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Forrest Johnson Recruiting

Forrest Johnson Recruiting is a high-touch recruiting partner founded in 2009 that helps growth-minded organizations fill critical roles in Sales, Marketing, HR, and Operations. Purpose-built for hiring managers who cant afford to wait for the right person, the firm blends contingency recruiting, executive search, and fractional recruiting models to attract passive candidates, expand talent reach, handle confidential replacements, and build teams quickly across B2C and B2B environments. Over more than 15 years, the team has supported 50+ clients and delivered 1,000+ placements by combining a human-centered, story-driven process with a disciplined, data-informed workflow from kickoff through first day. Forrest Johnson Recruiting works with consumer product manufacturers, retailers, fashion and apparel brands, restaurant groups, and consumer services companies, as well as professional services firms and nonprofits, tailoring search strategies to each clients market, culture, and operating model. The firm positions itself as an extension of internal teams, bringing a partner mindset and rigorous transparency on activity, process, and costs, and it is known for tenacity in sourcing and engaging the right talenteven in competitive or niche markets. Its consultants craft compelling narratives that resonate with candidates, enabling clients to compete effectively for passive talent and to scale into new geographies or functional areas. Forrest Johnson Recruiting is not a high-volume, transactional agency; instead, it emphasizes thoughtful candidate experience, careful cultural alignment, and accountable execution that yields consistent, repeatable results. Whether the need is a single strategic leader or multiple hires to stand up a new function, the firms refined approach is designed to reduce time-to-hire, improve quality-of-hire, and deliver long-term fit for brands seeking durable, high-performing teams.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQAtlanta, United States

Forager Talent

Forager Talent is a specialist recruitment partner that helps companies of all sizes attract and retain highperforming, diverse teams that drive longterm success. With a focus on the creator economy, technology (SaaS), ad agencies, gaming, and entertainment/media, the firm blends deep industry familiarity with a modern, serviceled approach to hiring. Its Executive/Retained Search offering supports strategic and confidential leadership and niche appointments through a structured retained model, with fees staged across two to three installments and a deposit applied toward the final placement fee. For ongoing and crossfunctional hiring, Forager Talents Recruiting On Demand (ROD) solution embeds as a native extension of the clients team on a flat, predictable pricing structure, taking full ownership of the relationship with hiring managers, strengthening recruitment frameworks, and ensuring streamlined communication from intake to offer. For tailored needs, its Bespoke service designs custom recruitment solutions that address specific challenges when one size does not fit all, combining elements of embedded support, retained search, and advisory to maximize outcomes. The firm is trusted by an array of innovative brands across tech, media, and consumer landscapes, including Ring, Hulu, HBO Max, Wealthfront, SymphonyAI, GoodRx, AppFolio, BCG, 72andSunny, Tinuiti, Jellysmack, Vidmob, Gamefam, Candle Media, Haus Labs, and others, reflecting its track record in highgrowth, contentdriven, and productcentric environments. Whether building crossfunctional teams or executing discreet leadership searches, Forager Talent emphasizes a seamless candidate and client experience, predictable commercial models, and close alignment with stakeholder goals. By operating as an integrated partner and tailoring its engagement model to each need, the firm helps organizations stay ahead in todays competitive workforce and accelerate hiring without sacrificing quality or candidate experience.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceBroadcastingPublishingOnline Media

HQLos Angeles, United States

Releady

Releady is a diverse, women-owned talent solutions and project services firm dedicated to building genuine connections and transparent partnerships that drive measurable outcomes for clients and candidates alike. With decades of combined agency and corporate experience, the team delivers flexible staffing and recruitment across permanent, contract, and contract-to-hire needs, complemented by executive search for critical leadership roles and project engagements that scale to optimize teams, processes, and delivery. Releady’s expertise spans technology, engineering, data, digital, marketing, creative, and product functions, enabling organizations to tap specialized talent that aligns with both skill requirements and culture. The firm augments its seasoned recruiters with advanced AI-driven sourcing to surface top-fit professionals efficiently, and it extends reach through LATAM nearshore solutions that provide bilingual talent with time zone alignment and seamless communication. Quality and care are embedded throughout the process, from comprehensive evaluation methods—video interviews, portfolio reviews, skills assessments, reference checks, and subject-matter expert screenings—to talent community support that emphasizes smooth onboarding, prompt compensation, access to strong benefits, and ongoing development. Releady’s commitment to DEI&B is both principled and pragmatic, helping clients identify qualified diverse candidates and implement fair, unbiased hiring practices that improve organizational performance. Clients value the firm’s consultative approach, budget awareness, and satisfaction guarantee, reflecting confidence in its people and processes. Whether the need is a single specialist, a full project team, or an executive who will shape the future, Releady brings innovative strategies, personal engagement, and a relentless focus on outcomes to every engagement—delivering a modern recruiting experience that is straightforward, collaborative, and built to scale.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentData ScienceDigital MarketingTechnology & DigitalMarketing & CreativeEngineering

