Accelery, Inc.

Accelery is pioneering a new class of AI-powered management tools designed for today’s dynamic, mid-market organizations. We’re dedicated to helping companies discover and activate the hidden strengths, skills, and networks within their teams—enabling greater engagement, agility, and business performance.

Our technology supports forward-thinking organizations in building high-performing, people-centered cultures where talent and collaboration are fully realized. At Accelery, we believe AI should empower people, not replace them—redefining how teams connect, grow, and deliver results in a rapidly changing world.

If you’re interested in shaping the future of work and exploring new ways to unlock your organization’s true potential, let’s connect.

Founder and CEO

DLA ignite

Social media has changed the world. 

DLA Ignite is transforming businesses around the world through social media. 

Their vision and methodology for social strategy, virtual networking and relationship building, and business transformation perfectly complement our expertise in developing virtual growth experiences. 

We believe that the most excellent use of technology is enabling more authentic human-to-human connections.

It is a pleasure to offer DLA Ignite’s proven social enablement programs through best-in-class collaborative learning technology.

Strategic social selling improves the customer experience through authentic and meaningful conversations.

Helping B2B sales leaders create digital culture means that we’re building the social organization, closing the distance between clients, prospects, remote employees, and potential recruits. 

B2B sales leaders must lead sellers across the organization, and sellers must engage in conversations authentically. We’re building the platform that helps you to dominate in this new environment.

Before we dominate, we have to change. Change takes time. 

For traditional B2B sales teams, authentic conversations mean modern buyers help prospects make sense of conflicting information. 

Authentic conversations mean your customer success team listens to the customer after their purchase for increased customer satisfaction and potentially new revenue opportunities. 

Authentic conversations mean employees share your organization’s purpose beyond its produces and services to recruit and retain talent. 

Training your employees to engage on social media and increase their influence through authentic and meaningful conversations means you’re closing the distance between clients, prospects, remote employees, and potential recruits.

Strategic social selling means investing in your people for competitive advantage.

US Partner - Social Strategy, Virtual Relationship Building & Business Transformation

The Half Percent Project

When I was 8, I had a dog. His name was Brutus. One day, I came home from school to find that my mom sent him away to be with Jesus. After 25 years, my trauma ended when we adopted our dog, Sadie, from the shelter. One year later, Sadie was joined by Andy. After 15 years, they're both gone. But my love for them remains.  I'm helping the Half Percent Project, a non-profit to encourage wealthy philanthropists to donate a half percent of their giving to animals because we can do a lot better by them.

Board Member

ET Business Solutions

Joined the family business to help out Dad. We had different ideas. I did what I could to turn it around. Eventually, I increased revenue to seven figures. But, the business model wasn't sustainable. As I struggled with the realities of entrepreneurship, I discovered I needed to level up and find an opportunity where I could build a legacy. That's when a rare opportunity set me on the path to where I am today. That was the best thing that came out of this experience.

Chief Executive Officer

The Children's Place

Lasting growth comes from our greatest challenges. The Children's Place is where I faced some of my most significant struggles as a young executive. The company was in crisis during most of my tenure. During this period of uncertainty, my lack of leadership training revealed the constraints on my ability to go farther in my career. 

Self-awareness, humility, empathy, and growth mindset would have helped me to be a better, more productive teammate. The seeds of my personal and professional transformation were sown here. Today, I reap the rewards.

Participating in hundreds of Board meetings and decision-making at the highest levels, I observed how an inspiring founder could motivate enthusiasm and loyalty, as well as how a self-serving executive could wreak havoc, demoralizing many—a lifetime of lessons learned in a short time frame.

Trusted C- Level Advisor

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Kelley Drye is where I got my first real taste of business. 

Our client, a Rustbelt manufacturer in the steel industry supply chain with global operations, was in the process of transforming its operation to modernize and prepare for new applications. The CFO was negotiating a cutting-edge business process arrangement with one of Canada's largest technology providers. But, the negotiations were at an impasse. I was called in to "see what I could do."

It quickly became clear that we needed to overcome cultural differences and a language barrier to finish the deal. I was able to bridge the communication gap by interpreting what the French Canadians meant and not just listening to the words they used.

Both companies offered me jobs. The CFO also recommended a book for me to read called The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. The principles explained in that book stuck with me so much that I've internalized them and apply them to my worldview.

Life is about overcoming the point of constraint. You can't grow past it no matter how skilled you are in other areas. Focus on removing the most immediate constraint to keep growing.

Midmarket Business Process Outsourcing and General Corporate - Industrial Manufacturing

Pryor Cashman

Delivered essential legal support to the firm’s senior associates and partners focused on advancing the interests of the firm’s corporate clients. Supported senior associates and partners negotiating M&A transactions ranging in size from $50M to $1B and banking transactions ranging in size from $5M to $300M. Prepared annual, quarterly and periodic securities filings including proxy statements, Section 16 filings and 8-K filings.

