EXECUTIVE TEAM

  • JOEL WRIGHT

    Global CEO

    Joel Wright brings over 20 years of experience to a variety of entrepreneurial and executive roles in both public and private companies. He is currently CEO and Founder of Sinecure.ai, a Saas software company dedicated to revolutionizing the recruiting process using AI and Large Language Model (LLM) innovation. He started the company with a simple premise: to make the process of finding and hiring great talent easier and faster.

  • JULIE CRANE

    Chief Financial Officer

    Julie is the CFO of AI-powered talent advisory, Sinecure, Inc. She was previously the Global Chief Operating Officer of the Grace Blue Partnership.

    Julie’s career began as a trainee at O&M Direct in 1989, where she spent 10 years before moving to HPT as Finance Director. She played a key role in HPT’s sale to WPP (and its subsequent merger with Wunderman) before becoming Finance Director of the newly-merged business.

  • JOHN ZEMAN

    Chief Marketing Officer

    With years of experience in leadership roles across various industries, John (aka JZ), brings a wealth of experience to his role as CMO of Sinecure, Inc. He is primarily responsible for driving business growth and reputation, and is a passionate advocate for building a sustainable business through innovation and excellence.

BOARD MEMBERS

  • WENDA HARRIS MILLARD

    Chairman of the Board & Investor

    Wenda Harris Millard is an influential and accomplished leader with an exceptional track record of value creation and innovation that spans four decades and multiple industries.

    Wenda’s present focus is WhoKnew, her strategic advisory that counsels and funds fledgling businesses in the spaces she knows well and where she has been successful – technology, media and advertising.

  • JAY HAINES

    Global President of Sinecure, Inc. & Board Member

    Jay is the Global President of Sinecure, Inc., where he oversees the firm’s executive search and advisory business, Grace Blue.

    After six years at McCann Worldwide in London, Jay moved into communications recruiting at Kendall Tarrant before cofounding Grace Blue in 2006. Since then, he has scaled the firm into a global leader, placing senior executives across top businesses and organizations worldwide.

  • STEVE FARELLA

    Board Member & Investor

    Steve is a media agency veteran, entrepreneur and passionate about helping startups. He was the founding CEO of Havas’ media agency, MPG. He cofounded the fastest growing independent media agency, TargetCast tcm in 2002, which he sold to MDC Partners. Today Steve currently serves as founding Chairman of MDC Media Partners and Assembly Media, a newly launched media agency providing scaled media solutions powered by unique planning and buying technologies.