Happily HQ 

# Happily HQ
Meet our incredible international team at the heart of Happily 

Welcome to Happily HQ

Happily is proudly female-founded and a certified Minority Business Enterprise

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Diversity-Led

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Our HQ Team lives in 21 cities, in 11 countries and speak 10 languages (including code!)

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Global Citizens

Fueled by strong wifi, we embrace the flexibility to work wherever the job and life takes us

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Digital Nomads

Our carbon zero productions reduce waste and reforest to combat emissions 


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Climate Warriors

About Happily Highlights

At Happily HQ Sarah is the Founder, CEO and also the Head of Strategy. She guides clients with priorities, strategies, talent curation, partnership and revenue models. 

As an experience economy pioneer with a background in film and tech from the University of Southern California, Sarah Shewey was an early operator at the TED conferences, is the board president of dublab.com, and started Happily in 2012.

An environmentalist, Sarah has spoken about sustainability and community building through experiences on NPR, the Associated Press, conferences and publications around the world.

email: sarah@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/Ella)

Sarah Shewey Happily Website

Head of Strategy

Sarah Shewey

Sheida is a multidisciplinary designer with a background in Architecture. At Happily HQ she elevates brand presence across physical and digital environments. 

She has worked with brands such as Twentieth Century Fox, the New Zealand Film Commission, The Getty Carnival, Patron and the ACADIA Conference.

email: sheida@teamhappily.com

(She/Her)

Sheida Madanipour Happily Website

Head of Creative

Sheida Madanipour 

Natasha is originally from the UK and lives a nomadic lifestyle.

At Happily HQ she builds unique microsites and web applications with a focus on user experience. She is a passionate frontend engineer that can help you with all things modern Javascript. She specifically loves focusing on accessibility, animations and creating an amazing user experience. With a background in both design and analytics, Natasha approaches web development with a uniquely comprehensive perspective and can help you create performant, accessible microsites and web applications.

What makes Natasha happy is exploring other cultures and doing hand poked tattoos.

email: natashal@teamhappily.com

(She/Her)

Natasha Lawson Happily Website

Head of Web

Natasha Lawson

At Happily HQ Jason sets up broadcast team for success with all stage and video content.

Jason is a filmmaker, director and the founding director of TED Talk, with over 20 years industry experience. His award winning short films and videos have played on television (Sundance Channel, MTV, Channel 4 UK), in museums (such as MoMA), and at over 100 film festivals worldwide (including Telluride, Sundance, Seattle, São Paulo, and Hong Kong). His most recent is a controversial sci-fi film made in China, The Sand Storm (沙尘暴), starring acclaimed artist, Ai Weiwei.

email: jason@teamhappily.com

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Jason Wishnow Happily Website

Head of Broadcast

Jason Wishnow

## Studio Heads
The cosmic visionaries charting the expedition, foreseeing opportunity, and empowering all aboard for the journey.

HQ Team (Studio Heads)

At Happily HQ Andrew maintains order and supports company-wide growth.

Andrew has worked as an Audit Associate and Senior Associate with CliftonLarsonAllen.

email: andrew@teamhappily.com

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Andrew Spaulding Happily Website

Director of Finance & Operations

Andrew Spaulding

Shanique is from the beautiful, sunny island of Jamaica.

What makes Shanique happy (outside of work, of course) is going to the beach and Starbucks.

email: shanique@teamhappily.com

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Shanique Ennever Happily Website

Finance & Operations Lead

Shanique Ennever

Isaac Douek Happily Website

Director of Production

Isaac Douek

Glenalyn is a Filipina momma based from Angeles City, Philippines.

A proud mom of four, she loves baking and cooking for her family.

email: glena@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/Siya)

Glena Agaran Happily Website

Customer Support Lead

Glenalyn Tuñgul

Mary Joy is from the beautiful islands of the Philippines and based in Manila.

What brings JOY to Joy is anything Korean, Food, Kpop, Kdrama, and BTS! 

email: joy@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/Siya)

Joy Quaimbao Happily Website

Mary Joy Quiambao

Macy is a proud Filipina based in Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines where Mother Nature is at it's best!

What makes Macy happy is getting things at home well-organized and spending more time with her beautiful family (that's worth every second).

email: macy@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/Siya)

Macy Odasco Happily Website

Accounts Payable Specialist

Macy Odasco

Najee supports the Creative Studio in creating engaging and on-brand graphics for onsite, remote, and hybrid events.

email: najee@teamhappily.com

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Najee Whitehead Happily Website

Graphic Designer

Najee Whitehead

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## Finance & Production 
The launch directors aligning expert crews, calculating trajectories and ensuring that every mission is ready for liftoff.

