Vice President of Human Resources, Liberty
Search every verified Tracee Quinnell interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Tracee Quinnell, Vice President of Human Resources at Liberty Energy, discussed her career and personal experiences on the podcast "Flipping the Barrel" in September 2023. She described joining Liberty Energy in 2013 after being initially skeptical, stating she was "sold in five minutes" by the morale and pride she observed among employees. Quinnell noted that Liberty Energy provides women with 12 weeks of paid leave after childbirth, a policy she said is uncommon in the United States. She also reflected on returning to work nine days after her son was born, calling it "the biggest regret in my life." Quinnell shared advice on handling workplace feedback, saying she avoids reacting emotionally and separates personal identity from her professional role. She recounted seeking a mentor after experiencing a manager who rejected her ideas without explanation, and she emphasized the importance of self-confidence, stating she purchased "red bottom shoes" after becoming a VP as a personal milestone. Quinnell also discussed her transition from a family-oriented company culture to one where employees were "identified kind of by a number" following an acquisition, and she noted that her entry into the oil and gas industry began after a conversation with a CEO at a church.
“I went out to location they dropped me off and I was sold in five minutes I couldn't believe the morale and the positive attitude and the pride to wear the Liberty Logo so I hung my head I called back and I said okay you were right you guys are this amazing and so I agreed to come that day.”
“We have a program where we make sure that our women are paid 100% for their 12 weeks off no matter what that takes you know there's always some short-term disability and things like that but this country is not good at paying women for taking time with their newborns and so we make sure that we do.”
“Nine days after he was born I went back to work and very solidly the biggest regret in my life I will never get that time back I can't have any more children so I missed so much of that time when he was young because I felt like I had to no one told me that I want to be very clear no one said Tracy you need to come bac...”
“When I get feedback I don't react to it right then at all because your first response is always going to be an emotional reaction. I try to remember they're not attacking Tracy Quinnell, they're attacking the VP of human resources for a decision and so I try to separate those things.”
“I execute who I am and that has probably been the most powerful piece for me is this is me and I'm going to execute that every single day and I might not make everybody happy I might not be everyone's best friend but if I can do the best job that I can knowing I'm doing it ethically and morally the rest of it this is m...”
“I was always rewarded from the time I started my career for putting in all the extra hours like answering things quickly coming in at the crack of dawn staying until the evening and I knew the battle I had coming into this industry as a female and so I thought the way I get over that is be an overachiever be a workahol...”
“I think that it was a hard dynamic having a manager that everything I said and every idea I came up with was told no just no no response no reason why. I found someone there I decided I need an ally here I need someone who believes in the HR I believe and that's genuinely taking care of people so I found a woman there...”
“When a company gets bought out you also moved from PA to Houston it was your first time in Houston you had just got married so much change was happening in your career in your personal life. I was used to being very family oriented with our employees and moving to this company that was different it was more of employee...”
“I was working with faculty and staff members at the university and when I came back from the UK I went back to the church I had been attending in college and was chatting with the greeter that day and it turned out he was the CEO for a small oil and gas company at that time and his conversation led to hey I could reall...”
“I have been obsessed with red bottom shoes for years and I kept telling myself someday I'm gonna have those shoes and this has been from probably the point where I was a manager and then a senior manager and director and VP. I became a VP just a year ago and I went out and ordered myself some red bottom shoes and I fee...”
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