Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Remote · Remote

• Culture-focused Executive Search & Recruiting Partner for Scaling SaaS & AI Companies
• Clients: monday.com (Enterprise SaaS), Justt (AI FinTech), Intuition Robotics (AI HealthTech), Casebook (Gov SaaS), & CodeRoad (Tech Services).

Apr 2023 – Aug 2023 · 4 mos · Remote

• Comeet was a collaborative hiring platform that combined an award-winning recruitment SaaS (ATS) and recruitment services (Elastic Recruiting). Acquired by PE. Successful exit.
• Promoted to Vice President of Services & Partnerships.

Jun 2022 – Apr 2023 · 10 mos · Remote

• Promoted to Vice President of Services.

Nov 2021 – Jun 2022 · 7 mos · Remote

• Promoted to Head of Talent Acquisition, Delivery.
• RESULTS
• Grew Talent Acquisition Delivery capacity to support 5X revenue growth in 10 months.
• Scaled team from 0 to 19 Recruiters & Sourcers in-house in 10 months in Americas.
• Over 110 hires by the team in 2021 with 10+ tech startups.
• Launched first internal Talent Acquisition team.

Jan 2021 – Oct 2021 · 9 mos · Remote

• My role was to help build and scale Elastic Recruiting in the US. This includes both supply (recruitment and account management) and demand (sales).

Nov 2017 – Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Reading, United Kingdom / Remote

• CloudFactory is an impact outsourcing platform for time-consuming data work with a scalable cloud workforce.
• RESULTS
• First Talent Acquisition hire. Brought on post Series B ($7.3M).
• Grew global Talent Acquisition team from 1 FTE to 5 FTE in 2 years.
• Led team to support headcount growth from 214 to 375+ (300+ hires) in 2.5 years.
• Directly supported new UK location (Global HQ) headcount growth from 5 to 30+ (35+ hires) in 2 years.
• Directly supported recruitment of CRO (now President), CTO, CDO, VP Product, IT Director, Product Management Director, EMEA Sales Manager, Chief Architect, Information Security Manager, Lead Product Manager, Lead Data Scientist, Program Managers, Client Success Managers, Account Executives, and Sales Development Representatives.
• Led and hosted CloudFactory Culture Awards 2019.
• Launched CloudFactory Fellowship Program sending 3 USA young professionals to Nepal for 18 months.
• Leadership / Recruiting / Management / Hiring

Aug 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Remote

• Avoda is a global recruiting firm helping tech companies find the right people to fit the role, company culture, and growth strategy. We specialize in B2B SaaS companies. Recruiting-as-a-Service for Tech Companies.
• RESULTS
• Grew sales from $0 to $85,000 in less than 10 months with clients in USA, Europe, and Asia.
• Saved clients roughly $100,000+ in recruitment agency fees in first 5 months with innovative monthly pricing model that reduced client cost and guaranteed company revenue.
• Built remote team of 8 people (7 USA & 1 Netherlands).
• Closed business after largest client CloudFactory (Post $7.3M Series B) offered me role as Global Talent Acquisition Manager in UK contingent on closing the business down.
• Clients Included: CloudFactory, slashBlue, Gastfreund, ShareIQ, Win-Win, Skuid, and Justworks.
• Recruited Roles: Sales Director, Sales Development Representative, Frontend Software Engineers, Backend Software Engineer, UI/UX Designer.
• Locations: Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA / New York City, NY, USA / San Francisco, CA, USA / Berlin, Germany
• SKILLS
• Entrepreneurship / Tech Recruiting / Recruiting / Sourcing / Screening / Consulting / B2B SaaS / Business Development

Oct 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr · Asheville, North Carolina Area

• Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.
• RESULTS
• Launched local startup community that grew from 0 to 170 in first 8 months.
• Generated $1,500 in ticket sales at monthly events with events ranging from 20 to 75 attendees.
• Led team of 5 volunteers.
• Interviewed successful entrepreneurs and investors like Alex Estevez (Ex‑Atlassian CFO turned Investor) and Aaron Houghton (Founded and sold iContact for $169M).
• SKILLS
• Event Planning / Business Development / Digital Marketing / Project Management / Strategy

Mar 2015 – Feb 2016 · 11 mos · Remote

• Spruce (B2B SaaS) is a complete small business website builder and marketing platform.
• RESULTS
• Helped with concept inception to early beta testers to find product/market fit.
• Helped raise $20,000 in pre-seed funding.
• SKILLS
• Business Development / Digital Marketing / Strategy / Product Development / Fundraising

Aug 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · Remote

• ThirdPath is a 12 month online educational experience for aspiring entrepreneurs.
• GROWTH
• Started as Project Manager. Promoted to Co-Founder.
• RESULTS
• Setup the business (LLC, bank account, payroll, etc).
• Launched online startup community that grew from 0 to 110.
• Helped create 12 month entrepreneur course and sold to a 5+ members.
• SKILLS
• Entrepreneurship / Business Development / Project Management / Operations / Strategy / Digital Marketing / Program Development / Web Design

Jul 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• slashBlue is a business performance technology company.
• GROWTH
• Started as Executive Assistant. Promoted to Business Analyst.
• RESULTS
• Reported to CEO.
• Sourced and recruited Chief Technology Officer.
• Led one ATS and two CRM selections and implementations.
• Supported sales and marketing efforts led by CEO and HubSpot Marketing Partner.
• SKILLS
• Business Development / Project Management / Technology Implementation / Digital Marketing / Recruiting

Apr 2013 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• blu dot is a modern custom apparel company.
• RESULTS
• Reported directly to CEO/Founder Kevin Good.
• Sold over $500 of custom apparel.
• Borrowed $1,000 to launch custom t-shirt website. Failed, but I learned a lot from outsourcing the project and over time paid the money back in full with interest.
• SKILLS
• Business Development / Sales / Digital Marketing / Project Management / Graphic Design

Feb 2013 – Dec 2013 · 10 mos · Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Cardia develops, manufactures and markets medical devices for the heart.
• RESULTS
• Reported to VP Sales.
• Directly supported VP Sales and 5 Field Sales Reps (4 in Europe & 1 in Brazil).
• Ran multiple continuous improvement projects to save cost and improve efficiency.
• Managed website and social media.
• SKILLS
• Administration / Sales Ops / Marketing / Web Design

May 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos · Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Greatbatch Medical designs and manufactures medical cases and trays for orthopaedic surgical instruments.
• RESULTS
• Led production workforce of 90+ Associates with 5 Team Leads as direct reports.
• SKILLS
• Leadership / Management / Hiring / Continuous Improvement / Project Management / Production / Delivery / Operations

Feb 2011 – Mar 2011 · 1 mo · Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Estridge is a luxury custom home builder.
• RESULTS
• Reported to VP Sales.
• Generated leads for sales reps.
• Direct support to sales team with primary focus on customer service.
• SKILLS
• Sales Development / Communication