Andrew is a director on William Blair's Technology Investment Banking team, and is based in San Francisco. Andrew is focused on providing advice to HR technology companies and, more broadly, cloud-based businesses, having completed over 70 transactions, including M&A and equity offerings. Prior to joining William Blair in 2004, he was part of the technology investment banking team at WR Hambrecht + Co. and began his banking career at The Shattan Group LLC, a boutique investment bank focused on private equity placements.

Andrew is a graduate of Columbia University and the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley. Andrew lives in Piedmont, Calif., with his wife and two children.

As one of The Starr Conspiracy’s most senior account executives, Ashley leads the account services team and sets the bar for how to manage different types of marketing strategies. She is responsible for developing and nurturing relationships with clients through effective communication to make sure The Starr Conspiracy leverages the breadth of the areas of expertise within the agency. Ashley and her team of account managers will ensure that work is completed on time, on budget, and in strategic alignment with each client’s business objectives.

Bailey’s role is to provide strategic creative direction and create on-brand visuals that support each project’s marketing goals.

She works closely with content writers, developers, and the digital team to develop campaigns, websites, application interfaces, and on-site experiences. Bailey has been with The Starr Conspiracy for five years.

Jonathan leads The Starr Conspiracy’s consulting and strategy practices — a team known as the Intelligence Unit (IU). Companies that plan to stoke a market revolution — and deploy next-level marketing — first require clear thinking and good counsel. That’s where the full-service digital agency’s team of world-class consultants, researchers, market analysts, PR professionals, and writers do their thing. Industry innovators in marketing, sales, and product leadership engage the IU for the kind of industry insights and growth-orientated strategy they can’t find anywhere else. And they keep working with The Starr Conspiracy to execute across brand and digital.

Jonathan is a regular speaker at InfluenceHR and was recognized in the #Engagement101 for his contributions to Employee Engagement. When he’s not plotting the future of enterprise software with clients, Jonathan spends his time with his wife and two children in Fort Worth, Texas.

Lance is a practice leader at The Starr Conspiracy Intelligence Unit, the research, consulting, and publishing arm of The Starr Conspiracy. As part of the Intelligence Unit, Lance helps enterprise software and services companies find their compelling place in their respective markets, consults with them on messaging and go-to-market strategy, and helps them execute their game plan with compelling thought leadership and content strategy. He also works on public-facing market research and reports that specifically target the HCM industry.

Before joining The Starr Conspiracy Intelligence Unit in early 2013, he was an editor at ERE Media for over three years. He also served as editor-in-chief for SourceCon, the leading publication and biannual conference for sourcers and recruiters.

Lance is a regular speaker, having spoken at the Society for Human Resource Management annual conference, HR Technology® Conference, ERE Recruiting Conferences, IHRIM’s HRMS Strategies Conference, and numerous other local and regional events and webinars. His writing has been featured on the Harvard Business Review blog and he is regularly interviewed as an expert on HR and recruiting issues by The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC.com, HR magazine, Workforce Magazine, Fast Company, and BNET.com.

George LaRocque, Principal Analyst and Founder of #HRWINS has more than 25 years in the HCM industry. A former practitioner in talent acquisition, talent management, and HR, he turned technology vendor executive for some of the market's largest brands. Now an HCM market analyst and advisor focused on users and developers of HR technology. Publisher of #hrwins research and reports on workforce trends and related innovation in tech. He helps employers understand the trends that are impacting their workforce today and in the future. He helps HR technology vendors with a unique perspective on the HR customers, the changing workforce, and their go-to-market strategies.

Anna Mamalaki is Human Resources professional with a broad multicultural experience in global corporate & consulting roles of different industries (financial services, manufacturing, retail & consumer goods), as well as in diverse geographies of four continents. She specializes in organizational effectiveness, through people development and employee engagement transformation.

Her Expertise areas are supported by the specialized knowledge of a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management and are matched with a relentless enthusiasm for making a difference in other people’s lives.

Anna Mamalaki is recognized as one of the global experts in the field of organizational effectiveness and employee experience(identified as 101 Global Employee Engagement Influencers for 2018.

Steve is a partner at The Starr Conspiracy and splits time between St. Louis and New York City, where the company plans to open its third office in 2020. Steve’s focus is strategic consulting and account leadership, as well as writing on where the work technology industry is headed. Since 2001, he has specialized in human resources and human capital-focused strategy, content, and consulting after nearly a decade as a newspaper journalist. He has developed messaging, positioning, brand, thought leadership, and content marketing strategy for dozens of enterprise software companies and written hundreds of white papers and research reports for work technology clients.

Prior to The Starr Conspiracy, he worked as an employee communications consultant on Fortune 500 accounts such as FedEx and BNSF. His writing has earned awards from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the American Advertising Federation (AAF).

Bret is founder and CEO of The Starr Conspiracy, a marketing agency that has served thousands of clients around the world since 1999. He has dedicated his career to developing brands, messages, and marketing strategies that help businesses connect with buyers on a human level. Bret is an author and a speaker, but spends most of his time researching new marketing models, strategies, and tactics, and consulting directly with clients. His agency has been the recipient of more than a dozen local, state, and national “best places to work” awards, along with numerous marketing awards. Bret lives with his wife and two children in Fort Worth, Texas.

The areas of Bret’s expertise include branding, message, advertising, public relations, mergers and acquisitions, market research, and management consulting.

Dustin has guided mid-market and enterprise clients through technology transformation and enterprise software innovation for over 18 years. His first startup was Headspring, a software consultancy that has grown based on a strong culture that spans teams and geographies. Dustin’s passion around culture and engagement led him to spin up his next startup, Workify, an engagement analytics platform that helps companies grow their people and drive their cultures at scale. He’s also an active early-stage tech investor and consultant to tech-focused VC funds, as well as a venture partner at NextGen Ventures.

Dustin helps leaders think differently about modernization and innovation: He supports a holistic approach that will drive people, systems, and businesses, together, into the future.

Stacia is a researcher and thought leader on talent management, leadership, D&I, people analytics, and HR Technology. A frequent speaker and writer, her work has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, and The New York Times, among others. Stacia co-founded RedThread Research in 2018, after leading talent and workforce research for eight years at Bersin by Deloitte. Before Bersin, Stacia spent nearly five years conducting research and creating learning content for the Corporate Leadership Council, part of CEB/Gartner. She has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics.