We’re Creating A Better Way Of Working Together
Since 2015, Worksuite has been on a mission to help companies grow faster by building a world-leading freelancer management platform for engaging, managing & paying your contingent workforce.
350,000+ People Around the World Use Worksuite’s Freelancer Management Software To Connect and Engage With External Workers, Automate Processes, and Drive Their Business Forward.
Our 3F Cultural Core Principles
Family First
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The Worksuite Story
Leadership Team
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Ray Grady
Chief Executive Officer
Chicago, IL, USA
Ray Grady
Chief Executive Officer
Ray Grady is the CEO of Worksuite, the premier SaaS and Payments platform focused on the global freelancer, contingent and influencer workforces.
A lifelong tech entrepreneur, Ray has helped grow both privately held and public SaaS and Professional Services businesses.
Prior to joining Worksuite, Ray was the CEO of Conexiom where he oversaw triple digit growth. Ray has also held leadership roles at CloudCraze (Now Salesforce Commerce Cloud) Acquia and Acquity Group (Now Accenture Song).
In his private life, Ray is a loving husband and the proud father of three children. He is also a wake surfer, Boston Red Sox fan, and frustrated golfer.
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Dave Colford
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Revenue Officer
Reisterstown, MD, USA
Dave Colford
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Revenue Officer
David Colford is the COO & CRO of Worksuite, the premier SaaS and professional services company focused on the global freelancer, contingent and influencer workforces.
Colford oversees operations and revenue lines of business including sales and marketing, product, customer success, solutions engineering, people success and professional services. He is adept at providing both strategic and tactical direction for growth and boots on the ground team development.
As an industry leader Colford has been at the vanguard of enterprise level digital transformations, management turnarounds and ongoing value creation for over 25 years.
Prior to joining Worksuite, Colford led highly effective teams within the B2B and B2C technology marketplaces. Colford served as Chief Customer Officer at Acceleration Economy and was President of Media / Corporate Chief Revenue Officer for Hanley
Wood. Prior to that, he has held executive roles at Geeknet Media, CMP Technology, IDG, Ziff Davis and Primedia.In his private life, Colford is the proud father of five children, an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, The Red Cross and is a mentor with the Capital Partners for Education.
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Martin Konrad
Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer
Sydney, Australia
Martin Konrad
Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer
Martin was born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, and has spent the majority of his professional life working in the creative industry all around the world. He cofounded Worksuite (formerly Shortlist) in 2015 to build a workforce management platform that would allow large organizations to collaborate more effectively with their distributed workforce. He currently lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two boys. He loves traveling and cooking for his family.
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Dariusz Dwornikowski
Chief Technology Officer
Poland
Dariusz Dwornikowski
Chief Technology Officer
Darek was born and raised in Poznań, Poland. He has been working in IT for more than 20 years in diverse roles in engineering management, company leadership but also academic computer science. He is a true believer in modern technology platforms like the public cloud.
Darek is a father of two, a grown-up daughter, and a preschool-age son. He likes to contribute to open source, biking, and computer gaming in his free time.
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Joey Frasier
Co-Founder, VP of Worksuite Services
Atlanta, GA, USA
Joey Frasier
Co-Founder, VP of Worksuite Services
Joey was born and raised in Wisconsin and has held numerous roles in IT, Sales, and Strategy in the Publishing and Logistics space. He cofounded Worksuite (formerly Shortlist) in 2015 to build a workforce management platform that would allow global talent to collaborate more effectively together.
He loves reading history books and spy novels and more than anything is grateful to be the Daddy of his twins Katie & Frasier and husband to Brandon!
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Daria Hashemi-Rad
Vice President of of Customer Success
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Daria Hashemi-Rad
Vice President of of Customer Success
Daria has dedicated a significant portion of her career to customer-facing roles in HR technology and enterprise SaaS applications. With her expertise, she has assisted businesses worldwide in strategizing, streamlining, and maximizing their HR and Talent Management systems. Drawn to Worksuite by their 3Fs culture and customer-centric approach, Daria aims to continue her success and contribute to a team that values the importance of collaboration and excellence.
Apart from her professional pursuits, Daria proudly identifies as a book nerd, immersing herself in tales from almost any genre, but especially historical fiction and psychological thrillers. As a lifelong Minnesotan, she is a devoted fan of the Minnesota Twins and will steadfastly cheer them on alongside her incredible wife, Gretchen, and their three amazing children — Ava, Ashtyn, and Cyrus.
