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 Web Photo (smaller)

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

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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 Danielle manages teams and budgets so projects are on time and meet client expectations.

Danielle is an Emmy-award winner who has worked in the media and events industry for over 15 years with brands such as ESPN, ViacomCBS (Paramount Global), Georgia Public Broadcasting, and KICU TV.

email: danielle@teamhappily.com

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Danielle Peterson Happily Website

Head of Production

Danielle Peterson

Brooke is from Oxnard, California and has lived in Los Angeles since attending UCLA for college (go Bruins!)

She has over 18 years experience in event production and operations, and at Happily HQ Brooke helps Producers and Specialists bring their A game for Happily every time. 

Brooke spends her free time with her husband and two daughters. She started playing the violin as an adult, loves to travel, uses lots of exclamation marks, and takes her kids to Disneyland any chance she gets! 

email: brooke@teamhappily.com

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Brooke Avishay Happily Website

Production Manager

Brooke Avishay

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

At Happily HQ she helps manage and maintain the recruiting process for all.

Glena is a proud mom of four, she loves baking and cooking for her family.

email: glena@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/Siya)

Glena Agaran Happily Website

Recruiting Manager

Glena Agaran

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

At Happily HQ she sets up folders, Discord, Zoom and project workspaces, and helps formalize team assembly.

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

email: joy@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/Siya)

Joy Quaimbao Happily Website

Production Coordinator

Joy Quiambao

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

At Happily HQ she processes team and vendor invoices, helps formalize team assembly.

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

Macy Odasco

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.

At Happily HQ she works with clients to ensure accurate and timely payments.

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

Accounting Specialist

Shanique Ennever

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

HQ Team (Production & Finance)

Chris Hogan Happily

Chief Revenue Officer

Chris Hogan

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Fadia is Venezuelan with Syrian roots currently living in Montréal. 

At Happily HQ, Fadia is an Account Manager and she supports our sales strategy. Getting high NPS rates makes her happy! Fadia has strong marketing and events experience, having worked with organizations such as StartUp Grind, AIESEC, and Defiende Venezuela.

What makes Fadia happy is connecting with and meeting new people. When it comes to learning about new cultures, she’s in! She is deeply passionate about DEI and loves working towards a more inclusive workplace. When she’s not working, you can find her capturing life through her lenses, traveling around, meeting her family and friends, dancing (literally anything!), or reading at her favorite café in Montréal!

email: fadia@teamhappily.com

(She/Her/Ella)

Fadia Frangie Doumat Happily Website

Account Manager

Fadia Frangie Doumat

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

Claire Pattee

Matthew is originally from Maryland, but moved to NYC almost a decade ago.

At Happily HQ they manage client accounts and scope of work, proposals and client budget approvals. As well as works as an events producer across a variety of events.

Matthew has extensive operations and production experience, having worked with brands such as NYC Pride, The New York Times, Good Morning America, NBCUniversal Media, Sesame Workshop, Viacom and more.

In their free time, what makes Matthew happy is spending time with friends, traveling, and participating in the New York Queer scene.

email: matthew@teamhappily.com

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Matthew Kovalsky Happily Website

Account Manager & Producer

Matthew Kovalsky

At Happily HQ Jason directs, develops and maintains relationships with our clients and partners.

Jason is an accomplished experiential marketing expert and adept storyteller. He has over 20 years experience in forging meaningful connections between brands and audiences through strategic content and immersive experiences. He possesses a deep understanding of human-centered design, customer behavior, and business objectives, which guides his approach to crafting compelling programs.

email: jmk@teamhappily.com

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Ana is from and based in the vibrant Mexico City.

At Happily HQ she creates and maintains processes to ensure clients are advancing projects with us.

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

email: ana@teamhappily.com

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Ana Flores Happily Website

Sales Enablement Coordinator

Ana Flores

Sarah is based down in Melbourne, Australia.

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

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Sarah Dalle Nogare Happily Website

Content Marketing

Sarah Dalle Nogare

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

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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

email: teerawit@teamhappily.com

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BJ Teerawit Happily Website

Senior Software Engineer

BJ Teerawit

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

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

## 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

Our Founder

Our founder

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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.