Christy Wendt

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Manager, Talent Acquisition at Chainguard

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Christy Wendt is the Manager of Talent Acquisition at Chainguard, focusing on scaling technical teams in engineering and product. Described by colleagues as resourceful and thoughtful, she is a Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR) with deep experience in high-growth startups and software security.

As the first recruiter at Chainguard, she was instrumental in co-building the GTM function and scaling the company from 70 to 450 employees.

Personality Overview

Believer

Big Picture Person

Full Of Energy

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Tech Startups
She has direct experience scaling teams at high-growth startups, having helped grow Chainguard from 70 to 450 employees as the company's first recruiter.
Technical Recruiting
Her entire career focuses on full-cycle recruiting for specialized technical roles in Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Business Intelligence for tech companies.
Software Supply Chain
Her work at both Chainguard and Anchore places her at the forefront of talent acquisition for the software supply chain and container security industry.

Media Appearances

Christy has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Manager, Talent Acquisition at Chainguard
6-2023 - 1-2025
Principal Recruiter at Chainguard
7-2022 - 3-2023
Senior Recruiter at Indeed.com
6-2021 - 6-2022
Team Lead, Talent Acquisition at Anchore
1-2019 - 6-2021
Technical Recruiter at Indeed.com

Education

Education details unavailable from Texas State University
Education details unavailable from The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Insights For Selling To Christy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christy is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christy

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christy move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Christy take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Christy

Personality Compatibility


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