Amanda Poole

Pioneer
DISC Type : ISD

Founder | Fractional Head of Talent & Executive Search at Self-employed

United States

Overview

Amanda Poole is a talent leader specializing in building teams for early-stage, venture-backed software companies at DVx Ventures. With over a decade of experience, she focuses on founder and executive recruiting, having helped launch over 50 portfolio companies. People who have worked with her describe her as exceptional, a connector, and a great team player.

Amanda recently returned to work after welcoming her second daughter, Sophie, into her family. She has shown a keen interest in technological advancements and platforms aimed at improving maternal health outcomes, reflecting a blend of her personal and professional passions.

She has successfully recruited nearly 100 founders for various early-stage startups throughout her career.

Personality Overview

Driven But Considerate

Dynamic But Sincere

Decisive But Friendly

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Topics They Care About

Venture Studio Talent
Her career at High Alpha, High Alpha Innovation, and DVx Ventures has centered on recruiting founders and executives specifically for the venture studio model.
Early-Stage Recruiting
She specializes in building teams from the ground up and scaling them at critical inflection points, focusing on founder, executive, and engineering hires for new ventures.
Maternal Health Tech
Expressed significant excitement and support for a new digital platform designed to provide data-driven health answers for pregnant women.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2025
Founder | Fractional Head of Talent & Executive Search at Self-employed
1-2025 - 11-2025
Fractional Head of Talent at Shaper Capital
1-2025 - 11-2025
Fractional Head of Talent at Fractional AI
1-2025 - 11-2025
Fractional Head of Talent at Adelphi Data
1-2025 - 10-2025
Fractional Head of Talent at Protege

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University Bloomington

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Insights For Selling To Amanda

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Amanda is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Amanda

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Amanda move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Amanda take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Amanda

Personality Compatibility


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