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Our Team

The PM Playbook team is built by practitioners who have lived the realities of delivery and leadership under pressure. Every person here brings real-world experience, hard-earned judgment, and a deep commitment to raising the standard of project management. Together, we exist to support project managers as they grow from execution-focused roles into confident, trusted leaders who create clarity and impact.

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Our Team

The PM Playbook is built by people who have lived the work. Our team brings vision, courage, and relentless focus to helping project managers grow into confident leaders. Every person here comes from real-world delivery, carrying both scars and successes, and united by the belief that leadership is built through action and shared growth.

Leadership

Founder / Principal Consultant
Daniel Hemhauser
With more than two decades of global project leadership, Daniel has guided complex transformations across Fortune 500 enterprises, high growth startups, and international teams operating under pressure. He is known for turning ambiguity into clarity, friction into alignment, and strategy into disciplined execution. Through decisive leadership and a human-centered philosophy, he has reshaped how organizations think about delivery, influence, and accountability. His work elevates project managers into trusted leaders who drive measurable results and lasting impact.
Executive Vice President
Mark Hedquist
Mark brings over 20 years of global project leadership experience, leading complex programs across Fortune 500 organizations, startups, and international teams. Through a human-centered approach, he has helped reshape how project managers think about leadership, influence, and responsibility in real-world delivery.
His work focuses on emotional intelligence, leadership clarity, and decision-making under pressure. Through teaching, mentorship, and practical frameworks, Mark has helped thousands of project managers step out of task execution and into trusted leadership roles with confidence and measurable impact.
Chief of Staff
Hadar Bar Zakai
Hadar brings over 20 years of global project leadership experience, leading complex programs across Fortune 500 organizations, startups, and international teams. Through a human-centered approach, she has helped reshape how project managers think about leadership, influence, and responsibility in real-world delivery.
Her work focuses on emotional intelligence, leadership clarity, and decision-making under pressure. Through teaching, mentorship, and practical frameworks, Hadar has helped thousands of project managers step out of task execution and into trusted leadership roles with confidence and measurable impact.

Community Leaders & Contributors

The PM Playbook is powered by volunteers, mentors, moderators, and contributors from around the world. These leaders give their time and experience to support learning, guide conversations, and keep this space grounded in real practice.

Mentors
Experienced project leaders who guide members through real challenges, offering perspective, clarity, and practical insight grounded in real-world delivery experience.
Community Moderators
Volunteers who help shape a safe, respectful, and thoughtful space where honest conversation, shared learning, and trust can thrive.
Content Contributors
Practitioners who share lessons, tools, and real stories that help others strengthen leadership, sharpen thinking, and grow through shared experience.
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