Sarah (SMK) Mills-Krutilek
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Ivan Lim
SMK is a hiring weapon! She has that rare blend of serious hiring horsepower paired with thoughtful decision making. Throughout my experience working with SMK I was regularly impressed by her candour and standard of excellence. She regularly challenged my thinking and pushed me towards best in class talent practices. SMK is always open to feedback, quick to respond and genuinely puts her clients first. A great hiring partner and a wonderful person too. Thank you SMK!
Saul Wakerman
SMK knows how to build teams! She supported us to set-up our hiring process and provided decisive advice that has set a strong foundation for our hiring into the future. Her knowledge of recruitment and people is deep and she draws on years of experience to speed up your team-building, without sacrificing the quality and care that the process requires.
Ivan Lim
SMK is a hiring weapon! She has that rare blend of serious hiring horsepower paired with thoughtful decision making. Throughout my experience working with SMK I was regularly impressed by her candour and standard of excellence. She regularly challenged my thinking and pushed me towards best in class talent practices. SMK is always open to feedback, quick to respond and genuinely puts her clients first. A great hiring partner and a wonderful person too. Thank you SMK!
Saul Wakerman
SMK knows how to build teams! She supported us to set-up our hiring process and provided decisive advice that has set a strong foundation for our hiring into the future. Her knowledge of recruitment and people is deep and she draws on years of experience to speed up your team-building, without sacrificing the quality and care that the process requires.
Ivan Lim
SMK is a hiring weapon! She has that rare blend of serious hiring horsepower paired with thoughtful decision making. Throughout my experience working with SMK I was regularly impressed by her candour and standard of excellence. She regularly challenged my thinking and pushed me towards best in class talent practices. SMK is always open to feedback, quick to respond and genuinely puts her clients first. A great hiring partner and a wonderful person too. Thank you SMK!
Saul Wakerman
SMK knows how to build teams! She supported us to set-up our hiring process and provided decisive advice that has set a strong foundation for our hiring into the future. Her knowledge of recruitment and people is deep and she draws on years of experience to speed up your team-building, without sacrificing the quality and care that the process requires.
Ivan Lim
SMK is a hiring weapon! She has that rare blend of serious hiring horsepower paired with thoughtful decision making. Throughout my experience working with SMK I was regularly impressed by her candour and standard of excellence. She regularly challenged my thinking and pushed me towards best in class talent practices. SMK is always open to feedback, quick to respond and genuinely puts her clients first. A great hiring partner and a wonderful person too. Thank you SMK!
Saul Wakerman
SMK knows how to build teams! She supported us to set-up our hiring process and provided decisive advice that has set a strong foundation for our hiring into the future. Her knowledge of recruitment and people is deep and she draws on years of experience to speed up your team-building, without sacrificing the quality and care that the process requires.
Experience
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Pathmint
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Australia
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder and CEO
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Dec 2019 - Present
Pathmint is a management consultancy. We advise and invest in high-growth startups. Our team of recruiters and advisors have worked in recruiting internally for some of Silicon Valley's most well-known companies- Google, Airbnb, Pinterest and LinkedIn. With this hands-on experience and our networks, we are able to support founders and build successful, long-lasting teams to support hyper-growth. We work with a wide portfolio of Stealth, Series A through E organizations both in the US and… Show more Pathmint is a management consultancy. We advise and invest in high-growth startups. Our team of recruiters and advisors have worked in recruiting internally for some of Silicon Valley's most well-known companies- Google, Airbnb, Pinterest and LinkedIn. With this hands-on experience and our networks, we are able to support founders and build successful, long-lasting teams to support hyper-growth. We work with a wide portfolio of Stealth, Series A through E organizations both in the US and Australia. Our team has assisted some of the fastest-growing, VC-backed companies in Australia and the US. Show less Pathmint is a management consultancy. We advise and invest in high-growth startups. Our team of recruiters and advisors have worked in recruiting internally for some of Silicon Valley's most well-known companies- Google, Airbnb, Pinterest and LinkedIn. With this hands-on experience and our networks, we are able to support founders and build successful, long-lasting teams to support hyper-growth. We work with a wide portfolio of Stealth, Series A through E organizations both in the US and… Show more Pathmint is a management consultancy. We advise and invest in high-growth startups. Our team of recruiters and advisors have worked in recruiting internally for some of Silicon Valley's most well-known companies- Google, Airbnb, Pinterest and LinkedIn. With this hands-on experience and our networks, we are able to support founders and build successful, long-lasting teams to support hyper-growth. We work with a wide portfolio of Stealth, Series A through E organizations both in the US and Australia. Our team has assisted some of the fastest-growing, VC-backed companies in Australia and the US. Show less
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GXE
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Australia
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Financial Services
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People Advisor
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Dec 2021 - Present
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Tidal Ventures
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Australia
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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LP and Expert Advisor (#TEN)
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Oct 2021 - Present
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Scale Investors Pty Ltd
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Australia
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Investor
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Oct 2020 - Present
Australia's first and only network of angel investors who invest in exceptional female founders. The struggle females face in getting access to capital is real, reported at a mere 3% of Venture Capital. Scale Investors are here to change that. Australia's first and only network of angel investors who invest in exceptional female founders. The struggle females face in getting access to capital is real, reported at a mere 3% of Venture Capital. Scale Investors are here to change that.
