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Rachel Poku

Evaluator · DISC type Scd
Founder at CxHero
📍 United Kingdom

Rachel Poku is the Founder of CxHero, a company that provides skilled customer experience agents from West Africa to help businesses scale and reduce costs. With a background in scaling UK startups and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from The University of Manchester, she specializes in building efficient operational systems.

Rachel has a deep personal and professional connection to Ghana. She fulfilled a goal she set at 18 to live in the country, a decision partly inspired by the rainy weather in Manchester. She is passionate about leveraging local talent and actively participates in university career fairs.

Interesting fact: She pivoted from a career in pharmacy and UK startup operations to founding a BPO firm in Ghana.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Rachel shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince
Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Rachel cares about

CX Outsourcing
Founded CxHero to connect businesses with skilled customer experience agents in West Africa, emphasizing significant cost savings and efficiency for her clients.
Startup Operations
Spent a decade building and scaling operational frameworks for high-growth UK startups, focusing on creating automated systems that enhance the customer journey.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Founder
CxHero
6-2022 - 1-2025
Head of Operations
Jarvis
11-2021 - 4-2023
Operations Specialist
Penfold
11-2020 - 3-2021
Program Manager
100BlackInterns
8-2018 - 8-2021
Product Specialist/Customer Experience Exec.
Thriva Health
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Media appearances

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Education
2015 - 2020
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The University of Manchester
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Petchey Academy
2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Pharmacy - BPharm
The University of Manchester
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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