"Darla is a very talented and productive professional. She has rare flexibility, not only in the industry verticals in which she’s experienced, but her being equally adaptive to the financial challenges of mid-size companies, and start-ups alike. Darla brings the total business person’s perspective to her work. She has a keen understanding of overall management, HR, and fund raising and, being an outstanding team player. She fit in well with the StepLeader team. She took on more than her share of the responsibility for implementing financial best practices as well as broader roles in HR and operations."
Brian Handly, CEO StepLeader, Inc.
"Darla has helped Adzerk go from a bootstrapped solo-founder startup to a VC funded startup with 9 employees. She cleaned up all our financials, ensures we have our financials each month on a timely basis and prepares the package for our board meetings. Darla has managed to set up our payroll and ensuring everything goes without a hitch each payroll. She led the effort of selecting and implementing our employee healthcare and benefits program. On top of all of that she has even organized our employee events!"
James Avery, Founder and CEO of Adzerk, Inc.
"Darla worked for us at JZM for 10 years as our CFO. She provided our organization with major upgrades to our accounting systems and financial reporting and managed the business as it were her own! Darla is an excellent communicator and would consistently go the "extra mile" to help us run the company effectively. I found Darla to be a true asset to our business and employees. I was truly sorry when she left our company!"
Peter McManus, Former Owner JZM, Inc.
"Spreedly engaged Darla to clean up and establish our finances as we looked to raise our first round of funding. She understands the needs of startups and coached us with constructive feedback and recommendations. On top of that she helped us set up payroll, taxes and health benefits. If she wasn't an expert on a topic she quickly helped us source a solution. And she's not afraid to take the lead and solve problems thus freeing up my time to focus on everything else that was critical to Spreedly's successful launch"
Justin Benson, CEO Spreedly
"Darla and I worked together as senior managers at JZM, she was always adding value to our meetings. When we faced a problem with our operations she always had a great ideas and would be proactive with not only fixing the problem but taking steps to ensure processes or policy were changed to deter any future issues. She is a great communicator and a true asset for any company!"
Jill Schultz, Former Director of HR JZM, Inc.
"Darla was referred to me by my CPA firm to help me set up and manage my new business. She has been extremely informative and helped me set up my business in Quick Books to ensure I can view reports and manage cash on a weekly basis, which is essential to running my logistics business. She is very flexible with my schedule and meetings. She has empowered me to understand and perform accounting work I would not have been able to do myself before we began working together. She is a great communicator and continues to provide me with information I need to be mindful of to run my business successfully. She always helps me manage the business as if it were her own, I highly recommend DJW-Solutions for her professionalism and Accounting needs!"
Bradley Hester, Officer and Owner of DNH Logistics, Inc.
"Our fast growing company needed a hands on person to help our Management team report and understand our business. Our CPA firm and other local tech companies recommended her enthusiastically with very high regard. She realigned our chart of accounts in a very thoughtful way to make sense to see our company by departments and revenue streams. She has proposed a set of operating procedures that help our administrative staff run smoothly. She helped us research and select the best option of insurance choices with the best impact on employees and the employer costs. She has been very flexible and responsive to help us retrieve information for proposals to meet important deadlines. She provides key reporting each month in a timely basis and has helped our administrative staff learn Quick Books for day to day activities to help us save money. She took on more than her share of the responsibility for implementing financial best practices. As I tell her each month during our monthly meetings to review the financials, we are absolutely thrilled and delighted to work with her! I highly recommend DJW-Solutions for your companies Accounting, HR and operational needs!"
Robert Sydnor, COO Archive Social
Anil Chawla, CEO Archive Social
"Darla has proven indispensable to us in many ways - in addition to her outstanding accounting and bookkeeping performance, she has been a great resource when navigating annual benefits selections, and other HR concerns. Her professionalism, friendliness, and readiness to answer any questions we may have, big or small, make her a joy to work with!"
Stef Gordon, Manager Archive Social
"I have worked in either customer support or technical support for over 20 years. Darla began working at StepLeader in 2012 and soon after gained the title of CFO of the company. My title was Technical Support Manager and I was her direct report. The purpose of this letter is to commend Mrs. Wellendorf for the way she interacts with employees and what she did to encourage our team's success.
Mrs. Wellendorf was a boss that lead by example. She was often the first to arrive and the last person to leave the building. During the day she made time to provide guidance and training where and when it was needed or appropriate. She was not a micro-manager, which is one of the reasons she gained my respect. Mrs. Wellendorf gave you the trust to do the job you were hired to do. It provided me with the confidence and integrity I needed to continue to succeed. She often gathered the teams together for team building exercises and fun events to show appreciation for a job well done and to celebrate our success.
One of the key things she focused on in the office was a culture of growth. She encouraged members of each department to conduct lunch and learns. Each team member would explain and share knowledge of what they did in their day to day responsibilities. The sessions not only provided information, but it also fostered respect for our co-workers and shone a spotlight on what they could contribute to the team and company.
I highly recommend Darla Wellendorf for any position because she will excel at whatever she sets as her goal."
Sakina Smith, Former Technical Support Manager StepLeader, Inc.