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FrankieOne
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Talent Partner
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Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
Under the consultancy of Pathmint, Acting Head of Recruiting. Frankie helps banks and fintech's make better decisions using a single API and dashboard to manage KYC/AML and fraud. Setting up foundational recruitment functions and building process improvement. Implementing recruiting systems, sourcing talent, and management of the day-to-day recruiting practices. Under the consultancy of Pathmint, Acting Head of Recruiting. Frankie helps banks and fintech's make better decisions using a single API and dashboard to manage KYC/AML and fraud. Setting up foundational recruitment functions and building process improvement. Implementing recruiting systems, sourcing talent, and management of the day-to-day recruiting practices.
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Udemy
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Recruiting, APAC
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Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
Under the consultancy of Pathmint, Acting Head of Recruitment for APAC. Managing a recruitment team and the day-to-day recruiting activities for Australia, Singapore, and India. Built the recruiter capability for APAC and created a strong sense of global team unity and engagement. Pre-IPO recruitment readiness. Managed partnership opportunities to drive diversity recruiting initiatives, and management of process improvement opportunities. Hired Recruiting team and current Head of… Show more Under the consultancy of Pathmint, Acting Head of Recruitment for APAC. Managing a recruitment team and the day-to-day recruiting activities for Australia, Singapore, and India. Built the recruiter capability for APAC and created a strong sense of global team unity and engagement. Pre-IPO recruitment readiness. Managed partnership opportunities to drive diversity recruiting initiatives, and management of process improvement opportunities. Hired Recruiting team and current Head of Recruitment for the APAC region. Show less Under the consultancy of Pathmint, Acting Head of Recruitment for APAC. Managing a recruitment team and the day-to-day recruiting activities for Australia, Singapore, and India. Built the recruiter capability for APAC and created a strong sense of global team unity and engagement. Pre-IPO recruitment readiness. Managed partnership opportunities to drive diversity recruiting initiatives, and management of process improvement opportunities. Hired Recruiting team and current Head of… Show more Under the consultancy of Pathmint, Acting Head of Recruitment for APAC. Managing a recruitment team and the day-to-day recruiting activities for Australia, Singapore, and India. Built the recruiter capability for APAC and created a strong sense of global team unity and engagement. Pre-IPO recruitment readiness. Managed partnership opportunities to drive diversity recruiting initiatives, and management of process improvement opportunities. Hired Recruiting team and current Head of Recruitment for the APAC region. Show less
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Chronosphere
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Head of Recruiting
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Dec 2019 - Aug 2020
Under the consultancy of Pathmint was the Acting Head of Recruitment Chronosphere, an early-stage startup building an innovative observability platform for cloud-native applications. As the first Recruiter to join the company I led all initial recruiting efforts for the organization. This included a go-to recruiting strategy, implementing systems, hiring a talent team as well as recruiting key foundational members of the Engineering, UX and Sales teams. Under the consultancy of Pathmint was the Acting Head of Recruitment Chronosphere, an early-stage startup building an innovative observability platform for cloud-native applications. As the first Recruiter to join the company I led all initial recruiting efforts for the organization. This included a go-to recruiting strategy, implementing systems, hiring a talent team as well as recruiting key foundational members of the Engineering, UX and Sales teams.
