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    Diane Prince

    Diane Prince

    Seeking to apply my entrepreneurial, sales, and recruiting skills to a growing company.

    Entrepreneur Los Angeles University of California
    dianeprince.co
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    Experience
    HIRECLOUT
    HIRECLOUT
    Manager of Recruiting & Business Development 2020 - Present (almost 6 years)
    This role was a combination of management and individual contributor. I closed 9 new contracts including 3 anchor clients in my first year. I sourced, recruited, and placed... more software engineers, product managers, devops engineers, UX designers, QA engineers, web architects. Recruited and managed team of 4 technical recruiters and sales people.
    Dianeprince.co
    Dianeprince.co
    Founder & Entrepreneur Coach 2020 - Present (about 6 years)
    I help entrepreneurs get what they want from their businesses. From gaining clarity on the next steps to leading more effectively, hiring the right people, negotiating relationships,... more and ultimately living in peace even under the high pressure of building their companies.
    Women Founders Network
    Women Founders Network
    Pitch Coach 2015 - Present (about 11 years)
    BUILDING THE FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR ECOSYSTEM through
    Access to Capital. Mentorship. Visibility.
    Women Founders Network "WFN" (previously Chick Launcher)
    is a virtual... more accelerator that connects women building high-growth businesses
    with the tools and resources, they need to achieve business success.
    Hippo Reads
    Hippo Reads
    Head of Sales 2017 - 2019 (almost 2 years)
    Secured over $600,000 in new sales: 73% through customized demand generation and email outreach system and 27% through follow up from in-person events.
    Emphatic
    Emphatic
    Consultant: Sales, Recruitment, Operations 2017 - 2018 (about 1 year)
    Operated social media business. Recruited, trained and managed content writers. Sold services to small businesses. Managed accounts.
    Beautycounter
    Beautycounter
    Director, Sales Leader, Recruiter 2016 - 2017 (about 1 year)
    Field Leader: earned every bonus and incentive during first 6 months in company, promoted to Director in second month, one of the 140 consultants (out of 15,000) to earn incentive... more trip. In top .05% of recruiters, signing up 30 consultants in 6 months.
    Sugarwish
    Sugarwish
    Vice President Corporate Sales 2015 - 2016 (10 months)
    After coaching the founders of this company at the Women Founders Network, they hired me to create their B2B sales strategy: onboarded 227 new business clients over the course... more of 8 months, that included G.E and Dolby. Identified and executed creative revenue streams to ensure consistent cash flow to balance seasonal sales.
    Workway
    Workway
    CEO and Co-Founder 2009 - 2011 (over 2 years)
    I quit my brief retirement to lead this $30 million organization out of distress and into profitability. I evaluated all areas of business operations. I implemented radical... more changes that resulted in the sale of the company to a private investor.
    eWork
    eWork
    Co-Founder 2007 - 2010 (about 3 years)
    Global workforce management company that we sold to ZeroChaos, now rebranded as Workforce Logic
    TheBoardNetwork
    TheBoardNetwork
    Founder 1999 - 2002 (over 3 years)
    Created niche job board that my first hire took over and ran as a profitable business for 15 years
    Onstaff
    Onstaff
    Founder, Co-Founder 1996 - 2002 (about 6 years)
    I co-founded and built this $50 million company, in 6 years, from scratch and total funding of a $65,000 loan. I participated in every aspect of this staffing and negotiated... more the company's sale valued at $28 million to a publicly-traded company.
    Founder
    Onstaff
    Employee
    Beautycounter, Women Founders Network, Workway, Emphatic, TheBoardNetwork, eWork, Sugarwish, Hippo Reads, Dianeprince.co, HIRECLOUT
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    About
    Achievements

    Entrepreneur & 7x Founder, coaching startup founders

    Staffing Co-Founder: Built $50MMcompany in 6 years from a total investment of $65,000. Participated in every aspect of the company including sales, marketing, recruiting, business planning. Company's exit was valued at $28M.

    Sales: Closed 9 new contracts including 3 anchor clients in the first year
    Created a new B2B sales strategy for B2C company. Secured relationships with 227 new clients over the course of 8 months including 2 out of the top 5 employers in the U.S. Identified and created new revenue streams.

    Founder: Recruited and mentored over 300 independent consultants to sell clothing at pop-up events. Created and implemented marketing campaigns and training program. Managed staff, inventory, and vendors.

    Capital-Raising: Experienced in both pitching and capital raising as an entrepreneur and providing consulting services to clients. Raised funds from multiple sources.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Business Operations Business Planning Coaching Consulting Management Recruiting Sales Salesforce Staffing Training HubSpot Telephone Skills Public Speaking
    Locations
    Los Angeles County Ventura County Malibu
     
    Q&A
    What's your super power?

    Sales hunting and building revenue from scratch is my super power. This includes building sales teams and creating systems.

    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    text 424.346.2369
    email [email protected]

    What words of wisdom do you live by?

    Keep doing what's working and change what isn't!

    What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

    Building businesses -- no matter what the vertical. I like to grow things from scratch.

    What was the most impactful class you took in school?

    psychology

    What's an obstacle you've overcome?

    Working in startups for over 20 years, I've had to reinvent myself more than once!

    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier

    What's your favorite non-business book?

    Grapes of Wrath

    If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

    Reading all day, hiking and traveling.

    Which founders or startups do you most admire?

    Sara Blakely is my idol!

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