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Vivo Inc.

Vivo, Inc. is a Bay Area-based technology staffing and consulting partner headquartered in Pleasanton, California, recognized on the Inc. 5000 (top 10%) and by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Bay Area’s 100 fastest growing companies and a leading female-owned business led by founder and CEO Marilyn Weinstein. True to its “We get people” ethos and its promise of being Beyond Staffing: A Partner for Transformation and Growth, Vivo combines high-velocity talent delivery with hands-on consulting to help organizations modernize and scale. The firm recruits high-quality IT hires and deploys experienced consultants across contract, permanent, and project-based engagements, while its Delivery Leadership practice provides a project management office that keeps programs on track, maintains clear communication, and drives outcomes. Core capabilities span Technology Strategy & Business Process Realignment, Information Management & Analytics, Agile Solutions, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Business Enablement. From information governance, data architecture, cloud strategy, and real-time data integration to content and collaboration workflows and CRM selection and adoption, Vivo addresses both the technology stack and the human processes that make it work. Its M&A specialists support strategy, due diligence, portfolio analysis, IT integration, Day One Employee Readiness, and Transitional Services Agreement execution to ensure seamless post-deal operations. Clients and consultants alike cite Vivo’s responsiveness, transparency, and human touch—proactive check-ins, smooth onboarding, and genuine partnership—reflecting a culture that values people and time. With an accessible job board and consultant resources, Vivo maintains an engaged community of technologists, project managers, analysts, and communications professionals aligned to deliver measurable business value. Whether a company needs a single specialist, a leadership team to steer critical initiatives, or an outcome-driven SOW, Vivo brings practical expertise, speed, and care to every engagement.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceCloud ComputingTelecomTechnology & Digital

HQPleasanton, United States

Freedom Virtual Services

Freedom Makers Virtual Services (FMVS) is a San Antoniobased staffing partner that connects small businesses and entrepreneurs with mission-driven virtual assistants drawn primarily from the military spouse and veteran community. Through a structured, hands-on matching and onboarding process, FMVS helps leaders clarify what to delegate, shortlists qualified Freedom Makers with the right platform experience, and facilitates interviews so clients choose the best-fit assistant. The company delivers flexible, scalable support without the added cost of payroll or benefits, allowing clients to start small, adjust hours, and avoid long-term commitments. Its service portfolio spans Administrative Support (Virtual Executive Assistant, Calendar & Email Management), Marketing Support (Digital Marketing Assistant, Social Media Marketing Assistant), and Operational Support (Operations Assistant/Manager, Workflows & Systems Setup, Client Intake & Care Assistant). FMVS also offers Virtual Project Services for time-bound initiatives and Direct Hire Virtual Assistant Placement for employers seeking a permanent addition to their teams, alongside specialty assistance that can include bookkeeping, legal, writing, and web or graphic design. Freedom Makers can manage inboxes and schedules, create content and run campaigns, oversee client communications, maintain CRMs and databases, design and automate workflows, and coordinate day-to-day operations to keep work on track. Clients benefit from ongoing success management, regular check-ins, and a dedicated resource hub that sustains momentum after kickoff. With more than 605 small business clients supported, over 1,083 military families engaged, and millions of dollars in revenue directed to military households, FMVS combines social impact with business performance. Reviews on platforms like Clutch highlight responsiveness, reliability, and the ability to rapidly remove operational bottlenecks so owners can focus on growth. By pairing high-caliber remote talent with clear processes and accountability, Freedom Makers Virtual Services makes delegation practical, measurable, and sustainable for businesses of all kinds.

Contract StaffingPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)AdvertisingJournalismGraphic Design

HQSan Antonio, United States

BELAY

BELAY is a U.S.-based managed talent partner that delivers virtual assistants, accounting experts, and marketing assistants as fractional, high-caliber support so leaders can move faster with confidence. Since 2010, the company has personally matched more than 10,000 leaders across 50+ industries to pre-vetted professionals, emphasizing a human-led process over algorithms for a 93% first-match success rate. Clients engage BELAY for strategic executive assistance, social media and marketing execution, and a full spectrum of financial solutions that scale with growth, including bookkeeping, accounting clerks, full-service accounting teams for multi-entity organizations, full-service payroll, tax preparation and advisory, fractional controller oversight, fractional CFO guidance, and inventory consulting for product-based businesses. Every engagement is backed by a managed service model with a dedicated Client Success Consultant, streamlined onboarding, ongoing check-ins, and the BELAY Guarantee, all delivered on a predictable flat monthly fee. BELAY prioritizes quality by accepting only the top 3% of applicants and enabling matches in as little as one week, providing fractional capacity that can flex up or down without the overhead of hiring in-house. Their professionals are AI-fluent—leveraging automation for research synthesis, content first drafts, and workflow efficiency—while reserving human discernment for representation, judgment calls, risk flagging, and relationship management. This blend of technology and human partnership helps clients protect their focus, maintain standards, and scale operations without sacrificing trust or time. From founders and executives to finance leaders and marketing teams, organizations rely on BELAY to integrate seamlessly into existing tools and processes, keep critical work moving, and deliver measurable outcomes—clean, timely books; closed loops and scheduled content; and proactive executive support that anticipates needs—so leaders can concentrate on priorities that drive growth.

