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Education
Skills
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Research and Interests
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SUELA PAPAGELIS DBA

Boston,MA

Summary

Experienced executive prepared for leadership roles with strong focus on strategic vision, operational excellence, and driving growth. Expertise in team collaboration, navigating complex challenges, and delivering impactful results. Skilled in financial management, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement. Highly adaptable and reliable, excelling in dynamic environments.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

CEO & Founder

Sky is the Limit Consulting, Inc.
01.2024 - Current
  • Assisted domestic and international clients in expanding Globally.
  • Worked closely with clients to enhance their marketing strategies, improve performance metrics, leverage digital opportunities, and optimize their marketing operations.
  • Improved Marketing Measurement and Performance by defining key success metrics and marketing initiatives.
  • Utilized analytics to assess marketing results and translate insights into actionable strategies.
  • Collaborated with clients to enhance their marketing measurement capabilities.
  • Aligned marketing strategies with overall business strategies.
  • Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts.
  • Enhanced brand reputation with effective marketing campaigns and public relations efforts.
  • Created a positive work culture, resulting in increased employee satisfaction and retention rates.
  • Streamlined business processes, resulting in increased operational efficiency across all departments.
  • Proven ability to deliver high quality, fast paced service and strong capability in change management, engagement and communication tools and techniques for impacting the workplace atmosphere
  • Improved organizational structure by reallocating resources and redefining roles for greater efficiency.
  • Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency and improved service delivery.
  • Established onboarding procedures to facilitate smooth transitions for new hires into the organization.

Lecturer

Northeastern University Business School
08.2025 - Current
  • Cultivated critical thinking skills through challenging assignments that required analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information from various sources.
  • Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on curriculum development and sharing best practices in teaching strategies.
  • Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, providing detailed feedback for improvement and growth.
  • Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
  • Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.
  • Participated in conferences and professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date with latest trends in field.
  • Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based and amplify knowledge, skills and strengths.

Adjunct Professor

Boston University
01.2023 - Current
  • Lecturing International Business and Business Strategy, Global Management, International Marketing and Economic research, Social Media Marketing classes for undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Enriching class experience by arranging for guest speakers and activities outside the classroom, planning extracurricular events, arranging transportation, facilitating booking, making advance arrangements, ensuring everyone has a chance to attend.
  • Performing course-related administrative duties including creating, reviewing, and distributing course syllabi and maintaining records of student attendance, involvement, and progress.
  • Utilizing a variety of instructional strategies in order to engage students, including cooperative and experiential learning, presenting prepared materials and supervising organized activities.
  • Utilizing and preparing an everyday multicultural curriculum enriched with Units of Inquiry to create a relevant educational experience for every student and culture represented in the school.
  • Incorporating higher-level learning and assisted the students to develop information literacy and problem-solving skills, making policies to disseminate the course content and lectures.
  • Evaluating student performance promptly and accurately based on departmental rubrics, providing substantive feedback for each graded assignment within 24 hours of the assignment deadline.

Senior Lecturer

Suffolk University
01.2018 - Current
  • Taught and mentored hundreds of undergraduate and graduate business students, with courses ranging from entrepreneurship to supply chain.
  • Planning and implementing curriculum and educational programs for students in Graduate (Dual majors such as Law school & MBA, MSF & MBA, MBA & Business Intelligence) and Undergraduate programs, teaching Globalization, International Business other business classes, communicating class content to students so that learning occurred, skills are developed, and students are motivated to learn and achieve their educational objectives.
  • Performing course-related administrative duties including creating, reviewing, and distributing course syllabi and maintaining records of student attendance, involvement, and progress.
  • Utilizing a variety of instructional strategies in order to engage students, including cooperative and experiential learning, presenting prepared materials and supervising organized activities.
  • Demonstrating outstanding knowledge of English, Finance, Accounting, Management, International Business and Organizational culture, Multimedia, Media arts, Digital Animation and Administrative Academic lesson trends.
  • Evaluating student writing with an emphasis on skills that are transferable to other classes and contexts, worked with a diverse population of students, including many international students, and developed strategies for responding effectively to a wide range of writing abilities.
  • Utilizing and preparing an everyday multicultural curriculum enriched with Units of Inquiry to create a relevant educational experience for every student and culture represented in the school.
  • Incorporating higher-level learning and assisted the students to develop information literacy and problem-solving skills, making policies to disseminate the course content and lectures.

