SmartSuite Leadership Team & Executives

SmartSuite had 9 full-time employees as of early 2022, despite a total team of approximately 110 people including contractors and development firm staff across 9 countries. Darbyshire described the structure as intentionally lean on fixed headcount, with the majority of the team composed of contractors hired for specialty functions.

Approximately 90 developers worked on the platform over the three years prior to launch. The core development partner was Gearhart, a firm based in Kyiv, Ukraine, with approximately 35 people dedicated to SmartSuite. Two additional development shops were used: eCreative, also Ukraine-based, handling mobile and web development, and Agency Enterprise in Venice, California, handling high-end development work. In total, three development shops plus an internal CTO co-founder provided engineering leadership. The company operated across 9 countries and described itself as fully remote, with Darbyshire and his wife the only team members based in Newport Beach, California.