Jelena Gradic
Role with JB Partners
I am the President and one of the founders of JB Partners in 2020. I am also partner which means that I am co-owner.
Background
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I am a seasoned HRM professional and have led and built many HRM functions. I have created sustainable employee environments, introduced vitality programs and helped organizations with matters like absenteeism, diversity and inclusion, and employee engagement. I have hands-on experience in rolling out health programs and developing HR strategies with significant impact on talent development, people management and
business performance.
I started with designing and implementing plans and programs that support employee engagement and drive organizational change to align business strategy and objectives, utilizing project management and communication skills. And moved then into implementing strategic visions for organizations from a people perspective and offered creative approaches for innovative solutions to support companies with workforce planning and people management activities.
I am certified instructor for Body Balance, Body Pump, CX Worx, core and cardio trainings. I also give personal trainings and nutritional advice using one on one and group approach.
I am a Barcelona University alumnus and hold MBA in Human Resources and the Bachelor title in Journalism and political sciences.
Bas Verster
Role with JB Partners
I am one of the founders of JB Partners in 2020. I am also partner which means that I am co-owner.
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Background
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I have implemented best in class Employee and Customer Experience functions to strengthen the brand and increase employee and customer satisfaction, and have led operations departments. Building key organizational capabilities with significant impact on business performance, people development and process management I have improved their service delivery and transformed and optimized the employee and customer experience.
As a graduate with a focus on decision making and organizational change management I started my career in Marketing in the areas of customer management, pricing, and quality management. With a broad commercial and marketing & sales foundation I moved towards logistics and distribution, SAP, Oracle, ITC, and operations.
With commercial, IT and operational experience I started working for start-up companies. Initially with a focus on operational process management and systems I moved to leadership positions where I became end-to-end responsible for launching new operations and businesses, steering organizations to mature, initiating growth, or helping them aspire operational excellence.
I am an Erasmus University Rotterdam and Florida State University alumnus and hold the Master of Arts title in Public Administration and the Bachelor title in Business Administration.
How JB Partners was born / Our story
JB partners is a symbiose of two different business approaches. It is a combination of human resources and change management with a strong accent on health management and employee experience. Jelena is coming from health management and Bas from employee experience.
We decided to combine our strong working experience in different field of expertise, as our strengths and different backgrounds seemed very complimentary. We both want to energize employees and keep their vitality up, initiate employee engagement to live and work healthy, and increase employee satisfaction and loyalty towards the organizational values, the work environment, products and services, and the brand.
We decided to focus on health management and shape our consultancy services and provide trainings to organizations.
Contact
I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.
123-456-7890