Linda Sutton

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Director of Recruiting at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Linda Sutton is a human resources executive with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as the Director of Recruiting at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta. She specializes in organizational transformation, building high-performing teams, and enhancing talent acquisition functions to drive business objectives. She holds a BA from the University of Central Florida.

Linda is a recognized expert and speaker in the retail HR sector, frequently sharing her insights on talent strategies and the candidate experience at industry conferences. She has a passion for mentoring and developing leaders, serving as a trusted advisor and panelist in leadership development programs.

She is a featured speaker at the upcoming LEAP HR: Retail 2025 conference, where she will discuss leveraging virtual technology to create an exceptional candidate experience.

Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Persuader

Socially Adept

They like to keep things under control.  They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary. They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.

Topics They Care About

Healthcare Recruiting
As the current Director of Recruiting for a major children's hospital, she is deeply involved in talent acquisition within the healthcare sector. [Predicted]
Virtual Candidate Experience
Her upcoming speaking engagement at LEAP HR: Retail 2025 focuses on leveraging virtual technology to attract high-quality talent, indicating a strong interest in this modern recruiting method.
Talent Acquisition Strategy
Throughout her career at RaceTrac, Anthem, and Chick-fil-A, she has been responsible for creating and executing enterprise-wide recruitment strategies to boost talent and retention.

Media Appearances

Linda has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Director of Recruiting at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
6-2022 - 8-2025
Director of Recruitment at RaceTrac
4-2021 - 6-2022
Talent Strategy Director at Anthem, Inc.
8-2019 - 4-2021
Principal Talent Partner (HRBP) at Chick-fil-A Corporate
4-2018 - 8-2019
HR Business Partner Lead at Humana

Education

BA from University of Central Florida

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Insights For Selling To Linda

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Take a friendly, informal yet confident approach while pitching
  • Talk about other customers and how they have derived value from your product
  • Find ways to push them a little if they don’t start giving a clear yes or no in due course

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first
  • Do not come across as negative or non-supportive, work with them as a partner

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Linda is

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

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Linda move?

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

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Linda

Personality Compatibility


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