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BrightSearch

BrightSearch is a female-owned and led executive search firm dedicated to the EdTech ecosystem, helping companies build high-performing teams across Pre K–12, Higher Education, workforce learning, and continued education. Founded in 2020 and based in Cleveland, Ohio, the firm partners with venture-backed startups through mid-sized organizations worldwide, delivering executive leaders and individual contributors across functions such as sales, marketing, product marketing, curriculum design, customer success, business operations, and growth. BrightSearch combines a modernized, hyper-personalized approach with rigorous research to review and outreach to 200+ targeted candidates per search, turning insights into curated shortlists that move hiring forward fast. Its contingent model enables risk-free engagement with rapid candidate delivery—often within 48 hours—while its Partnership model is designed for executive searches and multi-hire initiatives, offering guaranteed delivery with free replacement for partnered clients and flexible payment plans. The team supports the entire hiring journey, from needs analysis and strategic search planning to interview coordination, preparation and debriefs, resignation coaching, final offer preparation, and post-placement follow-up, resulting in a 91% success rate and 89% returning-client rate, with an average placement salary around $150k. Backed by strong VC relationships and a diverse national network, BrightSearch focuses on accessing both active and hard-to-reach passive talent to meet precise skill, culture, and impact requirements. Clients span recognizable names in the sector—including Discovery Education, Highlights, Simplilearn, Quottly, and YaizY—and engage BrightSearch for executive search and rapid growth hiring across the U.S. and beyond. Guided by a belief that the next generation of recruiting should be responsive, actionable, and data-informed, BrightSearch stands behind its people and process to consistently unlock the brightest talent and accelerate team growth for EdTech innovators.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQCleveland, United States

Forefront Technology Solutions

Forefront Technology Solutions is a people-first recruitment firm specializing in Technology, Change and Transformation, built on the belief that great businesses are powered by great people. Launched in 2025 by experienced recruiters whose technology hiring track record dates back to 2015, the company partners closely with clients to understand culture, goals and values before matching talent, going far beyond job specs and tech stacks. From building permanent teams to rapidly deploying contract specialists, fractional leaders and SOW-led delivery, Forefront offers flexible, outcome-focused solutions tailored to each organization’s needs. Its domain coverage spans core technology disciplines including Architecture & Design, Cloud & DevOps, Data & BI, Infrastructure & Networking, Development & Programming, Testing & QA, Operations & Support, Service Delivery & ITSM and Tech Leadership, alongside emerging and strategic areas such as Green IT and IT Asset Disposition, SaaS/PaaS platforms, Machine Learning/AI/RPA, Cyber Security & InfoSec, and Governance & Risk. The firm also supports business change mandates across Digital Transformation, Business Analysis, Project & Programme Management, Process Improvement, PMO, Change Management, Strategy & Vision, and intersects with adjacent needs in Marketing & Creative and IT Sales/Pre-Sales. Known for an honest, straightforward and friendly approach, Forefront is trusted by technology leaders who value its ability to pinpoint soft skills and team fit as carefully as technical capability, placing talent from first-role IT Support Analysts to C-level and boardroom leaders. Headquartered in Birmingham, UK, with reach across the country and the capability to recruit worldwide, the team adapts to how clients prefer to work—whether that’s interim support, permanent hires, project-based SOWs or fractional expertise—combining agility, collaboration and deep sector knowledge to deliver results quickly and reliably. Clients and candidates return to Forefront time and again because it consistently connects good people with good people.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceCloud ComputingTelecomTechnology & Digital

