of experience in financial strategy and sales leadership, AJ has driven a 25% increase in revenue over the past three years by expanding the company's market reach and optimizing operational efficiencies in small and large ventures. A graduate of Stanford University, AJ combines a keen analytical mind with a passion for creative problem-solving, fostering a collaborative culture that empowers teams to exceed their targets. Outside of work, AJ is an avid tennis player and volunteers with local school and research organizations to promote community development.More...
Paul Howell
Principal & Creative Director@Paul Howell Design
Verified
Paul Howell is the Principal & Creative Director at Paul Howell Design, where he leads brand and visual design work for a wide range of global clients. With over 20 years of experience in advertising and design, Paul's work blends creativity with strategic insight, transforming brand vision into compelling visual narratives. Under his leadership, his design studio has garnered numerous awards, solidifying its reputation as a leader in design excellence. Paul's commitment to fostering a collaborative and dynamic work environment has driven the company's continued growth and success.More...
Heather Rosenfeldt
COO
Verified
I am a seasoned operations and client management executive with a proven track record of driving revenue growth, profitability, and operational excellence across diverse industries, including e-commerce, retail, high tech, esports, and construction. With extensive experience in leading complex projects, optimizing processes, and implementing innovative solutions, I have consistently delivered measurable improvements in efficiency, productivity, customer satisfaction, and organizational performance.
Key achievements include:
• Spearheading operational transformation at ESL Gaming America, resulting in improved profitability, client retention, and streamlined processes across HR, finance, engineering, digital production, and event management.
• Leading the development and launch of Nordstrom Rack's e-commerce platform, introducing advanced customer service systems, and achieving significant gains in KPIs and customer satisfaction.
• Consulting high-growth startups through Quiddity Consulting Services, providing tailored solutions in customer experience, supply chain strategy, and system integrations for companies like Trunk Club, Violet Grey, DailyLook, and Hop Skip Drive.
• Owning and operating Stretch Lab Flagstaff, showcasing entrepreneurial acumen in building and managing a local business.
My strengths lie in aligning operations and technology with corporate goals, fostering innovation, building high-performance teams, and enhancing customer experiences to sharpen competitive advantage. I hold a Master of Science in Management with a focus on Project Management, along with dual Bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Spanish from Northern Arizona University.
I am recognized as a natural leader with strong analytical, strategic, and communication skills, making me an asset in achieving enterprise-wide success and growth.More...
Jill Brown
HR Consultant & Executive Coach@OnCore Solutions dba Jill Brown Coaching
Verified
For nearly three decades, I’ve been transmuting my passion for helping people into actions that get results. As an HR executive, I have designed and executed transformational people strategies that nurture engaging workplace culture while advancing overall business objectives. As an executive coach, I help executives, senior leaders and HR leaders expand personal and professional effectiveness to elevate organizational impact and results, experience more joy, reclaim sense of purpose, and enjoy more peace – both at work and in life.
I’ve led human resources operations, organizational development, leadership and learning, and employee communications functions for several companies, primarily in the services sector across multiple industries. A thought leader in areas such as creating values-based cultures, elevating employee engagement, implementing a coaching organization, growing servant leaders/heart-centered leadership, evolving through conflict and change, workplace wellness, and activating greatness to achieve optimum results to name just a few, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with hundreds of amazing executives achieve the prestigious, “Best Places to Work” award for the companies they serve.
I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in human resources management, am a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a Certified Personal & Executive Coach (CPEC), and a PQ-trained Executive Mental Fitness CoachMore...