Sales Development

How CIENCE Helped Fairygodboss Scale Their Business

Fairygodboss booked several qualified appointments weekly with hard-to-reach enterprises in healthcare and government via CIENCE SDR campaigns with CIENCE.

Updated Apr 1, 2026 By Daniel Conn

Key takeaways

Fairygodboss partnered with CIENCE to scale diversity workforce recruitment through targeted outbound campaigns. Starting in October 2019, CIENCE set several qualified appointments per week with hard-to-reach enterprise companies across healthcare, government, and biotech. Response rates were impressive given the size and complexity of the organizations targeted.

Cream line-engraving portrait of Danna Hendrickson, Head of Demand Generation at Helped Fairygodboss Scale Their Business.
Client spotlight
"I like how organized and communicative the CIENCE team is. We have a great account manager who communicates results and is proactive. Our SDRs are results-oriented and helpful."
Danna Hendrickson Head of Demand Generation

About Fairygodboss

Fairygodboss is the largest career community for women. They help companies enhance their employment brand while reaching over 4M career-minded women to fill their recruitment pipeline with qualified, diverse women applicants.

Challenges & Scope

ICP: Real Estate, Construction, Government, Aerospace/Defense, Biotech/Pharma, Healthcare.

Product: A tool to help companies diversify their workforce from a pool of over 4 million career-minded women.

CIENCE Technologies coordinates the lead generation efforts for Fairygodboss. After researching appropriate industries and clients, they conduct cold-email campaigns.

One pool, six verticals
Real estate Construction Government Aerospace and defense Biotech and pharma Healthcare 4M+ Career-minded women
A pool of over 4 million career-minded women, matched by CIENCE into the six enterprise sectors with the strongest need to diversify hiring: real estate, construction, government, aerospace and defense, biotech and pharma, and healthcare.

Why CIENCE

"I like how organized and communicative the CIENCE team is. We have a great account manager who communicates results and is proactive. Our SDRs are results-oriented and helpful." Danna Hendrickson, Head of Demand Generation at Fairygodboss.

While Fairygodboss had many well-known brands associated with its company, they decided to work with CIENCE to accelerate their growth. They understood that converting quality leads to appointments could help scale their business rapidly and expand their reach to other companies that could benefit from a more diverse workforce.

Leads to appointments
Research targets Cold-email outreach Quality replies Booked appointments
Fairygodboss chose CIENCE to convert quality leads into booked appointments at scale. The account team researched targets, ran cold-email outreach, and handed back meetings, so the internal team could sell instead of source.

Results

Outreach began in October 2019. Especially considering the size of the organizations targeted, the quality of responses to the campaigns was very impressive with an almost even split between negative and positive responses.

Fairygodboss was pleased to have CIENCE setting several appointments a week for them with hard to reach companies.

October 2019 onward
October 2019, launch Several a week Qualified appointments booked
From the October 2019 launch, CIENCE booked several qualified appointments every week with hard-to-reach enterprises, a steady weekly cadence rather than a one-time spike.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did CIENCE help Fairygodboss generate leads?

CIENCE coordinated Fairygodboss's lead generation by researching target industries and running cold-email outreach campaigns on their behalf. Targeted verticals included Real Estate, Construction, Government, Aerospace/Defense, Biotech/Pharma, and Healthcare. This connected Fairygodboss with enterprise companies looking to build more diverse workforces from a pool of over 4 million career-minded women.

What results did Fairygodboss achieve with CIENCE?

Fairygodboss saw several qualified appointments booked per week with hard-to-reach enterprise companies. The campaign launched in October 2019 and delivered impressive response rates, with a near-even split between positive and negative replies. The quality of responses was especially notable given the size and seniority of the organizations being targeted.

Why did Fairygodboss choose CIENCE for outbound sales development?

Fairygodboss chose CIENCE to accelerate growth and convert quality leads into appointments at scale. Head of Demand Generation Danna Hendrickson praised the team for being organized, communicative, and results-oriented. CIENCE's proactive account management and experienced SDRs made them a strong fit for Fairygodboss's outbound strategy.

What industries did CIENCE target for Fairygodboss?

CIENCE targeted companies in Real Estate, Construction, Government, Aerospace/Defense, Biotech/Pharma, and Healthcare on behalf of Fairygodboss. These sectors were identified as having the strongest need for Fairygodboss's diversity recruitment product, which helps companies fill their hiring pipelines with qualified, diverse women applicants.

The response split
Positive replies ~50% Negative replies A near-even split Enterprise targets, senior buyers
Given the size and seniority of the targets, the reply quality stood out: a near-even split between positive and negative responses, so roughly half of everyone who answered was open to the conversation.