Brand: It's What They Say
Mollie Neeter
MGAC, Human Resources Executive
It has been an educational and rewarding experience teaming with Heather at MGAC. Heather’s strategic – vision prowess is bar none. Heather extracts pertinent information from key stakeholders, builds relationships, strengthens employer branding and employee engagement, stands up new programs, people, and practices, and ensures their success. She translates information so that it is accessible, disseminates it across the organization, and delivers best-in-class vision and strategy while also rolling up her sleeves.
Heather is a consummate professional. Her approach to the employee issues we tackled together was done with a balance of employee concern, while also protecting the interests of the company. She understands the risk and liability that these situations can pose to a firm, but Heather also has a sense of fairness and justice to right wrong behavior and uphold firm ethics. She is a pleasure to work with, and more importantly, a strategic partner in every sense of the word.
Rob Kohn
Akridge, Vice President
Heather was instrumental in leading one of three major rebranding efforts that Akridge has undertaken in the last 40 years. As a leader, she is very effective at obtaining buy-in and winning over hearts and minds of diverse audiences to move forward complex agendas involving strategic corporate change.
Elizabeth Pye
MGAC, Business Intelligence Director
Strategic. Creative. Passionate. Results Driven. Self-motivated. These are words that come to mind when I think of Heather. While it may appear on paper that her career has been focused on marketing and communications areas in which she is very talented, I believe a common thread that has underpinned each of her roles is a passion to develop others. She has demonstrated a strong desire to support the skill advancement of her team members through further training, conferences, etc. and was instrumental in the implementation of our firm's internal training program. She has a very special skill for standing up both new teams and programs and had a direct role in strengthening our firm's onboarding process to ensure a warm welcome while helping to support our mission of attracting and retaining top talent.
Paul Bescher
MGAC, Manager, Marketing and Brand
Heather has overseen the creation and implementation of multiple training and professional development programs, simultaneously helping to guide companies through the processes of attaining, retaining, and developing top-quality talent. She is able to quickly and effectively identify gaps, then recruit and stand up high-functioning teams that support a company’s goals, improve its culture, and add to its bottom line. She serves as a developer of others — direct reports, and otherwise — as a coach, leader, and mentor. Her words and actions not only strengthen the employee experience, but also measurably improve a company’s culture and the value of its brand. Heather is extremely proficient in navigating the complexities of employer branding, and is an expert at developing brands and marketing programs that attract valuable human capital.
Heather is always willing to step up to the plate without hesitation and has an excellent rapport with employees, clients, and professional organizations. Her unyielding passion for communication, organization, brand, and employee development make her a tremendous asset and she has my highest recommendation.
Silvia Dumitrescu
DCBIA, Vice President, Marketing
and Business Development
Heather is a tremendous asset for any company. She is extremely intelligent, dedicated and reliable. Heather is a true leader who is interested in sharing her knowledge with junior staff, but at the same time she is a good fit for the executive office working with higher level management. I have known and worked with Heather since 2009, and her innovative, creative, and strategic management style continue to impress me.
Julianne Kim
FOX Architects, Recruiter
Heather’s many talents include providing the “big picture” marketing strategy and representing the client in a polished, professional and intellectually stimulating manner. She is an exceptional event planner and ensures the details such as PR, corporate communication, branding and vendor management are aligned. Her organizational skills are impeccable. I especially valued Heather’s decisive communication skills, commitment to her team and breath of knowledge in her trade—she is a true marketing professional.
Kerry Gabler
MOI, Director of Business Development
Heather is a consumate professional and perfectionist. She has a phenomenal eye for design, is fiercely intelligent and eloquent, and boasts an unmatchable work ethic. On top of all this she has a delightful creative side. She is a pleasure to work with and excels in team diplomacy under the most stressful conditions. I feel honored to call her my colleague, she brings joy to the workday!
Khalid Itum
MOI, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Heather Davis. What can I say about Heather Davis. Overachiever, Perfectionist, Task-Oriented, Detail-Oriented, Project-Oriented, Sees Everything Through to Fruition, and always smiling throughout. Her one problem, I can say in hindsight, is that she probably never said "No" to me, or really, to anyone else. (Eventually, I understood a certain nervous smile to suggest, always correctly, that something was unreasonable!) Great event planner, great at taking strategic business objectives and supporting them with marketing efforts both general and specific to certain goals. Always an asset to internal teams, she readily supported both sales efforts and companywide restructuring and branding efforts. She was also extremely involved in outreach efforts, events, sponsorships, and involved herself in several important ones on a committee level as well. Heather is an asset to an organization any way you look at it. And a pleasure... to work and laugh with. She also takes work seriously, while not taking herself too seriously -- surely amazing in and of itself!
Dan Poyourow
President, Dan Poyourow Photography
Heather hired me to photograph several interior installations for MOI. She is a joy to work with. Her commitment to the best possible end result was an inspiration. She has a wonderful sense of design and her attention to detail is amazing. The shoot was a true collaboration in the best sense of the word.
Jennifer Ives (Lee)
MOI, Sales Representative
Impeccable taste and poise is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Heather. I've had the pleasure of knowing Heather since 2011, when she joined us at MOI to co-lead our rebranding and new marketing strategies. Above all, I was impressed with Heather’s ability to prioritize, build strong strategic relationships within the Commercial Real Estate community, and take our brand to an elevated level. And, of course, her ability to command a meeting to get colleagues on board with ideas—even people who were initially on completely different pages. Heather would be a true asset for any position requiring building relationships and vision and comes with my heartfelt recommendation.