CRO @ Redfish Technology || Providing Disruptive Tech Companies w/ Talent || 24k Followers || Forbes Next 1000 || Girl Mom

Forbes 2021 - Next 1000 Honoree


Chief Revenue Officer at Redfish Technology, where I lead with empathy, strategic insight, and a commitment to building strong relationships. 

As Viola Davis once said, "My dreams are bigger than my fears."

Our Work

Helped a new VP of Sales at an Enterprise AI Client hire the first 3 members of his Sales Team: Our team consulted with the VP to identify the profiles he needed, researched and built a list of target companies to source from, then reached out nationwide to over 350 AEs in our network, interviewed/screened over 70, submitted 30 to the VP for review, and he hired 3 - saving 100’s of man-hours in the process.

We've built out and engineering teams with the top 30 startups across the country.

Placed Director of Growth at a Fintech Startup: After hiring the Director of Growth, we were asked if we could help with two PM roles, they were struggling with filling. We did so in about 5 weeks for both a Platform PM and Mobile PM. This led to an introduction to their Design team, where we have helped them hire 3 Sr. Product Designers.

Leah Scarnegi

Wrapping up 2025 at Redfish Technology 

This year was about prioritizing focus over volume—and building real partnerships, not transactions.

- Strong YoY growth
- Higher acceptance rates + repeat clients
- Faster time-to-fill on more complex, senior roles

But what mattered most?
 
Doing the work the right way—better discovery, tighter alignment, and a truly human approach to hiring.

Grateful for the clients who trusted us, the candidates who partnered with us, and the team that showed up every day.

Onward!


#2025InReview #RecruitingDoneRight #TechHiring #HumanCenteredHiring #RedfishTechnology

Leah Scarnegi 

CRO @ Redfish || Scaling Startups with the Right People || Blaine County Board of Education || Forbes 2021 - Next 1000 Honoree

Redfish’s real differentiator isn’t speed — it’s judgement.

The data backs it up:

• Discovery excellence shows up again and again as a leading indicator of successful outcomes.
• Clients respond to market insight, not just resumes in their inbox.
• Our content, workshops, and POV compound trust long before a search even kicks off.

In a market obsessed with velocity, judgement is what actually scales.

#redfishtechnology #recruiting #hiring

If you’re hiring PMs, ask yourself:

Do candidates have examples of things that didn’t work — and what they changed after?

Can they explain impact in metrics, not just features?

.......And if you’re a PM interviewing right now:

Your job isn’t to be impressive. It’s to be credible.

The best PMs don’t pitch perfection. They show judgment.

#productmanagement #product #hiring #interviewing

Jamie Hichens

I specialize in non-technical roles across:
Finance
Marketing
Creative
Sales & Business Development
Customer Support & Success
People, Recruiting, and HR

Please reach out at j@hivetalentpartners.com

Principal, Talent Acquisition and Programs

This might be uncomfortable to hear, but asking a recruiter for a coffee chat or to pick our brain usually isn't the most effective approach.

We want to help - it's in our nature.  But here's what we're managing:
• active searches
• hiring managers
• live candidates
• deadlines that don’t move

When someone asks for a “quick coffee chat” with no context, what it often sounds like is:
“Can you spend 30 minutes helping me figure things out?”

That’s a big ask before we know if:
• there’s role alignment
• there’s timing fit
• we can actually help
And if there isn’t even a role we’re working on that aligns with your background, it’s usually a hard pass.

It’s not personal. It’s a time + relevance problem.

The better alternative?
Skip the coffee chat ask and send a clear, succinct note instead.

Anchor the message in alignment, not advice - for example:
“I work in Product Marketing leadership at Series A-B SaaS companies. If you’re hiring in this space later this year, I’d love to stay on your radar. My resume is attached.”

That gives us context, respects time, and makes it easy to respond.

The bottom line is coffee chats aren’t bad per se, but unfocused asks are.

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