Rob R.

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Startup Recruiting Advisor - Search Specialist at Stealth Startup

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Rob R. is a recruiting advisor specializing in scaling startups through critical growth stages. With a background at Noom, Airbnb, and Apple, he builds exceptional teams and crafts talent strategies to drive business growth. Colleagues consistently describe him as talented, tenacious, and organized.

Outside of his professional focus on scaling companies, Rob has a keen interest in the technology sector, following major innovators like Google and developments in entertainment technology, such as PlayStation.

Known for his ability to find exceptional candidates, one colleague noted, "Unicorns can run but they cannot hide - Rob will hunt them down. "

Personality Overview

Relationship Oriented

Imaginative

Full Of Energy

They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions.

Topics They Care About

Startup Scaling
His entire career focuses on helping startups navigate the growth stage when business models stabilize and scalability becomes the primary challenge.
Strategic Talent Acquisition
He advises founders and leadership on building a hiring roadmap and executing high-impact searches, moving beyond simple recruiting to shape company growth.
Building Design Teams
At Airbnb, he played a critical role in building out the design team during a transformative brand and app redesign, showing specific expertise in this area.

Media Appearances

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Work History

Startup Recruiting Advisor - Search Specialist at Stealth Startup
Dir of Talent at Noom Inc.
Design + Dev Talent Team at Airbnb
Dir of Talent at SweetLabs, Inc.
6-2009 - 6-2010
Talent Acquisition - Global Operations iPad iPhone iPod at Apple

Education

Rob has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Rob

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rob is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rob

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rob move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Rob take some risk or not?

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

You And Rob

Personality Compatibility


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