Mike Connolly

Mike started his career in engineering, before being pulled “against his will” into sales.

It turned out that he loved sales. He led teams at PAETEC, Windstream, and Experian before moving to CarGurus, a role that changed his life

Mike finished his corporate career at EverQuote to then “retire”. Turns out everyone was right and he couldn’t sit still for long. He founded Pay Forward Coaching shortly thereafter, and is pumped for the chance to give back.

Victoria Nichol

Talent development has been at the core of Victoria’s career focus. Victoria has deep experience in sales, customer success and marketing. Her passion is building great teams and helping others achieve success and self-actualization.

Victoria’s philosophy is that discipline, passion, positivity and perseverance are key ingredients for success. She attributes her growth to mentors who have been honest, tough, but supportive, and she wants to pay it forward

Nancy Tawadros

Nancy is a creative and passionate HR/Talent Acquisition/Recruitment Professional and Strategist with extensive experience in both small and large companies

Giving back is what makes Nancy who she is. She has run career coaching sessions at shelters, provided coaching to women and single mothers who are recovering from addiction, served the homeless, and actively involved in her local community. 

Yin Cheng

Yin started his career in accounting and finance, before transitioning to build high-performing Sales Operations teams in successful, high-growth tech startups.

Yin has had amazing coaches and mentors in his career, and is excited for the opportunity to pay that forward to others!

Tara Ryan

After 11 years in software sales where she led and scaled teams, Tara decided to pursue her dream of entrepreneurship. Her love for deep self reflection and growth drove her to become a certified professional coach and leadership development consultant. 

Tara works to create radically inclusive and equity-minded workplaces where leaders and team members are encouraged to show up authentically. Tara is thrilled to join the Pay Forward Coaching team!

Luis Martinez

Luis is an enthusiastic and innovative people leader located in Dublin

He has 12+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, Customer Support, and Customer Experience, and is eager to share his learnings and experiences with others!. 

Brandon Washington

Brandon’s motto is “People first, then Policy”. He is an Employment and Civil Rights Attorney by training, but pivoted into people leadership almost a decade ago. Brandon has expert knowledge in Employment Law, People Operations, DEI, and HR Compliance.

Brandon loves to share his knowledge and help people cultivate their God-given abilities. The most important things in Brandon’s life are his faith, his family, and the wonderful relationships he has developed both professionally and personally

Ginger James

Ginger has spent the last 25 years learning the ins and outs of business. She has worked as a leader in sales, marketing, product, digital learning, leadership development, and talent optimization. 

Ginger is passionate about talent optimization, sales effectiveness, enlightened leadership, and workplace culture. A people developer at heart, she lives by her mission of “building a better world by helping people learn and grow”

Lizzy Rosen

Lizzy is experienced in leading Customer Success, Support, Implementation and Onboarding teams. She has built and scaled teams at companies such as Thrive Global, Pluralsight, Catchpoint and Experian Data Quality

Lizzy is passionate about customer experience, building and scaling teams, and customer value realization. Lizzy lives in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter and french bulldog. She is an avid golfer, traveler and lover of the ocean 

Hilary Stevenson

Hilary is an enthusiastic and dedicated people leader with 9 years of experience working in technology sales. She prides herself on holding her sales team to the highest standards and fostering a growth mindset in each of her reps. Hilary loves helping her direct reports get to the next level in their careers..

Over the years, Hilary has had mentors that have really made an impact on her career, and she looks forward to being able to pay that forward to others! 

Kathleen Patton

Kathleen began her legal career as a corporate lawyer in multinational law firms before transitioning to focus on law firm administration. Kathleen moved to in-house practice after an unexpected layoff, and has spent the last dozen years as in-house counsel, fulfilling her passions by helping amazing companies grow and scale.. 

As a lifelong sufferer of imposter syndrome, Kathleen is looking forward to helping others realize their full potential and work in a job that inspires their passions.

