Experience amazing support from
experts who know your name
From our CEO to our interns, everyone at PeopleGuru™ has one goal:
Help you succeed and achieve better outcomes.
Meet the team behind the
PeopleGuru™ dream
With over 3 decades of human capital management expertise, PeopleGuru™
develops and supports our own tech right here in Tampa Florida.

Rich Cangemi
Chief Executive Officer

Paul Zugay
Chief Technology Officer

Steve Cohen
Chief Revenue Officer

Manuela Giraldo
HR Generalist

Libbie Sowder
Implementation Specialist

Logan Jones
Implementation Specialist

Zoe Summer
Account Manager

Olga Evseeva
Account Manager

Patricia Kelley
Customer Service

Rubin Drew
Training

Charlotte Jackson
Tax Support

Caden Haga
Tax Support

Karen Erne
Director of Operations

Bruce Speegle
Payroll Expert

Rosie Cantu
Talent Management

Ted Arent
Director of IT

Ivan Shindev
Director of Development

Christian Spoerl
Director of Marketing

Caroline Pope
Marketing Assistant

Amanda Cangemi
Marketing Intern

“Staff is very friendly, helpful and an absolute joy to work with!”
TrustRadius Reviewer
Executive in Human Resources
Frequently asked questions
Clients choose PeopleGuru™ for 3 reasons:
1. PeopleGuru™ designed a true, all-in-one employee lifecycle management solution that eliminates the need for additional human capital management software.
2. PeopleGuru™ HCM is highly configurable, easy to use, and on average,
is 20% more affordable than most of our competitors.
3. PeopleGuru™ Managed Services gives HR leaders more time to focus on growth.
What’s more, you’ll experience amazing support, a successful implementation, and achieve better outcomes.
What makes PeopleGuru™ unique is that we solve your unique challenges.
PeopleGuru™ has decades of HCM experience and credentialed experts to help you.
PeopleGuru™ has decades of best practices and HR expertise to help you succeed.
PeopleGuru™ develops and supports all our own tech to make your life easier.
Helping you succeed is what we do best.
People who care about your success.
PeopleGuru™ is a privately held company that launched in 2017.
Founded by three industry veterans with over three decades of experience,
Richard Cangemi, Paul Zugay, and Steve Cohen are disrupting
HR tech by putting humans first.
In 2022, PeopleGuru™ raised growth capital
from a well-known industry investment group.