JOSH KAPLAN
BUSINESS CONSULTANT
TESTIMONIALS
What customers and colleagues are saying about Josh
Josh is a delight to work with – he brings that rare combination of exceptional technical smarts and great emotional intelligence. He contributes consistently with great heart and energy to offer focused, thorough solutions and valuable advice. I’ve watched him bring stellar ideas to entrepreneurs to rethink their way to market and ignite their business - helping them identify critical needs to build high-performing cross-functional teams. An impactful, effective leader, Josh guides others to prepare for transformational change with openness, transparency, and enthusiasm.
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Karen Benezra
Anti-Defamation League
Josh and I were colleagues for 7 years at Talascend. Josh really put our IT staffing division on the map and built a strong team of IT recruiters. Josh and I both sat on the Executive team and his knowledge, guidance, ideas, leadership and strategies helped our entire organization from process improvements to business development strategy to recruiter development and retention. Josh is always willing to share his knowledge and is one of the hardest working individuals I have ever met. He was always my "go to" for bouncing around new ideas or talking through solutions to challenges. Josh has such a strong technical background and is excellent in operational and sales leadership. Any organization would be lucky to have Josh.
Monique Mollere
Talascend
I’ve known Josh as a confidant and mentor for almost two decades. He’s an incredibly driven, results-oriented leader who sweats the small stuff to make sure his teams can focus on what matters.
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Given his entrepreneurial career path, he’s had a lot of incredibly important roles from IC through C-Level strategic management. His recipe for success is remarkably simple - work harder than everyone else, hire the best people to help, and trust them to help carry the load.
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He’s got deep experience in Sales, Sales Leadership, IT Leadership, and Operations Strategy in several industries such as e-commerce, IT Services, and staffing.
If you’re looking for someone who can course-correct an off-track effort in sales, e-commerce, or general operations, Josh can help you fix it. Or if you’ve got an amazing company that just needs that catalyst to help your growth rate increase - Josh is the best choice! He thrives on responsibility, results, and finding ways to achieve even more over time.
William Romano
Mulesoft
I highly recommend Josh without reservation for any executive position or as a consultant.
Josh is experienced, knowledgeable, and driven. As a peer, it was impossible to keep up with Josh's pace, for his only speed was full speed ahead. To step into Josh's office is to know that you have stepped into the middle of progress happening at lightning speed with multiple efforts, yet Josh always had time to stop and make me feel like my time was more valuable than his own. He has always been willing to share what he knows and absorb whatever I had to share with him. He would be intimidating if he wasn't such a personable and likable, while still professional, person.
Henry "Pete" Warner
Johns Hopkins APL
Josh reported directly to me as Sr Vice President and Market Leader, Northeast Region during my time at Talascend, LLC. He also took on the responsibility for standing up a successful IT practice, building it from inception.
Josh was a true pleasure to work with. He is an exceptional leader of people that assembles the best and brightest in talent and then equips them with the tools and resources they need to achieve the highest levels of success. He brings an entrepreneurial spirit, accountability, and an ownership mentality to his business. Josh genuinely thrives on tackling operational business challenges head-on with an uncanny ability to quickly create a strategy, assemble the right resources, and execute seamlessly. He is an utmost professional, a great thinker, and truly makes those around him better!
Andrea Hopkey
Transformational Leader
I had the pleasure of working with Josh at Far Corner, Inc. for almost 4 years. He is an exceptional person who had shown his excellent leadership and mentoring skills throughout all these years. He possesses a rare combination of key skills which can direct and elevate any business in any industry to new heights.
His communicational, analytical, and technical skills, combined with the ability to assimilate large amounts of data in a short period of time, as well as the perfect work ethic allowed him to become a key person in the company, covering not only IT, but also all other areas of the business.
I highly recommend Josh. He will be a valuable asset to any company who is looking to improve and grow their business.
Art Anderson
Far Corner
I do not write a lot of recommendations... but if you have ever worked with Josh Kaplan you would know why I am compelled to do so for him.
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When hiring, it can be nearly impossible to really know exactly what you're going to get when you hire someone. With Josh, you get exactly what you would expect from his resume of accomplishments. Let's start with the fact that Josh is a genuine, thoughtful, respectful and appropriately confident leader. He can be hands on when needed, grow his people to do more, build loyal productive teams, and provide leadership that lifts all those that work around him.
If that's not enough, Josh seems to have a limitless capacity to learn new things and quickly apply his experience becoming a hugely valuable contributor to any team. If given the opportunity...find a role for Josh in your organization.
Scott Harris
Viacode
I have had the extreme pleasure of working with Josh. While he was not my direct manager, he was always available to assist, guide and mentor me. His work ethic is flawless, and his ability to manage, direct and impart knowledge is unsurpassed.
Josh possesses a high degree of integrity, knowledge and management skills that is truly rare to find in one person. Process, Procedure, Problem Resolution and just good ole fashion fun all fall within his wheelhouse. Any company that has him on board will be both lucky and highly productive. He is a strong and insightful leader.
Ann Spaven
Talascend
Josh became a professional mentor to me when I was deciding what next step to take in my career. He is an excellent mentor & those skills translate into an excellent leader. He understands the complex employment market and is so articulate. His enthusisam for business is fundemental to his success. He also believes in contributing to the greater good. Josh is incredibly resourceful and responsible. His ability to see a vision and communicate a stategic plan comes to him naturally. Josh masters not only complex technical issues but has such strong pepple skills that he can master and lead anywhere.
Heather Akers
Carroll Hospital
I had the pleasure of working with Josh for for the better part of 4 years. From the onset, Josh's focus was on identifying key process inefficiencies across all departments including Accounting, Logistics, Operations, Customer Service, and IT. Within a year, we had implemented automated processes to both Identify and resolve key process inefficiencies. Josh's managerial style is about empowerment, about helping one identify and use their strengths to learn new ways to overcome and grow past any weaknesses, both individually and as a team.
Len Finley
Far Corner
I worked with Josh for almost four years. He has the rare ability to truly understand the business side of a business while simultaneously understanding technology and how to leverage it to further the business' goals. He elevates the team that he supervises by encouraging growth of each individual. I highly recommend Josh for any business that wants to better utilize technology to grow.