John Henry

John has nearly a decade in Account Management and B2B Sales, with a proven track record of exceeding goals and delivering results. His experience includes Liberty Mutual, CarGurus, and most recently, Amazon

John has been heavily involved in hiring, training, and mentoring new employees throughout his career, and has a strong professional network across Boston’s tech scene. He’s looking forward to having the opportunity to continue paying it forward!

Pardise Moeini

Pardise has over 20 years of experience spanning several industries including banking, telecom, and automotive. Most of her career has been in leadership roles managing teams & high priority projects/programs..

Pardise’s career passion center around creating career progression strategies and development plans, DE&I initiatives, and enhancing employee engagement 

Timna Molberger

Timna is a dedicated people leader with 15+ years of experience in tech startups. Her drive to help others in their careers brings her great joy. She has extensive expertise in hiring, developing, and growing individuals.. 

With a focus on the post-sale customer journey, Timna is passionate about optimizing structures and fostering strong collaboration on go-to-market strategies. Beyond her professional endeavors, she is a dedicated mom, active volunteer, and baking enthusiast.

Frank Doering

Frank started his sales career in automotive repair, then transitioned to motorcycle dealerships which led him being a top performer and eventually taking over sales management. 

Frank then moved to CarGurus as an Account Manager, and then into leadership. Frank then moved to Amazon Business, working with local governments to simplify procurement. Frank is a very tenured and successful sales professional with experience with diverse customers. 

Kate Zartarian

Kate is a senior business leader with over 15 years of experience in enterprise software retention strategy, market research, and client relationship management. She has led CS transformations at companies such as Crimson Hexagon (now Brandwatch), Harvard Business Publishing, and 360insights.s..

Kate is passionate about career mobility, economic advancement and lifelong learning. She lives in Watertown, MA

with her husband and daughter and enjoys biking, yoga, and dabbles with urban homesteading 

Robbie Wilson

Robbie is a sales professional with over 16 years of experience in sales management, recruitment, Sales Ops, and Go to Market… 

Robbie currently leads Enboarder’s SMB and Corporate sales teams. Previously, he worked at CarGurus as a Senior Sales Manager after leading GTM for 2 new products

Early in his career, he was lucky to receive guidance from exceptional mentors, who ignited a passion and helped kickstart his career. Pay Forward Coaching is an opportunity to do that same thing for others..

Alei Sikorovsky

Alei has spent the last 8 years in SaaS technology sales, and the last 3 leading new sales teams in emerging markets and verticals. She is passionate about unlocking her team members’ true motivation, full potential, and helping them reach the next step in their careers.

Alei not only loves helping her team succeed in sales, but working with others to develop leadership skills, self-confidence, organization skills, and realizing their goals. She is happiest when she sees other people winning

Darryl Auguste

Darryl has over 15 years of experience spanning analytics, data science, performance marketing, corporate strategy, operations and DEI. He has played a key role as a founding executive & board member, contributing to the success of early-stage startups through exit and beyond.

Darryl’s passion for nurturing talent, providing guidance and empowering others has been a central focus throughout his career. He loves seeing people reach their goals (and more!) and is excited to join the PFC community! 

Liz Johnson

As a seasoned Talent Management and Development professional, Liz Johnson brings a wealth of expertise to the table. Liz has spent her career dedicated to nurturing talent and guiding individuals towards their full potential…. 

Liz is a catalyst for career growth and organizational excellence. Her strategic acumen, coaching prowess, and commitment to talent development are her true passion.  She believes that “Being Bold” and strategic are the keys to growth and success in your life..

Bill Rufo

Bill started his career in architecture before transitioning into sales. Bill now has 16+ years of experience with both start-ups and F500s, selling SaaS and Business Solutions across a wide range of industries and buyer personas.

He has built and scaled teams at Experian Data Quality, Pluralsight, and UpperEdge, and is passionate about helping others hone their craft and develop their careers

Jennifer Shepherd

Jennifer has over a decade of business experience spanning Business Development, Sales, CS, Marketing, Product Management, and Leadership. She’s made numerous career pivots out of her love of learning and dedication to professional development.

