Soo is sought out as a subject matter expert on the future of work, organizational and talent development, and is a frequent speaker on issues related to scaling culture and leaders across global organizations. Soo has been recognized for her innovative work, being named one of Hot Topic’s Tech HR100.

She has spent the last twenty-plus years working with leaders, teams, and organizations -- ranging from the F500 to hyper-growth start-ups across four continents -- during times of industry transformation on strategic matters of organizational design, development and talent management. Having held leadership roles in business development, marketing, sales, and operations, in addition her human resources executive roles, Soo brings practical operating experience to her advisory relationships

Most recently, she served as Vice President of People for Tinder, and previously as the first Chief Human Resources Officer of WeWork, where during her tenure the company grew $1.5 to $16 billion in valuation. She served as the company’s Head of Community during 2015. Previously, Soo spent nearly a decade as a senior leader of the world's premier global executive search and organizational advisory firm, working with clients ranging from early stage to private equity to F100. During her career, she has assessed, placed and coached over 200 c-suite executives. 

She is a certified MBTI practitioner and received her executive coach training through Columbia University.  She received her MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, where she was a recipient of the Dean's Award of Distinction. Soo is a cum laude graduate of Wellesley College.

Affiliations and Accolades

• SHRM
• HR Peer150
• Hot Topic's HRTech 100
• National Diversity Council - 2016 Most Influential Woman of the Year of the Tri-State
• 2015 IFMA-NYC Innovators Award

For twenty-plus years, Andrea Goodman has worked with executives and leaders at every level in leading transformational initiatives. She has an exceptional track record of engaging key stakeholders, significantly improving brand awareness, and leading organizational change.

Most recently, Andrea was Chief of Staff and Chief Communications Officer at Be The Change, Inc., where she managed day-to-day operations, administration and change management as well as communications priorities and strategy. She managed the executive office and focused on a range of programs including leadership and organizational development, board relations, company policies, communications, recruiting, and professional development.

She applies her marketing, employee engagement and operations experience to move organizations forward and help them achieve their visions. She has advised CEOs, CFOs and leadership teams at start ups and global leaders ranging in revenue from $120,000 to $5 billion in the consumer products, health care, professional services and social impact sectors. Her areas of focus include corporate communications, employee communications, investor relations, media relations, crisis management and social media, at companies that include Reebok, Levi Strauss & Co., and Groupe Danone.

Previously, Andrea served as Director of Communications and Investor Relations at Charles River Associates, where she established a global communications department that raised brand awareness, grew business development and created cultural change. She is experienced in disruptive environments, and has worked with entrepreneurs to successfully scale their ideas and bring them to market. Andrea guided the creation of two organizations, including a backup child care company which was sold to a global, publicly traded industry leader, and a women’s philanthropic organization which raised more than $800,000 in its first four years. She works with a high level of resourcefulness and collaboration, and enjoys building teams and ideas from the ground up.

Courtney has worked in a variety of industries that have each revealed what her real interests and passions are. People development, employee engagement, and coaching new leaders are what fulfills her the most.

She started her career in the dance and choreography business where she taught and performed all over the world. There she learned how to develop a team, coach her performers individually, and how to run her own business. She later became apart of the team at Apple Retail and worked her way up to leadership. She managed large teams at multiple Apple store locations. Here she was certified in situational leadership, paired with FYI competencies. This helped employees to be the best version of themselves, leading to multiple promotions for her teams. As City Lead for WeWork, she opened multiple buildings in Los Angeles while being focused on employee development, hiring, sales, operations, and member satisfaction.

She was so inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit within WeWork that she started her own business, Walden Floral LA. It’s been a long dream of hers to pursue the floral design world, and with her experiences in the arts, working in a corporate environment and working for a successful start up company, she has taken all she’s learned to build her own company. She is humbled by the amount of leaders that have invested in her over the years, and grateful to be able to pay it forward.