About Us
spear team
Dr. Samuel Jones
Founder & CEO
Sam has a Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania and is an expert in human performance development in the workplace. Sam has spent ten years advising Wharton MBAs on their career development and teaches a graduate course in positive psychology at Penn.
Contact: sam@speargroupllc.com
Mae Trieu
Sr. Consultant
Mae has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from University of Pennsylvania. Mae spent 10 years as a marketing executive at Time, Inc. Mae has also spent several years mentoring Penn students and alumni to optimize their personal well-being, leadership and career development.
Contact: mae@speargroupllc.com
Becky Ebersole Jones
Sr. Consultant
Becky leads engagements with companies, non-profits, k-12 schools and universities. She is an expert in the 16 Personality Factors assessment. Becky has an M.S. Ed. from Cairn University with an emphasis in curriculum design and instruction. Prior to working with SPEAR, Becky spent 10+ years teaching German in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
Contact: becky@speargroupllc.com
Amy Hewes
Operations Manager
Amy leads the operations at Spear. She has over 15 years of administrative, operations and management experience mainly in the human resources, financial planning and insurance industries.
Contact: amy@speargroupllc.com
Spear Values
Our name taps into what the earliest craftsmen made. Today’s work is more complex and we aim to support your organization not only through our skills but also our values:
S — Supportive — we are in your corner and we have your back
P — Personalized — we get to know your aspirations, context and goals
E — Experts — we are subject matter experts on work
A — Actionable — we help you develop next steps
R — Realistic — we are honest with you