About us

Management Team

Management Team

Professor David Florence

Founder and CEO

Professor Florence, located in Raleigh, NC 30+years in senior management, leading entrepreneurial ventures and working as a professor to undergraduates and graduate students. Professor Florence has taught at Cal State Northridge, Caltech University, NC State University, Pepperdine University, UCLA, UCSB, and USC.

Professor Florence has over 30 years’ experience as a product, marketing and business development executive in hardware, telecommunication and software sectors. Professor Florence has been successful in both large corporate and start-up environments. His career has been included senior roles at Goto.com, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Oracle, Stanton Chase and Sun Microsystems. In addition, Professor Florence was the Assistant Director of The University of Southern California Center for Global Innovation

Professor Florence created the Oxford Method, Inc. in 2020 focusing on building great organizational team and working with clients in a consultive role.

Advisors

Ed Savage

Advisor

* 30+ years as a Managing Director
* 10+ years as a Chief Operating Officer
Ed Savage is a Co-Founder of Stanton Chase and Chair Emeritus of its predecessor firm. He currently serves as a Managing Director for the Stanton Chase Los Angeles office. Ed has completed myriad “C” level searches for clients in the biotechnology, medical device, biotherapeutics, and healthcare markets for clients that have ranged from pre-revenue venture-backed startups to large multinationals. Ed is a knowledgeable and respected advisor based out of Berkley, California. He is the founding member of Stanton Chase International, the co-founder of Kors Marlar Savage and Associates and served as the vice president for Korn/Ferry International. Ed Savage provides a professional approach for all of his clients that paves the path to success.

Lawrence Allen

Advisor

*22 years in Aisia Pasific with 500 MNCs

*15 years recruiting in APAC and USA

*Partner-in-Charge, Heidrick & Struggles, Beijing

* Industrial & Consumer Practice, Stanton Chase Dallas

Lawrence Allen has built a reputation of leading global brands and team. Lawrence authored Chocolate Fortunes: The Battle for the Hearts, Minds and Wallets of China’s Consumers, a China business book that chronicles the quarter-century battle between the world’s chocolate companies for the hearts, minds and taste buds of China’s emerging consumers. He is also a regular contributor to the Thunderbird International Business Review. Lawrence earned his Masters Degree at Thunderbird School of Global Management and speaks Mandarin Chinese.

 
Maha Syed

Business Recruiter-Director of search 

* 5+ years as an english teacher

*2 years as a project manager
Maha has eclectic work experience that makes her well suited for the role of director of search. Her nurturing and idealist approach ensures that clients feel cared for and that they are in capable hands.

Jenna Nicotra

Director of Search

*6+ years of experience in management experience

* 2+ years of experience in business and marketing development
*2 years in media related production
Jenna is an experienced and technically savvy businesswoman with a focus on business management and marketing. She is very passionate about connecting clients with businesses and individuals in order to fulfil the greatest benefit to all parties.

Recruiting Team

Bianca Lyons

Jr Executive Agent

*4 years of customer service 

*2 years of marketing 

She is experienced in marketing but also in sells, communication, media marketing and graphic design.

Bianca is a innovative thinker and very good with strategizing and commutating with clients and company’s alike.

 

Pretzel

Company Mascot

*8 years old

*Zodiac sign Aries

Pretzel is the mascot for The Oxford Method, she loves plenty of treats and really motivates our team. She is a small dog with a big heart and is an expert recruiter herself.