About
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Stride believes
It's possible to meet and exceed delivery goals while leaving technology teams transformed for the better. Our expert engineers, designers, and product managers collaborate deeply with our clients to build custom software and coach their teams on best practices. The result? Products that scale as you grow, teams with greater efficiency, and lasting value for both your business and your users.
The values that guide us
Nurture the curious impulse
Build your working relationships to be the best they can be
Make it better than you found it
Collaborate like the work depends on it
Challenge systems
Think of more options
The Stride Story
Stride was founded in 2014 by industry veteran and serial tech entrepreneur Debbie Madden.
As Chairwoman, Debbie brings over 25 years of leadership, scaling profitable technology startups, including SaaS platforms, professional services, e-commerce, and enterprise organizations, while driving excellence in business strategy, agility, operations, sales, and company culture.
Stride is proud to be a place where diversity of thought and experience combine to create truly high functioning teams, both within and for our clients.
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Debbie Madden
Founder, Chairwoman
Executive Leadership
Aaron Foster Breilyn (afb)
Director of Consulting & Principle Software Engineer
Aaron Foster Breilyn writes music, code, and blog posts. Before working at Stride, he worked at Innovation Dept and Pivotal Labs. He loves TDD, agile, and Star Wars - not in that order!
Francisco Martin
Chief Executive Officer
Francisco Martin is an interdisciplinary technology executive with over a decade of technology and commercial leadership at global consulting and product organizations in North America, Latin America and Europe.
Rob O'Brien
Partner
Rob O’Brien is a seasoned digital product executive with over a decade of experience. He excels in building, scaling, and transforming product organizations, serving adeptly as both an in-house leader and an external management consultant. His expertise spans various industries, including Technology, Media, Insurance, E-commerce, and Government, with a global reach across North America, Europe, and APAC.
Jacob Shamis
VP, Marketing
As a data-driven B2B growth marketing leader, I am committed to shaping brand identity, driving revenue growth, and fostering cross-functional collaboration, especially within the technology solutions, services, and consulting sectors. I achieve this through awareness-building with analyst and advisory activities, increasing share of voice via strong public relations programs, and activating thought leadership content.
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Caroline Miller
Director of Operations
Caroline Miller has nearly 10 years of leading product teams and software delivery. Her experience in navigating delivery for both large enterprises and rapidly growing software organizations has given her first-hand expertise in the critical balance between process optimization and flexibility. As Stride’s Director of Operations, Caroline leverages her skills in strategy and execution to drive operational excellence and sustainable, repeatable processes of delivery to Stride clients.
LEaders at Stride
Alice Toth
Principal Designer
Dan Mason
Head of AI
Alex Bernardin
Partner
Michael Wytock
Principal Software Engineer
Eric Schoenfeld
Partner
Ramon "Ray" Veliz
Principal Software Engineer
Michael Carlson
Head of Stride Labs
Ken Judy
Senior Partner
Co-location in a hybrid world
With our main hubs in NYC and Chicago, Striders are located within 15 states — and growing! — across the country.
At Stride, we pride ourselves on our ability to seamlessly embed and co-locate with your team, even when we're not physically present in your offices. We operate as a remote-first company with a strong physical presence in NYC and Chicago, and we are experts at working collaboratively in any environment (in person, hybrid, and remote).
Our client testimonials speak for our adaptability and commitment to delivering results, with one CEO stating, "Stride was able to assimilate into our rapidly evolving company under absurd time parameters." Trust Stride to be your technology partner for life, providing the support and expertise your team needs to excel.
How Co-location Works
When Striders co-locate with your team (whether in person, hybrid, or remote), we immerse ourselves in your company culture, ensuring we don't miss out on the crucial non-coding conversations and decision-making processes that happen every day.
This immersion allows us to become ten times as valuable, understanding your team's context and sharing any relevant expertise in real time. Striders join your stand-ups (or have you join ours), and create or reinforce great Agile practices within your teams. With a focus on collaboration and understanding, Stride identifies and addresses issues at both the architecture and application levels, working together with your team to achieve your goals.
