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Mikaela Kirby

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Senior People & Culture Partner at Blockworks
📍 Santa Monica, California, United States

Mikaela Kirby is a Senior People Partner at Blockworks, specializing in scaling HR and people operations within high-growth startups. A SHRM-Certified Professional and a graduate of New York University, she has a strong background in building talent acquisition functions and aligning people strategies with core business goals in the tech and crypto industries.

In 2020, she won the "Rookie of the Year Award" at Michael Page for generating the highest revenue for a consultant with less than one year in the business.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Senior People & Culture Partner
Location
Santa Monica, California, United States
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Priorities

Topics Mikaela cares about

Startup Growth
Experienced being an early People Team hire at multiple startups (Eco, Blockworks), where she built HR functions from the ground up during periods of rapid growth.
Crypto & Web3
Works at Blockworks, a leading crypto media brand, and actively recruits talent passionate about the digital asset space, as shown in her posts.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Senior People & Culture Partner
Blockworks
5-2024 - 6-2025
People & Culture Partner
Blockworks
6-2023 - 5-2024
People & Talent Manager
Blockworks
9-2021 - 6-2023
Recruiting Manager
Eco
10-2020 - 9-2021
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Michael Page
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Education
2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Arts
New York University
2008 - 2012
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Staples High School
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