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As a startup recruiter, my role isn't about putting any qualified bum in a seat to fill a role. It's about matchmaking. It's finding exceptional talent that will complement and elevate the team already in place. So when the HEX team asked me to speak about building world class teams at #HEXPO2024 I was psyched. HEXPO2024 is back to help ignite the game-changer spirit within you. Sharpen your skills, forge powerful connections, unleash your gold-medal potential and a champion's mindset you need to create a ripple effect of positive change in the world. Sept 26 in Melbourne. If you're keen to come, message me for a discounted ticket! Drop in a comment if you'll be there! You'll be lucky enough to hear from an incredible lineup of speakers: Christie Jenkins, Paz Pisarski, Prayansh Desai, 🚜 🏳️🌈 Olivia Doherty, Michelle Vu, Walter Lee, Megan Flamer, Cory Alpert, Dr. Michelle Chen, PhD 💜, T Guthrie, Puji Fernando, Summer Howarth, Jonathan Richards and the one and only Jeanette Cheah 💁🏻♀️ #conference #startups #leaders #melbourne Series Build

Slow down to go fast. This is a hard concept for me, someone who likes to go hard and fast -- all the time. So intentionally taking time off feels like sliding backwards. Except, my ŌURA ring tells me that my readiness and resilience are now crazy high. And I am CHARGING into this week! I can't wait to see how a few days off will actually catapult my productivity now that I'm back. I also used to approach my time off intentionally (like I do with much of my life). But becoming a parent has taught me that sometimes it can just be silly and fun. 💪 😜 💪 #recharge #wellness #slowdowntogofast Series Build ----------- I'm Tova, the founder of Series Build, helping Australian startups hire exceptional talent and bring more diversity into their teams.

It’s live!! Such a fun role with Typsy for an enterprise sales leader! I’m thrilled to be hiring for this role to work with such a great team. Drop me note if you or someone you know wants to learn more about this! #salesleaders #horing #startups #melbourne Series Build

📢 Calling all experienced Sales leaders in Melbourne...this one is for you! 📢 Candidates often tell me they want to work on a product that is exciting, that they can connect to and (dare they say) even fun. Here it is. Series Build is helping Typsy hire a Head of Sales. I would love to connect if you: ✅ Have experience building, coaching and leading enterprise sales teams ✅ Understand the B2B sales process ✅ Sell using SPIN or a consultative approach ✅ Experience building SDR teams ✅ Open to a little international travel ✈ ✈ ✈ Please reach out or pass this along to anyone keen to learn more. #sales #leadership #hospitality #edtech #startup #hiring

👉 In the market for a Customer Success Leader?? 👈 One of the best parts of working on recruiting searches is meeting the incredible candidates. And while only one person is the best fit for the company, the others are just as impressive. This week, it's all about Customer Success. I have a hearty list of some incredible, experienced CS leaders who I've had the pleasure to meet. These are a mix of folks who have: 👊 Built CS from the ground up 👊 Scaled CS internationally 👊 Managed large (and small) teams 👊 Are responsible for commercial targets 👊 Who have the data to show the impact the've had **If you're in the market for a Sydney-based CS leader, or you just want to speak with some folks who really know what they're doing, please reach out so I can make some intros.** #customersuccess #recruiting #startups Series Build

I love being a part of the Startmate community and especially the Startmate Women Fellowship. I don't quite know how they do it, but cohort after cohort, they find a way to attract the most impressive, ambitious women who want to get into the startup world. I have had so much fun coaching the incredible Lea Rausch, Nat Mendel, Laila Sayed, Paula Neme, Catrina Dorrell and Michelle Hannan who have each come from incredibly accomplished backgrounds and brought such energy and excitement to our squads. There are so many incredible speakers in the program including some of the voted favs: 💡 Transferring skills to startups ➡️ Jess Blomfield, Airtree 💡Increase your surface area for luck to strike ➡️ ⚡️ Michael Batko, Startmate 💡How to find your dream job ➡️ Maisy Bennett, Startmate 💡What makes a great resume ➡️ Michael Rubio 💡Design your life ➡️ May Samali, Human Leadership Lab And through the fellowship, I'vemade incredible connections with so many other fellows and mentors, including with a fantastic dinner group that has really stuck -- here's looking at you Keri Clarke, Fiona Moncrieff, Carley Grelié, Kate Banasik and Lea Rausch. If you are a woman in Australia or New Zealand, looking to explore your next step, excited about the startup space, want to learn from some great mentors and speakers while connecting within incredible peers, this is for you. More info here: APPLY: https://bit.ly/3pabAhM

It's 2024. Really? An entire marketing team can't do better than a sexist 80s tagline? Apparently the Gillette India Pvt. Ltd and Procter & Gamble rebrand in 2019 to "The Best Men Can Be" did so poorly they changed it back...way back. So, to help a CPG out, I'm inviting new and more inclusive taglines. Bonus if they rhyme, since that seems to be important to them. 👇 Please comment below👇 (and if I missed the boat and Gillette India Pvt. Ltd is only interested in male customers, I will take my cue accordingly -- as should you) #marketing #inclusivity #dobetter

Companies should not treat hiring like being on The Bachelor...but they often do. On The Bachelor (or The Bachelorette): 🌹 Many individuals vie for one person's proposal 🌹 At each stage, it doesn't really matter how the candidates feel, their goal is just to get the rose and progress to the next round 🌹 Only at the end, once the single candidate is presented with the rose, do they actually get to decide if they want to accept it or not That's how we often treat the hiring process: 💜 "Candidate, you'd be so lucky to work with us." 💜 "Candidate, jump through hoops to impress us." 💜 "Candidate, tell us what we want to hear." It's one sided. Not only does that feel lousy, but leads to poor matchmaking and often divorce (metaphorically). During initial phone screens, I always ask, "What's important to you in your next role?" I'm looking to understand the candidate's motivations and as we move through the process, I want to make sure that we all (myself and the hiring team) are keeping those things in mind, communicating them and able to offer those. I want the candidate to be as happy as the company. A good hiring match is two-sided. #hiring #matchmaking #candidateexperience

Perhaps I'm in the wrong career... Is my LinkedIn algorithm trying to tell me something? What's the most outrageous job suggestion you've received?

If you’re a solorepreneur, you’ve got to find your community. Recruiting is all about people and relationships. So is they journey of starting a company. 🎉 You need people to celebrate your wins 😭 You need people to lament the losses 🤨 You need sounding boards for those tricky situations So when I was lucky enough to meet Danny Hansard last year right as we were both launching new recruiting businesses — me with Series Build and him with We Are Eight — I knew he’d be one of the important people in my circle. Not only is he the best of the best when it comes tech recruiting but he’s been an amazing support and collaborator over the last year. And great company for what otherwise would have been a much lonlier celebratory lunch! So great to share this journey with you, Danny!!