Meet the Leadership Team

Owner & Founder, StressLess Remodeling

Derek Wood is the owner and driving force behind StressLess Remodeling, a company built around a simple idea: remodeling your home shouldn't be stressful.

With a passion for craftsmanship, customer service, and building a better remodeling experience, Derek has helped shape StressLess Remodeling into a company focused on delivering high-quality transformations while putting the homeowner first.

Derek believes that a successful remodeling project is about more than the finished product. It starts with listening to the customer, understanding their vision, setting clear expectations, and having the right people and processes in place to bring that vision to life.

Under Derek's leadership, StressLess Remodeling has expanded its expertise across kitchen and bathroom remodeling, cabinet refacing, countertops, and innovative outdoor surface solutions including RubberStone® coatings for pool decks, patios, driveways, garages, and other spaces.

Chief Operating Officer

Henry Jaffe serves as Chief Operating Officer at StressLess Remodeling, helping lead the organization’s day-to-day operations and ensuring the company continues to deliver a consistent, high-quality experience for homeowners.

Henry brings an operational mindset to every aspect of the business, focusing on building efficient systems, strengthening team performance, improving accountability, and creating processes that allow StressLess Remodeling to grow without compromising the customer experience.

As COO, Henry works across departments to connect sales, production, customer service, logistics, and leadership. His focus is on making sure the right people, processes, and resources are in place to keep projects moving efficiently from the initial customer interaction through completion.

Henry believes that exceptional remodeling companies are built on more than great craftsmanship. They require disciplined operations, clear communication, strong leadership, and a relentless commitment to the customer. He works to establish those principles throughout the organization while helping the StressLess team continuously improve.

Sales Manager

Caleb Erosa is the Sales Manager at StressLess Remodeling, where he leads the sales team with a strong focus on customer experience, accountability, and results. He understands that remodeling a home is a significant investment, and his goal is to make the process as straightforward, transparent, and stress-free as possible for every homeowner.

With over a decade of experience in the home remodeling industry, Caleb Erosa believes that the difference between a good experience and a great one is often found in the smallest details. He's passionate about making sure every homeowner feels heard, valued, and confident throughout their remodeling journey. His philosophy is simple: treat every customer and every home with the same care, honesty, and respect he'd expect for his own family.

Marketing Manager

Mario Esquer serves as Marketing Manager at StressLess Remodeling, where he leads the company’s marketing strategy, brand development, customer acquisition, and digital growth initiatives.

With a strong background in business, product development, branding, and digital marketing, Mario focuses on creating marketing systems that connect StressLess Remodeling with homeowners who are actively looking to improve their homes. His approach combines creative marketing with measurable performance, using data and customer insights to continually improve how the company generates and converts opportunities.

Call Center Manager

As the Director of Customer Service at Stressless, I bring over a decade of experience running high-performing call centers in the home improvement industry. Growing up in Syracuse, NY, I spent 15 years on the soccer field—culminating as my high school’s varsity captain. That background taught me that a successful call center operates exactly like a championship team: it requires communication, strategy, and everyone pulling in the same direction. Whether I’m orchestrating our daily call center operations or moonlighting as the lead singer of a 90s grunge cover band, my goal is always to set the right tempo, support my crew, and deliver a great experience.

Marketing Director

Jason Valasek is a seasoned marketing and business growth strategist with over 20 years of experience helping Arizona businesses expand their reach, strengthen their brands, and accelerate growth.

As Director of Marketing at StressLess Remodeling, Jason leads the company’s marketing strategy, digital advertising, brand development, and customer acquisition initiatives. His focus is on driving sustainable growth, increasing market visibility, and connecting Arizona homeowners with high-quality remodeling solutions backed by exceptional customer service.