OUR MENTORS

Shari Costantini

Managing Partner at Ascendancy Partners, LLC

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Shari Dingle Costantini is an entrepreneur, with 30 years of experience in strategic leadership, building teams, raising capital, and strategic acquisitions. Before exiting the company she founded, Avant Healthcare Professionals, it grew an average of 38 percent annually from inception in 2003 through 2021 and is recognized as an industry leader in international healthcare staffing. With revenues in excess of $160 M Avant achieved scale obtained by only 1% of staffing companies.   Costantini and Avant have been recognized by Inc. 500/5000 seven times, 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies in North America three times, E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Winner 2017, 100 Most Influential People in Staffing, SMART Award Winner 2017 and Florida Companies to Watch 2012.

 

Costantini mentors companies that are scaling, building infrastrure and raising capital.   She is active in the community and serves on numerous boards.   Her non-profit board service includes the Entrepreneurs Alliance of Orlando, Junior Achievement,  the Orlando Economic Partnership; the Rollins College Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship. Shari was a founding board member and served as the chair of regulatory affairs for the American Association of International Recruitment for nine years.

Involvement :

GO-TO-EXPERT, PINCH HITTER

Expertise :

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION & PR, CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FINANCE & INVESTMENT, HEALTH & LIFESTYLE, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, SALES

SPORTS :

FITNESS & WORKOUT, RUNNING