ABOUT SHIFT GROUP

BUILT FOR ATHLETES AND VETS, BY ATHLETES AND VETS.

Shift Group connects former college, professional and Olympic athletes and military veterans with meaningful employment opportunities at companies looking to minimize new-hire risk. We help candidates discover a new purpose and passion post-uniform.

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We’ve helped hundreds of athletes & veterans start great careers.

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Our network includes companies in every industry.

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Our success rate after placement is significantly higher than traditional models.

WHO WE SERVE 

TRANSITION. HIRE. PERFORM.

ATHLETES & VETS

Train and prepare for a smooth transition to a new career.

COMPANIES

Reduce new-hire risk by accessing a pool of highly motivated candidates with the skills needed to succeed.

COLLEGES & MILITARY ORGS

Maximize member performance and prepare your student-athletes and veterans for post-uniform life.

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Learn how Shift Group can connect you with the Elite talent

JR’S JOURNEY 

Hockey was my identity.

For the first 24 years of my life, hockey was my entire purpose. It was all I knew. I played collegiately at Holy Cross. But like all things, my playing career eventually came to an end.

I was at a crossroads.

One day I woke up, and I couldn’t say I was a hockey player anymore. I struggled to find a new identity — to transition from an athlete to a real-world employee.
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Then, I found my new purpose.

When I discovered the world of business, everything clicked. The same skills I learned as an athlete — competitiveness, resilience, teamwork — drove my success in the team-based atmosphere I craved. Now I want to help other athletes and veterans do the same.

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JR Butler, Founder and CEO,
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THE SHIFT GROUP DIFFERENCE

EASING THE POST-UNIFORM TRANSITION

Former elite athletes and military veterans often struggle to transition into the workforce post-uniform. Hiring is a broken process that costs companies valuable time and money. Shift Group is solving both of these problems.

Our entire team is former athletes and veterans. We know how hard the transition from uniform to corporate life can be. We strive to help our candidates remove that stress and transition into a successful career.

We have a proprietary training program designed to help candidates discover a purpose, retain information, learn transferable skills, and become top performers.

In our corporate lives, we’ve hired thousands of people and built successful organizations. We understand how to train and onboard talent that will make a lasting impact at your company.

Our product is a technology platform, not a recruiting service. Shift Connect is a scalable, self-service solution that works at the speed our companies and candidates need it to.
OUR TEAM

SHIFT GROUP'S LINEUP

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JR BUTLER

FOUNDER AND CEO
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Dana Sharry

Chief Operating Officer

RJ Irving

SVP of Product & Technology

Matt Fornataro

SVP of Brand

ANTHONY FLAHERTY

DIRECTOR OF SALES
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MITCH WORLEY

Director of Growth
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JORDAN DUREN

CAREER COACH
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GEORGE HUGHES

CAREER COACH

MATT MUELLER

CAREER COACH

DYLAN RHEAULT

DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS

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Riley Bergholtz

Director of Customer Success

AUSTIN PLEVY

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
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KAITLIN DRANDELL

Director of Administration & Operations

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BDR | Veteran Coach