As a high-growth tech company, Upwork has undergone significant transformation over the past several years, and Chief of People Zoë Harte has successfully sustained the corporate culture throughout each of these changes while maintaining deep team engagement and driving a high-performance focus. In 2020, when Covid-19 accelerated the shift to remote work, Harte immediately recognized [...]
Tammi Heaton became co-CEO of PrideStaff in 2020 after serving as COO since 2008. In 2021, Heaton released a remote-work white paper, providing industry insight into temporary employees’ engagement and response to remote work. She also helped launch G.A. Rogers & Associates to expand direct-hire and executive recruiting, and she contributed to PrideStaff’s Strategic Insights [...]
Janice Bryant Howroyd, affectionately known as JBH, is the founder and CEO of the ActOne Group, a global provider of employment, workforce management and procurement solutions to a wide range of industries. Founded in the US in 1978, ActOne Group is the largest privately held, woman- and minority-owned workforce management company in the world, operating [...]
As chief diversity and inclusion officer at Randstad North America, Audra Jenkins balances the needs of the business while also helping shift cultures, changing perspectives and elevating the dialogue through strategic actions and conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion. In addition to advancing DE&I among Randstad employees, she also partners with customers to achieve their [...]
Jessica Johnson is VP of sales at PDS Tech, an Akka Group company. She has delivered an increase of more than 100% in revenue year over year from a Fortune 100 client, ending 2020 with more than 25% of its contingent labor spend globally. Johnson drives and develops new revenue streams within long-term existing clients. [...]
As president of Workforce Solutions Group, Pamela Jung led the turnaround and strategic focus that has resulted in double-digit growth and national expansion of client-centric programs. She also navigated the acquisition of Workforce Solutions Group/HealthCare Talent by Cross County Healthcare in June 2021, leading to growth opportunities for staff and expanded service offerings to clients. [...]
As senior VP of client services, Kathy Kerstiens oversees Travel Nurse Across America’s client services directors and account managers nationwide, who assist with fulfillment, closing new business and strengthening strategic accounts. Her ability to attract and retain talent across the country and develop rapport with corporate leaders, medical facilities and clinical professionals has helped TNAA [...]
As the CEO of two life science staffing companies — Orbis Clinical and PharmaLogics Recruiting, both Epic Staffing Group companies — Megan K. Lanham has simultaneously scaled rapidly while meeting aggressive growth expectations and steering her teams through a global pandemic. Over the last two years, Lanham has overseen the acquisition and integration of three [...]
Lori Larson is president, Americas, and a member of K2 Partnering Solutions’ global executive board. She works on strategic global M&A with five acquisitions completed so far this year. Larson and her team have engaged talent within hybrid programs, including managed services and nearshore services, resulting in the Americas region’s growth of more than 40% [...]
Beginning her career with Robert Half in 1995 as a technology recruiter, Katherine Spencer Lee now serves as president of technology, marketing and creative and legal talent and managed solutions. Throughout her tenure, Lee has held key leadership positions and mentored many emerging leaders within the organization. A tenacious leader, Lee acted swiftly to guide [...]
