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Wayne Zhou

Enigma · DISC type idc
Head of Marketplace at Paraform
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Wayne is the GM of Recruiters at Paraform, where he is focused on scaling the supply-side of the business and empowering recruiters. He previously directed new ventures at Crimson Education, growing a portfolio to $22 million after they acquired his startup, Ruler. He attended Macleans College where he was top in the country for Business Studies.

Wayne is a driven entrepreneur who pivoted from a path in dental medicine at the University of Sydney to pursue his passion for building businesses. His journey includes co-founding two ventures, one of which was briefly part of the YC S23 batch, highlighting his deep immersion in the startup world.

He dropped out of dental school to become a founder, successfully building and selling his first company before joining the acquirer to scale new ventures.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Head of Marketplace
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Wayne shows up

Fast Follower
Challenger
Hard To Convince

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Priorities

Topics Wayne cares about

Recruiter Success
His current role and public posts are centered on helping elite recruiters build their own businesses and achieve significant financial success on the Paraform platform.
Venture Building
He has a proven track record of launching ventures from zero, including founding a startup acquired by Crimson Education and scaling a new division there to $22M.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Head of Marketplace
Paraform
2-2025 - 3-2026
GM, Recruiters
Paraform
7-2024
GM, Recruiters
Paraform
7-2024 - 2-2025
Growth
Paraform
6-2023 - 6-2024
Co-Founder
Verve
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Education
BSci & Doctor of Dental Medicine
University of Sydney
Cambridge A Levels
Macleans College
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St John's College, within the University of Sydney
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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