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Dropbox
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Recruiter, Marketing and Communications
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Aug 2017 - Sep 2019
Led recruiting for Dropbox's Marketing and Communications teams, pre and post IPO. Co-Led the companywide referrals program and Instructor for a quarterly new manager interview training program. Special Projects included: Leading Diversity Equity and Inclusion hiring strategy and workshops Unconscious Bias training Candidate experience program leadership Led recruiting for Dropbox's Marketing and Communications teams, pre and post IPO. Co-Led the companywide referrals program and Instructor for a quarterly new manager interview training program. Special Projects included: Leading Diversity Equity and Inclusion hiring strategy and workshops Unconscious Bias training Candidate experience program leadership
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Twitter
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Recruiting, Global Sales and Revenue
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Apr 2014 - Aug 2017
As the Head of Recruiting for Global Sales and Revenue handled Sales, Revenue and Marketing recruitment efforts both pre and post IPO. My recruitment team worked closely with the Global Sales team on recruiting policy and procedure. Managed the Global Sales Recruiting team from our SF headquarters, overseeing the day to day recruiting practice and handled high-level Executive searches. Special projects included: Diversity and Inclusion Hiring for Sales Teams Piloted the… Show more As the Head of Recruiting for Global Sales and Revenue handled Sales, Revenue and Marketing recruitment efforts both pre and post IPO. My recruitment team worked closely with the Global Sales team on recruiting policy and procedure. Managed the Global Sales Recruiting team from our SF headquarters, overseeing the day to day recruiting practice and handled high-level Executive searches. Special projects included: Diversity and Inclusion Hiring for Sales Teams Piloted the "Authentic Candidate Experience" #FridayForGood project lead In addition to my role as the Head of Global Sales Recruiting, I was a Lead for Twitter's Employee Resource Group- TwitterOpen. This group supported the LGBTQIA community both within Twitter and partners outside of the organization. Also a co-founder of the Twitter Trans Taskforce where we developed policies to protect and promote Trans and Gender non-binary employees and ultimately built the Diversity and Inclusion goals for the company around this.
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Lead Recruiter- US Sales (DSO, MMS, SMB)
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May 2013 - Apr 2014
Managed the rapid scale for the DSO, MMS and SMB teams pre- IPO. Oversaw the hiring of Directors, Sales Managers, Account Managers, Account Executives, Account Coordinators as well as Account Associates. I hired 7.5% of Twitter, Inc. during this time.
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Volt
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager and Executive Recruiter
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Mar 2012 - May 2013
Handled executive search and placements for Accounting and Finance professionals throughout the nation. I also oversaw the Accounting and Finance Recruiting team for Volt Northern California and the day to day recruiting practice for the San Francisco Branch. Clients included: Charles Schwab, Telsa, Louis Vuitton, Patelco, Apple, Levi’s, Sephora CBSi and various Start-up organizations.
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Sr. Accounting and Finance Recruiter
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Jul 2010 - May 2013
Recruitment of Accounting and Finance professionals for Temporary, Temporary to Permanent or Direct Hire opportunites throughout the nation.
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Accountants International
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Executive Recruiter, Accounting and Finance
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Mar 2009 - Jul 2010
A Business Development and Recruiting role. Worked with customers to find the perfect candidate for mid-sized business in the East Bay. Some of my clients were: Bank of America, Wente Winery, TopCon Construction, LLNL
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Recruiting Manager, Accounting and Finance
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Jun 2007 - Apr 2009
Accounting and Finance Recruiter Specializing in Project Recruitment.
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Marriott International
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United States
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Hospitality
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Sales
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Aug 2006 - Jun 2007
Direct and Indirect Sales Management for Accounts in the Silicon Valley. Developed Business and hosted large groups at the Hotel.
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Sales Manager
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May 2005 - Aug 2006
Direct and Indirect Sales for Accounts in the Silicon Valley.
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Education
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California State University, Chico
Post Baccalaureate, masters program, Communication Studies -
California State University, Chico
B.A., Communication Studies