HQ Team (Production & Finance)

At Happily HQ Claire manages client accounts and scope of work, proposals and client budget approvals.

email: claire@teamhappily.com

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Claire Pattee Happily Website

Account Manager

Claire Pattee

Sarah is an Australian living in New Zealand.

At Happily HQ her role includes all things ‘content’ for the Happily brand and marketing - if it needs to be designed, edited, or written, Sarah is on it. She has lived in Mexico, working with Palladium Hotel Group, and has interned with the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy,  

What makes Sarah happy is cross stitching and cats. 

email: stories@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/Ella)

Sarah Dalle Nogare Happily Website

Content Marketing

Sarah Dalle Nogare

email: brittaney@teamhappily.com

(She/Her)

Brittaney Bunjong Happily Website

Community Manager

Brittaney Bunjong

At Happily HQ Ivy builds, measures, and learns about our community in its discovery stage.

Raised and based in Taiwan, Ivy is a marketing leader with global experience in AR/VR, SaaS, Crypto and FinTech, and is proficient in both B2B/B2C marketing. She also has a Master’s Degree in Business and Marketing from Newcastle University Business School, England.

email: ivy@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/她)

Ivy Chen Happily Website

Growth Marketing

Ivy Chen

## Sales & Growth
The mission control officers fostering connections, expanding our cosmic community, and ensuring that every endeavor finds its orbit.

HQ Team (Sales & Growth)

Matt is based in Bangkok City, Thailand. 

At Happily HQ Matt architects and builds Happily's software to help the organization scale effectively. He has over 10 years experience as a Senior Software Engineer, working with brands such as Big Refactor, Peek, Wink, AppDynamics, Weedmaps and Bleacher Report. 

email: matt@teamhappily.com

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Matt Pruitt Happily Website

Head of Product

Matt Pruitt

Dean is based in Bangkok, Thailand and originally grew up on an island in Krabi.

What makes Dean happy is playing badminton, going to the cinema/theaters (the weirder the better), and cooking.

email: dean@teamhappily.com

Dean Chang Happily Website

Product Strategist

Dean Chang

Sarah lives in San Diego, CA (always been a Cali girl) but grew up in Northern California. 

At Happily HQ she blends creativity and user-centered design principles to deliver captivating digital interfaces that enhance user satisfaction and drive business success. She is a UX/UI designer with a background in veterinary medicine, who is passionate about creating designs that enhance the user experience and promote a greater understanding of the natural world.

What makes Sarah happy is spending her free time with friends and family, or at the beach reading a good book.

email: tomaszewski@teamhappily.com

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Sarah Tomaszewski Happily Website

UI/UX Designer

Sarah Tomaszewski

Hilder is from the sunny, warmth city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and is currently based in São Paulo.

At Happily HQ he helps build the company's software while keeping everything running smoothly. He has over 10 years experience as a Web Developer, working with brands across the US, Mexico and Brazil, such as Tiltify, Bleacher Report, Súper, and Plataformatec.    

What makes Hilder happy is hanging out with friends, learning new things, and discovering great songs.

email: hilder@teamhappily.com

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Hilder Santos Happily Website

Software Engineer 

Hilder Santos

Iure is from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil and what makes him happy is riding his bike in traffic.

email: iure@teamhappily.com

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Iure Guimarães Happily Website

Software Developer

Iure Guimarães

Ana is from and based in the vibrant Mexico City.

What makes Ana happy is traveling, hanging out with her friends and family, as well as creating and admiring art.

email: ana@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/Ella)

Ana Flores Happily Website (1)

Junior Quality Assurance Engineer

Ana Flores

## Product
The rocket engineers building powerful platforms, designing innovative solutions, and propelling us towards new frontiers.


HQ Team (Product)

# Sarah Shewey
As an experience economy pioneer with a background in film and tech from the University of Southern California, Sarah Shewey was an early operator at the TED conferences, is the board president of dublab.com, and started Happily in 2012.

An environmentalist, Sarah has spoken about sustainability and community building through experiences on NPR, the Associated Press, conferences and publications around the world. 

Sarah Shewey Happily Founder and CEO

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# Happily since 2012

We began our journey as a startup focused on providing on-demand assistance for couples on their wedding day. Today Happily has completely transformed into an international network of event specialists delivering a complete suite of services for virtual, hybrid and onsite productions.

For over 10 years Happily has produced world-class experiences, constantly growing with advancing technology, expanding with emerging innovations, and leading the way in full service event solutions and live media creation.