Contract StaffingSOW/ProjectsExec Search & Interim MgmtAll industriesManagement ConsultingLegalAdvertisingJournalismGraphic Design

HQAtlanta, United States

Evolution USA LLC

Evolution USA, LLC is a boutique, global full-service licensing and brand monetization agency that helps entertainment, gaming, outdoor and icon-driven properties grow revenue, relevance and brand equity across consumer products, retail, and experiences. Operating from Calabasas, CA and Austin, TX, the team delivers end-to-end outbound brand representation and inbound IP acquisition services, combining decades of industry relationships with rigorous operational execution. On the outbound side, Evolution builds strategic plans, prospects and vets licensees, leads business development and sales, negotiates and manages business affairs and legal, oversees project management and approvals/brand compliance, and supports operations, retail development, finance and reporting to protect IP and drive consistent growth. For manufacturers and partners pursuing inbound licensing, Evolution evaluates IP fit and commercial potential, prepares capabilities presentations, secures and negotiates rights, coordinates deal memos and long-form agreements, and supports onboarding to accelerate speed-to-market. Beyond licensing, the agency develops sales and distribution programs to open new channels and territories through trusted partners, strengthens sourcing and supply chains, and offers e-commerce operations for D2C launches, including merchandise planning, product ideation, sourcing, logistics, fulfillment, customer service, cash management, data analytics and ongoing program reviews. Known for out-of-the-box thinking, transparency and seamless delivery, Evolution leverages deep category and channel expertise to activate brands across online and physical retail, pop-ups, global events, content partnerships and platform innovation. Its current portfolio spans Film + TV, Character + Games, Outdoors and Icons, with work recognized by partners such as studios, game publishers and premium consumer brands. By pairing cultural insight with disciplined execution, Evolution keeps properties ahead of the curve and top-of-mind throughout their lifecycle, aligning world-class creators and rights holders with best-in-class licensees to turn cultural relevance into sustained commercial success.

SOW/ProjectsMSPTotal Talent MgmtGamingPerforming Arts (Music, Theatre)Visual ArtsGraphic DesignBroadcastingPublishing

HQCalabasas, United States

GHE Search Partners

GHE Search Partners is a boutique recruitment firm focused on bringing the human element back to talent acquisition for technology-driven companies. Guided by its Grind | Hustle | Execute ethos, the firm blends disciplined sourcing, proactive outreach, and decisive delivery to help founders, hiring managers, and HR leaders hire high-performing talent across sales, customer success, marketing, engineering, and product functions. GHE’s streamlined four-step process begins with an in-depth introduction to each client’s business, priorities, open roles, ideal candidate profiles, and compensation benchmarks, followed by a customized search built on market analysis and direct engagement with both active and passive high performers. Candidates are rigorously screened with an emphasis on revenue impact and role-specific outcomes, and presented with detailed profiles that go beyond resumes, capturing strengths, development areas, availability, and communication style to speed informed hiring decisions. The firm stays engaged through offer and acceptance, advising on candidate priorities, timelines, and negotiation levers to increase acceptance rates, and continues supporting clients with insights on recruiting trends, compensation, job descriptions, and interview structure as new roles arise. GHE’s live job postings reflect its core specializations, spanning US-remote and New York City on-site opportunities in growth leadership, senior growth product management, product engineering, frontend engineering, and full stack software roles leveraging modern stacks such as TypeScript, React, Python, Rust, and Go, as well as machine learning and computer vision. Whether clients need to avoid costly mis-hires on early revenue teams or to scale engineering and product roadmaps with excellence, GHE is built to meet the moment with speed, precision, and a human-centered approach that consistently surfaces top performers who align with each organization’s stage, culture, and goals.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceCloud ComputingTelecomTechnology & Digital