Midmarket General Corporate and Banking Focus - Legal Industry

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Midmarket General Corporate and Securities Focus - Legal Industry

Monopoly, Charades, and Rummikub -- dominating family game nights for 30 years and counting

After leaving a successful corporate law career, I’ve dedicated more than a decade to deeply understanding behavior change—and helping people transform their habits and performance quickly, at scale. Solving for behavior change is complex, especially within fast-moving organizations. That’s why my work has always focused on one principle: using artificial intelligence to assist and augment people, not replace them.

This commitment drove me to found Accelery, Inc., where we’re building the first AI-powered adaptive management platform for mid-market companies. Our flagship product, IRMA (Intelligently Re-Mapping Assets), uncovers and activates the hidden skills, networks, and motivations that drive real engagement and performance—insights traditional HR tools can’t deliver.

Through agile 90-day sprints, IRMA empowers teams to achieve measurable outcomes—connecting talent and business value with intelligence and empathy. Our approach puts people at the center, leveraging AI to reveal untapped human potential and accelerate meaningful change.

We invite forward-thinking HR and business leaders to join our exclusive early adopter pilot—where you and your teams:

- Access breakthrough AI 
- Directly shape the future of our platform
- Position your organization as an industry innovation leader

If, like me, you’re driven to build high-performing, human-centered organizations—and want to co-create the future of work—let’s connect. My journey, and ours, is just beginning.

Lenwood M. Ross

humanskills.ai

Every generation faces its defining transformation. Previous generations put computers on desks and connected them. Today, we're fusing human potential with artificial intelligence to create something fundamentally new.

Our mission is to help millions of people flourish by transforming organizations for the AI Economy. Through our frameworks, we guide teams from AI anxiety to AI Agility—turning technological change into human advancement.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗨𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁: 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 + 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
We architect human potential, moving organizations beyond viewing AI as a tool to leveraging it as a catalyst for transformation through three key transformations:

𝗔𝗜 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 + 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 → 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲
People master strategic AI interaction and prompt engineering to capture and create organizational value through GenAI. Understanding transforms into action, turning tactical AI tasks into strategic impact.

𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘅 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 → 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Teams develop optimal collaboration patterns with AI, enabling responsible innovation with clear ethical guardrails. When people feel and perform their best, organizations can innovate boldly within established boundaries.

𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 → 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆
As we develop uniquely human capabilities, organizations successfully navigate the skills-based economy. Better machines demand better humans—we build future-ready teams that turn technological advancement into competitive advantage.

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Tomorrow's leaders will be distinguished not by who builds the best AI, but by who best amplifies human potential. At humanskills.ai, we're dedicated to developing augmented humanity, not just artificial intelligence.

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Shaping the future of work through Human-First AI transformations

Co-Founder

Full Circle Innovation

Through Full Circle, I deliver keynotes and workshops that equip enterprise and Higher Ed teams with AI Agility—the ability to adapt, innovate, and thrive alongside AI.

My mission is to help people and organizations flourish in the Age of AI.

I believe in Human-First AI strategies, where technology enhances human potential. By partnering with organizations, I merge generative AI with human-centered design, empowering them to lead in the AI Economy.

Founder

Innovation Outpost

I partnered with Amarillo College to stand up Innovation Outpost, a non-profit hub for workforce development and digital innovation. IO offers programs like digital skills sprints, focusing on building in-demand skills to enhance employability with companies in the region.

Partner

Pendio Group

Pendio Group was a boutique management consulting firm that helped small, medium, and large companies build and execute their growth and digital transformation strategies. It began with leveraging years of experience and success in leading sales, marketing, and customer experience teams.  

The last four years focused on the impacts of Industry 4.0 and Skills for the Next Era of Innovation. Our team helped organizations understand acceleration and disruption so they could find an advantage in better understanding the human aspects of digital transformation.  

Our clients have ranged from early-stage companies to the world's largest electronics manufacturer, higher education and economic development organizations.

PKWARE

Playing a variety of senior, revenue-focused roles afforded me the opportunity to build a successful track record of driving organic revenue growth by building successful sales teams for enterprise sales and a global, value-added channel.  

Transformed PKWARE from a $1.3 million shareware company based on revenues from products related to the .zip file format, which the company pioneered. After delivering eight consecutive years of >20% growth and >40% EBITDA, we grew the company by more than 20X. The company was sold to private equity in 2010 for a multiple of 24x on equity invested. 

• Led all sales and marketing strategy, and built high-performing sales and customer experience teams.
• Managed executive sponsor relationships across a customer base of ~100 strategic accounts and global channel partners. 
• Managed every aspect of sales opportunities in excess of $100,000 and all opportunities considered strategic.
• Consistently exceeded internal KPIs to increase ASP and pipeline predictability. Successfully introduced and evolved sales methodology and a scalable and repeatable sales process.
• Active in quarterly board meetings to communicate sales strategy, forecast revenues and sales pipeline, and driving sales execution. 
• Led efforts related to crucial value-added reseller, distribution, and system integrator relationships.
• Managed global marketing effort with a VP of Marketing reporting to me.

