Areas of Expertise
HR Strategy
Leverages talent to solve complex business challenges.
Leadership Development
Collaborates with and develops high-performing teams.
Organizational Effectiveness
Innovative and proficient at developing new and more efficient processes.
Talent Acquisition
Builds strategic talent acquisition initiatives that cut time-to-hire and turnover, broaden diverse pipelines, strengthen employer brand, and align every hire to business goals.
BEFORE GROWTH OPERATORS
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Gartner
- Director Advisory
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NAMSA-Global Leader Leadership and Organizational Development
- Sr HRBP Consulting, Clinical, IVD, Lab Services
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Digital River
- Sr Human Resources Business Partner
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ICU Medical
- Human Resources Business Partner
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Sleep Number
- Human Capital Business Partner
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Sleep Number
- Talent Acquisition Partner
ALMA MATER
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Bachelor of Arts – Liberal Arts
Something You Should Know
I love gardening because it’s a constant experiment—providing the right conditions, pairing complementary plants and flowers, and watching them thrive together. Like my kids say, “sharing is caring.” Plants rarely flourish alone.
Kendra Stewart is a strategic, results-oriented global HR leader with nearly two decades of experience—15+ years in strategic HR and 5+ years leading teams—who partners with executives to translate business objectives into practical people strategies that drive growth. At Growth Operators, Kendra designs and implements scalable HR solutions—from building future-ready leadership benches and modernizing rewards to standing up HRIS and guiding M&A integrations—while mentoring leaders and teams to turn intent into durable performance.
STRENGTHS
- Ability to identify, assess, and close gaps
- Collaborative
- Executes strategy and implements operational best practices
- Leadership
- People Developer
- Project Management
Growth Operators empowers me to operate with an owner’s mindset—applying real-world experience and a roll-up-your-sleeves approach to help organizations thrive—within a community that invests just as deeply in our own people.
