ππ½ Iβm Nikki (she/her) and Iβm an entrepreneur, recruiter, competitor, equity advocate and mom. I build dynamic teams by scoping and matching talent into core roles, especially when the stakes are high.Currently, I run Hustle Hunters, a [Gem's Top Recommendation] recruiting firm that has helped dozens of startups hire early team members with an equity-centered approach to building the right hiring foundation and building trust within historically excluded candidate communities. In addition to working with our great team and partners, biking around my new hometown (Portland, OR), telling jokes, traveling (Iβve been to 5 continents so far) chilling with my husband and daughter, playing board games, watching sports (born/bread fan ofNew England teams) and quoting The Office are some of my favorite activities.In building Hustle Hunters over the past 3 years, Iβve diligently created an environment for all employees to thrive and connect as humans with each other, clients and the candidates they work with. Removing barriers and setting others up to thrive has been a theme throughout both my career and personal life - and is currently manifested in my work within the talent acquisition space. As collegiate basketball player, Iβve always loved a good flare screen, and see this current TA work as a blend of my competitive work ethic and strategic pursuit of more equitable access to opportunity by removing systemic barriers in the tech industry. The approach has taken time, learning, listening, unlearning, laughter and humility - but has been a critical part of creating the future workspaces I envisioned.You can find me on Storygraph (23nikki23) or at my local library checking out way too many books (recent favorites: There's Always This Year, Yellowface, Wellness).
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