Executive Vice President

Responsible for crafting and executing a global, value-added distribution strategy – a key element of the company’s growth strategy as the company was positioned for sale.

Senior Vice President

One of my favorite roles was building the global sales and marketing organization while residing in London. The role offered a number of tremendous growth opportunities and experiences. 

I built a high-performing enterprise sales team and a channel sales team. Together, we constructed and managed a distribution network of VARs across EMEA, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. We grew the sales effort from the ground-up and created a revenue stream that represented more than 35% of the company's new license revenue within three years.

• Grew a $250,000 business in 2003 to $6 million at the end of fiscal 2008. By the end of 2012, it had grown to $10 million ($6.7M ARR).

• Led growth of our international business from our UK office. Relocated, with my family, to the UK, as part of the effort to grow the EMEA sales organization.

• Initially focused on enterprise sales to third-party data centers, large banks, and government entities throughout EMEA.

Vice President, GM International

• Started the product management and product marketing functions within company as it evolved into a multi-platform, enterprise data security company. 
• Crafted go-to-market strategy for SecureZIP. Led product strategy of PKZIP and SecureZIP on every enterprise platform, from Windows to IBM Mainframe environments.
• Significantly altered company’s revenue growth trajectory and the product’s evolution from an open-source utility offering to an enterprise data security solution. Within three years, SecureZIP represented more than half of the company’s total licensing revenue
• Managed relationships and execution of joint go-to-market strategies with strategic partners (e.g., RSA Security and Verisign).

Vice President, Product Management

Pacifiq Technologies

• Start-up that enabled global electronics manufacturers to automate web-based catalogs throughout their value-added reseller base in North America and EMEA. 
• Customer acquisition strategy focused on globally recognized brands in Asia-Pacific (e.g. Sony, JVC, Panasonic) and their North American distributors, resellers, and system integrators.
• Managed four-person business development team while driving revenues to >$3 million per annum. 
Struggled to scale the business beyond the industry in which we had significant domain expertise.
• Worked directly with investment banking firm to raise debt financing and ultimately conducted a sale to the industry's leading trade association. Investors achieved an average return of 18% on their equity investment.

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• Professional video system integrator with revenues of >$25 million
• Directly managed an organization of 45 field-based engineers and technicians serving the Midwest region. 
• Managed partnership with Ameritech (AT&T) to deliver what was the largest distance-learning initiative of its kind. 
• Company was eventually sold to a firm executing a pre-IPO roll-up in the sector.

Sr. Director Of Operations

I pioneer 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘅 𝗔𝗜 collaboration, spending 30+ hours weekly working directly with AI tools. This isn't just usage—it's a strategic partnership that transforms how we work.

Through humanskills.ai, I help leaders and organizations build genuine AI partnerships that amplify human capabilities. My frameworks help people move:

• From AI anxiety to AI Agility
• From transactional to transformational AI use
• From tactical responses to strategic thinking
• From fear to confidence in augmentation

As a Harvard Business Review contributor and keynote speaker, I share battle-tested insights on flourishing in the AI economy. Leading a U.S. coalition ensuring equal access to AI opportunities.

The real power of AI isn't in the technology.

It's in how it helps us become more fully human.

Todd McLees

Just wrapped up an incredible experience at The Ohio Manufacturers'​ Association Workforce Summit, and I wanted to share a quick reflection. Normally, I don’t post much about where I speak, but this event was really special. 

We had hundreds of manufacturers, workforce development pros, educators, economic developers and state agencies who showed up with real urgency. Not hype, but urgency. The kind you feel when the ground is shifting under everyone at once.

It’s what’s happening as intelligence becomes abundant and the scarce resource is actually Human Agency.

That was the core message of my keynote and workshop.

Agentic workflows aren’t “AI workflows.” 

They are a combination of Human Agency × Agentic AI…and that multiplication only works if the human side is strong. Skills. Judgment. Intentionality. The ability to shape the work, not just react to the tools.

There are two ways to think about implementing AI. Human-First or AI-First. What I have learned over the past couple years is that every organization needs both. Every workforce strategy needs both. Every individual needs both.

And if you had to choose a starting point, which one do you choose? 

Some of us are so focused on investing in making AI Agents work for us, we sometimes forget to help our Human Agents build the agency they need to come along for the ride.

That is the primary reason AI investments are not paying off for enough companies. 

Huge thanks to Jessica Borza, Beth Hahn, Mary Voigt and the entire team for making this such a standout event. Proud to have been part of it!

Human x AI Collaboration | Helping Leaders Build Human-First AI Workflows | Creator of AI Agility and Agentic Learning Design Methodologies | Keynote Speaker & HBR Contributor

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