Founder/CEO of Happiness Squad, ex-McKinsey Partner with 25+ years in transformation. Author of Hardwired for Happiness. Holds an MBA from Chicago Booth and a BTech in Physical Chemistry from IIT.

Procurement and sourcing executive with expertise in strategic sourcing, supply chain, cost optimization. Experience across aerospace, electronics, telecom, retail, food. Degree from Oregon State.

Founder and CEO of Wiglaf LLC, Adjunct Professor of Economics at DePaul University, and author of Pricing Done Right and Pricing Strategy. Academic Advisor to the PPS CPP program.

Recently retired CPO of Kellanova. Over 40 years in procurement with multiple Fortune 500 CPG/food firms. Managed $B’s in spend across direct, indirect, commodities and more. Expert in transformation and delivering results across the spectrum of procurement activities.

Procurement transformation expert with 20+ years at Koch Industries and leadership at JBS USA. Specialist in global sourcing, supply chain, commodity trading, and P&L management.

Former EY Americas Chief Learning Officer with 30+ years in strategic transformation and innovation. Expert in learning program design, behavioral change, and AI applications. Adjunct professor at the University of Denver.

Aaron Brooks is Vice President of Human-Centered Growth at Happiness Squad, where he supports business development efforts and focuses on building relationships with clients and partners while helping them to create flourishing, high performing cultures. With nearly three decades of experience, Aaron’s work centers on relationship and client development and helping companies unlock the full potential of their people

Jay supports client delivery and leads Happiness Squad’s SMB segment. He brings with him over 15 years of experience across management consulting, sales and high growth startups. Prior to joining Happiness Squad, Jay was a principal at Guild and an engagement manager with McKinsey at McKinsey & Company. Jay has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and Masters in Science (MS) from the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise along with a Bachelors of Arts (BA) in Neuroscience from Middlebury College. He lives in Evergreen, Colorado and enjoys spending as much time as possible outside with his wife, Maggie, and their two children.

Ian brings a wealth of diverse experience to his role as a high-performance consultant. He began his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, followed by private equity, where he managed portfolio company financials, operations, and the hiring and training of leadership teams. In addition, Ian started and operated his own startup in the sustainable energy space. Ian is a trained executive coach from the Georgetown Institute of Transformational Leadership and is also a published author, having written a book on positive psychology titled "Firmness of Mind," which donates 100% of its profits to charity.