Business Strategist for Woman-Owned Small Businesses

Professional

CEO – JONAS SOFTWARE USA LLC d/b/a XLerant (a division of Constellation Software, Inc.)

  • Top-rated for 7 years by our clients in customer satisfaction, product functionality, and ease of use out of a field of 15 competitors in an annual survey by BPM Partners, industry leading independent authority.

  • Direct strategy and operations of XLerant as an independent and profitable business unit.

CEO - XLERANT, INC (acquired by Jonas Software)

  • Led XLerant to a successful exit and acquisition by a global public company. Initiated and pitched deal. Managed due diligence process.  Transitioned and integrated processes.

  • Created a scalable and profitable organization to grow a SME client base. Restructured and downsized to a cash flow positive position, and remained profitable for exit, without any additional funding.

  • VP Product & VP Client Services – Built onboarding process, structured implementation process, product roadmap.

Owner - J.E. Brunn, LLC Consulting

  • Pitney Bowes, Verizon – various projects including Employee Innovation Program, End-to-end contract management system, Export Compliance Analysis

Director of Product - LEGO.COM / AGENCY.COM

  • Hired, built and managed production department spanning design, content, community, e-commerce, and sales

Director of Software Development - HYPERION (ORACLE)

  • Managed development, QA and documentation teams for multiple financial consolidating and reporting products

Teaching/ Workshops/ Volunteer

Volunteer Mentor, Women’s Business Development Council

  • Participated as a Mentor for 1:1 and group programs for female entrepreneurs and business owners.

  • Provide guidance for business strategy, operations, growth/expansion, and employee relations.

Conference and Workshop Presenter, Creative Problem Solving Institute

  • Workshops and presentations included:

  • Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness

  • Going for a Big Insight? Understanding the Stages of Creativity

  • What can Dagara Indigenous Wisdom Teach us about Creativity?

  • Rewire! Refire! – Wake up senses to change your brain and think more creativity

Also presented at Mindcamp Creativity Conference, and the Qualitative Research Consultants Organization Annual Conference

Adjunct Faculty for Mercy College, Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership

Taught and developed curriculum for:

  • Leading Team Projects

  • Team Building

  • Developing Learning Systems (Peter Senge’s work)

Academic

  • Ph.D., Human Sciences with a concentration in Creativity Studies - Saybrook University

    • Developed curriculum for first Organizational Creativity course offered at Saybrook University

  • MBA, Finance - NYU Stern School of Business Administration

  • BBA, Computer Science - Hofstra University

Fun Facts

Positive Psychology Certification

  • Studied with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, a pioneer and leader in the field of positive psychology.

Creative Problem Solving Credential

  • Trained with the Creative Education Foundation at their CPSI (Creative Problem Solving Institute) conferences

Mystery School participant

  • Studied with Dr. Jean Houston, a pioneer in the human potential movement.

  • Chosen by Dr. Houston as one of the first group of trainers in her advanced train-the-trainers program in Social Artistry for work with cultures as part of the UN leadership development mandate.

Indigenous Studies research and training

  • 2-year Ritual Village training with Sobonfu Some, indigenous woman from the Dagara tribe in Burkina Faso area.

  • Ph.D. Dissertation: Bridging the Gap: Exploring Indigenous and Western Students’ Experiences in an Indigenous  Perspectives Cultural Immersion Program

Solo Backpacking throughout New Zealand, Australia, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Bali, Java

  • In China, with REI Travel Co., first group of Westerners to hike parts of the Great Wall previously closed to outsiders.

  • In Australia, 3 day overnight camel trek in Outback.

  • In Thailand, retreat at a Buddhist Wat

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