Mykel Mortensen

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Manager, GTM & Customer Experience Recruiting at Mercury

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Mykel Mortensen is a Recruiting Manager at Mercury, specializing in GTM and Customer Experience roles. With a background from Brex, she excels at leading and developing recruiting teams for sales and post-sales functions. She holds an Associate of Science from Snow College.

Outside of her professional life, Mykel is a supporter of the Utah Jazz and maintains an interest in Utah State University. She values personal and professional growth, reflecting on her journey from a new graduate to a confident leader.

After 6.5 years at her previous company, she grew from a new graduate who was scared of flying alone into a manager who is confident doing so.

Personality Overview

Charming & Persuasive

Achievment Oriented

Decisive

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.  They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.

Topics They Care About

GTM Recruiting
Leads recruiting for Go-To-Market and Customer Experience, with a focus on hiring for sales, post-sales, and partnerships.
Team Development
Focuses on leading, developing, and coaching teams of recruiters to support accelerated business growth and strategic hiring goals.
Data-Informed Hiring
Leverages data to drive informed decisions on headcount planning, hiring prioritization, and strategic team placement within the organization.

Media Appearances

Mercury talks to Microsoft about the AI Recruitment Revolution. Featured in YouTube

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Mercury & Recruiter Insider Webinar - The impact the candidate experience has on placement outcomes. Featured in YouTube

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Leveraging Microsoft's AI Technology for Next‑Gen Recruitment. Featured in We Are Mercury Blog

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Work History

5-2026
Manager, GTM & Customer Experience Recruiting at Mercury
3-2026 - 5-2026
Manager, GTM Recruiting at Brex
4-2025 - 3-2026
GTM Recruiting Lead at Brex
2-2024 - 4-2025
Senior Business Recruiter at Brex
5-2019 - 9-2019
Salt Lake Bees Youth Marketing Intern at Larry H Miller Sports & Entertainment

Education

2017 - 2019
Education details unavailable from Utah State University
2015 - 2017
Associate of Science - AS from Snow College

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Insights For Selling To Mykel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Focus on the big picture and the strategic value of your product
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mykel is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mykel

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mykel move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Mykel take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Mykel

Personality Compatibility


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