Stephen Kanfer is the Chief Sales and Strategy Officer (CSO) for Optigy Group, with over 30 years of experience driving sales, marketing, and talent acquisition strategies. He has demonstrable success delivering key growth, operations and partnership projects.  An adept transformational leader, Stephen has made many notable contributions to organizations looking for change.  Notably, Stephen played a pivotal role in reshaping and expanding ChenMed’s sourcing and recruitment program, bolstering the organization’s remarkable year-over-year exponential growth trajectory. His deep knowledge of the healthcare sector, combined with a broad network of professional relationships, has enabled him to deliver exceptional results.    Stephen brings his recruitment, training and leadership background to his CSO role at Optigy. He is passionate about the candidate / recruiter relationship and creating a positive candidate experience on behalf of Optigy partners. His dedication to growing and mentoring diverse, high-performing teams is a foundational success factor in his ability to attract, land and place the right candidates for Optigy’s partners.      A proud graduate of the University of Florida, Stephen loves spending time with his family and is a huge fan of the Miami Heat and The University of Florida Football and Basketball teams.  Go Gators!!