Haley Carpenter

Founder at Chirpy

Austin, Texas, United States (-06:00 UTC) Englishfrom Evansville, Indiana, United States
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Bio

I'm specialized in user research and experimentation. I consult, execute, and train. I went out on my own. After a long history of working at top companies in the digital industry and experiencing a lot of personal growth over the years, I was tired of not being able to spread my wings and fly how I wanted to every day. Ultimately, I had a calling to do something more authentic to myself, so I decided to create something different believing it would resonate with others as well. Hence, Chirpy was born. Throughout my career, I have seen too many people have unpleasant or mediocre experiences with agencies knowing it doesn’t have to be this way. It’s often due to one or more of the following reasons: communication, project management, expertise, transparency, or billing. Why does this happen so much? I believe it is because these companies’ internal cultures are not agile, direct, humble, or knowledgeable enough to quickly recognize and address problems at their roots. However, as a client you would never know this until it is too late because of their knack for making big promises; many of which are never fulfilled. Furthermore, this industry cultivates company cultures that aren’t beneficial to clients, even if a company looks like they’re different on the outside. Many people are promoted based on tenure, not merit (if it’s a really toxic culture, then gender and other demographics are also a factor). The barriers to entry and bars for success are extremely low. Consequences for underperforming are often low. You might say it’s unlike a lot of other professions. I was tired of the shenanigans (these norms, chasing job titles, having my destiny semi-controlled by others, and being told what to do by many who shouldn’t be dictating anything) and my dream was to be an entrepreneur anyway. Being the Type A I am, I ripped the bandaid off to leave a salary and comfort and start a business.

Expertise


  • Building a team

    I've managed two teams, one at CXL and one at Optimizely. One was five people. The other was four people. I've also had interns and mentored people. I've experienced many ups and downs along the way!

  • Conversion rate optimisation

    I've worked at some big names in the industry including CXL and Optimizely and have managed large enterprise clients for several years. I've built, ran, and scaled user research and experimentation programs. I've also consulted and trained. I'm tool agnostic and can use most common tools on the market.

  • Copywriting

    This is part of my CRO work in helping clients be concise, clear, and on brand. It's important to tailor your copy to your users. It's important to use a data-driven approach.

  • Design / UX

    This ties into conversion rate optimization. I'm not a designer, rather I'm supplementary to a designer that looks at designs through a different lens. Many designers are focused on making things aesthetically pretty. I'm focused on ensuring they make money, which is a different skillset.

  • Mindset coaching

    I've struggled many times with my mindset and how I approach work. I've put a lot of effort into my personal and professional selves, which has been a game-changer in my work with clients. I'm extra passionate about helping other females with this.

  • Product analytics

    I've helped teams understand how their product is performing, what metrics they should consider, how to validate ideas, and complete research to make data-driven decisions.

  • Product management

    I've helped teams develop systems to coordinate all of the work involved in product management, especially as it relates to connecting design, dev, QA, and product managers.

  • Remote work

    I've been working from home for 5 years now, and I've put a ton of effort into my setup and routines to make sure it's sustainable and fulfilling. I'd love to share what I do and what I've learned over the years!

  • Technology and tools

    I have a lot of experience with a wide variety of tools covering project management to user research to testing to content management...and much more!

  • User research

    I've worked at some big names in the industry including CXL and Optimizely and have built, scaled, and ran research programs for all kinds of businesses in all kinds of industries. I've also consulted and trained. I'm versed in about any methodology. I'm tool agnostic and can use most common tools on the market.

Toolkit


  • Adobe Analytics logo

    Adobe Analytics

    7 years of experience

    Analyzed test results. Analyzed other data to inform test ideas. Completed Adobe Analytics for Beginners course through CXL. Certificate here: https://certificates.cxl.com/f8b10517-1091-4f07-ae47-521163983b52

  • Google Ads logo

    Google Ads

    9 years of experience

    Used a lot while I was at Hanapin to do CRO for PPC campaigns. Note, I've never led PPC work, so I don't know the platform in that capacity. I do know how to pull data for CRO purposes though.

  • Amplitude logo

    Amplitude

    7 years of experience

    Analyzed data to inform test ideas for lead generation and eCommerce clients. Included insights as part of giant research projects. These insights would be paired with other data sources to increase insight confidence.

  • Asana logo

    Asana

    8 years of experience

    Used for many use cases for project management. Used for clients and internal work individually and across different teams. Have built projects and workflows from scratch.

  • Basecamp logo

    Basecamp

    9 years of experience

    Used for many use cases for project management. Used for clients and internal work individually and across different teams. Have built projects and workflows from scratch.

  • Buffer logo

    Buffer

    10 years of experience

    Used to plan and automate social posts across a variety of platforms. Used with Hanapin's marketing team. Used for my own posts for several years (just the free version).

  • ConstantContact logo

    ConstantContact

    9 years of experience

    I used this at Hanapin while I was doing some work to help their marketing team. I managed some email campaigns and lists to promote marketing content.

  • CrazyEgg logo

    CrazyEgg

    9 years of experience

    Analyzed data to inform test ideas for lead generation and eCommerce clients. Included insights as part of research projects. These insights would be paired with other data sources to increase insight confidence.

  • Google Analytics logo

    Google Analytics

    9 years of experience

    Analyzed data to inform test ideas for lead generation and eCommerce clients. Included insights as part of giant research projects. These insights would be paired with other data sources to increase insight confidence.

