About Us - Team and Story

Consider CAVU for the net value you receive, not for the fees you pay

CAVU delivers value by…

Delivering economies of scale and more throughput, with less labor

Automating processes to run your business more efficiently

Providing data to make better decisions

CAVU brings extensive experience with payroll and HR

CAVU is a company formed by the union of formerly independent payroll service providers. These service companies process payroll for businesses in all 50 states.

Our Story

Having spent over two decades working for and being a founder of businesses that have rapidly grown and scaled successfully in the payroll technology and service industries, we recognized how big of a challenge it is for growing businesses to find a payroll and HR company that can meet their evolving demands.

Small payroll companies are operated by well intentioned, hardworking entrepreneurs but most of these organizations are lifestyle businesses and cannot stay on top of their clients’ changing needs as they scale. These types of payroll businesses provide good customer service but lack breadth of services and technology growing businesses need and just don’t have the ability to service very many clients. These payroll companies typically are good for micro businesses under 10 employees.

Conversely, the large payroll providers and technology firms are all about selling as many clients as possible of all shapes and sizes and fail miserably at providing a personal touch. The corporate bureaucracy and accountability is distributed among sereval players and the institutional attitude is undesirable. The bigger payroll firms also lack the agility to move quickly to address their clients’ changing requirements. These firms are notoriously slow and lack accountability.

These experiences directly shaped our vision, so in 2020 we set out to give growing businesses what they deserve and we started CAVU HCM - a one of kind boutique payroll and HR technology and services firm where relationships are our number one priority and our motivation is to meet our clients’ objectives and to constantly identify areas where we can bring value. CAVU was founded as an alternative to the small firm, as well as the oversized firms.

We give owners of growing businesses the high-end tools and resources to empower their growth.

Marty Hamby, Co-Chief Executive Officer CAVU HCM
& Joe Sharpe, Co-Chief Executive Officer CAVU HCM

Our Team

Marty Hamby

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Marty serves as Founder, C0-CEO and Board Member of CAVU Human Capital Management. Marty brings over 24 years of experience in high growth service and technology businesses with a focus on payroll, time and attendance, and human resources.

Joe Sharpe, CPA

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Joe is a Certified Public Accountant who has led Sharp Payroll Services, a CAVU sister company, since 2010. Joe formerly worked as an associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

William Sharpe

Co-Founder

William has 21 years of leadership experience in payroll and tax. He is an Enrolled Agent and a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist.

Beth Valenti

Chief Financial Officer

Beth serves as the Chief Financial Officer of CAVU. She has over 19 years of experience in finance and accounting, operations, and human resources for early and mid-stage growth technology companies.

Brad Cunningham

VP Client Service & Experience

Brad is referred to as a “Payroll Wizard.” He is an accomplished payroll and HR leader with over 10+ years of expertise specializing in payroll, compliance, taxes and human capital management.

Jen Romito, CPP

Client Service Manager

Jen is a Certified Payroll Professional with over 14 years of experience in payroll, compliance, and tax. Relationship building and problem solving are her passion.

Vanessa Botarf

Payroll Tax Manager

Vanessa has over six years of experience in multi-state payroll tax payments, filings, and notice resolution. She also specializes in Work Opportunity Tax Credits ("WOTC") and Employee Retention Credits ("ERC") to ensure we maximize the benefits of these programs to our clients.

Michael Ennis

Senior Business Development Manager

Michael has over 20 years of experience in Human Capital Management with expertise in Payroll, Workforce Management, Human Resources, and Talent Management. He has prior experience in sales and service for organizations including Ceridian, Kronos and SuccessFactors.

Aidan McLaughlin

Business Development Manager

Aidan has over 7 years of experience in business development and account management with 5 of those years in Human Capital Management including prior experience with Apex HCM and Insperity.