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Greg Waechter

Pioneer · DISC type DSI
HR Leader at StartupExperts
📍 United States

Greg Waechter is the Managing Partner at Super Simple HR, a consultancy he founded to help high-growth startups scale their people operations. With a background involving 3 IPOs and 4 exits, he specializes in building HR systems that are effective and scalable. People he has worked with describe him as an intelligent problem solver, a consummate professional, and a strong advocate.

Personally, Greg is a self-described "builder at heart" who enjoys creating and fixing things from scratch. He started his own firm to engineer a life where work fits his schedule, giving him flexibility for his two young sons. He is motivated by finding ways to be fired up about his work every day.

He has appeared on multiple podcasts, including "Voice Activated" and "Pull the Chute, " to discuss how to build human-centered and efficient HR practices.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
HR Leader
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Greg shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Decisive But Friendly
Driven But Considerate

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) 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

Priorities

Topics Greg cares about

Scaling Startups
His entire professional focus is helping fast-growing companies build scalable, people-first HR systems to support growth without chaos.
Fractional Leadership
He is an advocate for the fractional executive model, arguing it provides specialized expertise for startups without the cost of a full-time hire.
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Career

Work history

2024
HR Leader
StartupExperts
5-2023
Director, People Operations
Sports Research
1-2022
Managing Partner
Super Simple HR
1-2022 - 5-2023
Head of People Operations
Elemy
10-2020 - 1-2022
Vice President Human Resources
F45 Training
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Education details unavailable
University of Iowa
Bachelor's degree
University of Northern Iowa
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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