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With over 25 years of experience in retained executive search and corporate human resources, Meg is a strategic c-suite human resources executive with strong business acumen. She has worked in both start-up entrepreneurial environments, as well as driven large-scale transformation within public companies through effective communication and creative problem-solving skills. After college, she began her career in retail in the Macy’s training program and after four years left to open a custom swimwear store in Greenwich, CT. That ultimately led to a 25-plus year career in retained executive search, most notably at Korn Ferry and Herbert Mines Associates.

 

In 2017, Meg was recruited to XPO Logistics to build a world-class executive recruiting function. Meg and her team subsequently stood up the leadership teams for two public company spins, GXO in 2021 and RXO in 2022.

 

Meg leads with a servant-leader mindset and a collaborative and authentic approach to partnering with all levels of an organization. She is committed to fostering excellence, quality, service, and profitability. She is passionate about assisting individuals, leaders, and teams meet and surpass their talent needs. 

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Meg believes in second chances and is currently serving on the board of Homebridge Ventures. Homebridge Ventures seeks to reduce recidivism through support programs and services to help the formerly incarcerated get vocational training and find employment.

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Meg lives in Connecticut with her husband, dog and three sons who've now flown the coop but visit often.

 

Fun Fact: Meg produced an off-Broadway play about motherhood called EVE-olution.

Liz Etkin is a Partner with over 25 years of executive search experience focused on building leadership teams for consumer-facing and growth-oriented businesses. She is trusted by founders, boards, and investors to recruit CEOs, board directors, and senior executives, while also building out the broader SVP, VP, and Director bench that drives day-to-day execution and long-term scale.

 

Known for her pace, precision, and thoughtful approach, Liz combines speed with rigor to deliver the right leaders at critical moments. She frequently partners with organizations during periods of rapid growth, transformation, and inflection, helping them strengthen leadership infrastructure and prepare for transactions, including acquisitions and exits.

 

Liz began her career in operational leadership before transitioning into executive search, later leading and growing the New York office of Centerstone Executive Search and founding her own practice in 2017.

 

Liz has placed executives at some of the best known and most loved brands, including Starbucks, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Dish Network, Nordstrom, Tommy Hilfiger, Blue Nile, Brooks Running, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, Solidcore, Rumble Boxing, and LineVision. She is a trusted partner to private equity and venture capital investors, including Bain Capital, Maveron, and Berkshire Hathaway, among others.

Maria brings more than 35 years of beauty and wellness industry leadership and expertise to her role as Consulting Principal. Having scaled global luxury beauty brands, founded a breakthrough haircare brand, and served as CEO for high-growth consumer companies in wellness, she offers a rare, 360-degree executive perspective as well as significant contacts to talent acquisition.

 

Throughout her career—including foundational leadership roles at Lancôme and John Frieda, nine years at Clarins, and over seven years as CEO of NEST New York and Love Wellness—Maria has specialized in building high-performing, collaborative, and exceptionally efficient organizations. She possesses an innate understanding of how to recruit top-tier talent at every organizational level, align teams with founder and investor visions, and build enterprise value. Having engineered two landmark exits—the sale of John Frieda to Kao Corporation and NEST New York to North Castle Partners—she excels at identifying the exact leadership profiles required to scale brands and navigate complex business transformations.

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Ann Gambardella brings over 10 years of experience in technology recruiting to Megaworx Executive Search, having filled c-level, executive and management positions across a multitude of technology skillsets including:

• Modern Application Engineering 

• Architecture

• Data Science and Analytics

• Customer and Business Intelligence

• Cloud Based Infrastructure and DevOps

• Information and Cybersecurity

• Program and Product Management

She has placed professionals across many industries including Retail, Ecommerce, Advertising, Pharmaceuticals, Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) and Logistics.

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Ann holds a B.S. in Information Systems from Quinnipiac University. Before becoming a recruiter, she enjoyed a 25-plus year career in IT, eventually becoming the CIO for a start-up. She understands technology disciplines and what motivates top candidates to seek new opportunities.

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Fun Fact:  Ann enjoys the cultural experience of living in the heart of Yale University, and she can tell you everything you need to know about New Haven’s legendary pizza.

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