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Jenn Oswald is a seasoned culture and business strategist with a track record of helping start-ups and high growth companies launch or improve their people departments. Currently she is Head of HR at GoodTime.io where she is launching the Culture of Entrepreneurship and establishing the HR/Recruiting/People strategies for the company.
Prior to joining GoodTime, Jenn led the People Operations function for Clover, a successful Fintech POS solution which was acquired by Fiserv. She oversaw the semi-integration of Clover from a stand alone company to a business unit within Fiserv. Jenn stumbled into HR at her first company where she transitioned from an individual contributor in Instructional Design to the Director of Training and finally into the Head of HR.
She earned her undergraduate degree from Iowa State University and received her SPHR in 2009 from HRCI. When not working, Jenn is an avid explorer of parks and beaches around San Francisco with her two dogs Barkley and Jasper.
Anthony Clay is the Cofounder and CEO of Indi, a SaaS platform that helps organizations democratize internal opportunities and networking. He cofounded and led Microsoft’s fastest growing Employee Resource Group, BlackLight, from 6 employees to nearly 2,000 (including Allies) in five years, helping increase the tenures of Black marketers at Microsoft.
He also serves as a special consultant for several large enterprises in the technology industry that are looking to create bold ERG and DEI plans. Previously at Microsoft, he was a Senior Business Planner, leading a large P&L within Microsoft’s Enterprise Search portfolio.
Twenty years ago, Karen made a career change from theatre to HR and never looked back! She found her purpose in helping organizations build amazing cultures while guiding individuals to find fulfillment in their careers. Currently, Karen is the SVP of People at Ordergroove and the Founder & Principal Coach of KDW Coaching.
She was named one of the 2020 Notable Women in Talent by Crain’s New York Business and a recipient of the Top 50 Human Resources Professional Award in 2021. Karen is also a speaker, advisor to start-up companies, Girls in Tech NYC board member, the published author of “Setting the Stage: A Guide to Preparing for Any Feedback Conversation” and host of the podcast “Getting off the Hamster Wheel”. She lives in NYC with her husband and furry babies.
Sarah-Jayne Lehtinen, a former educator, project manager and operations specialist joined Prodigy Education 5 years ago as the head of People Operations. While at Prodigy she has helped to shape a unique culture that has helped the company succeed and grow. Prodigy has grown from 20 employees to almost 500 employees in the last 5 years and has expanded into two Canadian offices and one India office.
As Head of People Operations for Prodigy, Sarah-Jayne leads the development and execution of innovative programs to attract, develop, and retain Prodigy’s talent. With a highly aspirational mission “to help every student in the world to love learning” having a high performing team better equips us to achieve that mission.
