Tracy is a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a BSBA in Marketing. She started her career gaining 30 years of experience at Procter & Gamble; she developed Sales and Management teams, grew individuals' performance, and coordinated cross-department strategic planning with customers in the U.S. and globally. Tracy’s multi-functional experiences shaped her passion for developing people to accelerate business growth.
In 2016, Tracy was a finalist for both Tempe's Business Excellence Award and Business Woman of the Year. She is currently on the Board of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, is a past chair of the Women in Business Council, and past facilitator for the mentoring program. Tracy was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award, Top Female Executive, and noted as one of the Top 101 Industry Experts for her work in Global Management Training Development by the University of Cambridge's Worldwide Who's Who.
As COO and Director of Programs, Jennifer seamlessly integrates each of the MAC6 business units assuring that they are all being managed effectively towards the long term company vision.
She is also a student of human behavior as a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst, with other certifications in Emotional Intelligence and Acumen. She uses this knowledge to work with businesses to facilitate culture focused leadership programs, which integrate the company’s values and create higher performing teams.
Jennifer is a valued member of the Tempe Chamber Women in Business Council and has served as co-chair and education lead in this year's programming.
Jennifer lives in the Phoenix area with her husband and three children.
Jen has long had an entrepreneurial and creative energy, including a love for creating fused glass art. In business, she has applied that spirit to leading change for 25 years. Helping people thrive is her passion and the ‘why’ behind co-founding The PEAK Fleet.
Suzy Greenwood is the Business Manager for Arizona Tax Advisors with over 30 years of experience in business and management. Suzy is passionate about helping small businesses succeed, and she launched PROJECT: BUSINESS in 2018, a platform she uses to inform and educate small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Mike was named one of Arizona’s top 35 entrepreneurs under the age of 35 by the Arizona Republic in 2014. He is a member of AIGA (the professional association for design), Founder Society, Conscious Capitalism Arizona, and Local First Arizona. Mike is serving as organizer of 2019’s Startup Week PHX event. He’s has also spoken on branding and marketing at Texas Tech University, ASU, WordCamp PHX, Scottsdale Community College, and several local Arizona high schools.
Linda is the founder of AZ HR Hub and brings over 25 years of human resources experience. Linda has been an HR strategic partner to startup companies, small, mid-size and Fortune 500 companies. Linda has her bachelor's degree in Human Resources and her PHR certification as well as her SHRM-CP certification through SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management).
Brian is an engineer, entrepreneur, father and athlete with more than 20 years experience building high performing teams and driving culture change. He combines the science of data and analytics with the power of empathy and relationships to solve problems.
Brian will share a short 'Core Values' exercise with the group.