About Talentegy

BUILT ON A SINGLE PASSION FOR USER EXPERIENCE.

At Talentegy, we're creating the leading platform for Talent Experience Management, helping forward-thinking organizations increase user satisfaction, improve business results, and deliver the most engaging user experience possible.

A positive user experience is critical and every interaction is a direct reflection of your brand. Transparency in the digital world is no longer a nice to have, but a mandate. So why are so many HR departments making these critical user experience decisions in the dark? At Talentegy, we believe your talent management processes deserve the same time and attention we have come to expect in our own personal digital lives. Talentegy will:

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Empower HR teams to transform their user data into meaningful and actionable insights.

 
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Help HR to leverage and maximize their existing technology and talent investments, not replace them.

 
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Uncover the meaning behind the data to make smarter decisions that deliver higher ROI from existing technology spend.

 
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Provide a powerful yet extremely simple to use, data-driven platform tailored specifically around HR and talent designed to help you manage all your talent experiences.

 
Talentegy reveals user behavior, needs and intent at every step of the talent journey, delivering actionable insights to create more personal and positive experiences.
 

WHO WE ARE.

We're convinced that designing for the details matters.

 

Our executive team has been focused on the talent industry for over 20 years. We have worked with the world's biggest brands on employer branding, recruitment marketing, digital HR transformation, sourcing and talent management through a history of award-winning and industry leading products and services. We have now turned our attention and the focus of Talentegy towards helping companies of all sizes to maximize their user experiences through our unique technology platform.

Dwaine Maltais

Co-founder and CEO

After starting in recruiting technology in 1994 Dwaine founded the world’s first job distribution technology platform, SmartPost. He then joined Bernard Hodes Group in 1999 through the acquisition of his company forming their e-Recruiting Solutions division where he launched the award-winning Hodes iQ ATS in 2001. Most recently, Maltais was EVP of Technomedia, a Talent Management technology provider where he led US operations and global corporate executive functions. In late 2016, he again followed his entrepreneurial passion to co-found Talentegy maintaining a deep commitment to aligning client success with innovation in support of a company’s most important resource, its talent.

Stephanie Ralston

Co-founder and COO

Stephanie has more than 15+ years of leadership experience in integrated global talent management solutions, and was a co-founder of SmartPost, a best-in-class, SaaS jobs distribution and optimization platform. Upon acquisition, by Bernard Hodes Group, Ralston, led the Operations Division, Hodes iQ e-Recruiting Solutions. After leaving Hodes, Stephanie co-founded a successful defense consulting company where she served as Vice President, Operations & Finance.

Shawna Berthold

Co-founder and CMO

Shawna brings over 20 years of experience in talent management technology, marketing and client relations to her leadership role at Talentegy. Most recently, she was VP of Marketing at Technomedia, which was acquired by Cegid, where she ran the company’s global marketing, PR, and analyst and partnership activities in support of their award-winning Talent Management Suite. Prior to that, Shawna led marketing and communications for Hodes iQ’s e-Recruiting Solutions division (part of the Omnicom family). Before joining the company’s software business line she led the regional digital practice in addition to heading up branch operations during her time with Hodes.

Lisa Ziegler

Senior Account Manager

Lisa brings over 20 years of customer success and consulting experience in HR Technology and Recruitment Marketing. Previously, she led the Customer Success teams at Hodes iQ and then Technomedia until 2018, where she moved to a leading HR tech video interviewing company until joining Talentegy in 2021. Her experience spans partnering with SMB to Fortune 10 large enterprise companies across all verticals. As a trusted advisor, Lisa consults with our customers to provide strategic direction, process reengineering, and achieving positive ROI on their Talentegy investment.

Carmen Doherty

EVP, Product

Carmen has over 15 years of product experience and has managed large-scale development projects in HR technology, programmatic advertising, recruitment marketing, and job distribution and optimization. She’s been a trusted subject matter expert and advisor to her clients and now brings her skills to Talentegy to drive its product roadmap forward.

Dwaine Maltais

CEO and Chairman of the Board

After starting in recruiting technology in 1994 Dwaine founded the world’s first job distribution technology platform, SmartPost. He then joined Bernard Hodes Group in 1999 through the acquisition of his company forming their e-Recruiting Solutions division where he launched the award-winning Hodes iQ ATS in 2001. Most recently, Maltais was EVP of Technomedia, a Talent Management technology provider where he led US operations and global corporate executive functions. In late 2016, he again followed his entrepreneurial passion to co-found Talentegy maintaining a deep commitment to aligning client success with innovation in support of a company’s most important resource, its talent.

Stephanie Ralston

EVP and Corporate Treasurer

Ralston has more than 15+ years of leadership experience in integrated global talent management solutions, and was a co-founder of SmartPost, a best-in-class, SaaS jobs distribution and optimization platform. Upon acquisition, by Bernard Hodes Group, Ralston, led the Operations Division, Hodes iQ e-Recruiting Solutions. After leaving Hodes, Ralston co-founded a successful defense consulting company where she served as Vice President, Operations & Finance. Ralston holds a US Government Top Secret Clearance.

Shawna Berthold

EVP and Corporate Secretary

Shawna brings over 20 years of experience in talent management technology, marketing and client relations to her leadership role at Talentegy. Most recently, she was VP of Marketing at Technomedia, which was acquired by Cegid and now part of the Sliver Lake portfolio, where she ran the company’s global marketing, analyst and partnership activities in support of their award-winning Talent Management Suite. Prior to that, Shawna led marketing and communications for Hodes iQ’s e-Recruiting Solutions division (part of the Omnicom family). Before joining the company’s software products side of the business, she led the regional digital practice in addition to heading up the Seattle branch during her time with Bernard Hodes Group.

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