Natalie Ledbetter

“Working with Natalie has been an absolute pleasure. From day one I felt a complete synergy with her because of her upbeat, passionate personality, and her enthusiasm for making a massive difference for Founders of early SaaS startups by connecting them with top-notch resources and helping them navigate the challenges of scaling teams at any stage and velocity. Natalie displayed a thoughtful and innate ability to match me with Startup Founders that have turned into long-term ongoing fruitful partnerships. Her expectations of all her partners are at the highest level, and she stays intimately involved in all the relationships between her vendors and the portfolio companies. This enables her to always be up-to-speed regarding every step of every recruitment project going on across multiple companies. Natalie always has an accurate pulse on the market through her extensive network of Executives and People Partners across multiple domains. She is "in-the-know" well ahead of time. She's a creative strategist and a trusted advisor, with a keen ability to understand the needs of the company and growth stage, pull from her successful track record as well as try new "out of the box" approaches to tackle all challenges of dynamic and evolving business climates.”

“Natalie is a leader like no other. She doesn't just build teams. She builds communities. She champions women and people of color. She creates organizations where we can flourish. Natalie introduced me to Stash, an org she's built from 0 to hyper growth stage. My time here has been life changing, and it's because of the phenomenal people she's personally hired. Founders should never forget: PEOPLE produce product. Great products start with great people, and Natalie just "gets it". Her empathy is off the charts, giving her a freaky 6th sense about people. If you're looking to build great products, then you could use Natalie's superpowers.”

“I met Natalie in 2016 and was fortunate enough to work with her both at Curalate and Stash. From day 1, I was so impressed with her passion, drive, and commitment. At Stash, she led our small but mighty team as we built out all practices from the ground up including ATS integration, hiring processes, onboarding, offboarding, payroll & benefits, leveling, performance reviews, internal communications, employee experience, immigration matters, and compensation processes. Two things that stand out to me most about my experience working with Natalie are her innate ability to build genuine connections and her sense of humor. In People Ops, it's so important to have a leader that people can trust and Natalie is exactly that. She is a natural connector and listener and sincerely loves building relationships with employees. Additionally, she's able to find a way to ensure that HR is fun. Our team laughed every day and we always made the best out of any situation that was thrown our way. I feel so incredibly lucky to have had the chance to work for Natalie and cannot recommend her enough!”

“Natalie, the VP of People, influenced my decision to join Stash 6 months ago. Throughout my time here, she has been a mentor and supportive leader. Natalie has created, and continues to drive, a positive culture within the company. She is one who makes herself fully accessible to her team and the wider Stash community. It has been my pleasure working on Natalie’s team. It has been a fun experience as she has pushed me to grow as a person and a professional (not to mention fun). The company would not be the same without her.”

“Natalie is one of the most inspirational and hard-working people I have had the privilege of working with. In our 2 years together, I watched her build an entire team from the ground up, establishing complex hiring processes and hiring some of the most intelligent and passionate talent I have ever met. Regardless of what team you were on, what time or day of the week it was, Natalie was a trusted resource, mentor, and leader. She has impacted so many of us with her drive and work ethic and I can only hope to be half as accomplished as her in my future roles. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her, as any company would be lucky to have her to head up their Talent Acquisition/People team.”

“Natalie is a friendly force of nature. With a keen insight into people and a take-no-prisoners attitude, Natalie was an invaluable People partner at Shapeways - both for vetting talent hires and as a sounding board to hone my own ideas and challenge my perceptions. With her limitless energy and incredible work ethic, Natalie set a high bar for engagement and inspired the team around her. I would welcome the opportunity to work with Natalie again! ”

“Natalie is the definition of a people person. She has the uncanny ability to put people at ease, understand what motivates them and connect them with the right opportunities. She is a strategic thinker who executes; she is a connector; she is a thought leader. One of the keys to her success is that she sees the talent function as so much more than placing people in open roles. She has built an extensive network because of her ability to form long-lasting relationships and her unwavering curiosity for what makes people tick. Time and time again, candidates come onboard simply just to work with her (regardless of role), and that’s because she has spent the time to get to know them. Natalie is one of the hardest workers I've ever known, and is the type of person who doesn't stop until the job is done, and done right. As a manager, no matter her workload, she will always make time to answer questions, help you problem solve, or push something forward. You will never be without a laugh with Natalie around, and as someone who has worked closely with her for the past year and a half, I would happily recommend her for whatever opportunities she pursues next.”

“Natalie is passionate, incredibly hard working and truly understands her discipline. When she started at Curalate she was a team of one and grew our team dramatically all on her own. Then she built and led a small, but very mighty talent team to support our continued growth. She's a great recruiter, creative networker, culture builder and people-supporter. She also brings a ton of energy and personality to work and its contagious. ”

“Natalie is the most generous, delightful powerhouse you'll ever meet. Besides being an efficient, cheerful force for impactful change in our office, Natalie was an empathetic career coach to me. She listen carefully to my needs, and challenged me to articulate my goals for professional development that also fit in the goals of the company. She then guided me to craft an action plan to pitch to my direct manager, which got me the promotion I wanted. It's a technique I've used since and have been grateful for her guidance. She taught me you can be empathetic and action driven at the same time. ”

“Natalie is a gifted people professional who brings incredible spirit, talent and drive to her work. She deeply understands the needs of both companies seeking to hire and job seekers and works tirelessly to ensure that companies find awesome talent as they grow and scale and that the people she works with find roles that are aligned with their professional goals and purpose.”

“Natalie is inspiring to watch at work, deftly building relationships with every employee at the company while also overhauling and streamlining both the hiring process and company culture. She is among the lucky few that can do it all; defining long term recruiting strategies that will allow us to grow quicker and more smoothly, and somehow also having the time to spearhead culture initiatives that make the office an even more fun, exciting place to work. I have met a number of talented people in my career, but there are few who are also as approachable and enthusiastic as Natalie. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to work with her, and I look forward to continuing to grow our professional relationship in the future. ”