GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA

AI Driven, Strategic Growth & Operations Leader

I help organizations grow by leading large-scale transformation, driving adoption of new technologies, and building high-performing teams that deliver lasting customer impact.

484-686-2465jcomly@comcast.net

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$3.5M
Revenue Growth (Home Care Start Up)
200+
Employees scaled across 3 markets
500%
E-comm lift during COVID
$5bil
Transformation, Strategy, Innovation

About Joe

I’m a Philly-area operator who scales organizations with clear playbooks, practical innovation, and a people-first approach...

Growth strategy & GTM
P&L ownership & forecasting
Client services & retention
Portfolio & program leadership
AI Transformation
Change management & training

Selected Experience

2023–2025
GFM Home Care
President & CRO
  • Grew revenue from $0 → $3.5M in ~18 months; scaled to 200+ employees across 3 markets.
  • Built multichannel sales strategy (inside sales, SEO, referrals, community); implemented HubSpot, Apploi, WellSky, monday.com.
  • Built operating engine (staffing, scheduling, sales ops, CRM, customer experience)
  • Lead the development of the GFM technical backbone (CRM, ATS, Payroll, compliance)
2019–2022
United Mettle
Founder & President
  • Operated pro-shop network inside CrossFit gyms; led sales, marketing, ops, procurement.
  • 500% online sales increase via Shopify; launched loyalty, events, and content.
  • Built and implemented multi location inventory and replenishment application; Google Data Studio reporting for clients.
2002–2020
IKEA North America
Sr. Director, Strategy & Innovation
  • Led 10yr market penetration planning & US business planning process
  • Led omnichannel portfolio across US & Canada; BOPIS and digital gift card growth.
  • US lead on TaskRabbit acquisition due diligence; supply chain and innovation initiatives.
  • Built strategy function; partnered on market plans and long-range growth programs.

Ventures & Focus Areas

Fitty, LLC

Developed personal training platform to help personal trainers bring thier value proposition to the web during COVID. Exited 2022.

App DevelopmentHealth & FitnessPlatform
Care Made Simple

E-commerce for elder-care consumables/DME bundles with caregiver affiliate model. Focus on subscriptions and operational simplicity.

ShopifyOpsSubscriptionsHealthcare
Dux AI

Agentic AI application supporting compliance in the Home Care industry - (duxinarow.ai) - MVP in development.

RetoolMakeAgentsAutomation
AI for Ops & Client Services

AI transformation, development of practical AI applications, AI educator.

TransformationAgentsLinkedIn

Let’s talk

If you’re looking for executive leadership to help your company grow or transform, please reach out. Or if you just want to connect and talk about AI enablement, growth, or leadership, drop me a line.