Stacey Mangum

HR Consultant and People Coach

Stacey is an accomplished Human Resources executive who specializes in increasing the effectiveness of a firm’s valued human capital and optimizing overall organizational performance.  Driven by a passion for watching companies grow by engaging people to their full potential, she is expertly skilled in working with all levels to inspire changes within an organization, both personally and professionally.

During her 20 years of field experiences as a Human Resources executive, Stacey has created the infrastructure needed to support organizations to success. As a transformational leader, she has created the human resources strategies, processes, management initiatives, metrics and KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) needed to successfully increase annual revenue per employee, maintain Human Resource margins and reduce expense ratios. She has been a part of numerous successful entrepreneur companies including recipients of the Deloitte & Touché Fast 50, PWC & TBJ Fast 50 awards. Stacey’s leadership in companies such as Geomagic, Arsenal Digital Solutions (acquired by IBM), LIPsinc, and Engineous Software (acquired by Dassault), has led to the hiring and placement of the right people in the right positions, thus creating an environment that fosters productivity and execution of business objectives. She make use of her unique interviewing style, along with effectual use of DiSC, Myers-Briggs and 360 assessments to ensure the highest return on human investment. As head of Human Resources at Arsenal Digital Solutions, she used unique interviewing and placement techniques to reduce employee turnover in a 24x7 call center by 59% in 15 months. By employing these same principles throughout the remaining departments, along with other management initiatives, Arsenal caught the attention of IBM and was soon acquired.

Stacey is a DiSC Certified Trainer in behavioral profiling and was trained by Merrill Leadership, Grinnell Leadership and Bell Leadership programs. She is experienced in implementing and facilitating philosophies such as "Good to Great", “The Great Game of Business” and “Rockefeller Management” styles into her companies. Stacey is founder of People Solutions, LLC where by increasing productivity through experience, education and natural abilities, she achieves her company’s philosophy: “People make it happen”. She believes that fostering a positive corporate attitude will build a company culture focused on achievement and will take the ordinary to extraordinary. Stacey is currently an Executive Coach for Merrill Leadership and a Consultant for Grinnell Leadership.

In addition to her two decades of field experience, Stacey holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in psychology from North Carolina Wesleyan College where she graduated Cum Laude.  She lives in the Raleigh-Durham area with her husband and two amazing children. Stacey and her family are members of Colonial Baptist Church where they teach Sunday School and serve the Women to Women Mentoring Program. She enjoys playing an active role in her children’s schooling and extra-curricular activities, for instance when she successfully coached the middle school volleyball team and walks in local walk-a-thons. She also loves spending time with friends and family at the beach and with her family’s two dogs Coalby and Oreo.