Cassie Elliott - Nominee for Exceptional Leader Award

Cassie Elliott is the Recruitment Manager at Valera Health, where she oversees all aspects of recruitment. Cassie manages analytics, key performance indicators (KPIs), budgets, and specializes in healthcare recruitment. Her true passion lies in leading her team and fostering a collaborative environment. Cassie played a pivotal role in Valera Health’s growth, starting from its early days as a new start-up with no recruitment team, navigating numerous changes, and building a robust recruitment process. She excels in Change Leadership, guiding her team through transitions with expertise and grace. Before joining Valera Health, Cassie was a Senior Client Services Manager at Eklego, a recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm specializing in senior care. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to diversity recruitment, focusing on building thriving and diverse teams. Cassie Elliott's commitment to excellence and her strategic vision have significantly contributed to the success of the organizations she has been a part of.

Career Highlight

"Over the past year, I have been incredibly proud of leading my team through significant challenges, including a hiring freeze, the appointment of a new CEO, and consistent organizational changes. My leadership philosophy is strengths-based, rooted in the belief that the most important goal of any organization is to 'get the right people on the bus and get them in the right seat.'

I am known for asking tough questions and expecting honest, tough answers. As I often say, 'I will never do anyone on my team a favor if I create an atmosphere where any topic or question is off limits, even those I may not want to hear.'

I start every one-on-one meeting with my team by asking, 'How are you?' My team knows this is not a rhetorical question but a genuine check-in. I believe that the first key to a strong team is ensuring that everyone is doing well."

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