Company Info for gainor.net | IcebreakerMembers
Entrepreneurial-minded with a focus and background in sales and recruitment. I specialize in direct hire and executive placement. My mission is to enhance and grow the organizations with the top people and talent in place. I support companies that are shaping the U.S. and international markets in the Health & Wellness, Hospitality, Sports, Tech, Finance, Food & Beverage, Real Estate, Beauty, Fashion, and Cannabis Industries. I act as a resource for clients and candidates who are looking to position themselves to be global leaders in new and exciting opportunities.
I graduated from the American University of Paris in 2012 with a double major in International Business Administration and Entrepreneurship. Growing up with an international education from Belgium, Holland and France has helped me develop a well rounded perspective on different cultures and life expectations.
Over the years, I have found a passion for sales, networking and, ultimately, helping people find great products and opportunities for better living. 
I'm the founder of The Joanne Weaver Group, a NYC-based design talent agency specializing in Product Design, Product Management, User Research, Content Design, and Software Engineering.
We're downright passionate about creating meaningful connections between people, and our care and attention to detail come through in every facet of what we do - how we intuitively listen and understand what you want and need, address your pain points, guide you on the right path to finding that perfect team member / company, and, the best part, celebrate your wins with you! w00t!
We place freelance, temp to perm, and fulltime designers in early-to-late-stage startups, F500s, and beyond.
About 90% of our candidates and clients come personally referred to us, and we cherish our deep and meaningful, longterm relationships with them.
Snapshot of me:
* 20+ years of digital industry experience: from my early days of the '99 SF dotcom boom (when Amazon only sold books!) through today, my love for the tech industry still burns strong.
* Longstanding, deep knowledge of the tech and startup community and how to cultivate longterm, trusted relationships with jobseekers and clients who partner with us repeatedly through the years.
* A personal touch - we dig in deep and take the time necessary to understand your needs and what makes a good match, with high attention to detail...while being laser-focused, nimble, iterative, and consultative. And, fun. We won’t hold back the rah rah when it’s called for!
* Most importantly, we possess a deep, abiding respect for the tech industry, and for the people who trailblazed it. We are honored to carry that torch today.
We rep:
UX / UI / Product Designers
User Researchers
Product Managers
UX Writers / Content Designers
Fulltime, Freelance, Temp to Perm
Midlevel through VP
Some words we like:
User Experience, UX, IxD, Interaction Design, Digital Design, Product Design, Sketch, Figma, Product Management, Service Designers, Visual Design, UI Design, UX/UI Design, Recruitment, Staffing, Freelance, Fulltime, Mobile, Tablet, Native Apps, iOS, Android, User Centered Design, Content Strategy, Information Architecture, IA, Agile, Lean UX, User Research, UX Research, Retingency, Retained Search, contingency search 
