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Stuart Mease has committed his career to connecting talent and companies. His service in this industry spans the private, governmental and higher education sectors providing a unique lens to the labor market. Currently, Mease advises organizations and individuals on talent acquisition matters.
He has authored “The Perfect Job Seeker” for Wiley and has developed other content for their Wiley Plus platform. Prior, he worked as a corporate recruiter for Rackspace.
Mease’s enjoyment of working in the talent ecosystem stemmed from a stint at the City of Roanoke, Virginia where he created programs and events aimed at attracting and retaining the creative class workforce. These activities received over 125 local, state and national media exposures. Additionally, Mease has been asked to speak over hundreds of times to audiences about the labor market. Blue Ridge PBS also recognized Mease’s work and invited him to be a content contributor to “JobQuest” a live monthly television show assisting job seekers during the Great Recession. The show won a regional Emmy.
He has appeared in TechCrunch, Staffing Management Magazine, Florida Times Union, Providence Journal, St. Petersburg Times, Strengthening Brand America, Innovators Traction, CreativeClass.org, SHRM Magazine, Chronicle of Higher Education, Saddleback Church Blog, Forbes and Investopedia.
Associate Vice President, Nasdaq, leading global talent attraction, employer branding, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Has worked with Fortune 500 companies to develop data-driven talent strategies, such as PepsiCo; as well as Universum, focusing on early-career engagement, digital marketing, and DEI-driven talent acquisition.
Early Careers Recruiting & Development, U.S Bank
Senior Manager Director, Apex Systems
Commissioner, Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Professor of Management, Arizona State University; Author of over 150 journal articles on leadership and management; author of over 30 books on leadership and management.
Editorial Director, Wiley – Works with editorial teams across college disciplines on product development and innovation, digital learning and courseware creation, acquisitions and author signings, strategy, P&L and fiscal management.
President, TREBIC; Former North Carolina House Member; Western Carolina Trustee
Associate VP of Career and Professional Development, University of Virginia
Founder/Chairman, First Piedmont Corporation; Business/education advocate and servant for the Commonwealth of Virginia
Eric Melniczek & Associates providing executive search and career coaching services and former leader of career services at High Point University
Don Philabaum has founded four higher education businesses that has worked with over 1,000 departments ranging from the President’s office, career services, alumni relations, development and athletics. He is the author of six industry books.