  • Google Data Studio logo

    Google Data Studio

    9 years of experience

    Used to create dashboards for clients to make reporting easier. I've built dashboards, connected data sources, and analyzed data from the dashboards for clients.

  • Heap logo

    Heap

    7 years of experience

    Analyzed data to inform test ideas for lead generation and eCommerce clients. Included insights as part of giant research projects. These insights would be paired with other data sources to increase insight confidence.

  • Hotjar logo

    Hotjar

    9 years of experience

    Analyzed data to inform test ideas for lead generation and eCommerce clients. Included insights as part of giant research projects. These insights would be paired with other data sources to increase insight confidence.

  • Hubspot logo

    Hubspot

    9 years of experience

    Used for clients that have needed HubSpot data as part of tests. I've pulled and analyzed data as part of test reporting. I've also had to do quite a bit of troubleshooting with the data.

  • Marketo logo

    Marketo

    8 years of experience

    I used this at Hanapin while I was doing some work for their marketing team. Used it to manage content production and data related to those initiatives.

  • Optimizely logo

    Optimizely

    6 years of experience

    Worked at Optimizely and managed our Strategy Consulting team. Learned all about the platform and used it frequently in assisting clients. Worked closely with Solutions Architects as well.

  • Pardot logo

    Pardot

    10 years of experience

    I used this at Hanapin while I was doing some work for their marketing team. Used it to manage content production and data related to those initiatives.

  • Semrush logo

    Semrush

    9 years of experience

    Analyzed data to inform ideas for lead generation and eCommerce clients. Included insights as part of research projects. These insights would be paired with other data sources to increase insight confidence.

  • Stripe logo

    Stripe

    4 years of experience

    I use Stripe to collect payments for Chirpy. I set it up and connected it to my Squarespace website. I use it for my productized offerings on my Offers page.

  • Tableau logo

    Tableau

    7 years of experience

    Used to gather experiment data, particularly downfunnel data like MQLs, SAOs, SQLs, ARR, etc. I've also had to do some troubleshooting with Tableau data.

  • Trello logo

    Trello

    8 years of experience

    Used for many use cases for project management. Used for clients and internal work individually and across different teams. Have built projects and workflows from scratch.

  • Unbounce logo

    Unbounce

    9 years of experience

    Used frequently at Hanapin since it was primarily a PPC agency. Used it to build landing pages from scratch. Edited and analyzed existing pages from clients as well.

  • VWO logo

    VWO

    9 years of experience

    Many Hanapin clients used VWO. Hanapin had no dev team, so I built many tests on my own and had to do lots of troubleshooting. I got very familiar with using their visual editor.

  • Wordpress logo

    Wordpress

    9 years of experience

    Have built and managed sites in Wordpress. I mostly did this while I was at Hanapin helping execs and the marketing team. I built a site for the CEO and managed content for the marketing team.

Industries


  • Consulting

    I've dedicated my career to the niche field of Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO). I'm versed in lead generation and e-commerce, and there's no industry I can't handle. I work with clients to effectively and efficiently solve their problems, achieve goals, and find areas for growth. I look at customer journeys from end-to-end so that they thrive in today’s economy. I primarily work on experimentation, user research, and design efforts.

Experience

  • Chirpy

    Founder
    mychirpy.com

    Consulting, execution, and training for user research and experimentation for eCommerce and lead generation clients. Based in Austin, TX.

    Digital Agencies
  • Optimizely

    Manager, Strategy Consulting in North America
    optimizely.com

    Managed all Strategy Consultants in North America (including but not limited to performance (billable rate, bookings, revenue, retention influenced, and platform metrics), OKRs, hiring, capacity planning, account assignments, career planning, and team evangelization) Led ongoing Experimentation Services initiatives and maintain participation in cross-functional relationships (including but not limited to new services offerings, growth initiatives, Customer Success and Sales team enablement, sales pitches, scoping, marketing and thought leadership, and team events) Led selling SC services in NA Handled NA client conflict resolution and troubleshooting Delivered Strategy Consulting work for the strategic and complex customers, maintaining a personal billable rate of 25% Set global standards for Strategy Consulting as a practice in Optimizely jointly with the EMEA/APJ team Partnered with Experimentation Services leadership to establish better ways we work together across the globe Created and shared team reports to leadership as needed

    SaaS
  • Speero by CXL

    Senior Strategist
    speero.com

    Led all testing strategy, research, and other projects (including full redesigns) for lead generation and eCommerce enterprise accounts, responsible for $75-$100k+ of monthly recurring revenue and account retention (e.g., rolled $30k research project into $200k retainer) Led and presented $15-20k research projects Served as Account Director and oversaw accounts’ high-level strategy and performance of account teams, which also included being responsible for account retention Managed five direct reports Assisted with sales and operations work (created new onboarding system for new hires, rolled out monthly values award, implemented processes for quarterly business reviews, created process for goals dashboards and roadmaps, etc.) Completed external marketing efforts (webinars, blog posts, taught live CXL course) Collaborated with design and development teams

    Digital Agencies
  • Hanapin Marketing

    Conversion Rate Optimization Manager

    Led all testing strategy, research, and other projects for lead generation and eCommerce accounts

    Digital Agencies
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