#14 Nicole Maddox

Nicole Maddox shares her knowledge and expertise on scaling a startup on the What Fuels You podcast. Nicole stumbled into tech recruiting with her engineering background post-graduation, and since then has recruited for a range of companies. Most notably, Nicole was the Head of Talent Acquisition at high-growth startup, Convoy, until recently starting her own business to consult companies on all things hiring. This conversation has powerful insights for everyone from startup CEOs to candidates wanting to understand how to value stock. In this episode, Nicole and Shauna share an open dialogue on strategy for the first key hires, how startups can manage the offer stage against big giants like Amazon, and the importance of addressing diversity and inclusion early on.