The Working Excellence Team has a diverse background and a broad range of specialties yet driven by common goals. We challenge each other, our customers, and our business associates to reach beyond the status quo and find innovative technological solutions to corporate growth and sustainability issues.

We are experts in our respective fields. Our experience in Sustainability is renowned and cannot be disputed. We have dedicated ourselves to our mission and values. We implement sustainable strategy based on the WEX proprietary Quin Method: Purpose. People. Planet. Performance. Profit.

Together, we help our clients achieve success and reach the next level in their business and within their industry. Most importantly, we utilize intriguing and interesting methods and make it fun! If it's not fun, it's not worth it.

James F. Kenefick, Founder & Managing Partner

Jim is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 24 years in the TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom) Industry as a senior executive. He specializes in C-Level strategy and has taken organizations from $0-$15M, $0-$30M, $0-$70M and all in less than 10 years.

As a serial entrepreneur with a degree in Entrepreneurship / Finance from Babson College, his successes also include Building and re-aligning management teams, raising over $500M in financing, managing over 700 employees built various boards in the TMT industry. He has been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist twice, he is the Chair of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), International Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, former Chapter Chair of the ...Read More About Jim>

Joe Glorfield, Managing Partner

Joe is a recognized leader in the social entrepreneur and socially responsible investing communities. Joe recently served as Board Chair for Social Venture Network, the largest network of social entrepreneurs in the U.S.

He led RSF Social Finance’s $50 million Social Investment Fund, a private debt vehicle targeting non-profit and for-profit social enterprises, served as CEO of two year-round medical camps and family centers founded by actor Paul Newman through successful start-up phases. Joe led fundraising campaigns raising a combined $55 million and secured $23M in bridge financing to build both state-of-the-art campuses, which serve thousands of families with children suffering from serious illness every year. He's co-founded and served as CEO of the Nation's largest ...Read More About Joe>

Megan Burns, Managing Director, Business Development

With more than 20 years experience in business development, Megan's expertise include national and global networking and events, partnerships and sponsorships, growing membership organizations and engaging entrepreneurs and their senior leadership teams through strategic mentorship/leadership and relationship building techniques.

She has managed and implemented marketing activities to U.S. based private companies, CEO membership organizations and national business associations. Most recently, Megan was responsible for Inc. Magazine’s annual list of fastest-growing companies: The Inc. 500/5,000. She led the Inc. marketing team and was responsible for all project activities included training, creating and implementing full-cycle marketing campaigns, overseeing operations and vendor management as well as design, development and tracking of programs. She successfully supported Inc. events and sponsorships....Read More About Megan>

Stein Laxo, Managing Director, Technology

Stein brings 15 years of conceptualizing, selling and managing the delivery of technology-based business solutions to Working Excellence. He has developed and closed $35M in business and technology consulting opportunities as Vice President of the Western Region for ThoughtWorks, Inc in San Francisco, California. He managed program and project-level consulting engagements totaling more than $10M while designing and developing transactional systems for the Financial Services and Bio Technical Industries as Senior Manager of Information Technology at Ernst & Young in San Francisco, California.

Stein was also the founding visionary behind Seismiq, Inc., a leading software and services provider for the commercial lending industry. The company developed and delivered the next generation of software products for equipment leasing. He developed the business concept, strategy and alliances reporting to the Board of Directors. Grew the business to over $3M in revenue in less than 2 years. ...Read More About Stein>

Matt Bauer, Managing Director, Business Development

Matt has worked to improve communities in the U.S. and abroad in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors for more than 20 years. Before co-founding BetterWorld Telecom in 2003, Matt served in a series of leadership roles in the telecommunications and power industries, including the AES Corporation, NETtel Communications and Valucom.

He has either helped found or grow a number of non-profits over the past 10 years including Lowcountry Local First (Charleston founder), DC-based Sitar Center for Children and the Arts (D.C.), and the True Colors Theatre Company (Atlanta). Matt is a member of the Full Circle Fund, Social Venture Network, and serves on the national board of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) and the steering...Read More About Matt>

Erika Conefry, Managing Director, Biz Dev & Marketing Communications

Erika has led global and domestic teams through projects serving financial and investment services, executive education, medical software and not-for-profit sectors. She has guided the evolution of 4 inter-related financial brands via multi-channel marketing strategies to dozens of clients and partner constituencies.

She has managed strategic relationships and alignment opportunities, directed media, public and industry appearances for several companies (including PR agency management), established data distribution and publishing relationships with Bloomberg, NPR and Fox Business, directed the development and execution of a global executive education brand, lead multiple global project teams simultaneously, and much more. ...Read More About Erika >

Robin Campos, Project Manager

With over 20 years in Project Management and Business Communications, Robin is one of the most versatile members of the team. She has a background in software design and development, legislative affairs, data management and conversions, report writing, business communications, management, process re-engineering, scheduling, systems management and more.

She has a "can do" attitude and takes multi-tasking to a new level. She has managed large software development, custom-off-the-shelf (COTS) implementations (inclusive of customization and add-on products including Oracle Financials and Sharepoint projects. Many projects have been cross-departmental and cross-functional implementations. Robin has also helped implement Project Management Offices (PMOs) within startups as well as larger organizations and implemented project management best practices within several companies. She has also been key in the achievement of CMI Level IV and V within two previous companies. ...Read More >