Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Angela Hood
Founder/CEO
International Entrepreneur of the Year (Top 5 Finalist), incubated at ideaSpace - University of Cambridge. International keynote speaker and thought leader on unbiased technology, ethical use of artificial intelligence and ROI of diversity.
Justin Hood
COO
Flew F/A-18's for the United States Marine Corps for 20 years, retiring as a LtCol. Leads defense contractor engagements. Now happily "herding the cats" for ThisWay Global.
Alex Shmelev
Chief Technology Officer
Walt Disney Architect, Drugstore.com VP of Pharmacy Technology Systems (acquired by Walgreens), Senior Engineer at one of the fastest growing finch companies, Nerd Wallet. Leading enterprise technologist for over 25 years.
Crystal Zilliox
Product Manager
Managed Talent Services division of multi-billion dollar, international job board, Indeed. Formerly served in the USMC in the areas of computer engineering and networking.
Daniel Snell
Senior Engineer
Behind the development, data science, and growth strategies of some of the best known startup brands. Brings expertise in user data correlation, product management as well as extraordinary API capabilities. Leads development of our front end.
Gabriela Martinez
Product Designer
Gabriela brings 4 years experience in diverse creative fields such as e-commerce, advertisement, product & web design. A well-rounded designer, Gaby oversees all visual design along with creating the user interfaces and experience of ThisWay products
Victoria Leigh
Salesforce Admin
Victoria was a Product Owner for her first year with ThisWay. In 2019 she became a Salesforce Admin and leads implementation of our Salesforce integrations.
Jacob Loechler
Senior Sales Executive
Closed nearly $1million in sales in the first six months of his time with ThisWay. Currently works with enterprise, defense and staffing companies to leverage our solutions to increase revenue, cost savings and increased diversity.
Matt Hofacker
Marketing Manager
Specializes in demand generation focused on acquisition, activation, and retention for startups going to market. Brings sales ops and marketing experience.
Scott Leese
Sales Strategy Advisor
Sales strategist known for helping startups go from $0revenue to $25million ARR in 3 years. 6x Startup Sales Leader 3x Top 25 AA-ISP Inside Sales Leader 2x Founder 1x Author
Ben Cohen
Enterprise Advisor
Experienced tech executive with 20+ years experience helping companies from startups to the Fortune 500 drive sustained growth and surpass customer expectations. Strategic thinker and motivated leader with proven history of operational execution.
Hasan Warraich
Intern - SaaS Operations
Bachelors of Business Administration - Management Information Systems. Active in Aggie Recruitment Committee and Muslim Students Association. Hasan also helps us understand how to best attract diverse talent from asian and Muslim backgrounds.