Justin Schlifkin

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Early Team | Creator Monetization Platform | Backed by Operators Who’ve Scaled $100M to $2B at Stealth Creator Startup

Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Justin is a strategic recruiting partner with over 15 years of experience scaling high-performing teams at tech startups and global firms. He specializes in hard-to-fill roles across AI, cybersecurity, and GTM. Colleagues describe him as professional, strategic, enthusiastic, and high-energy.

Justin earned a BS in Finance from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Georgia State University. He is passionate about continuous learning, recently completing courses in skills-first interviewing and hiring for managers to refine his craft and build better teams.

He has a unique background as a founding recruiter who built the entire hiring infrastructure for an AI platform serving national security clients.

Personality Overview

Big Vision Person

Fast But Thoughtful

Direct & Assertive

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Creator Monetization
He is on the early team of a stealth startup building a next-generation platform to help creators monetize through subscription, live, and commerce models.
Scaling Tech Teams
He has a proven track record of scaling teams through critical growth phases, having hired over 35 key contributors at his previous role at WireScreen.
Cybersecurity Talent
His experience includes recruiting for cybersecurity roles at Snyk, Palo Alto Networks, and WireScreen, which serves clients in national security.

Media Appearances

Justin has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Early Team | Creator Monetization Platform | Backed by Operators Who’ve Scaled $100M to $2B at Stealth Creator Startup
12-2022 - 2-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition Founding Recruiter at WireScreen
5-2022 - 12-2022
Lead Sourcing - WW Shared Services at Palo Alto Networks
1-2022 - 6-2022
US Talent Team Leader at Salesforce
6-2021 - 1-2022
Talent Partner at Snyk

Education

BS Finance from University of Arizona
MBA from Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business

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Insights For Selling To Justin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Justin is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Justin

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Justin move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Justin take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Justin

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