Accolades

Kudos

Notes from colleagues and recommendations from LinkedIn. See the recommendations on my LinkedIn profile ↗ (opens in a new tab).

• B.J. is one of the kindest humans I've worked with. He has a generous spirit and is simply one of the best people leaders I've ever seen. As our "founding father" in Talent, B.J. created the tight knit familial vibe we have to this day. In addition to being a culture carrier and role model of TEAM, he has made a huge mark on our learning platforms and solutions.

• Thank you for being such a supportive manager. You've pushed me to take risks, be creative, and aim higher than I probably would on my own. Your push to lift people into leadership roles says everything about the kind of manager you are - you were never protective of the spotlight, always shining it on others.

• I met BJ in his first couple days here; and was immediately blown away by how kind, smart, and strong of a leader he was (and still is). LaunchDarkly Academy had massive impact - that BJ built from the ground 0; starting all the way from even setting up the vendor the first time. I've learned a TON from him as a leader.

• B.J. was an incredible leader, mentor, and teacher. When he joined, Learning and Enablement was still a brand-new department, and he played a huge role in building it from the ground up. He created an environment where we were encouraged to grow, experiment, and continuously improve.

  One thing that always stood out was how intentional he was about investing in our development. He bought each of us books tailored to our individual career paths and regularly shared ideas that challenged us to think differently. He was also an early advocate for using AI to make our work more effective, constantly exploring new tools and workflows that helped us accomplish more with less effort.

  What I appreciated most, though, was his leadership style. B.J. never simply assigned work and walked away. He rolled up his sleeves, partnered with us, and made us feel like we were working alongside him, not just for him. He was a strong advocate for our team, always looking for ways to remove obstacles, amplify our work, and help us succeed.

  Anyone who has the opportunity to work with B.J. will gain a thoughtful leader who genuinely invests in the people around him. I'm grateful for everything I learned from him and would gladly work with him again.

• It has been beyond an honor and privilege to see the outstanding work B.J. and the Learning & Enablement team have done under his leadership. Our customers love the Academy and content - it is next level based on the outstanding engagement metrics each month not to mention the outstanding reviews from our customers.

  Now from a personal standpoint - B.J. is a truly fantastic leader, mentor and educator. I have learned so much and have been inspired by him. I owe him for pushing me to be a better leader and educator to our customers. I am going to miss him tremendously at LaunchDarkly, but am excited for his next adventure cause I know they are going to adore him!

• B.J. is one of those people you always want on your team. He brings a wealth of L&D expertise and is not only enthusiastic but also practical; visionary but detail oriented; and consistently goes above and beyond to help others. Having worked together for many years, as peers and as his manager, in a fast paced and high growth tech company, I witnessed B.J. being tossed countless new projects and asked to manage numerous teams. He approached each new project and role with excitement and curiosity, always finding ways to drive real impact on the business. I look forward to the day we work together again.

• BJ was one of the most important hires at LaunchDarkly for our organization to accomplish our strategic objectives. We ended up hiring BJ to lead a new team, building out new resources and products, and it was one of the best decisions I made at LaunchDarkly.

  We hired BJ at a Director level, but I would, without hesitation, say BJ performed at a VP level while at LaunchDarkly. He is an exceptional leader of humans. His team loved working with him, and he is so deliberate and skilled at breaking down the work at hand into iterations and shipping value quickly. He launched our LMS (LaunchDarkly Academy) in three months. He worked expertly at collaborating with impacted organizations around the company as well.

  Hiring BJ would be one of the best decisions you could make. Right now BJ is under leveled in comparison to his ability and demonstrated track record. Any company would be lucky to have him. He will improve your bottom line and would be one of the best people you could hire to achieve big goals. BJ is an empathetic, kind human who works with his teams to help them do their best work. I enjoyed working with BJ every day at LaunchDarkly. I am confident you would enjoy working with him as well.

• Being a leader is hard. Being a leader while inspiring others to succeed is even harder. B.J. can do both. He is not only a natural leader, but he's also a natural teacher. These instinctive qualities make him well suited to lead, innovate and inspire any team in the realm of Digital Learning. I personally learned a lot from B.J. by observing his positive and confident style of delegation and his knack for being the first to volunteer quick and intelligent solutions to complex issues. He makes you want to be on his team.

• B.J. is a true systems thinker. B.J. approaches technology and people in a positive proactive way, always looking to see what you want to do and how he can help. He asks the right questions to the right people, and his patience and empathy make him a key player on any team. I would recommend B.J. for a Learning Technology Leadership role in an enterprise environment.

• B.J. is a very supportive leader. He listens to challenges and formulates win-win plans of attack. He is creative and motivational. B.J. is quick to provide direct reports with positive feedback and thoughtful critique.

• B.J. is a great strategist and visionary. At eDriving, he introduced a system to track everyone's projects. As a leader, he's open to ideas and often recommends resources to aid in our development of courses. I appreciate his knowledge of available and emerging technologies. It would be great to work with him again.

• B.J. was an exceptional team member. Coupled with his professionalism, his attention to detail, organizational skills, technical acumen and instructional design background, make him a complete package. Thoroughly enjoyed working with him and highly recommend his work!

• B.J. is a detail-oriented worker who is deadline conscious and strategic in focus. He is able to complete projects before the proposed deadline as well as bring them to the "next level" as his expertise allows him to provide more details, insight and vision to an appointed task. He stays well up to date with cutting-edge technology and in tune with other people within his technology field.

  B.J. is enjoyable to work with and is a great asset to our company.

• I've seen BJ go from writing a list of interesting interactions to talking about mobile at Qualcomm. He's an active blogger and tweeter, and contributor to the elearning community. He's got a positive attitude, is clearly knowledgeable about technology, and has a good grasp of the opportunities that technology can provide to learning.

• B.J. is an expert in the eLearning field. His knowledge level is extremely high in every area of eLearning technology. B.J. is detail oriented and very creative when it comes to designing eLearning courses. B.J. consistently exceeded deadlines and expectations.

• I worked professionally with B.J. for over 2 years. Although he worked in a different department, I immediately knew he was a valuable asset to Ferrellgas because his peers and his manager always spoke well of him. In my dealings with B.J., I found him to be self-sufficient. He would manage his own server, and he always knew the tools to use for his job. More importantly, he knew which tools best suited the Ferrellgas environment. Resulting in a fantastic training site used by Ferrellgas employees all over the United States.

• If you need a fresh, creative and practical perspective to approach a project, B.J. is the right person to brainstorm with, his extensive experience in instructional design and his strong technical background allow him to assess things with critical eyes in order to come with the best options.

  He is also such a proactive, disciplined and resourceful person that it was a pleasure to work with him in projects that involved innovative technologies for learning.

  I enjoyed very much working with B.J. and highly recommend him!