Professional experience

ZRG Partners - Managing Partner | Marketing & Growth 2022 - present

TALENTFOOT - Managing Partner | Practice Leader 2018 to 2022

  • Lead Executive-level Searches in Digital Transformation, Marketing, DTC & eCommerce for a portfolio of clients that spans PE/VC-funded start-ups, middle market challengers to the Fortune 500.

  • Led Marketing, Media & Digital Experience Practices across Consumer, Technology and Professional Services.

  • 2021 Talentfoot Platinum Elite: Recognized out of 40-person-organization for exemplary results and unparalleled performance. Achieved one of the highest level of recruiting goals firmwide.

SUE HARDEK & ASSOCIATES - Digital Executive Recruiter/Advisor 2013 to 2018

  • Launched a boutique executive search & advisory business focused in the digital industry across multiple disciplines: Media, Marketing, Creative, Design, UX, Account, Operations, and Strategy.

  • Led executive-level searches helping clients identify & hire critical leadership to drive digital transformation initiatives.

MANIFEST DIGITAL - Chief Talent Officer 2008 to 2012

  • Partner responsible for all talent strategy and supporting processes and operations that led to headcount growth of 300% organically.

  • Led all talent strategies and solutions across HR, Talent Acquisition and Resource Management.

  • Built all HR, Talent Acquisition and Resource Management from the ground up.

  • Successfully attracted and hired talent from top digital agencies and competitors in the marketplace

  • Implemented employee orientation, developed a comprehensive onboarding program and established a quarterly check-in process for all new hires.

  • Redesigned the agency’s compensation plan, time & expense policies and overhauled the existing benefits package, leading the RFP process and selection of a new benefits broker.

  • Actively participated in M&A, and led integration activities to scale the agency in addition to organic growth initiatives

 DIGITAS Chicago, Illinois - VP/Group Director, Human Resources 2004 to 2008

  • Responsible for all human resources, resource allocation and talent acquisition for the Chicago office, the fastest growing in the Digitas network.

  • Developed a monthly talent dashboard to report people metrics and derive key insights for leadership teams to make critical business and related people decisions

  • Improved Recruiter productivity, time-to-hire metrics, and leadership team feedback by establishing an open requisition priority process linked to the financial forecast

  • Led critical executive searches for the agency globally - e.g CEO, General Manager, Executive Creative Director

  • Part of global talent leadership teams, tackling agency-wide talent programs such as performance management, mentorship, diversity & inclusivity, succession planning, and global workforce planning

  • Collaborated with executive leadership to develop a talent roadmap to reorganize and scale the agency prior to the acquisition by Publicis Groupe

DIGITAS Chicago, Illinois - Consultant 2002 to 2003

  • Lead all talent acquisition strategy and all recruiting operations for the Chicago office and select NYC practice areas

  • Refreshed the employee referral program, which led to a substantial increase in new hires made from internal referrals and decreased cost-per-hire

  • Commuted to the NYC office to lead recruiting for growing practice areas, delivering on all hiring needs and turning around negative leadership feedback

  • Hired 150+ full-time and freelance employees across Chicago and New York in the span of 18-months, which led to a promotion and expanded responsibilities and as the Director of Human Resources for Chicago

NEW MILLENNIUM GROUP - Talent Acquisition & Advisory Firm 2000 to 2002

  • Conducted executive-level searches for Fortune 500, global technology and marketing services organizations for this start-up recruiting firm.

  • Led a consulting engagement for a global systems integrator to implement a recruiting department, develop all recruiting strategy, operations and hired a national team.

  • Hired by Cap Gemini following the Ernst & Young merger to lead nationwide VP-level searches and create an internal executive search function.

GOMEZ & PARTNERS - Managing Director, Technology Practice Lead 1996-1999

  • Firm’s first female Managing Director, responsible for leading the technology recruiting practice, which produced 60% of DGA’s annual revenues. Top 5% sales performer.

EDUCATION

Villanova University, Villanova, PA - Bachelor of Science in Accounting