Culture & Values
At Compassnorth, our core values include Commitment, Respect, Fairness, and Engagement. We honor our word and do not commit to things we cannot do. When we do commit, we execute. Period. We respect all opinions, views and thoughts. We can disagree strongly, but communicate in a respectful way. We respect our clients, partners, and team members and strive to find win-win solutions. We strive to be fair and do whatever is reasonable to achieve this. Life is not fair, so this doesn’t mean all decisions are equal. However, in all decisions we factor fairness into the equation. We strive to set up an environment, culture, compensation structure, etc. that drives YOUR engagement. What do you want? How can we find a fair and equitable solution so all parties are fully engaged and excited? This is when great stuff happens.
Leadership
Dr. Larysa Nadolny, Chief Executive Officer
Lifelong educator, teacher, and trainer that has progressively moved through all facets of education over my 20 year career. Strong emphasis on educational technology, in particular game-based learning (GBL) and gamification.
National leader in emerging technologies in teaching and learning, particularly gamification, augmented reality, and virtual reality. Published 30 articles, books, and OER resources, and digital game experiences. Secured over $7 M in public and private funding for STEM education and game-based learning via competitive national grants.
My work has resulted in over 30 publications that showcase the effectiveness of GBL - specifically on motivation, engagement, and subject matter retention. Simply put, courses and training modules are proven to increase motivation, engagement, and effectiveness when GBL techniques are integrated properly.
Ed. D (University of Delaware) + MS Education (Boston University) + BS Animal Science (Virginia Tech)
Lifelong educator, teacher, and trainer that has progressively moved through all facets of education over my 20 year career. Strong emphasis on educational technology, in particular game-based learning (GBL) and gamification.
National leader in emerging technologies in teaching and learning, particularly gamification, augmented reality, and virtual reality. Published 30 articles, books, and OER resources, and digital game experiences. Secured over $7 M in public and private funding for STEM education and game-based learning via competitive national grants.
My work has resulted in over 30 publications that showcase the effectiveness of GBL - specifically on motivation, engagement, and subject matter retention. Simply put, courses and training modules are proven to increase motivation, engagement, and effectiveness when GBL techniques are integrated properly.
Ed. D (University of Delaware) + MS Education (Boston University) + BS Animal Science (Virginia Tech)
Srivastav Sethupathy, Chief Technology Officer
Technology executive and entrepreneur at heart, I consistently build world-class engineering organizations across multiple domains. I love the power of data and how it can positively impact society. Having championed several early stage firms and unicorn startups through growth, exit and IPO (in ranges of $140M to excess of $3B USD), I know what works and what doesn't. As a founding member of GoGuardian Inc., I shaped the technical strategy to establish it as the #1 Ed-Tech SaaS provider (three years sales growth of 4000%) in the US and Canada in 2018 per Inc. 500 Magazine, with an eventual exit valued at 8x multiple.
Early in my career, I was responsible for engineering Yahoo!'s Display and Search advertising platforms, consisting of $2B+ in annual revenue and 700M unique users. This experience, as well as scaling Hulu from 15 engineers to 120, while serving as Director of Software Engineering, ignited my passion for building technical teams at innovative enterprises.
MBA (Anderson - UCLA) + MS Computer Science (Oklahoma State) + BE Computer Science (SRM University)
Listen to Sri describe how he built engineering departments at Hulu, Yahoo! and GoGuardian Inc. --> https://eleva.no/sri
Technology executive and entrepreneur at heart, I consistently build world-class engineering organizations across multiple domains. I love the power of data and how it can positively impact society. Having championed several early stage firms and unicorn startups through growth, exit and IPO (in ranges of $140M to excess of $3B USD), I know what works and what doesn't. As a founding member of GoGuardian Inc., I shaped the technical strategy to establish it as the #1 Ed-Tech SaaS provider (three years sales growth of 4000%) in the US and Canada in 2018 per Inc. 500 Magazine, with an eventual exit valued at 8x multiple.
Early in my career, I was responsible for engineering Yahoo!'s Display and Search advertising platforms, consisting of $2B+ in annual revenue and 700M unique users. This experience, as well as scaling Hulu from 15 engineers to 120, while serving as Director of Software Engineering, ignited my passion for building technical teams at innovative enterprises.
MBA (Anderson - UCLA) + MS Computer Science (Oklahoma State) + BE Computer Science (SRM University)
Listen to Sri describe how he built engineering departments at Hulu, Yahoo! and GoGuardian Inc. --> https://eleva.no/sri
Pete Nadolny, Advisor
Thinker, collaborator, hunter, challenger and reasonable are terms that describe me. I thirst for action and enjoy working with others who are open minded and want to make an impact. Having grown profits for start-up businesses (2X), family-style private firms (~$15M) and large multinationals (~$3B) I know that a collaborative culture is what really drives success. And culture, of course, is created by leadership.
My expertise in both customer facing (sales/marketing/pricing) and operational roles (quality/process engineering) allows me to lead cross-functional teams quite effectively. I can easily empathize with most, because I've walked in many shoes and understand their daily grind. Further, I've worked in both the public and private sector, as well as several industries (consulting, telecom, nano-filtration, microelectronics, construction, etc.). This gives me a unique perspective, as I often find opportunities to add value that others overlook.
@business model: If we're focused on cost, we're in the wrong market or don't really understand the application. Let's focus on delivering high value and amazing our customers please.
MBA (Kelley - Indiana University) + BS Mechanical Engineering (Virginia Tech)
Thinker, collaborator, hunter, challenger and reasonable are terms that describe me. I thirst for action and enjoy working with others who are open minded and want to make an impact. Having grown profits for start-up businesses (2X), family-style private firms (~$15M) and large multinationals (~$3B) I know that a collaborative culture is what really drives success. And culture, of course, is created by leadership.
My expertise in both customer facing (sales/marketing/pricing) and operational roles (quality/process engineering) allows me to lead cross-functional teams quite effectively. I can easily empathize with most, because I've walked in many shoes and understand their daily grind. Further, I've worked in both the public and private sector, as well as several industries (consulting, telecom, nano-filtration, microelectronics, construction, etc.). This gives me a unique perspective, as I often find opportunities to add value that others overlook.
@business model: If we're focused on cost, we're in the wrong market or don't really understand the application. Let's focus on delivering high value and amazing our customers please.
MBA (Kelley - Indiana University) + BS Mechanical Engineering (Virginia Tech)