HQAnna, United States

Rich Talent Group

Rich Talent Group (RTG) is a boutique executive search firm founded in 2014 that partners with visionary, high-growth, and mission-driven organizations to build future-ready leadership teams and boards. Specializing exclusively in executive recruiting, RTG places leaders from VP through the C-suite and onto corporate boards across functions including Board Directors, CEO, President/COO/GM, CFO, Chief Revenue/Growth/Sales, Chief Marketing Officer and senior marketing leadership, Communications/PR/Public Affairs, Chief People Officer/CHRO, General Counsel, and digital transformation, product, and technology leadership. Boutique by design, the firm operates a hands-on, high-touch model—no handoffs, no layers—so clients work directly with expert partners who engage from search strategy and role design through to offer negotiation and transition support, ensuring alignment, speed, and a first-class candidate experience. RTG is known for curating broader, more diverse slates by leveraging expansive, long-standing relationships with industry pioneers, leading investors, and influential communities, breaking groupthink and mitigating blind spots to catalyze growth. The firm’s sector reach includes Consumer and Enterprise Technology, CPG, Retail and Food, Financial Services and FinTech, Health & Wellness, Professional Services, Social Impact and Education, Social Media, Sports, Travel & Hospitality, and Venture Capital, serving early disruptors as well as public companies and PE/VC-backed businesses. Testimonials from leaders at Eventbrite, PlayStation, Pinterest, Duolingo, and Peloton highlight RTG’s creativity, functional depth, and high-impact results. As a member of kyu—the global collective of creative companies that includes SYPartners and IDEO—RTG extends its impact beyond hiring, collaborating to shape the right mix of executive capabilities and enabling meaningful organizational change. With executive expertise, expansive access to talent, and a boutique commitment to service, Rich Talent Group delivers game-changing leaders for companies intent on transforming their industries.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTotal Talent MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceE-commerceLuxury GoodsBanking

DesignRecruiter Inc.

DesignRecruiter, Inc. is a specialist recruitment firm dedicated to the user experience and interactive creative design field, partnering with companies to source, evaluate, and hire top-tier design talent across full-time and freelance needs. Founded by Stephanie Shapiro, whose career began at Landor Associates in San Francisco and evolved through a recruiting leadership role at Adjacency (later acquired by Sapient), the firm combines deep design fluency with rigorous hiring methodology to deliver business-focused creative solutions. DesignRecruiter provides retained or contingency searches for full-time roles at all levels, staffs freelancers on short- and long-term contracts with transparent fees, and offers an “outsourced design hiring” model that dedicates a recruiter and sourcer to manage inbound and passive candidates through the entire process. Complementing its agency services, DesignRecruiter operates a monthly subscription platform that gives clients real-time access to an extensive freelance database—including rate, availability, contact information, and portfolio links—along with unlimited freelance job postings, priced at $500 per month. The firm’s areas of expertise span Executive Design Leadership, Product/UX Design, Visual/UI Design, Mobile/Native App design, Content Strategy and UX Writing, User Research, UX Engineering, Brand and Marketing Design, Design Innovation and Strategy, Program Management, Design Operations, and Product Management. For clients, this breadth enables rapid engagement of specialists who can drive measurable impact across product development and brand experiences; for candidates, DesignRecruiter facilitates both full-time placement and freelance opportunities, including a platform that allows clients to contact freelancers directly without fees for candidates. With a focus on high standards, transparent communication, and tailored engagement models to meet hiring and budget requirements, DesignRecruiter serves as a trusted, design-literate talent partner to organizations building world-class digital products and brands.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAdvertisingJournalismGraphic Design

HQAlbany, United States

The Whales Consulting

The Whales Group is a performance-driven digital marketing and recruitment partner that helps organizations scale demand while building the teams to sustain it. Headquartered across Canada and India, the firm unites data-led marketing strategy with rigorous talent acquisition, offering a 360° growth approach that connects brand visibility, conversion, and hiring outcomes. Its digital practice delivers end-to-end solutions—from paid and organic social, content and campaign strategy, to analytics and high-converting web design and development—so clients turn attention into measurable ROI. Complementing this, The Whales Group’s recruiting services source, screen, and place talent across core functions through to top-tier executives, accelerating time-to-hire while enhancing quality-of-hire. For companies seeking stronger hiring engines, the team provides recruitment process optimization, redesigning funnels, standardizing workflows, implementing CRM-driven candidate engagement, and introducing automation to increase speed, consistency, and candidate experience. When broader change is required, its business transformation and automation projects align marketing, sales, and talent operations, ensuring data flows across the customer and candidate journey for better decisions and continuous improvement. Known for an ROI-first mindset and proactive, embedded way of working, The Whales Group acts like an in-house team—planning, executing, and iterating with accountability and transparency. Whether the objective is launching a product, scaling a function, elevating web performance, or building a leadership bench, the company’s integrated model enables clients to attract the right audience, convert demand, and secure the right people faster. Trusted by growth-minded brands, it brings together strategy, technology, and people to deliver outcomes that compound across the business.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Human Resources

HQAbbotsford, Canada

The Sales Athlete, Inc.