She has naturally been seen as a leader throughout her career due to her desire to help others, and supportive and collaborative attitude. She is dedicated to helping everyone around her succeed, which has catapulted her to find Pay it Forward Coaching.

Bryant Itonyo

With a diverse sales and tech background, I bring a unique perspective to support your journey. Whether navigating your path or exploring new directions, I offer valuable insights from my experiences

Exceptional mentors shaped my career and personal success. One mentor, a beloved figure, profoundly impacted my growth and achievements. His unwavering support shaped who I am today.

In his memory, I’m dedicated to providing career guidance and helping others as I was helped along my career journey. 

Steve Ahto

Steve is a Product Leader in Boston, having built and launched successful products for nonprofits, ecommerce startups, and financial services companies.

Steve has advised numerous organizations and product managers on growing their product vision. Thankful to his own mentors along the way, Steve is especially passionate about paying it forward to aspiring PMs transitioning into the field.

Mike Kaplan

Mike has over 19 years of sales experience in the investment management industry. He currently leads a sales team of 7, comprised mostly of early career individuals who are eager to learn and grow. Mike has extensive experience in hiring, interviewing, and negotiating.

Mike’s passion lies in mentoring early career professionals who are still trying to “figure it out” and adapt to the corporate world. He thrives on helping people progress in their career

Ronnie Parikh

Ronnie currently heads up Corporate Development/M&A at Klaviyo, a marketing automation company.  Prior to Klaviyo he led M&A efforts at CarGurus, an online automotive marketplace.  He also has worked in Consulting (Bain & Co) and Private Equity (Golden Gate Capital).

Ronnie has had a number of great mentors through the years, and is looking forward to helping others in their career journey.. 

Regan McCooey

Regan is a Software Engineer with extensive experience building and scaling enterprise web applications..

She is respected for her technical abilities including building backend microservices and managing AWS infrastructure. She is also known for her leadership skills and brings experience as technical team leader

Regan is excited to support members at Pay it Forward as a way to give back to the community and support anyone pursuing a career in software engineering.

Donte Parks

Donte Parks is founder of Getting the Nod, a career consulting firm helping (mostly) tech employees take the next steps in their careers. Leaning on two decades in People/Culture and recruiting/hiring, Donte balances technical and “soft” skills to understand his clients’ goals & strengths and enjoys collaboratively unlocking new paths for them

To learn more visit gettingthenod.com or sign up for his newsletter at gettingthenod.substack.com

Geoff Arruda

Geoffrey has nearly a decade of leadership experience and a background spanning nearly 15 years in Customer Success and Service

Geoffrey currently leads the Inside AM team at CarGurus, and his expertise extends to International BD (focus on GTM), leadership, and Customer Success

Early in his career he had a mentor that helped him transition from retail management into the SaaS world. Since then, Geoffrey has been passionate about helping people break into SaaS and reach their career goals

Andrea Alberts

Andrea is an Executive Coach and Career Consultant.  Andrea’s coaching focuses on helping professionals create the skills, strategies, and mindset for successful career growth and development.  ..

Throughout Andrea’s 20 year career, investing in people through mentorship, guidance and support has been her passion and purpose.

Krishna Ramaswamy

Krishna has a passion for complex problem solving. He realized at an early age that statistics and probability are at the core of everything in life (whether that’s financial markets, an e-commerce marketplace, or fantasy football).

He has employed this passion throughout his 15+ year analytics career, with a focus on delivering sustainable growth through team-building, product development, and process automation

He’s very excited to join the PFC community!

