Heather McManus

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Chief Learning Officer at NewSchools

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Heather McManus is the Chief Learning Officer at NewSchools Venture Fund, bringing over 18 years of experience in education management. Her expertise includes organizational leadership, people development, and systems-thinking. She holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership for Social Justice from Loyola Marymount University, building on her foundation as a teacher and principal.

Outside of her primary role, Heather founded a consulting firm for executive and career coaching. She is passionate about leadership development and enjoys indoor cycling, yoga, and taking cross-country road trips. Based in Los Angeles, she lives with her puppy, Loki, and spends time with family in Idaho and Michigan.

Her doctoral dissertation explored the challenges and opportunities faced by novice, female charter school principals.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Curious

Assertive

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Education Innovation
As a Partner at NewSchools, she co-led a team that found, funded, and supported leaders opening innovative schools nationwide.
People & Culture
In her prior role as Chief People Officer, she significantly improved team culture, raising the organization's NPS score from under 60 to 92.
Female Leadership
Authored her doctoral dissertation on the professional experiences of novice, female charter school principals, indicating a deep interest in advancing women in leadership.

Media Appearances

Heather has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Chief Learning Officer at NewSchools
11-2020 - 12-2023
Chief People Officer at NewSchools
8-2019 - 8-2021
Partner at NewSchools
4-2022
Founder at Heather McManus Consulting
8-2018 - 12-2019
Adjunct Professor at Loyola Marymount University

Education

2001 - 2005
BA from University of Michigan
2015 - 2018
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from Loyola Marymount University

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Insights For Selling To Heather

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Heather is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Heather

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Heather move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Heather take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Heather

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