Company: Mondo, New York, NY
Company Description: We help solve the most challenging talent gaps at midsize to enterprise-level companies every single day, along with recently VC-funded startups facing mass hiring challenges and organizations facing urgent hiring needs. When you partner with Mondo, you never have to question if you’ll find the right candidate. With a network of 1.4M+ high-end, niche Tech experts, 100+ connected industry-specific
Nomination Category: Individual Awards Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Female Executive of the Year – Business Services –11 to 2,500 Employees
 Nomination Title: Stephanie Wernick Barker
- Outline the nominee's achievements since July 1 2020 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
Total 187 words used.
- In January 2020, Stephanie facilitated an off-site leadership retreat on Simon Sinek’s infinite game to help evolve Mondo’s next generation of leaders to stay agile through uncertain times.
- In March 2020, Stephanie launched weekly “All Hands Calls” to foster compay transparency, boost morale, and share industry trends and insights with the field.
- In March 2020, Stephanie began hosting Mondo’s Virtual Thought Leadership series, where members of Mondo’s personal and professional networks join a conversation with members of the field. The goal is to unite, educate, and inspire the next generation of staffing industry experts.
- May 2020, launched the Mindful Mondo Minute series daily focus on health, wellbeing, and personal growth to prioritize and center the conversation around mental health in the workplace making Mondo an example for other companies as to what it can look like to put your people first.
- Mondo Referenced in the Wall Street Journal,
- Salary Guide
- Listed one of Forbes top 200 Best Professional Recruiting Firms - because of our internal buy-in it impacted our client satisfaction so much that we were nominated.
- Doubled down on giving marketing the necessary support and tools
- Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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Recognized as a BSA Best Marketing Staffing Agency
Mondo Insights Referenced in the Wall Street Journal 3x
Mondo’s Annual Salary Guide is Stephanie and Monod’s way of providing a tool that promotes pay transparency within the Tech, Digital Marketing, and Creative industries to help candidates and employers alike have more open and honest conversations about salary ranges and expectations with the ultimate goal of closing wage gaps and working toward pay equity.
Under Stephanies leadership, Mondo was listed one of Forbes top 200 Best Professional Recruiting Firms. As a result of Stephanie’s guidance and innovation Mondo’s renewed approach to how we work with clients impacted our client satisfaction so much that Mondo was nominated enough times to receive this prestigious recognition.
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes, explaining the achievements since July 1, 2020 of the nominated woman, OR written answers to the questions? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video. If you are submitting written answers to the questions for this category, provide them in the spaces below:
- Briefly describe the nominated individual: history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Stephanie Wernick Barker is an approachable, no-nonsense leader who values authenticity, transparency, and believes that communication is the key to life. When it comes to Stephanie's time at Mondo, she's seen and done it all. Starting out as a recruiter, she quickly rose in the ranks to take over as Mondo's President in 2019. While other companies were forced to cut back throughout the pandemic, under Steph's leadership, Mondo grew 81% in revenue. More importantly, as a result of the importance she placed on improving company culture, Mondo has improved retention by 17%, grown its headcount by 25%, and boosted its diversity by 13%. Steph led the charge early on the pandemic to transition Mondo's 200+ person workforce to a fully remote setting. Throughout this transition, Stephanie doubled down on being a transparent leader and meeting Mondo’s workforce where they were at. This translated to a renewed emphasis on internal coaching and development to become a more specialized resource to our clients to help them overcome the unique staffing challenges presented by the changing employment landscape. Without her commitment to transparency and internal support, Mondo would not have realized its current level of success.
- Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the nominee's past performance (up to 250 words):
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What makes Stephanie's accomplishments so unique is that she has pioneered new methods and approaches to business strategy, which have helped Mondo thrive. This work has had a significant impact on the way many businesses and major corporations have refined their hiring and onboarding strategies. Each of Stephanie’s accomplishments has informed the next to build a strong foundation that has had a positive impact on key metrics within Mondo, driving its growing influence in the world of Tech, Digital Marketing, and Creative staffing.
Retention
By transitioning to a fully remote work environment early in the pandemic, Mondo has seen a 17% increase in employee retention.
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56% | Retention rate from 2018-2019
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62% | Retention rate from 2019-2020
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73% | Retention rate in 2022 YTD
Growth
As a result of Stephanie’s accomplishments and culture-focused initiatives, Mondo has seen significant internal growth.
Promotions
Under Stephanie’s leadership, Mondo employees have become more empowered to live up to their full potential and, as a result, there have been more promotions than ever.
Diversity
With a renewed focus on diversity, Stephanie’s accomplishments have lead to a more diverse internal structure with the goal of Mondo’s internal diversity translating to greater diversity within the clients and candidates we work with to help have a tangible impact on equity within the staffing industry.
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14% | Diversity rate in 2020
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19% | Diversity rate in 2021
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27% | Diversity rate YTD in 2022
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