Maegen Gallagher

Maegen Gallagher is People Operations Manager at Furiosity Marketing. She empowers the Furiosity team by improving internal processes, finding opportunities for professional development, and delighting clients with first-rate hospitality.

Maegen’s path into HR began with recruitment. She started dabbling in recruiting before she held the HR title, and went on to build Furiosity’s hiring process from the ground up. She now leads recruitment, including internship partnerships with local universities.

As a SHRM Certified Professional, Maegen is always finding new and creative ways to support the team and make our culture the best it can possibly be. She holds an M.Ed. in Leadership in Adult and Organizational Learning from Midland University.

Maegen is motivated by learning something new every day and by helping wherever she is needed. Her Furiosity shows in how she approaches her role, always asking “what if I tried this?” and looking for ways to make an impact. Much of her growth at Furiosity has come from that furious curiosity.

Can you expand on what a People Operations Manager is and how that’s different from HR?

I’m glad you asked! Typical HR roles are focused on meeting compliance and solving problems when they come up. People Operations (or Peep Ops, as I like to call it) is more focused on being proactive and building a really great place for people to work. HR is a lot of putting out fires, but People Operations is more so imagining how things can get better and better.

What are some of your biggest accomplishments at Furiosity?

Building up the recruitment process is a big one. Being able to look around the office at so many amazing experts and say, “I helped bring those people in,” is a great feeling to have. And increasing benefits is another accomplishment—not to brag, but we have a pretty amazing package!

What’s your spirit core value?

I would have to say Furiosity™ for sure. A lot of my growth has come from approaching my job with Furiosity. Especially in People Operations, my role changes so much, I’m always learning, and I love embracing that and being able to make an impact in different ways.

Since you’re a hockey fan, what’s worse: A vague, last-minute time off request or your hockey team losing?

It’s gotta be my hockey team losing. I can’t get on the ice for my team! I can at least navigate time-off requests—but no amount of screaming in the stands is going to help my hockey team win.