Founder at Coterie | Hampton | Ex: Chief, ClassPass, Goldman Sachs

Before joining Rosedale AI, I founded Coterie, an executive and engineering talent agency rooted in the belief that the foundation of every successful company is its people. Prior to that, I led talent functions at high-growth organizations: I was Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Trust Machines (a $150M Series A company) and Head of Talent Acquisition at Chief (🦄). Over more than a decade, I’ve built engineering teams for multi-billion-dollar companies including Goldman Sachs, ClassPass, and others.

Olga Etkina

I genuinely believe that connecting good people with good people is what life is all about. Very happy this worked out. 🤍

Founder | Ex: Chief, ClassPass, Goldman Sachs

Co-Founder & CEO at Goodword | ex-Bain, Chief, LOLA

How do you find a job in 2026?

How do you find great people?

Through your network. Even the parts of it you haven't touched in 17 years.

Lindsey Lane and I went to high school together. We were two years apart, so we didn't really know each other. 

Almost 2 decades later, Lindsey sent a cold email to roles@goodword.com for a customer success role that was way below her experience level. 

She heard me speak at the Women of Customer Success summit. She wanted to be part of a mission that spoke to her.

But in a sea of resumes, I never saw it.

Then I got a text from Olga Etkina, someone I worked with at Chief in the earliest days. She said:

"Lindsey is a gem. 10/10 human and so funny. Also very, very smart."

I immediately dug up Lindsey's resume. 

Within days, we were on the phone. The next week, she was in our office.

Now Lindsey is our fractional CX advisor, helping us serve Goodword's customers and bring our vision to life.

The person I barely knew in high school. Connected through someone I worked with years ago. Now building something meaningful together.

Lindsey, almost 20 years later, I'm glad to call you a partner in this mission. Thanks for finding your warm intro.

And to everyone else: the people you knew long ago are worth reconnecting with. 

Your network is deeper than you think.

Building brands on LinkedIn | 🥇Ex-LinkedIn Employee (Top Performer)🥇 | Start LinkedIn-ing in 90 days or less | Contact me below 👇🏼

Thank you for visiting my profile! 😇

Let me introduce myself ...
 

👱🏼‍♂️ Who am I? 

•  born in the US and grew up in Germany

•  first-gen college student + first-gen American

•  proud to be from a low-income single-parent household (my mom is the best!) 

•  someone who will never give up and loves the uncomfortable 

•  passionate about entrepreneurship, sales, and innovation 


💪🏼 What did I do so far? 

•  moved to the US by myself in 2018

•  mostly (~90%) self-financed a $50k+/year University

•  became the #1 rep across North America for LinkedIn (175+% Quota)

•  worked at 4 companies in 3 continents (Asia, US, EU) 

•  co-founded the first and only Entrepreneurship club at UMiami 

•  continuously create relationships with people from all over the world :) 
 
Let’s connect! 🚀

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