HQBirmingham, United Kingdom

Insurance Recruitment Services

Insurance Recruitment Services is a specialist talent partner dedicated to the full insurance value chain, connecting carriers, MGAs, brokerages, reinsurers, and insurtechs with high caliber professionals across underwriting, actuarial, claims, risk, compliance, finance, operations, product, distribution, analytics, and technology. Its consultants combine deep sector knowledge with disciplined search techniques to deliver permanent hires, executive appointments, and agile contract solutions that align with business goals and regulatory expectations. Engagements begin with a structured discovery process to clarify role outcomes, competency frameworks, and cultural signals, followed by market mapping, targeted outreach, and rigorous assessment that blends behavioral interviewing with technical screening and case evaluation. For executive and leadership mandates, the team manages confidential searches, succession planning, and board level alignment, maintaining strict governance, reference diligence, and offer negotiation that balances performance expectations with market realities. For project based needs such as policy administration upgrades, data migrations, regulatory remediation, IFRS 17 reporting, pricing modernization, and digital distribution build outs, the firm mobilizes interim leaders and contract talent who accelerate delivery while controlling risk and spend. The practice maintains talent communities across commercial lines, personal lines, and specialty lines including marine, energy, cyber, and D and O, as well as life and health domains, and supports distribution channels spanning direct, broker, embedded, and affinity. Consultants stay current on trends such as telematics, usage based insurance, AI assisted underwriting, straight through processing, fraud analytics, and evolving capital and solvency frameworks, translating these shifts into hiring strategies and capability roadmaps. Clients benefit from transparent timelines, weekly progress updates, shortlist quality metrics, and post placement support designed to improve onboarding and retention. Candidates receive clear communication, career coaching, interview preparation, and honest feedback at every stage. The firm also advises on employer branding, compensation benchmarking, assessment design, and inclusive hiring practices to broaden access and improve decision quality. Whether the mandate involves a specialty underwriter, a credentialed actuary, a high impact claims leader, a growth focused sales executive, or a data and analytics manager, Insurance Recruitment Services brings persistence, discretion, and market intelligence to every search, helping organizations secure the people who reduce risk, improve customer outcomes, and drive sustainable growth.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementFinance & AccountingSales & Business DevelopmentSenior Executives

HQSalford, United Kingdom

Trovo Group

Trovo Group is a boutique recruitment firm that connects growth-minded companies with pivotal talent across go-to-market, finance, and legal functions. Founded by experienced recruiters Sarah Azzone and Lexi Boyer, the firm partners with innovative organizations in SaaS, FinTech, and logistics & supply chain, supporting teams from early-stage startups to established enterprises. On the commercial side, Trovo Group builds sales and marketing organizations end-to-end, placing SDRs/BDRs, account executives and managers, customer success professionals, demand generation and content leaders, and senior leaders including VP Sales/Marketing, CRO, CSO, and CMO. In corporate and advisory functions, the team recruits investment bankers, private equity associates, corporate development and strategy consultants, patent agents, general counsel, associate counsel, and executive leaders such as CEO, CFO, and COO, along with operations and legal support roles. Acting as an extension of clients’ hiring teams, Trovo brings a curated network and rigorous assessment approach that goes beyond resume data to understand performance histories, environments, and candidate objectives. Clients benefit from access to proven top performers, detailed candidate context to speed and strengthen decisions, transparent communication throughout the process, and committed post-placement care. Candidates gain a 360-degree view of opportunities, including expectations, compensation structures and incentives, equity, sales cycles and deal dynamics, market focus and product positioning, as well as culture, leadership, and peer feedback to ensure long-term alignment. Passionate about technology and innovation, Trovo Group is wired to uncover hard-to-reach talent and is relentless about results, pairing curiosity with service excellence to deliver lasting matches that drive growth for ambitious organizations.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQChicago, United States

GTM Talent LLC

GTM Talent LLC is a boutique executive search firm focused on high-impact leadership hiring across go-to-market (GTM) functions and the nonprofit sector. The firm partners with founders, CEOs, boards, and funders to recruit senior leaders who grow revenue, inspire teams, and drive mission-critical outcomes, specializing in roles such as CRO, CMO, VP Sales, VP Marketing, Revenue Operations, and first sellers, as well as nonprofit CEO/Executive Director, Chief Development Officer, and senior fundraising executives. Built and led by operators, GTM Talent blends real-world GTM leadership experience with proven search rigor, helping clients define role scorecards tied to outcomes, calibrate on culture, competencies, and compensation, and run a disciplined process that surfaces true fit fast. Their methodology—Align → Search → Select → Win—begins with a tightly scoped brief, progresses to targeted, confidential outreach across a curated market map of 50–120 organizations with a first candidate slate typically in about five business days, and employs structured interviews, work samples, and due diligence to reveal performance predictors. The team leverages deep board and funder networks and offers global coverage across North America and EMEA to engage leaders who are not active on job boards. With an NPS of 87, GTM Talent is known for responsiveness, discretion, and a people-first experience, providing weekly updates, transparent pipelines, and rapid iteration to secure chosen leaders. Founder and Managing Director Chris Kelleher brings decades of sales and revenue leadership at LinkedIn, BT, and health-tech startups, alongside meaningful nonprofit engagement, while Managing Partner Todd Humes contributes nearly 30 years in executive search and workforce solutions across IT, creative, digital, marketing, and tech. Together, they deliver a boutique partnership that consistently results in leaders who elevate performance and measurable impact for B2B SaaS, technology companies, and mission-driven organizations.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental Conservation

