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   Company Growth: Before Todd came on board as CEO in 2013, the company leadership was disconnected from the goals and needs of employees, which negatively impacted retention. Employees were leaving left and right, and at that point the company had only 12 employees in our Des Moines, Iowa offices. Since Todd took over as CEO, we’ve grown to over 60 employees in 5 years. Due to his strategic vision and commitment to customers nationwide, we now have remote employees working in North Carolina and Colorado as well. In 2013, we had just over 500 clients, and today we service around 1300. We have ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies for three consecutive years, jumping nearly 1200 spots between 2016 and 2017. Todd’s strategic vision helped establish a new board of directors, which will allow the company to continue growing even further. Many teams have experienced double-digit employee growth, most notably, the marketing team, which grew by 50% in 2018. Work Culture: The mood around the office has been lighter and more uplifting ever since Todd joined as CEO. His Servant Leader mentality prevails, as he’s always willing to support initiatives and programs that the staff proposes. We have a very collaborative work environment and perks that make our workplace culture desirable: Our Des Moines offices recently installed standing desks for everybody who wanted one. Each department has regular outings for team bonding, and we hold company-wide outings and officewide parties several times per year. We host staff lunch and learns every few weeks to educate staff on new products, events or organizations in the community. At our most recent lunch and learn, we had a Des Moines Police Officer on-site to teach the staff about active shooter safety. Our sand volleyball league, the BirdDogHR Ballers plays weekly and enjoys hanging out after the games together. We have ice cream trucks and special treats delivered to the office regularly. Our office is dog-friendly and employees bring their dogs to the office on a regular basis. Children are welcome to stop by and it’s helped bring the team closer together. The daughter of our VP of Operations has juvenile arthritis, and there’s a whole Team Jalyn crew at BirdDogHR that supports her through fundraising walks and potlucks. Todd was part of Team Jalyn and made a sizeable contribution to support the Walk to Cure Arthritis. Product Technology When Todd came on in 2013, we were an ATS-only company. Since then, we’ve transformed into a complete talent management solution and now offer Onboarding, Learning Management, Performance Management and Succession Planning software that is also completed its Soc 2 Type 2 security audit. Through Todd’s strategic leadership, our product team has been hard at work to introduce partner integrations to our software. Using open APIs, we are now able to integrate with several leading ERPs that many of our clients use, making it easier for customers to use employee data to make business decisions. As we continue to partner with more technically advanced organizations, we ensure each of their job boards are included in our ATS one-click job distribution functionality. We work with many high-consequence federal contractors, and the product roadmap includes competitive, cutting-edge technology that is expected to attract more new customers that can’t find these features in any other system. Because of Todd’s knowledge and leadership, we are truly cutting-edge and able to compete with much larger HCM companies. Financial Performance Every year since Todd has joined as CEO, our end of year revenue continues to surpass the previous years with double-digit growth up to 50%. Professional Experience Todd has spent his career in executive leadership roles. He has had multiple executive leadership positions at other HCM companies like Intelledon, GeoLearning, Vital Learning, Learn 2, Skillsoft and ITC Learning. Todd was the recipient of the NLV Joe Rosenfield Leadership Award in 2017, and has been recognized with several prestigious award nominations, including a 2016 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Semi-Finalist and a 2016 TAI CEO of the Year finalist.

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   Company Growth When Todd came on in 2013, BirdDogHR had 12 employees. We now grown to over 50 employees in three states over the last five years. We have nearly tripled our customer base in that time and continue to gain interest from potential partners. Work Culture Our company culture is the best of both worlds our staff works very hard to deliver the best products and services to our customers, but we also enjoy relaxing and having fun together. We have regular company-wide events like lunch and learns, potlucks, weekly happy hour and volunteer opportunities. We have games all over the office (ping pong table, cornhole set, foosball table and an old-school gaming console) and there is almost always a group playing. Product Technology We were an ATS-only company in 2013. Under Todd’s leadership, we have developed 4 new software modules to continue offering world-class workforce solutions to our customers. Through Todd’s strategic leadership, our product team has been hard at work to introduce partner integrations to our software. We are now able to integrate with several leading ERPs that many of our clients use, making it easier for customers to use employee data to make business decisions. Financial Performance Under previous leadership, we did not have million-dollar revenue. Since 2013 when Todd joined as CEO, we’ve continuously surpassed previous years revenue, and are now a multi-million-dollar company. We continue to gain investor interest. Professional Experience Todd’s servant leadership mentality has grown throughout his past executive leadership roles, and he is the epitome of a servant leader at BirdDogHR. He has held management and VP-level roles for several decades at 6 previous SaaS companies. He knows the industry very well.

