We believe work should be designed for life. Personalized employment, it's the future of work.
Jess Podgajny
Co-founder & CEO
Jess has a passion for the human (people) side of business. LLUNA was imagined as a result two decades of career learnings, paired with the realization that employment arrangements are ripe for disruption. Jess is challenging the status quo and encourages all businesses to reimagine the way they engage with employees – introducing a mindset where work is designed for life. With a background in management consulting, Jess’s expertise is anchored in organizational effectiveness, culture curation, and change management. Her career experiences thus far have culminated in her mission to personalize the future of work.
Aaron Kamholtz
Co-founder & CTO
As LLUNA's CTO, Aaron channels his passion for leveraging the power of information in decision-making for improved human outcomes. With a deep background in people analytics, Aaron’s expertise is built on combining strategy with data and key metrics to support agile data-driven decision-making. His career experiences thus far have shaped his mission to use people data for good.
Youying (Jodie) Zhou
Data Engineer
Jodie graduated with masters degree in business analytics from Seattle University. She's a Certified Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer, and an expert in low-code / no-code technologies. Day-to-day she utilizes data to drive better business outcomes for customers and to uncover critical insights in the future of work. Her technical savvy fuels her mission to use technology and data to make work better.
Michelle Carini
Culture Operations & Community Manager
Michelle has a background is customer success, team experience and culture curation. She has an uncanny ability to empathize and support those around her, critical to her role supporting both the LLUNA team and the FRESH Takes on the Future of Work Slack Community. Her passion is to help others succeed, and this shines through in her mission to spark happiness in the workplace.
Our FRESH take on core values fuels our collective mission to create harmony between work and life through a personalized work experience.
Freedom
We believe that the best ideas, actions, and results are imagined when people have the freedom and flexibility to operate on their own terms.
Resourcefulness
We creatively problem solve with an open mind and determined heart.
Empathy
We listen and examine from all perspectives, with compassion and conviction, as champions for inclusivity and attentiveness.
Simplicity
We know nothing worth doing is easy and simple is even harder; from the smallest task to the biggest goal, we challenge ourselves to “hit it with the simple stick.”
Happiness
We succeed because we celebrate our wins, learn from our failures, laugh often, and collaborate to grow, happily.
