Carolyne Connor

Carolyne founded MatchStar. She decided to launch MatchStar, with the intent of creating a risk-free, high service model for fast-growing, venture-backed tech clients. She is known as one of the most “connected” resources in the search industry with ~30,000 first level, direct LinkedIn connections, and a personal network of over 60,000 technology executives and institutional investors. Chances are high that she already knows the person you want to hire, or she is one degree away.

Carolyne is trained in behavioral interviewing and is focused on building successful management teams for pre-IPO fast growth tech companies. She refined a unique process for candidate profiling, recruiting, interviewing, and benchmarking that has increased the ROI for executive placement. She has led hundreds of executive searches working directly with founders, CEOs and investors. With close to a 90% close rate, her focus is on figuring out what her clients really need and then finding them the person that is the best fit with regard to experience and culture. Her passion is building teams and finding that perfect match so her clients can grow exponentially and have successful exits. She serves on the advisory board of several startups and is a Venture Partner with The Explorer Group: www.theexplorergroup.com

Carolyne received a B.A. in Business Administration (New and Small Business) from Georgetown University. She is a serial entrepreneur who put herself through college by starting a property management company that grew to dozens of employees. After winning the Deloitte & Touche “Human Resource Management Award”, Carolyne decided to sell her company in order to focus on helping others build their companies. When not spending time with her husband and four children, Carolyne enjoys trying to walk ten miles a day. One of her hobbies turned into another business that specializes in furnished, short term corporate rentals in San Francisco: www.rent415.com