Libby Wolfensperger

Energizer
DISC Type : I

VP People & Places at Kentik

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Libby Wolfensperger is the VP of People & Places at Kentik, where she focuses on scaling the team and building an inclusive culture. A results-oriented HR leader with experience in the tech, gaming, and telecom industries, she holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz and studied Finance at IMD.

Libby has a strong appreciation for cross-cultural understanding, profoundly shaped by her time living and working in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher. This experience led to her later involvement as a co-president for the JET Alumni Association of Northern California.

Unique fact: Early in her career, she spent two years in Chiba, Japan, teaching English and representing Japan at an International Youth Conference.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

Believer

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Company Culture
Her primary focus at Kentik is growing a culture strategy to attract and retain top tech talent in a period of global expansion.
Talent Acquisition
She has extensive experience leading recruitment and people operations for high-growth tech companies like Plume Design, Carbon, and GREE International.
Cross-Cultural Empathy
States that her experience working in Japan made her more open to other cultures and better able to understand and empathize with others.

Media Appearances

Libby has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2022
VP People & Places at Kentik
7-2020 - 5-2021
Vice President at Plume Design, Inc
4-2018 - 5-2019
Vice President of People & Culture at Carbon
11-2012 - 9-2017
Vice President Human Resources at GREE International Entertainment, Inc.
1-2011 - 3-2012
Head of Human Resources at Clearwire

Education

BA from University of California, Santa Cruz
Finance from IMD

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Insights For Selling To Libby

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Libby is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Libby

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Libby move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Libby take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Libby

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