Human Resource Manager / Finance Analysis

Putnam Investments
01.2015 - 01.2024
  • Managed employee relations issues professionally, resolving conflicts efficiently while maintaining confidentiality at all times.
  • Maintained accurate HR records in compliance with applicable laws, ensuring efficient data retrieval when required.
  • Conducted thorough internal investigations, addressing employee concerns with fairness and transparency.
  • Maintained payroll and benefits for employees in various locations, minimizing financial discrepancies through detailed program management.
  • Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency, reducing paperwork and manual tasks through automation.
  • Collaborated with executive leadership to align HR initiatives with overall business goals and objectives.
  • Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
  • Maintained payroll and benefits for employees in various locations and diminished financial discrepancies through expert program management.
  • Managed complex benefits administration, ensuring accurate enrollment and timely processing of claims.
  • Organized and led staff orientation programs and training to promote collaboration.
  • Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires bolstering position knowledge and skillset.
  • Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs, and constructive feedback.
  • Developed comprehensive onboarding programs to facilitate smooth integration of new employees into the organization.
  • Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skillset.
  • Regularly analyzed workforce trends to proactively address potential skill gaps or staffing needs.
  • Reduced time-to-hire metrics by optimizing recruiting processes, utilizing technology, and streamlining candidate screening methods.
  • Processed employee claims involving performance issues and harassment.
  • Implemented customized performance management systems, providing ongoing feedback and development opportunities for employees.

Adjunct Professor

Boston College
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Teaching the Pre-capstone & Capstone course: Business Ideas and Entrepreneurial Innovation
  • Designed and built the Pre-capstone Global Business program.
  • Planning and implementing curriculum and educational programs for students in Graduate programs, teaching Globalization and International Business classes, communicating class content to students so that learning occurred, skills are developed, and students are motivated to learn and achieve their educational objectives.
  • Performing course-related administrative duties including creating, reviewing, and distributing course syllabi and maintaining records of student attendance, involvement, and progress.
  • Utilizing a variety of instructional strategies in order to engage students, including cooperative and experiential learning, presenting prepared materials and supervising organized activities.
  • Demonstrating outstanding knowledge of English, Finance, Accounting, Management, International Business and Organizational culture, Multimedia, Media arts, Digital Animation and Administrative Academic lesson trends.
  • Evaluating student writing with an emphasis on skills that are transferable to other classes and contexts, worked with a diverse population of students, including many international students, and developed strategies for responding effectively to a wide range of writing abilities.

Financial Analyst, IS Business Analytics/Corporate Finance

John Hancock/Manulife
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Developed a $110M Information Services budget and related forecasting analysis for the U.S. Insurance Business Unit, delivering updates to senior management and providing fact-based commentary and high-value advisory support.
  • Trained, coached, and managed teams of junior analysts, monitoring department workflows and operating practices to ensure compliance with department standards, procedures, controls, and business requirements.
  • Handled general ledger accounting, invoice processing, and detailed expense analysis, preparing financial reports, supporting schedules, periodic forecasts, and long-term strategic planning analyses.
  • Provided ongoing support of required project reporting to management, preparing and reviewing monthly and ad-hoc expense analysis and reporting and demonstrating advanced knowledge of expense reporting and accrual processes.
  • Completed cost analysis and reporting of Information Services expenses by product, function, and legal entity, improving workflow procedures to increase efficiency and enhance automated processes.

Senior Financial Analyst Revenue Analyst II, National Financial Division

Fidelity Investments
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Initially came onboard as a Revenue Analyst II in 2007, to then being promoted to Senior Financial Analyst in 2010.
  • Supported and resolved issues for approximately 65 clients ranging from large corporations to multinational banks, serving CEOs and CF’s of client companies to resolve problems and achieve higher profitability.
  • Led a project for asset management and international trades management pricing that resulted in an increase of $20M in profitability with greater clarification on trade activities and details.
  • Managed the set up and billing for 32 different pricing agreements within the platform by creating client satisfaction based on service-level agreements, collaborating with pricing analysts, relationship management, and sales representatives to ensure the proper pricing for execution of new and current client contracts.

