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VP of Strategic Partnerships | Founding Member @ Women Impact Tech || Talent Solutions & Employer Branding | Building Inclusive, High-Impact Teams
💡 Startups either thrive or stall based on talent density. Every early hire shapes how your team thinks, builds, and leads. After 10+ years in talent acquisition, I’ve seen how intentional hiring creates strong, scalable cultures — while reactive hiring introduces hidden risk. Too often, startups fall into familiar traps: 🚫 Hiring driven by urgency, not long-term strategy 🚫 Over-reliance on referrals that replicate existing biases 🚫 Culture shaped by comfort zones instead of shared values 🚫 Little to no interviewer training, leading to inconsistent experiences When I joined Axios HQ, I focused on building hiring practices with intention: 👉 Sourcing beyond the “usual” networks to find overlooked talent 👉 Championing candidates who brought unique perspectives 👉 Prioritizing people who aligned with the company’s mission... not just its tech stack 👉 Building trainings for hiring managers to align on role expectations, reduce bias, and improve decision-making ➕ Because real talent density isn’t just about high performance. It's about building teams that reflect diverse perspectives and challenge each other to think better, not the same. Too many startups wait to "fix" inclusion once it’s visible (and expensive). If you're scaling, the time to build with perspective is now — before gaps become patterns. ✨ Start early. Start with purpose. Build something better. ✨ WIT Recruiting | Women Impact Tech can help you do that. #HiringCulture #Startups #RecruitingStrategy #WomenInTech #WIT #InclusiveTeams