Samantha Larison

About Samantha Larison

I love helping others reach their goals. Building up my team and those around me truly brings me joy.I have a natural leadership qualities that have helped me excel in my professional career as well as my personal life. I have been fortunate enough to learn from those around me how to demonstrate a genuine work ethic. I have a desire to never stop learning. Learning keeps me engaged, excited and focused. I enjoy sharing knowledge with others so help them succeed as well. Being the kid that talked too much in class has come in handy in my adult life!Lastly but most importantly I am a working mom. My three kids push me to strive for my absolute best every day. I intend to keep showing them the example that they can achieve any goal that they set with hard work, being intentional and simply being kind. I will add that they have taught me how to be a chaos coordinator! Between sports, show choir, and everything in between, life is quite the balancing act. I would not have it any other way.

Experience

1. Vendor Engagement Lead

   Linkedin

   Apr 2025 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

   Lead and coach vendor leads across three global partner companies, setting performance expectations, reviewing results, and providing targeted coaching to improve quality scores and operational consistency-Own the end-to-end vendor enablement lifecycle from onboarding and training vendor leads/managers to delivering continuous education and leadership toolkits that enable them to coach their teams effectively-Implement performance management frameworks by creating QA evaluation forms, analyzing trends, and guiding vendor leaders on corrective actions that resulted in measurable performance improvements-Facilitate leadership development through feedback sessions, enablement workshops, and one-on-one coaching for vendor leads, driving alignment with LinkedIn’s strategic priorities-Build and maintain a centralized knowledge repository for vendor leadership, ensuring version control and easy access to updated processes, playbooks, and performance dashboards-Serve as the escalation point for vendor leaders on operational issues, coordinating with cross-functional partners (Engineering, Product, Sales Ops) to resolve challenges and remove blockers-Guide QBR, MBR, WBR-Monitor and hold SLA, KPI, Scorecard accountable.

Education

• University of Nebraska at Omaha

  Music Education

  2009