David White

David is a lifelong learner and always curious to find interesting new problems to work on. His career has spanned software sales and marketing, technology research analyst, medical wearables, and renewable energy

David has a passion for sharing his experience through mentoring and coaching. Originally from the UK, he has lived on Boston’s north shore for over 20 years. Outside of work and family, he loves baking and sharing, and swimming in the ocean year round

Dave Heal

Dave pretended to be a lawyer briefly (go blue!) before transitioning into sales & product partnerships for small startups, mostly in data licensing & martech.  ..

Dave is passionate about helping early career folks get into SaaS sales & helping make the transition to the corporate world as easy as possible. He also firmly believes no job in tech should require a bachelor’s degree. Get that out of your JDs, you monsters! 

Dave lives in Denver with his partner and two cats.

Julie Andersen

Julie is a personal and professional development coach. She loves engaging the process of coaching to draw out her client’s creative genius

Her clients are supported throughout the coaching process in a judgment-free environment where they can activate their creativity to discover possibilities

Julie’s curiosity encourages self-discovery and elicits client-generated solutions. She understands the power of clarity and intention, which help clients to formulate strategies for success.

Lee Kramer

Lee has worked in higher education for over twenty years working with students to develop and achieve their academic, co-curricular, life and career goals.

Through his coaching sessions, Lee helps others build the strength and mindset needed totackle challenges, succeed and thrive. Building a trusting and supportive relationship is at thecore of his coaching philosophy

Lee received his B.A. from Emory University and his MBA from Drexel University. 

Lynzie Troyer

Lynzie is a Certified Life Coach and an Associate Certified Coach through the ICF  ..

She has a deep rooted curiosity and love of getting to know people and what makes their world go ‘round. She became an ICF Certified Life Coach in 2023. 

Coaching offers an opportunity to find direction, accountability, and a plan to live the life you dream of. Lynzie creates a safe place for you to share your story. Working together to come up with a plan that best suits your life and desires..

LeRoy Cole

LeRoy has spent the last decade working with startups and in the payments and fintech space. In addition to his time in San Francisco, he’s held roles in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore. He is now based in New York and has started his own career coaching practice. 

LeRoy has been part of two layoffs during his career and knows the challenges that come with growth and resilience. He is excited to coach individuals looking to find their next role and grow into it.

Cindy Oberkirsch

Cindy is a dynamic individual with over 20 years of leadership experience. Her dedication is fueled by a passion for cultivating a happy and engaged workforce.

Cindy invests in both personal and professional development. She is certified as an Executive Coach and Career Coach and is in process of achieving her ACC through the ICF this year.

Having navigated through two corporate layoffs, Cindy empathizes with those who have faced similar challenges.. 

Rebecca Yaffe

Rebecca is a creative leader with 15+ years experience in digital marketing leading creative teams of graphic/web designers and content writers.  

She has built and led the creative teams at many organizations, most notably HomeAdvisor (now Angi) where she led the original branding efforts for the company. She is passionate about building collaborative teams and training compassionate leaders.  

Rebecca is most fulfilled when helping others achieve their career goals.

Kerry Deutsch

Kerry has spent the past 12 years in customer success, account management and sales, including 7 years in leadership.

He’s developed expertise in organizational development, training, team building, customer relationship management, public speaking, and career development.

Kerry became a PFC Career Coach because he is passionate about career coaching, inspiring people to find purpose in their work and helping navigate career change.

Sam Frymer

Sam has close to two decades of experience in the B2B marketing game, heavily focused on tech and SaaS companies. In business, his unfair advantage is being an enthusiastic communicator and servant leader.

Sam’s engagement style and content is most often praised for boldness, candor, consistency, satire, and relentless advocacy, with a touch of creative flair. He wants to pay it forward from insights distilled through a diverse set of career adventures. 

Lexi Kenneally

Lexi Kenneally has spent the majority of her career in Tech Sales Leadership building high performing teams and executing on sales targets.

Her passion lies in coaching and enabling individuals to achieve their utmost potential, a driving force that propelled her towards contributing on a larger scale.   

She’s eager to leverage her expertise and leadership skills, to make an impact on professionals who are looking to find their new role or career in tech sales!