Helen Ciesielski

Observer
DISC Type : ci

Board Observer at RightSite Health

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Overview

Helen Ciesielski is a Principal at HC9 Ventures with over eleven years of experience in healthcare venture capital. She focuses on investing in early-stage healthcare software and services companies, leveraging her background which includes an MBA in Finance from the University of Portland.

Her passion for healthcare innovation extends to entrepreneurship, having founded two companies herself. Both ventures, On Up and Pumpie, are dedicated to supporting maternal and infant health by providing community-based doula care and products that simplify the breastfeeding process.

She is a two-time founder in the maternal and infant health space.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Curious

Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.

Topics They Care About

Maternal & Infant Health
She founded two companies in this space: On Up, which provides community-based doula care, and Pumpie, which creates products to simplify breastfeeding.
Early-Stage Investing
As a Principal at HC9 Ventures, her primary role is to source, evaluate, and invest in early-stage healthcare software and services companies.
Health Equity
Her investments and entrepreneurial ventures focus on removing barriers to care, such as transportation and lack of community-based support for new mothers.

Media Appearances

Helen has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Board Observer at RightSite Health
5-2024
Board Member at Gather Health
10-2023 - 6-2025
Board Member at Reema Health
10-2022
Principal at HC9 Ventures
1-2021
Founder at On Up

Education

2007 - 2008
MBA from University of Portland
2003 - 2007
BA from University of Puget Sound

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Insights For Selling To Helen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Helen is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Helen

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Helen move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Helen take some risk or not?

  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Helen

Personality Compatibility


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