Assistant Account Coordinator

Suffolk University Business Office
01.2006 - 01.2007

Financial Services Associate

Donovan-Hatem LLP
01.2004 - 01.2006

Indirect Lending Underwriter

Community Credit Union
01.2001 - 01.2004

Education

Executive Doctorate Business Administration -

Temple University Fox School of Business
Philadelphia, PA
01.2024

Master of Business Administration - undefined

New England School of Business and Finance
Boston, MA
01.2017

Bachelor of Science - International Business

Suffolk University
Boston, MA
01.2007

Skills

  • Effective decision making
  • Strategic visioning
  • Crisis management
  • Global perspective
  • Corporate governance
  • Executive presence
  • Talent development
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Innovation management
  • Inspirational leadership
  • Organizational agility
  • Relationship and team building
  • Leadership and people development
  • Operations management
  • Business development
  • Employee motivation and performance
  • Management team leadership

Languages

Albanian
Italian
French
Greek
English

Research and Interests

  • Artificial Intelligence Algorithms impact in Hiring Managers’ bias
  • Drivers for Women Entrepreneurship in Greece.
  • Examine the current government packages and programs for women entrepreneurs.
  • Interview women entrepreneurs in Greece and investigate and assess their challenges in starting and establishing their businesses.
  • Assess culture impact in women entrepreneurs. Research has been presented at Oxford Club in Harvard University and AETNA Center, Athens, Greece.
  • Drivers for Women Entrepreneurship in Albania and investigate and assess their challenges in starting and establishing their businesses.

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Suite; Crystal Reports; Hyperion Performance Suite; FBSI – Fidelity system that provides retail and institutional brokerage support; WebFOCUS; Essbase; Lawson; BEM – Budgeting & Forecasting; Workday; SAP; Cashew; Account Manager; SQL Reporting.D365, Concur, Esker, Advantage fee(Management and Performance fee calculation system). Envivo, SPSS

Publications

EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF THE ALGORITHMS ON MANAGEMENT HIRING DECISION AND BIAS - This research seeks to grasp the effect that trust in algorithm has on the decisions made by hiring managers when it comes to selecting candidates. How to train managers to avoid bias in hiring.

Drivers for Women Entrepreneurship in Greece: A Case Analysis of Early-Stage Companies - This study explores the unique realm of women’s entrepreneurial leadership within Stewart’s role demands-constraint-choice in Greece. This brings to light the underrepresented role of women entrepreneurs in the country and sets out to fill the literature gap by exploring their distinct motivations and leadership.

Business Sustainability vs. Greenwashing - This study shows how businesses try to cut corners in sustainability.


Timeline

Lecturer

Northeastern University Business School
08.2025 - Current

CEO & Founder

Sky is the Limit Consulting, Inc.
01.2024 - Current

Adjunct Professor

Boston University
01.2023 - Current

Adjunct Professor

Boston College
01.2022 - 01.2023

Senior Lecturer

Suffolk University
01.2018 - Current

Human Resource Manager / Finance Analysis

Putnam Investments
01.2015 - 01.2024

Financial Analyst, IS Business Analytics/Corporate Finance

John Hancock/Manulife
01.2014 - 01.2015

Senior Financial Analyst Revenue Analyst II, National Financial Division

Fidelity Investments
01.2010 - 01.2012

Assistant Account Coordinator

Suffolk University Business Office
01.2006 - 01.2007

Financial Services Associate

Donovan-Hatem LLP
01.2004 - 01.2006

Indirect Lending Underwriter

Community Credit Union
01.2001 - 01.2004

Master of Business Administration - undefined

New England School of Business and Finance

Bachelor of Science - International Business

Suffolk University

Executive Doctorate Business Administration -

Temple University Fox School of Business

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