Meet the Team

Brad is a visionary senior executive, consultant, transformation leader and experienced board member, accomplished at successfully developing and executing strategies involving turnarounds, business improvements and growth, acquisition integrations, reorganizations and divestitures. He brings his clients a powerful combination of financial acumen, operational expertise, and significant M&A experience enabling value-creating improvements in any P&L role. 

 

Passionate about people, Brad believes deeply that investing in the growth and development of talent from the top of the house down is an accelerated pathway to profits and enduring success.  

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Email: brad@nivalmi.com

Darcy is a creative, passionate, and purposeful marketing executive with 25+ years’ experience in helping businesses transform their brand, marketing & customer experience strategy to influence the hearts and minds of staff and customers, helping accelerate company growth goals.  

 

Driven by a passion for people, she is enthusiastic about coaching and developing leaders and key staff, helping improve essential relational skills to build better, more effective teams. 

 

Darcy serves Nivalmi as Managing Director, Chief Zookeeper and Strategic Marketing lead. 

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Email: darcy@nivalmi.com

Nancy Disbrow is a dynamic Human Resource executive with over 20 years of experience in the distribution and transportation industries. Accomplished in developing and executing forward-thinking people strategies, she has consistently driven organizational success through her expertise in organizational development, talent recruitment, and culture transformation.

 

She brings a deep passion for helping bold leaders get the right brains in the right seats—connecting business priorities with talent strategy to drive clarity, performance, and growth. Her focus includes designing strategic HR plans that align people operations with long-term business goals, enabling leadership teams to scale intentionally and sustainably.

 

Nancy creates high-performance work environments by aligning talent with business objectives and fostering an engaged workforce. As someone diagnosed with Dyslexia and ADHD later in life, she brings a personal understanding of how differently wired brains add value to every organization. 

 

Today, she leverages her experiences to help companies embrace diverse thinking styles through constructive, inclusive, and practical strategies. Nancy also leads Nivalmi’s Human Resource Leadership Council (HLC), a trusted forum for senior HR leaders to exchange ideas, sharpen their leadership, and support each other through real-world challenges.

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Email: nancy@nivalmi.com

Gordon is an accomplished C-level Operations and Supply Chain Executive who specializes in driving process excellence, operations turnarounds, manufacturing and distribution network strategies and transforming operations and supply chain leadership across global organizations. With experience spanning two decades, Gordon brings a unique blend of strategic vision, operational acumen, and a passion for efficiency.

Gordon is a collaborative and results driven leader committed to delivering operations solutions for clients that enhance efficiency, improve performance and ultimately add enterprise value. 

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Email: gordon@nivalmi.com

Emily is a recent graduate of the University of Florida where she studied Business Administration & Entrepreneurship in the Honors Program. 

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Emily supports various departments at Nivalmi, including the development of Zookeeper & Nivalmi Talent, management of executive peer groups, development of materials for consulting services, and social media management. 

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Email: emily@nivalmi.com

Michael is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he earned a degree in Business Administration with a focus on strategy and leadership.

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At Nivalmi, Michael leads efforts across brand development and strategic partnerships. He supports the growth of the Zookeeper and Nivalmi Talent platforms, contributes to marketing and content strategy, and collaborates on key initiatives that shape the firm’s presence and impact.

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Email: michael@nivalmi.com

Sara is a strategic talent acquisition leader with a passion for growth and development through hiring, training and coaching of the right talent. With 14 years experience in high volume, full cycle, and strategic recruiting for sales, operations and corporate positions including forecasting, sourcing, pipeline, interviewing, hiring and onboarding, Sara has a passion for helping place people in the best roles for their skills and personalities. 

 

Sara is TWI (Training Within Industry) Train-the-Trainer Certified, with experience in the banking/finance industry, as well as leadership and professional skills in retail. 

 

She is purposeful about developing people through coaching and mentorship to achieve their highest potential. Sarah is a diversity, equity and inclusion promoter, servant and humble leader with a strong sense of community.

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Email: sara@nivalmi.com

Curt is a passionate talent strategist and executive advisor with more than two decades of C-level leadership experience.  He is a proven leader in talent management, HRD and culture initiatives focused on development and management of high performing teams. 

 

Curt is fiercly loyal to his clients and is well-accomplished in creating and implementing innovative and game changing HRD initiatives across many $500M + brands.  

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Email: curt@nivalmi.com

Jackie is a strategic transformation executive who incorporates operational and technical expertise to drive value by connecting people, processes and technology to evolve organizations. With a deep understanding of technology integrations, she defines the strategy and tactical execution plans to create measurable change which cascades into increased ROI, reduction in waste and innovative solutions to gain competitive advantages and unlock new sources of revenue.  

 

Jackie establishes strong partnerships throughout organizations and boards with experience in public and private companies. She is gifted at “connecting the dots,” improving operational efficiency through the use of technology, and seeks to guide change management initiatives to help prepare organizations to be more nimble and dynamic.

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Email: jackie@nivalmi.com