Beyond the Hire
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Beyond the Hire
How Dr. Heather Doshay Reinvented Her Career (3x) and Found Her Perfect Fit at a VC
What does it really take to pivot your career—more than once—and land in a role that feels like a perfect fit?
In this episode of Beyond the Hire, we sit down with Dr. Heather Doshay, Partner and Head of Talent at SignalFire. Heather takes us through her incredible journey from university administration to tech startups to venture capital, sharing the lessons she’s learned through three major career reinventions.
We dive into:
- How to break into tech when you’re coming from a non-traditional background
- What most people get wrong about changing careers (and how to do it right)
- How to build an authentic network that opens doors
- Why “culture” has officially overtaken “bad managers” as the top reason people leave jobs
- The power of knowing when a role has outgrown you—and how to find your next one with intention
Whether you're hiring, job searching, or just trying to figure out your next step, this episode is packed with real talk and tactical advice.
About Dr. Heather Doshay:
Dr. Heather Doshay is a Partner and the Head of Talent at SignalFire, an early-stage venture capital fund with approximately 3B in assets under management, where she uses her nearly 20 years experience as a people and talent executive, leadership professor, and university administrator to expertly guide startups to success.
Prior to SignalFire, Heather held key People and Talent leadership roles at Webflow, RainforestQA, Hired, and taught Organizational Leadership at the University of San Francisco. She was honored as a top Talent Operator on the 2020 Anchor List and Top Women Leader in SaaS in the 2018 SaaS Report. You can find her work published in Entrepreneur, Forbes, Thrive Global, and VentureBeat.
Follow Heather on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doshay/
