Gelena Sachs

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Advisory Board Member at Career Pathway Institute

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Gelena is a people and culture leader with extensive experience in high-growth environments at companies like Riverbed, Illumina, and StitchFix. As a fractional CHRO and startup advisor, she builds global people strategies that drive business results. She earned her B. A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Beyond her executive functions, Gelena is an angel investor, board member, and keynote speaker. She is passionate about mentoring, fostering conscious leadership, and exploring principles of wisdom and personal growth. Her focus is on ensuring people feel fulfilled and have opportunities to learn and grow.

She is an active angel investor and member of Sand Hill Angels, where she advises and funds early-stage startups.

Personality Overview

Full Of Energy

Imaginative

Relationship Oriented

They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions.  Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

People & Culture
Her entire career is focused on building high-performance teams and creating people programs that enhance employer-of-choice status.
Startup Advising
Works as a Fractional CHRO for VC-backed startups across biotech, fintech, and AI, helping them design and operationalize people programs.
Angel Investing
As a member of Sand Hill Angels, she actively invests in and supports the next generation of founders and their companies.

Media Appearances

Gelena has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2023
Advisory Board Member at Career Pathway Institute
3-2022
Fractional CHRO/ Start-Up Advisor at Self-employed
11-2019
Member at Sand Hill Angels
3-2021 - 2-2022
Chief People Officer at Provectus
1-2019 - 2-2021
VP of People at Ridecell

Education

B.A from University of California, Berkeley

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Insights For Selling To Gelena

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gelena is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gelena

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gelena move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Gelena take some risk or not?

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

You And Gelena

Personality Compatibility


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