Meet Our Team
The people building SayIt.App bring together decades of experience in technology, coaching, and organizational leadership — all focused on helping field service businesses perform at their best.
Leadership
David Golden
LinkedInFounder, CEO & Chief Technology Officer
A passionate innovator driven by the desire to transform ideas into reality, David specializes in creating data-intensive solutions that resonate with millions and brings to SayIt over two decades of experience in tech entrepreneurship, leadership, and web application architecture.
As Founder and CEO of SayIt, he is responsible for the original concept and for developing and coordinating its integration of behavioral science, AI, and best practices in field service communication, continually refining its technology behind the scenes to optimize outcomes for technicians and business owners.
Creative innovation is David's trademark. In the 90s, he founded ZeoCast, a pre-iPhone service that empowered users to create music videos with popular music and their own digital images. At Yahoo! Music, David helped develop early internet radio services. Then at MySpace, he helped develop safety and security systems to protect users. An expert builder of proprietary systems for medical and fintech clients, he is a lifelong innovator in the field of emergent technologies.
Arielle Parker
LinkedInCo-Founder, Chief Ethics Officer
Award-winning writer, educator, communal leader, and counselor, Arielle is best known for her ability to interweave disciplines to produce phenomenal results. SayIt draws on her experience learning from world leaders in neuroscience, clinical and organizational psychology, trauma resolution and embodied psychotherapy, social entrepreneurship, and the ancient wisdom of Jewish and other cultural traditions, to inspire and support personal, interpersonal, and collective healing, coherence, and resilience.
Arielle earned degrees in Philosophy, Sociology, and Physical Sciences with Honors at Brandeis University, a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Ryokan College, and rabbinical ordination with Honors in Talmud from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. Recognized for her lifelong activism and devotion to healing the ecosystems in which we live, she is an accomplished founder, leader, and facilitator of experiential learning programs in formal and informal settings and of personal ritual and community-wide initiatives, around the country and the world.
Arielle has been honored for her writing, innovation, teaching, and social entrepreneurship by the Elie Wiesel Foundation, the Edmund deRothschild Foundation, the Legacy Heritage Innovation Program, the National Conference of Christians & Jews, and the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, and CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership.
Dr. Kimberley Thompson-Hairston
LinkedInPrincipal Advisor, Education and Research
Dr. Kimberley Thompson-Hairston is an accomplished educational leader, researcher, and technology strategist with a distinguished career spanning over 16 years in education. She brings a wealth of expertise in curriculum development, instructional coaching, technology integration, and leadership in K-12 and higher education settings. She currently serves as a Director of Media and Technology and Public Information Officer, leading district-wide technology initiatives, communications, and strategic planning.
Dr. Thompson-Hairston was honored to be named to the inaugural Class Dojo Advisory Board, contributing her insights to support innovative educational tools and community engagement. She is also an ISTE Community Leader, a presenter at national and state-level conferences, and an active member of the North Carolina AI Collaborative. A published researcher, she has contributed scholarship on Generation Z learning preferences and AI-driven educational strategies.
Additionally, she has led initiatives in professional development, AI policy creation, and workforce skills development. Holding a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Liberty University, a Master's in School Administration from Fayetteville State University, and a Bachelor's in Elementary Education from North Carolina A&T State University, Dr. Thompson-Hairston exemplifies the intersection of academic rigor and practical innovation.
Meet Our Expert Advisors
SayIt.App is backed by a distinguished advisory board spanning behavioral science, organizational psychology, technology, and coaching.