Meet the Spektrix Team
Spektrix was conceived in 2007 by two software developers with a shared passion for theater. They’d experienced first-hand the limitations of ticketing software in the internet age - and they set out to build a better solution for theaters and arts organizations, and a creative, dedicated team to deliver it.




Senior Leadership

Michael Nabarro
CEO and Co-Founder
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Michael is the CEO and one of two co-founders of Spektrix back in 2007. Michael leads on strategy, and on ensuring alignment across the business on the direction we’re heading in, as well as having a key focus on our company culture and ensuring this evolves positively as we grow. Michael is passionate about the ability for highly usable software to empower and excite its users.

Alice Young
Managing Director, UK & Ireland
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Alice's background is in the arts and people/change leadership. In her role at Spektrix, Alice oversees the client teams in the UK & Ireland, ensuring the work we do with and for our clients is as effective as possible throughout from the minute they join the Spektrix community. She also oversees our strategy for client training, events and community globally.

Mike Geller
President, US & Canada
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Mike's background is in business and technology, having spent most of his career at Oracle corporation. In his role at Spektrix, Mike oversees client success in the US and Canada, as well as growth for Spektrix, both in bringing on new clients and also new ecosystem partners.

Mindy Barenblat
VP User Enablement & Education
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Mindy's role oversees strategy on how Spektrix proactively enables users to get the most out of their investment in the system. Mindy earned a degree in Speech & Theaters, worked in a box office, and has dabbled in printmaking, ceramics, and painting. She believes the arts have a deep impact on culture and identity. She is honored to enable the clients generating this impact.

Richard Bates
Director of Product
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Richard works with clients, prospects, partners and internal teams, leading on how we evolve and add to our Product to meet the shifting technology landscape and changing needs of arts organisations. He's worked with us since 2012, and before that worked in a theatre where he was one of the first users of Spektrix.

Erin Caldwell
VP, Marketing & Communications
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Erin is a strategic marketing executive with experience driving growth, shaping brand strategy, and amplifying impact through public engagement. She excels at distilling complex issues into actionable, audience-focused strategies that align with organizational goals. Erin builds marketing programs that drive revenue and support broader societal impact, leading with clarity, creativity, and a focus on removing barriers so teams can perform at their best.
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Jason Efstathiou
Director of Software Engineering
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An experienced engineering leader, Jason has worked in a wide range of high-growth companies to build agile product teams and scale cloud-based SaaS, Machine Learning and AI. He takes great pleasure in seeing customers’ reactions when they use software that is going to make a real difference to them.

Pemela Garatt
Chief of Staff
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Pamela's work focuses on our internal operations and ways of working and how we can be the most efficient and effective that we can be. She ensures we are promoting best practice in employee engagement, onboarding, health and safety and accessibility / reasonable adjustments and that we’re all able to get the right information, at the right time, to and from the right people.

Paul McGuinness
Director of Client Relations
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Paul's role is to understand our clients' ambitions, priorities and challenges, and lead the strategy for successful relationships with them. He loves the opportunity to work with people at amazing cultural organisations and help unlock the potential of our partnerships.
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Liv Nilssen
Director of Sector Strategy
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Liv aligns the work of Spektrix with the needs of the Spektrix Community, along with the wider arts and culture sector, and keeps client and sector success front and centre of everything we do. Connecting communities with art is her personal passion, and she feels privileged to work with hundreds of inspiring organisations across four countries.

Raphaelle Roux
Director of Finance
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Raph is a believer in the impact finance can have by partnering up with all levels of the business to build empowered, high performance teams. She’s passionate about taking a long-term view to help develop sustainable business growth and profitability. Originally from France where she worked in fine arts and e-commerce, Raph moved to the UK to join Spektrix in 2015.
Get to Know Us
Today our team’s grown to hundreds of people, working in three regions of the world, but still holding true to our core mission - to build a strong, vibrant, and connected live events industry.
Together, we're theater lovers, performers, former arts admins and teachers, software experts, data nerds, sports fans, DnD players, and more. You don’t have to have an arts background to work at Spektrix, but every member of our team is dedicated to the sector’s success.

Dean Akinwale
Engineering, Monolith
I work with the DataImporter, a tool that we use to migrate a new user’s data from their old system to our system. I love that every day there is a new challenge and an opportunity to solve a new problem whilst learning something new."

Georgia Macleod
Business Support
I oversee our London office, making sure it’s a safe and welcoming space for colleagues and visitors. I help create a work environment where team members can focus on delivering exceptional experiences for the Spektrix community. Spektrix fosters a culture of transparency, open communication, and growth - and the commitment to innovation, sustainability, and a strong company culture makes my work truly fulfilling.”

Robin Sheffield
Business Development
I demonstrate to prospective clients how Spektrix can provide the solutions and tailored support they need to best realise their organisational goals. With a background in the music charity sector, I love that Spektrix brings together my passion for the arts and helping people with my interest in technology.”

Martin Counter
Client Success
My passion for my role comes from helping make meaningful, impactful change in the short time the Implementation team works with our clients. By supporting users to make great use of their data and our systems from day one, I hope to support the arts sector I know and love.”

Karen Elizondo
Business Development
I work with organisations all around North America to show how Spektrix could help them to support their mission of bringing amazing art and entertainment to their communities. I’m inspired by the continuous improvement mindset that the Spektrix team implements every day to better its technology and foster growth in its people."

Khatelin White
Client Success
I'm speaking to users on a day to day basis, helping with small things like finding the right standard report or troubleshooting a printer when needed. It's important to feel like the person on the phone is there for you, so I always try to be that voice on the other side.”

Matt Akers
Community and Events
I produce events to support the needs of clients and the wider sector, drive forward community and organisational initiatives, and champion the continual development of our teams and users. I relish the opportunity to regularly collaborate with others, working with a diverse range of individuals and organisations in arts and technology.”
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