Alliance Partners


Creative Design

Madeline Schaeffer Graphic Design is a creative design firm dedicated to helping businesses establish impactful brand identities through custom branding, logo, and website design. They works closely with each client to ensure their brand story is visually compelling and resonates with their audience, tailoring each approach to reflect the business’s unique personality and goals.

 Madeline Schaeffer’s design journey includes working at Brandfuel Ltd in London, where she gained international experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on large-scale projects, sharpening her skills in both environmental and digital design. At Order Swag in Atlanta, Madeline manages content for custom merchandise websites and creating brand assets like marketing materials and digital templates.

Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and other essential design tools, she combines technical proficiency with a personalized approach, making her a trusted partner for businesses looking to elevate their brand presence.


LAURA STANLEY

TALENT & CULTURE DEVELOPMENT | HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGIES

JRD Consulting brings a wealth of experience in leading human capital strategy, executive coaching, mentoring, onboarding, and developing enabling strategies. Laura Stanley is passionate about driving a great culture with a strong emphasis on talent development and employee engagement. Her expertise spans setting the People & Culture strategy and leading teams to execute all aspects of the employee lifecycle: from talent attraction and acquisition to performance, rewards and recognition and growth and development. Laura has served as Chief People Officer in the technology field, for VC and PE-backed organizations, most recently, at Harver, a global HR-Tech talent decisioning software company.

Throughout her career, Laura has managed talent acquisition, employment branding, and talent development, particularly at EarthLink, where she continued to excel in these areas, further honing her skills. She has also served in senior roles with professional services consulting firms, designing and facilitating management and employee development programs for tech startups, Fortune 500 companies, and law firms. At a critical time in her life, Laura’s entrepreneurial spirit and passion for making a difference compelled her to become the first Executive Director of the Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine, a rare disease non-profit.

In addition to her professional achievements, Laura speaks fluent French, adding a valuable dimension to her diverse skill set.


independent strategic marketing & growth consultancy

Pineapple Partners owner and lead consultant, Ellen Duncan, leads strategy, planning, and marketing for clients and partners across industry verticals, including fintech, non-profit, mortgage, and DTC brands.

As the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of AnnieMac Home Mortgage, Ellen drives brand awareness, sales empowerment, and business growth for one of the leading independent mortgage bankers in the U.S.

Specialized areas of expertise include:

Business transformation, long-range and annual planning, brand strategy, change management and culture building.

  • Growth Strategy & Planning: For both short and long-range planning, they provide the methodology and facilitate the process to unlock growth for your organization.

  • Branding & Communications: Through research, workshops, and deep dives, they provide naming, logo design, brand architecture, positioning, and more.

  • Due Diligence Expertise: On both the buy and sell side, they partner to provide insightful and actionable insights. Expertise in Marketing Technology, CRM, consumer strategy, and more.

  • Fractional Leadership: Pineapple Partners is committed to seeing plans executed by partnering in a part-time capacity as an integral part of your team.


SOFTWARE engineering consulting firm

Personalized Consulting | We Bring Technology to Your Business

API Integration, AI Services, Web Applications, Process Automation, Mobile Applications, Cloud Architecture, UI/UX, Data Architecture

We build full-scale applications to increase your efficiency and save money.

Let us automate your tedious tasks. Save your money and focus efforts where you most need it.


HR Technology Consulting Services 

Answering the question: what happens after your implementation goes live? An on shore and near shore option to extend your team. Currently focusing on the full suite of SAP SuccessFactors, SAP CPI, and Avature.

What makes us different:

  1. Our model: completely flexible model for support.

  2. Our team: experienced professionals on shore and near shore.

  3. Our approach: we are confident in our experience and expertise.

  4. Our focus on relationships: we value relationships above anything else.

  5. Our involvement: Flat organization. Operating as a partnership.

energy, passion, and results