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Patrick Zahm
Vice President of Sales
Chicago, IL, USA
Patrick Zahm
Vice President of Sales
Patrick lives in Chicago, IL, with his fiance and dog. Born and raised in the Midwest, he moved to Southern California to begin his career in sales before boomeranging back to the Windy City. He’s held sales roles at large companies like Salesforce as well as smaller startups in the CRM, CX, and HRTech space. Since joining Worksuite in early 2021, he has led the sales team through a significant period of growth and enjoys the company’s Family-First culture.
Patrick is a proud Purdue University graduate and a die-hard Boilermaker fan. When not cheering on his team, you can find him enjoying the outdoors and spending time with his family.
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Jason Farrell
Vice President of Solutions
Barrington, RI, USA
Jason Farrell
Vice President of Solutions
Jason lives in Rhode Island with his wife and three children. He grew up in upstate NY before moving to NYC after graduating from college. It was there he jumped into the software tech space as a programmer (meeting Joey our Worksuite founder before Worksuite was even a company!). After spending almost a decade in financial technology, he transitioned into the SaaS startup arena, first at Khoros, and now as Head of Solutions for Worksuite.
Outside of work, Jason is an avid lacrosse fan — playing (though too old), coaching (town and club teams), and sitting on the board of a local non-profit lacrosse program. Skiing, golfing, and boating round out his extracurricular activities.
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Diana Upson
Vice President of People Success
Floyd, VA, USA
Diana Upson
Vice President of People Success
Diana joined Worksuite in 2016 as part of the initial Customer Success team. Her background in Human Resources led her to several roles within Worksuite, focusing time on optimizing processes to make lives easier within the organization. She now focuses 100% of her time on her passion — People Success and individual growth.
Diana owns a dairy goat farm in Virginia with her husband and 3 children. When she’s not working, you’ll find her playing with goats or hiking the mountains.
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Kacyn Goranson
Vice President of Marketing
Denver, CO, USA
Kacyn Goranson
Vice President of Marketing
Meet Kacyn, a results-oriented marketing leader with a passion for driving effectiveness and efficiency in the marketing organization through technology and best practices. She finds joy in the convergence of art and science in marketing, effectively delivering solutions to the right buyers at the right moment, thereby empowering go-to-market endeavors.
Originally from the South, she has made Colorado her home along with her mini Aussie, Graham. She spends much of her time at the gym or hiking, especially during wildflower or leaf-peeping seasons, and exploring waterfalls or alpine lakes. Travel is her true passion, and she is constantly seeking new adventures. She is an avid fan of Tennessee Vols football and Nashville Predators hockey.
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Ryan Doyle
Vice President of Finance and Operations
Boston, MA, USA
Ryan Doyle
Vice President of Finance and Operations
Ryan joined Worksuite in 2023 and serves as the Company’s Vice President of Finance and Business Operations. Ryan oversees Worksuite’s FP&A, accounting, analytics and business operations. Ryan joined Worksuite to build on the founder’s vision to build a world-class workforce management platform to allow global talent to collaborate more effectively together.
Prior to Worksuite, Ryan was VP of Finance and Operations at Highwire a growth-stage SaaS company. Ryan also spent time in EY’s Strategy and Transactions practice where he focused on mergers and acquisitions. Ryan is a CPA (inactive) in Massachusetts.
Ryan lives in Massachusetts with his wife (Courtney) their two children (Roman and Cillian). In his spare time he enjoys reading, hiking, running and traveling with his family. -
Basia Pietraszewska
Group Product Owner
Warsaw, Poland
Basia Pietraszewska
Group Product Owner
Basia was born and raised in Warsaw, Poland. With over 13 years of experience in the IT industry, she has gained expertise in various areas, starting from design, transitioning to QA, and most prominently, working as a product manager at different stages of technological companies’ development — from shaping ideas, validating MVPs, to nurturing startups and maturing applications.
Basia particularly enjoys reading books, especially popular science, particularly those focused on the brain. Additionally, she loves exploring various biohacking hacks on herself. She is also a fan of Harlan Coben’s thrilling novels (especially when on vacation). Basia cherishes spending quality time with her son and friends.
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