Gia Ganesh

Commander
DISC Type : D

Senior Vice President, People & Culture ( Head of HR, reporting to CEO) at Florence Healthcare

Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Gia Ganesh is the Senior Vice President of People & Culture at Florence Healthcare, where she specializes in scaling the people function in high-growth, venture-backed SaaS environments. She holds an MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Colleagues describe her as a deep, active listener and an incredible partner in growth.

Outside of her executive role, Gia is a passionate career strategist, author, and speaker. A self-described "people development nerd, " she is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and loves helping high-achievers find fulfillment. She enjoys Zumba and is a self-proclaimed chocoholic.

Unique fact: Gia is the author of the book "Career Inc: The Business of You, " which encourages professionals to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset toward their careers.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Risk-Taker

Decisive

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Company Culture
Her primary focus at Florence Healthcare is scaling people practices and culture in a high-growth environment. She frequently posts about topics like quantifying culture debt.
Talent Development
Passionate about unleashing employee potential through coaching, learning programs, and creating a high-performance culture focused on growth.
Career Strategy
Runs her own career coaching practice, authored the book "Career Inc: The Business of You, " and mentors emerging leaders.

Media Appearances

Gia has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2023
Senior Vice President, People & Culture ( Head of HR, reporting to CEO) at Florence Healthcare
7-2021 - 7-2023
Vice President of People & Culture at Florence Healthcare
2-2020 - 7-2021
Director of People and Culture at Florence Healthcare
2-2022 - 5-2022
First Round Fast Track mentor at First Round Fast Track
10-2012 - 1-2021
Career Strategist | Career Coach at GiaGanesh.com

Education

12-2024 - 12-2025
Venture Capital Private Equity Program from Columbia Business School Executive Education
2009 - 2011
MBA from Georgia Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Gia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gia is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gia

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gia move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Gia take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Gia

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