HQChicago, United States

The Recruitment Lounge

The Recruitment Lounge is a UK and US recruitment company focused on the insurance and property sectors, connecting skilled professionals with reputable employers across both markets. Based in Essex and built on the values of honesty, knowledge, and quality, the firm offers a bespoke, tailored recruitment service that aligns talent with long term business needs. With over 20 years of combined industry experience, its consultants understand culture, team dynamics, and role requirements, and they manage the hiring journey from targeted search and shortlisting through interviews and offer acceptance. Within insurance, The Recruitment Lounge recruits for underwriters, claims professionals, and brokers, while in property it supports hiring across build to rent and block and property management, including resident services, property and block managers, operations, and related office-based roles. Candidates benefit from transparent advice, CV and interview support, and access to a live jobs platform that makes it easy to explore opportunities and apply with confidence. Employers rely on the team for responsive communication, accurate market insight, and a process that moves at pace without sacrificing quality, helping them stay competitive for in demand talent. The company partners with businesses of all sizes, from growing teams to established organizations, and emphasizes relationship building to ensure the right people land in the right roles. Active in its community through charitable initiatives and consistently rated highly by clients and candidates, The Recruitment Lounge combines a personable approach with disciplined delivery to achieve strong, lasting outcomes. Whether hiring across insurance or property, the firm provides a clear, efficient route to top talent and supports professionals seeking their next step through practical guidance and dedicated support.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementConstructionArchitectureInterior Design

HQChelmsford, United Kingdom

SearchWorks

SearchWorks is a boutique executive recruitment partner based in Naperville, Illinois, focused on leadership hires where compromise is not an option. With more than 65 years of combined experience, the team has transformed traditional executive search through a highly customized, hands-on methodology that begins with understanding each client’s goals, culture, and business challenges and culminates in placements that drive measurable impact. Their mission is to enrich lives by thoughtfully placing talented professionals into roles where they thrive, while equipping companies with passionate leaders who elevate performance. SearchWorks’ functional breadth spans operations, accounting, finance and purchasing, human resources, revenue-generating roles, product, program and project management, and engineering/IT, enabling the firm to target A‑caliber candidates as well as high‑potential, outside‑the‑box profiles with transferable skills. The firm’s industry footprint is equally wide, with repeated success across manufacturing, information technology and services, construction, telecommunications, logistics and supply chain, wholesale and distribution, utilities, renewables and environment, warehousing, semiconductors, and venture capital and private equity portfolio businesses. A candidate‑centric process underpins every engagement: clear expectations, continuous updates, and 90 days of post‑hire support ensure new leaders are set up for success and clients realize value quickly. Clients value the team’s ability to “dig in” with leadership, advocate authentically in the market, and stay engaged through onboarding, turning search into a seamless extension of internal strategy. Whether the brief calls for a critical senior hire, a confidential leadership transition, or a focused project‑based search to unlock a new growth initiative, SearchWorks delivers consistent win‑win results by combining rigorous research, modern sourcing, and attentive service. The outcome is simple and repeatable: search that works—giving organizations the confidence that the right leader is in place to take the business to the next level.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecomSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

HQChicago, United States

Anew Recruit

Anew Recruit is a premier, woman-owned staffing firm that specializes in building high-velocity sales and technology teams for high-growth SaaS, fintech, and payments companies, with a particular focus on private equity and venture-backed portfolios and GTM scaleups. Led by founder and CEO Elizabeth DeFazio—a serial entrepreneur and PE/VC SaaS talent specialist—the firm brings a people-centric, ROI-driven approach backed by deep market relationships and a tech-forward process. Anew Recruit delivers executive search and full-cycle hiring for roles such as CRO, Head of Sales, CTO, VP Sales Ops, VP Demand Generation, regional sales leaders, and high-performing individual contributors across sales, marketing, and engineering. Known for speed and precision, the firm provides candidate shortlists in seven days and averages time-to-fill of roughly 30 days, aligning every search to growth goals, value-creation plans, and Year-1 EBITDA targets. Their approach blends AI-enhanced sourcing with rigorous, GTM-relevant assessments and early reference checks, supported by a 90-day success guarantee and post-hire calibration. With a 100k+ candidate pool, 5,000+ successful placements, and 500+ happy clients, Anew Recruit has proven impact, including building diverse, top-tier teams for PE-backed fintech and payments leaders, and supporting transformational hires in cloud communications, cybersecurity, and healthcare practice management SaaS. Client outcomes include accelerated revenue, improved NRR, faster time-to-ship, and strengthened late-stage deal execution through technically fluent leadership. The firm partners closely with leading investment firms and portfolio operators, acting as a market extension that integrates seamlessly with client culture while maintaining relentless focus on measurable results. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Anew Recruit serves clients across North America and beyond, combining domain depth in technology and financial services with the scale, cadence, and rigor required by modern PE and growth-stage environments.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQChicago, United States

