MEET OUR OWNERS
The Satellite Teams owner network brings together accomplished executives and business leaders with backgrounds spanning finance, healthcare, operations, consulting, and media, and entrepreneurship. Together, they represent a growing owner network helping companies rethink how modern organizations build teams, expand operational capacity, develop scalable workforce strategies through Satellite Teams.
Backed by the established global operating platform of Satellite Teams, they work with businesses seeking to improve operational efficiency, expand capacity, and access high-performing global talent — without the complexity of managing international recruiting, HR, payroll, and compliance internally.
Charlie Bever
Charlie Bever is a franchise development and entrepreneurship executive with more than 25 years of experience helping professionals transition into business ownership through franchising. Throughout his career, he has worked closely with nationally recognized franchise brands and emerging franchise systems, supporting franchise growth, business expansion, and strategic development initiatives.
Russ Hunt
Russ Hunt brings a background in investment banking and business growth advisory, giving him a unique perspective on how companies scale operationally and financially. Through Satellite Teams, Russ helps businesses not only build global teams to support growth, but also think strategically about operational expansion, long-term value creation, and eventual exit opportunities.
Guillermo Catalan
Guillermo Catalan is a 20+ year automotive executive and entrepreneur who initially became a Satellite Teams client before becoming an owner himself. After experiencing firsthand the operational impact global teams had on his business, he joined Satellite Teams to help other companies unlock similar growth, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Sheri Gimigliano
Sheri Gimigliano is an accomplished healthcare and operations executive with extensive experience leading large-scale operational, clinical, and business transformation initiatives. Her background includes overseeing complex healthcare operations, driving process optimization, improving operational efficiencies, and leading high-performing teams within multi-site healthcare environments.
Throughout her career, Sheri has successfully led large workforce operations, implemented system-wide performance improvements, improved cost management and patient satisfaction metrics, and optimized operational processes that drove measurable profitability and growth. With deep expertise in operational strategy, business performance, and healthcare systems management, she brings a disciplined, results-oriented approach to helping organizations scale efficiently and sustainably.
Brandon Lorenz
Brandon Lorenz brings more than two decades of operational and manufacturing leadership experience across automotive, apparel, and consumer products industries. His background spans engineering, quality, operations management, and enterprise scaling, including serving as General Manager of one of the most technically complex chrome decorating plants in the United States while overseeing international supply chain operations.
Brandon later served as Chief Operating Officer for the leading supplier of branded golf caps in the U.S., where he played a key role in private equity-driven integrations and value creation initiatives. With deep expertise in Lean operations, the Toyota Production System, and Six Sigma as a certified Master Black Belt, Brandon focuses on helping businesses improve operational efficiency, scalability, and long-term enterprise value.
Barbara Dirks
Barbara Dirks is an accomplished C-suite executive with experience scaling and transforming organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to high-growth startups. Her background combines operational leadership, venture capital expertise, governance, and digital transformation across financial services, technology, and SaaS platforms.
She has led strategic growth initiatives, organizational transitions, and innovation-focused programs while building high-performing teams and navigating complex regulatory environments. Barbara also brings advanced executive education in governance, venture capital, and AI innovation from leading institutions including the University of Toronto, Western University, Rotman School of Management, and MIT.
Jane Francisco
Jane Francisco is a seasoned media and brand executive with decades of leadership experience building trusted consumer brands including Good Housekeeping, Prevention, and Country Living. Her background spans brand strategy, audience engagement, editorial leadership, and innovation across lifestyle, health, home, and wellness sectors.
Today, Jane focuses on helping companies navigate evolving markets by combining trusted brand-building principles with emerging technologies and modern consumer strategy. With additional AI-focused education from MIT, she brings a unique perspective at the intersection of trust, storytelling, innovation, and human-centered brand growth.
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