Diana Vowels

Operations
Written By Matt Fuller

Director

Diana Vowels is an accomplished operations executive and fractional COO with extensive experience guiding organizations and leaders through growth, transformation, and scale. With a background spanning technology, education, healthcare, veterinary services, media, and nonprofit leadership, she brings both breadth and depth to executive teams seeking operational excellence.

As cofounder of Pet Ortho Braces, Diana helped build a high-performing veterinary rehabilitation company that achieved profitability within the first quarter while maintaining exceptional client satisfaction. She partners with founders and leadership teams to strengthen operations, coach leaders, talent strategies, compliance, and acquisition integration, aligning day-to-day execution with long-term strategy. She previously served as CEO of StartupAZ, where she accelerated the growth of more than 80 early-stage technology companies and designed leadership programs that supported over 100 executives. She brings deep experience from public and private companies across several industries and has led teams from 5 to 200+.

Recognized as a top leader in Arizona’s business and technology community, Diana has received honors including the Phoenix Business Journal Blazer Award and SIM’s Leader of the Year. She also contributes her expertise as a board member for organizations such as Venture Madness and Boys & Girls Clubs. Diana is known for her ability to build high-performing teams, foster community partnerships, and deliver sustainable growth across diverse industries.

Resume

CFO Systems LLC
Director

Pet Ortho Braces
Cofounder, Fractional COO

Vowels Services, Wise Pelican
Head of Global Operations

StartupAZ
CEO

Arizona Commerce Authority, Impact Ventures
Strategic Advisor

Galvanize
VP, Community & GM (AZ GM & Sales Director)

Gannett Digital & Multimedia
Advertising VP

Matt Fuller

As a transformational leader I believe your organization's export is only as good as its import. In order to create a business that can grow, transform and win you must first focus internally since that is the very nature of transformation. Organizationally, in order to create any transformation, people must be at the core. It is imperative to focus our efforts on people first. I build teams and organizations full of highly authentic, empowered and engaged individual leaders. It is through this process that a business will most efficiently and effectively flourish. I also possess an extensive background in entrepreneurship, education and exceptional business acumen.

http://www.peoplecentrix.org
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