CLARA

CLARA is an AI-powered hiring platform built to make applicant screening and candidate assessment faster, fairer, and more predictive for small and mid-sized businesses. Not an ATS, it plugs into existing systems such as Greenhouse, Lever, SmartRecruiters, Jobvite, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Workable, Teamtailor, and Pinpoint to deliver instant insights without disrupting workflows, and can also operate as a standalone solution. CLARA’s ethical, neural‑symbolic AI focuses on skills, context, and potential by analyzing current, transferable, and future‑fit capabilities instead of relying on superficial keyword matches. The platform filters talent in, not out, surfacing adjacent experiences, learning agility, critical thinking, and indicators of growth to help teams hire for tomorrow, not just for yesterday’s job description. Core capabilities include applicant match scoring, deep AI evaluation, bias reduction with redaction, customizable models aligned to role‑specific criteria, and built‑in candidate assessments. Organizations report filling roles about 30% faster, reducing applicant evaluation time by up to 80%+, surfacing 28% more qualified candidates, and cutting hiring remorse by 50%. CLARA’s commitment to responsible AI emphasizes transparency, inclusivity, privacy, and human oversight, with configurable guardrails and explainability that help TA and HR teams stay compliant and consistent. The platform offers unlimited users across tiers (Starter, Growth, Professional, and Elite with API access), supported implementation, priority support options, dedicated account management on higher plans, and quick time‑to‑value—typically integrating in under 10 minutes. Trusted by a diverse customer base that includes brands across sports, retail, technology, and healthcare, CLARA complements lean talent teams by eliminating manual resume reviews, standardizing evaluations, and improving quality of hire. Through research and education initiatives, including the Hidden Potential webinar series on critical thinking, learning agility, and distance traveled, CLARA advances a skills‑based, equitable approach to hiring so companies can build resilient teams that perform today and grow for what’s next.

Permanent RecruitmentRPOTotal Talent MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceLuxury GoodsGamingPerforming Arts (Music, Theatre)

HQChicago, United States

CLIKIIN

Clikiin is a Chicago-based digital marketing and technology partner focused on building fast, user-friendly, and scalable digital experiences that help organizations move forward. The firm blends strategy, design, and engineering to deliver end-to-end solutions across custom AI development, website design and management, mobile app development, and data-driven digital marketing. Its Custom AI Solutions practice designs and integrates chatbots, predictive analytics, automation, and AI-powered engagement tools that streamline operations and improve decision-making, while the web team specializes in small business and enterprise WordPress builds, ecommerce experiences, SEO, and ongoing website management to keep sites secure, optimized, and up to date. Complementing this, Clikiin’s mobile app capability delivers hybrid and enterprise applications that extend brands onto devices with performance and usability at the core. Engagements follow a clear lifecycle—discovery and planning, solution design and development, implementation and optimization, and ongoing support and growth—so stakeholders see measurable outcomes at each step. Flexible commercial models range from scoped projects to team-as-a-service arrangements, enabling clients to scale capacity without sacrificing quality. Clikiin serves a diverse set of industries, with tailored programs for healthcare providers seeking to better connect with patients, corporate enterprises strengthening digital foundations, retail and ecommerce brands improving conversion and loyalty, marketing and advertising teams amplifying campaigns, and financial institutions building trust through clear, compliant digital messaging; logistics and other sectors are supported through custom solutions as needed. The company highlights a growing portfolio and client testimonials underscoring collaborative delivery, creativity, and responsiveness, and references industry platforms such as GoodFirms, PeerInsights, and Clutch. With a focus on performance, security, accessibility, and ROI, Clikiin positions itself as a hands-on partner that can plan, build, and iterate quickly, helping organizations deploy intelligent digital solutions that drive efficiency and sustainable growth.

Contract StaffingSOW/ProjectsTemporary StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage

HQChicago, United States

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