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# Sales / Family Admissions at curiouscardinals.com

- **Company:** curiouscardinals.com
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-10-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/curiouscardinals-com/am9icG9zdDo-hUNHb54j5LGWyv99_pT0

## Job description

## About the Role

We’re looking for a hungry, driven sales professional who wants to do more than hit quota—you want to make an impact. You’ll be joining a small but mighty team that’s reinventing how students discover who they are and what they love. As one of our earliest sales hires, you’ll own the full family admissions process—turning curiosity into commitment and conversations into lifelong transformations. At Curious Cardinals, sales isn’t about transactions. It’s about storytelling, trust, and changing lives through education. We’re an AI-first company, building thoughtful systems that amplify human connection, not replace it—and we’re looking for someone who shares that curiosity and creativity when it comes to leveraging tools and technology.

Here’s what you’ll do:

- Inspire families. Be the first voice parents hear and help them imagine what’s possible for their kids.
- Listen deeply. Understand each family’s goals, fears, and hopes—and connect them with the mentor who will ignite their child’s curiosity.
- Guide with empathy. Lead families through every step of the enrollment process, ensuring they feel heard, supported, and excited.
- Close with confidence. Own the process from initial call to conversion—through HubSpot, phone, and email—and do everything it takes to get families happily to the finish line.
- Embrace an AI-first mindset. Use tools like HubSpot, AI copilots, and automations to streamline workflows, personalize communication, and continuously improve the sales process.
- Shape the playbook. Help refine our scripts, systems, and strategies to build a repeatable, scalable sales engine.
- Collaborate cross-functionally. Work hand-in-hand with operations, marketing, and product to continuously elevate the family experience.
- Build lasting relationships. Turn first-time signups into lifelong champions—upselling deeper engagements and inspiring referrals.
- Drive impact. Every call, every close, every family you help brings us closer to redefining what education can be. -

## Skills & Experience

- 1–3 years of experience in sales, admissions, or customer-facing roles—comfortable running a full sales process and exceeding goals.
- A strong communicator who builds instant rapport and conveys genuine enthusiasm.
- Empathetic and intuitive—you understand what parents and students need to feel safe, inspired, and confident in their educational choices.
- Energized by working in a fast-paced, mission-driven startup where your work directly shapes lives.
- Organized, resourceful, and unafraid to experiment and iterate quickly.
- Passionate about education, mentorship, and helping young people discover their potential.

## About curiouscardinals.com

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Curious Cardinals provides personalized 1:1 mentorship for K‑12 students, connecting them with near‑peer mentors from top universities to help them excel academically, build confidence, and develop real‑world skills.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage undisclosed)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (the about page references a “Co‑founder & COO” but does not name the individual)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: E‑learning / Edtech
- **Target customers**: B2C – parents of students aged 8–18 (K‑12)
- **Mission**: “To help students find their North Star through personalized mentorship.”

## Products & Services
- **1:1 Mentorship**: Virtual, weekly sessions with college students from top universities (Stanford, Harvard, Yale, etc.). Covers any subject, study habits, accountability, and passion projects. Uses a Socratic method and data‑driven progress tracking.
- **The Flight Plan**: A college admissions strategy service that analyzes a student’s academic scorecard, identifies emerging themes, and recommends personalized extracurriculars, internships, research, and competitions.
- **AI‑Powered Guidance (in development)**: Plans to integrate AI to amplify human connection while maintaining a tailored, mentor‑led experience.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Served 10,000+ students; 307 employees (+32.7% YoY); 650+ mentors from 39+ universities; 6,823 LinkedIn followers (+41.9% yearly)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not specified in public sources. Featured in CNN, Forbes, and the Today Show.
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid headcount growth (307 employees, up from 203 a year earlier), global workforce across 9 countries, and a growing mentor network. The company is actively hiring for roles like Customer Success Manager and Community Growth Lead.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Near‑peer mentorship model**: Mentors are recent high school graduates who are now at top universities – they are relatable and aspirational for students.
- **Rigorous matching**: 98% of customers are satisfied with their mentor match; the company will recruit a new mentor if the first match isn’t ideal.
- **Data‑driven feedback**: Detailed session notes, progress roadmaps, and seasonal reports that help students articulate achievements for college applications.
- **Passion‑based, Socratic learning**: Focus on sparking curiosity and critical thinking rather than rote tutoring.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling AI‑powered mentorship to enhance personalization and efficiency (without replacing human connection).
- Expanding globally to reach millions of students worldwide.
- Continuing to innovate college admissions guidance with “The Flight Plan” and similar tools.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑driven**: Opportunity to shape the future of personalized education and mentorship.
- **Flexibility**: Some roles offer flexible hours and generous pay (per Glassdoor reviews). Virtual positions allow remote work, though the San Francisco HQ is in‑office and some roles are hybrid.
- **Growth stage**: The company is growing rapidly (32.7% headcount increase), offering potential for career advancement in a fast‑moving startup.
- **Candid view**: Glassdoor reviews (3.6 overall, 8 reviews) highlight flexible hours and engaging work, but also note low scores on culture (2.4), compensation (2.4), and senior management (2.6). One review advises to “Avoid at all costs.” The virtual nature can reduce human interaction.

## Sources
1. [curiouscardinals.com](https://www.curiouscardinals.com/)
2. [curiouscardinals.com/about](https://curiouscardinals.com/about)
3. [linkedin.com/company/curiouscardinals](https://linkedin.com/company/curiouscardinals)
4. [builtin.com/company/curious-cardinals/jobs](https://builtin.com/company/curious-cardinals/jobs)
5. [glassdoor.com/Reviews/Curious-Cardinals-Reviews-E6871548.htm](https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Curious-Cardinals-Reviews-E6871548.htm)

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