The Sales Athlete, Inc. is a boutique executive search and talent advisory firm that connects investors and senior leadership teams with transformational sales, marketing, and digital professionals across the entertainment, media, and technology landscape. Operating from headquarters in Beverly Hills and New York City and serving clients internationally, the firm is known for its deep industry immersion, high-touch engagement, and confidence-inspiring delivery that gives hiring leaders peace of mind with every placement. Leveraging a network of more than 25,000 vetted candidates—each with access to coaching and career development—the team focuses on executive sales leaders, media specialists, e‑commerce innovators, and marketing experts who shape ideas and drive competitive solutions. In addition to retained executive search and permanent placement, The Sales Athlete, Inc. supports clients and candidates with training, coaching, and consultation resources designed to accelerate performance, ensure smooth onboarding, and foster long-term success. The firm has been trusted by organizations such as The Hollywood Reporter/Billboard, Condé Nast, BBC America, CareerBuilder, Pearson, Penske Media Corp., Undertone, The Economist Group, Universal Music, iHeartMedia, KORG USA, and Digital First Media, alongside many other service companies in the entertainment, media, and technology sectors. What differentiates The Sales Athlete, Inc. is a combination of market fluency and rigorous engagement: consultants stay close to client objectives, calibrate skill and culture fit, and deliver the right talent at the right time through a disciplined process that spans discovery, targeted research, curated shortlists, interview orchestration, and reference diligence. Affiliations with professional communities such as the Interactive Advertising Bureau, NPR, NNN, NNA, PIASC, CRMA, LA’s Best, WIMMI, Women Advancing, MAGIC, and Parenting Publications of America reflect ongoing involvement with the broader marketing, publishing, and creative ecosystems. Throughout the engagement lifecycle, candidates receive ongoing mentorship as needed, and clients gain access to practical training programs and recommended resources so both sides are equipped to perform at their best. Whether advising individuals on pivotal career moves or building out revenue, marketing, and digital teams for growth-focused brands, The Sales Athlete, Inc. consistently aligns talent with measurable business outcomes.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsDigital MarketingContent CreationPublic RelationsTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQBeverly Hills, United States

North Line Partners

North Line Partners is a boutique executive search firm recognized by Forbes among America’s Best Recruiting Firms, known for a senior-partner-led model that delivers board, C-suite, and critical leadership hires for consumer-centric businesses. Built almost entirely on repeat and referral relationships, the firm emphasizes true partnership and accountability, meeting clients on-site to refine role requirements, provide market intelligence, craft compelling position specifications, and actively sell opportunities to top-tier candidates. Their process spans end-to-end delivery—rigorous research and outreach, candidate assessment and calibration, thorough referencing, offer strategy and negotiation, and hands-on onboarding and integration—to ensure leaders land with impact and ramp quickly. North Line Partners has a strong track record across retail and consumer goods, beauty and personal care, food and beverage, luxury and lifestyle, and omni-channel/eCommerce, as well as select hospitality and travel brands, completing searches for roles such as CEO, President, CFO, CMO, EVP/SVP of Marketing and eCommerce, VP of Innovation, International, R&D, FP&A, Sales, Retail, Operations, and Total Rewards, plus key Director-level leadership that fuels growth. Their client roster spans global enterprises and high-growth challengers, with completed work for names such as Kendo Brands, Cover FX, StriVectin, Plum Organics, YoCrunch, NJOY, Starboard Cruise Services, and Assouline. Senior partners personally drive every engagement, ensuring clarity, speed, and consistent communication while maintaining prudence with clients’ time and budgets. By combining disciplined search execution with honest market feedback and data-driven insights, North Line Partners helps organizations attract transformative leaders who elevate performance and culture. The firm’s philosophy is simple: do the work, see the job through, and measure success by the long-term impact of each placement, not just time-to-fill. That ethos—together with transparent counsel, meticulous diligence, and branded storytelling in the market—has made North Line Partners a trusted search ally for consumer brands seeking leaders who can scale, innovate, and win.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsEvent Planning

HQGlencoe, United States

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