About Beth People & Talent Leader with years of experience operating in tech start-ups. Expert headhunter. Obsessed with helping start-ups win and realise their vision. Aligns with founders who believe the right talent and culture is their competitive advantage. Loves talking to Software Engineers and Product people, understanding what needs to be built and how. Enjoys coaching/mentoring and watching Founders, Leaders, and Teams reach their full potential. Builds low ego high confidence teams. Believes radical candor is kindness. High energy, results oriented, competitive, and will find a way to solve 'that' problem. Advice & Mentoring I believe in sharing experience to help teams. My advice comes from lessons learned the easy way and the hard way. I've failed fast, and made enough good decisions to enjoy a successful career as a People & Talent Leader. Perspective is key to performance. Previous Operating Experience Tech driven start-ups from seed stage to commercial growth, international expansion, and following investment rounds. People & talent vision and strategy. People Ops system design. Extensive headhunting. Setting the talent bar. Leadership search. Building companies 0-1, and functions from scratch across multiple verticals. Experience with remote working, and distributed teams UK & international. Polite Note: If you’re a founder who is *not* ex-FAANG and you ask me to find you a FAANG Engineer for your pre-seed for £100K or less, the answer will be a polite no. If you're an ex-Faang Founder yourself, the answer is potentially. Tags: People & Talent Leader & Consultant (Assoc CIPD)| Founder Coach Chief People Officer| VP People| VP-Head of Talent| Talent Director