Isidora Torres 🐝

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Head of People Operations at beehiiv

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Isidora Torres is the Head of People at beehiiv, uniquely combining her role with practice as a clinical therapist. A Northwestern University graduate, she authored "Working with Feelings" to champion empathetic work cultures. Colleagues describe her as hardworking, clever, insightful, and reliable, with deep expertise in employee engagement.

Passionate about mental health, Isidora explores how cultural backgrounds shape our emotional experiences, drawing from her Filipino-American heritage. She authored a book on creating emotionally safe work environments and is a strong advocate for developing interpersonal skills. She has a dog named Romeo.

Isidora is both a tech leader in People Operations and a licensed clinical therapist, applying psychodynamic principles to foster workplace well-being.

Personality Overview

Achievement-Oriented

Assertive

Persuasive

They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.  They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.

Topics They Care About

Workplace Culture
Author of a book on the topic, she focuses on building work cultures rooted in equity, empathy, and emotional safety.
Emotional Fluency
A core concept from her book, she advocates for understanding how cultural backgrounds impact the ability to process emotions at work.
Mental Health Advocacy
As a licensed clinical therapist (MHC-LP), she frequently discusses mental health and its intersection with the tech industry and workplace wellness.

Media Appearances

Isidora has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Head of People Operations at beehiiv
7-2023 - 6-2024
People Operations Manager at beehiiv
11-2021 - 7-2023
People Operations Specialist at Antelope
10-2021 - 6-2023
People Operations Specialist at Wire Health
11-2021 - 8-2022
Operations Lead at Progress Labs

Education

9-2021 - 2024
Master's degree from Northwestern University
B.S from San José State University

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Insights For Selling To Isidora

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention

DONT's

  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Isidora is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Isidora

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Isidora move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Isidora take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Isidora

Personality Compatibility


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