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   Todd has changed the world at BirdDogHR. I worked here in the pre-Todd era and can honestly say I wouldn’t have staid if he hadn’t come aboard. Todd has brought an improved focus on generating revenue – brand new revenue, and sustainable revenue. Our product offering has grown substantially over the last 5 years to better fit the needs of the market and that change is thanks to Todd. Beyond just the amazing revenue and product growth he’s brought, he was the instigator of change for an amazing shift in company culture. Todd does his best to know everyone. While he can’t do that too easily with as many employees as we have now, he asks genuine questions about life outside of work and respects that his employees have lives outside of work. Todd has improved morale twenty-fold by encouraging healthy work-life balance, improved employee benefits, and fostering a general sense of community. He has also expanded the leadership team and staff to have healthy gender diversity and encourages an attitude of servant leadership from every member on the leadership team.

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   We were an ATS-only company in 2013. Under Todd’s leadership, we have developed 4 new software modules to continue offering world-class workforce solutions to our customers. Through Todd’s strategic leadership, our product team has been hard at work to introduce partner integrations to our software. We are now able to integrate with several leading ERPs that many of our clients use, making it easier for customers to use employee data to make business decisions.

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   Todd is a great leader in my opinion. He’s very transparent with where our company is, and where our company is going. He’s very aware of every department and connects well with each and every one of us. Having such a genuine and driven leader makes it so easy to come to work every day. He has grown this company substantially since I’ve joined by driving our company values and culture, as well as having the right team members in the right positions.

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   Todd has always been focused on BirdDogHR’s company growth and has proven to me that I made the right choice by joining the organization years ago. Todd has built a great company culture that gives employees work/life balance. Under Todd’s leadership, he helped bring BirdDogHR from a single product to a full Talent Management System. With Todd, we have became a multi-million dollar company and only continue to grow and gain investor interest.

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   Todd has turned a 15 year old job board company that was scraping by and turned it into a thriving software company with 35% growth year over year for 5 years now. He’s an inspiring leader who has built a dynamic, thriving culture that has become a top workplace as voted for by the Des Moines community.

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   Todd’s servant leadership mentality has grown throughout his past executive leadership roles, and he is the epitome of a servant leader at BirdDogHR. He has held management and VP-level roles for several decades at 6 previous SaaS companies. He knows the industry very well.

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   I’ve worked at a few places over the past 31 years so this isn’t my first rodeo as they say. I’ve had good leaders and a few poor ones and Mr. Skokan is the most approachable, open to opinion, and caring leader I’ve dealt with in my career.

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    When Todd came on in 2013, BirdDogHR had 12 employees. We now grown to over 50 employees in three states over the last five years. We have nearly tripled our customer base in that time and continue to gain interest from potential partners.

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    Todd is an innovative leader. He sets the stage for growth for the company and creates a compelling culture that motivates employees to give their very best to produce results that are meaningful to both the company and our customers.

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    Todd is great at cultivating a positive culture. I was an employee before Todd joined the company and the turn around in the company culture is like night and day. I actually look forward to coming to work now.

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    Servant Leadership that trickles down to the VP level, manager level, and employee level. He provides his VPs room to explore and grow, which is a philosophy they bring into their own departments.

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    Ability to consistently deliver in a fast paced and changing competitive environment. He is also transparent with the direction of the company which helps everyone from top to bottom execute

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    Todd promotes the Servant Leadership model, and he is an excellent example of that leadership style. He is supportive, a great listener, open to ideas, and drives success in our company!

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    Todd is an outstanding servant leader and strives to make our workplace culture top-notch. He truly cares about this company, our product and all employees at every level of the company.

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    I have never worked for a company where the CEO was so involved and genuinely cares about each and every employee. He is very approachable and welcoming to all conversations.

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    Ability to create a culture that makes every employee want to come to work everyday. Goes out of his way to make sure every employee has what they need to be successful.

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    Industry Knowledge, Company Vision, Focused on “Servant Leadership”, Strong Record of Company Culture Development, Believes in Competitive Employee Benefits

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    always brings a positive atmosphere where ever he goes, loves to interact with his employees and actually care about each of them personally

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    Good vision for the future and very trustworthy. Really looks out for what is best overall and not just for himself.

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    Todd hires good people into senior level roles and equips them with the information and support to do their jobs well

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    Our culture and the integrity of our product speaks volumes of Todd’s leadership and compassion to our customers.

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    Servant Leader, Transparent/Open Communication, Welcoming, Driven, People Focused.

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    Thinking ahead for our future, and making a great work environment for employees.

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