“Amy is an exceptional talent leader and one of the best that I’ve worked with. She quickly scaled our talent capabilities, and the efforts of her and her team have enabled us to raise our overall level and double the size of our company in the year that she’s been at Pomelo. She’d previously worked at a number of larger companies, but Amy showed right away that she has the energy, scrappiness, and agility to be highly effective in a fast-moving early stage startup environment. Amy is a superb partner to hiring managers and an amazing recruiter herself. She led the hiring for PM roles on my team and was involved every step of the way—finding great candidates, guiding them through interviews, and through the offer stage and close. One thing that stands out about her is her willingness to learn. She’ll be the first to say that she’s not familiar with a function or role and then dives right in, asking the right questions and connecting with people who can help her get up to speed. On top of that, she’s an excellent communicator: open, knows how to balance the forest and the trees, and proactive. At the same time, she is warm and approachable and knows how to make everyone—candidates and colleagues alike—feel valued and heard. Finally, I can’t say enough about Amy’s commitment to helping Pomelo attract the best people and working closely with hiring managers to help them build their teams. She works hard, stays on top of the details, and comes up with creative solutions to seemingly intractable challenges, whether it’s with sourcing or closing a candidate. I can’t say enough good things about Amy. She’s been a great partner and I’m grateful to be working with her.”
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📍 San Francisco (by way of Virginia/Washington D.C.)
📍 Uber Engineering Recruiting -> Scaled Afterpay from 100 in the US to ~1,700 globally -> Acquired by Block -> Startups!
📍 Let’s connect on: travel, gluten-free desserts, historical nonfiction, and all things talent.
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Year Up
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Year Up’s mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills and support that will empower them to reach their potential. Since opening its doors in 2008, Year Up Bay Area has served more than 1,000 plus young adults in our area!
I have the great pleasure of coaching and mentoring outstanding and exceptional students of Year Up to help them achieve their professional goals through career coaching, resume review and mock interview sessions.
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