Sleep Number Corporation

At Sleep Number, we are forging a new sleep technology category that is all about wellness. Our life-changing smart beds are delivering proven quality sleep. We’ve improved 15+ million lives to date and we are just getting started.

● Member of our Mental Health Allies Leadership Team.
● Co-chair of our Community Connections in OUr Mental Health Allies Network.
● Member of our HR Connect Team.
● Provides strategic candidate sourcing for tough-to-fill roles for our Sales, Services, and Manufacturing teams using LinkedIn Recruiter, Nexxt, Indeed, and Workday Applicant Tracking System.
● Provide subject matter consultation to hiring managers and partners to align on resource needs.
● Contributes to the development of and implements an effective recruiting strategy plan that impacts the ROI of the overall business. (i.e. workload, candidate flow, quality of hire, etc.)
● Proactively approaches talent acquisition challenges and gains market intelligence to stay competitive.
● Actively looks for process improvements, brings ideas forward, and implements as appropriate.
● Ensure interview teams are equipped to interview through regular coaching and training.
● Serves as a change champion in support of Talent Acquisition initiatives and implementations.
● Partners with the interview team, Talent Acquisition Coordinator team, business partners, and 
 candidates to own the experience from application to offer.

Sales Talent Acquisition Partner

Life Time Inc.

Since opening its doors 31 years ago, Life Time has evolved into something completely unique. Today it’s a growing community of people who have defined a new path forward. Where health, knowledge, and relationships are valued. Where our energy is channeled for good. And where purpose drives our daily lives.

● Provide strategic candidate sourcing for tough-to-fill roles using LinkedIn Recruiter and Workday Applicant Tracking System.
● Conducted phone interviews and made appropriate recommendations to the hiring managers.
● Prepared the candidates for their interview with the hiring managers.
● Worked with the hiring managers to negotiate and make employment offers.
● Provided consistent communication to ensure a great candidate experience.

Contract Recruiter

Sun Country Airlines

Sun Country Airlines is a new breed of hybrid low-cost air carrier that dynamically deploys shared resources across our synergistic scheduled service, charter and cargo businesses. Based in Minnesota, we focus on serving leisure and visiting friends and relatives ("VFR") passengers and charter customers and providing CMI service to Amazon, with flights throughout the United States and to destinations in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

● Provided strategic candidate sourcing for tough-to-fill roles using Indeed, Facebook, SilkRoad, and UltiPro Applicant Tracking System.
● Evaluated KPIs and recruiting procedures to identify opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
●  Created job postings that are professional, articulate, and attention-grabbing to develop a pipeline of qualified candidates.
● Conducted candidate interviews and made appropriate recommendations to the hiring managers.
● Prepared the candidates for their interviews with the hiring managers.
● Worked with the hiring managers to negotiate and make employment offers.
● Provided consistent communication to ensure a great candidate experience.

CustomCARE LLC.

A "Whole Person" Approach to Customized Home Care

● Provided strategic candidate sourcing for tough-to-fill roles using Facebook, Craigslist, and CareTracker Applicant Tracking System.
● Evaluated KPIs and recruiting procedures to identify opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
●  Sourced, recruited, interviewed, hired, trained, coached, and led, a team of 200+ employees.
● Used customer service skills to ensure an amazing client experience.
● Partnered with our clients to understand their upcoming staffing needs.
● Provided consistent communication to ensure a great candidate experience.
● Used CareTracker Applicant Tracking System

Scheduling Coordinator/Recruiter

PrideStaff

At PrideStaff, it’s all about you. Whether you’re an entry level worker or a senior executive, an HR Manager or a front line supervisor, our goal is to understand what matters to you – your goals, your priorities, your success. Our locally-owned offices seek to understand your needs and track results, measure feedback, and keep it personal. Everything we do is designed to serve you better, and our ten years of being recognized as among the top .5% in the industry tell us we are doing something right.

● Provided strategic candidate sourcing for tough-to-fill roles using Facebook, ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder, Craigslist, and Bullhorn Applicant Tracking System with Text Kernel Match.
● Sourced, recruited, interviewed, hired, trained, coached, managed, and led our teams.
● Partner with the clients to understand their upcoming staffing needs.
● Provided fantastic customer service by matching the client's needs with the skills and
capabilities of the PrideStaff Field Associates.
● Provided consistent communication to ensure a great candidate experience.

Full Desk Staffing Consultant/Recruiter

Rally Health / Audax Health

Real Appeal® is designed to help you build healthy habits across key areas, such as nutrition, fitness, sleep and stress, to support weight loss. This program is available at no additional cost to eligible members and dependents as part of their health plan benefits.

● Used behavior change methods/skills including: goal setting, action planning,
problem solving, motivational interviewing, navigating obstacles/barriers to goals,
finding resources, self monitoring and building self efficacy.
● Used a digital platform to perform 1:1 and group coaching sessions as a lifestyle
intervention health coach.

Real Appeal Health Transformation Coach

Life Time Fitness

Since opening its doors nearly 30 years ago, Life Time has evolved into something completely unique. Today it’s a growing community of people who have defined a new path forward. Where health, knowledge, and relationships are valued. Where our energy is channeled for good. And where purpose drives our daily lives.

● Metabolic Specialist- Coached, trained, managed, and led a team of 30 Metabolic Technicians for our metabolic testing program.
● Performed 1:1 and small group personal training and endurance coaching sessions.
● Helped drive team building, established best practices, and brainstormed new ideas while running our weekly team meetings.
● Partnered with the personal training management team to determine upcoming staffing needs.
● High-achieving performer on our team in personal training, metabolic testing, coaching, nutritional product, and heart rate monitor sales.

Metabolic Specialist, Personal Trainer and Endurance Coach

Fitness Together

● Provided strategic sourcing of personal trainers using Facebook and Craigslist.
● Ran the day-to-day operations of our Edina, MN location.
● Performed 1:1 and small group personal training and coaching sessions.
● Sourced, recruited, interviewed, hired, trained, coached, led, and managed our personal training team.
● Provided consistent communication to ensure a great candidate experience.
● Led our team in sales for personal training, nutritional products, and heart rate monitors.

Studio Manager and Personal Trainer

Talent Acquisition Partner at Sleep Number

I am a seasoned Talent Acquisition Partner with over a decade of expertise in various aspects of HR, including Sourcing, Recruiting, Interviewing, Hiring, Training, Leadership, Coaching, and Team Management. I am actively preparing for the HR Certification Institute's Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) Exam, which I plan to take in May.

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