HQSeattle, United States

effektiv people

Effekt!v People is a North Americafocused talent acquisition partner based in Ontario, Canada, dedicated to building highperforming teams by hiring operational leaders through a transparent, datadriven process. The firm aligns every search to a clients business ambitions and firstyear priorities, using structured assessments and rolespecific benchmarks to evaluate motivation, fit, and longterm potential far beyond a resume. For employers, Effekt!v People delivers an endtoend hiring experience that includes targeted sourcing, rigorous screening, structured interviews, comprehensive candidate data binders, coordination of clientcandidate interviews, offer and contract negotiations, and smooth onboardingalways with measurable outcomes and ROI in mind. For professionals, the team provides a pressurefree experience, beginning with a free behavioral assessment that clarifies core job desires and needs, followed by personalized guidance and support through the interview process to ensure the match serves both performance and wellbeing. Drawing on more than a decade of inhouse recruiting expertise, the firm also equips internal hiring teams with a recruitment system package comprising SOPs, templates, metrics, and automated screening tools, plus training in passive and active recruiting methodsenabling consistent, objective, and faster decisionmaking. Unlike traditional executive search firms that limit their focus to senior roles, Effekt!v People solves business challenges at every level where impact is highestteam leads, managers, highimpact individual contributors, and executivesalways seeking the human drivers behind performance. Their crossindustry scope spans tech startups, established manufacturing organizations, engineering and architecture environments, and commercial functions such as marketing and assurance, serving clients across Canada and the United States. Founded and led by practitioners who value lean, datacentric problem solving and genuine connection, Effekt!v People blends people insight, process discipline, and performance outcomes to help organizations hire with confidence and help candidates do their best work.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQLincoln, Canada

fishRecruit Inc.

fishRecruit Inc. is a Canadian recruitment and executive search firm that partners with employers to identify, attract, and hire top performers across key industries and functions. Built by industry insiders, its team of headhunters has firsthand experience in the sectors they serve, enabling nuanced conversations with hiring leaders and candidates and a sharp eye for fit. The firms approach is deliberately headhunter-first: rather than posting and waiting, fishRecruit runs targeted, direct recruiting campaigns powered by deep professional networks, referrals, and proprietary databases to surface high-caliber, often passive talent. Acting as collaborative partners and employer ambassadors, they invest time to understand each clients culture, business objectives, and role design, then craft compelling narratives to engage candidates and represent the brand authentically in the market. Their sector expertise spans consumer packaged goods, retail, healthcare, business-to-business, and agency environments, while their functional breadth includes marketing, sales, digital, human resources, operations, and finance. Consultants combine market intelligence with rigorous assessment, looking beyond the CV to evaluate experience, emotional intelligence, and team fit, and they are known for a transparent, tenacious, and resilient process that persists until the right match is secured. For candidates, fishRecruit provides access to current roles and a streamlined path to join their talent database, supporting professionals as they navigate career-defining opportunities. For employers, the result is a faster, smarter hiring process that delivers measurable impactstrengthening leadership benches, elevating functional capability, and building world-class teams. With searches frequently spanning major Canadian hubs and an emphasis on long-term outcomes, fishRecruit focuses on placements that drive sustained business value long after the hire is made.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsDigital MarketingContent CreationPublic Relations

HQToronto, Canada

The Wick Group

The Wick Group is a premier staffing and recruiting agency specializing in marketing and industrial talent for highgrowth consumer brands, with a track record built by founders and brothers John and Stephen Wickhem across the LA and NYC markets. With more than 25 years of combined experience, the firm partners closely with founders and hiring leaders to understand business goals, culture, and role requirements, then executes a rigorous process to source, interview, and shortlist candidates who can drive impact quickly. On the industrial side, The Wick Group focuses on highvolume production and skilled roles such as welders, machinists, forklift operators, electricians, maintenance technicians, assemblers, and warehouse personnel, ensuring dependable coverage for manufacturing, assembly, and contract work. On the marketing side, the team supports growthstage and digitally native consumer brands with talent spanning growth marketing, CRM and lifecycle, retention, ecommerce, paid search and social, SEO and CRO, brand marketing, content, design, and leadership hires up to VP level. The firm emphasizes speed without sacrificing fit, presenting thoughtfully vetted shortlists so clients can evaluate candidates as people, not just resumes, and accelerate timetohire to unlock revenue sooner. Clients include dynamic consumer brands such as ARMRA Colostrum, Salt & Stone, Andie Swim, Fishwife, Malin + Goetz, Native Pet, Cadence, Boarderie, Very Great, Spot & Tango, and others. Guided by values of perseverance, ownership, integrity, honesty, and a will to win, The Wick Group believes human creativity and judgment are indispensableespecially as industrial automation and AI evolveso it prioritizes matching each persons capabilities and aspirations to the realworld needs of the role. Whether building a bluecollar team on the factory floor or assembling a whitecollar marketing organization, the firm delivers a simple, effective hiring experience that connects the best talent with the right opportunities.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsConsumer Goods ManufacturingIndustrial MachineryChemical Manufacturing

HQLos Angeles, United States

The Pulse

The Pulse is a San Diego-based, full-service multimedia video marketing company that specializes in producing interview-style stories that bring local brands, events, and personalities to life. Positioned as San Diegos only interview-style video marketing company, it blends entertainment and business storytelling to create engaging, buzzworthy content distributed across the web, social media, television, radio, and partner networks. Hosted by Cindy Matalucci, The Pulse delivers on-camera experiences that feel like real conversations rather than scripted segments, capturing authentic testimonials, behind-the-scenes access, and product or service demonstrations that resonate with target audiences. The company covers high-profile events and pop culture momentsranging from Sundance Film Festival to San Diego Comic-Conalongside exclusive celebrity interviews with names like Keanu Reeves and Nick Cannon, while also championing local businesses through recurring formats such as The Pulse TV, Live With Cindy, The Cindy Chronicles, and Wine Wednesdays. Its editorial footprint spans Entertainment, Lifestyle, Events, Professional features, and Product Reviews, reflecting a broad content strategy that includes restaurants and bars, boutiques, beauty and wellness, travel, music, and more. The Pulse airs on Yurview every Thursday at 4pm (Channel 4 in San Diego and Santa Barbara, Channel 118 in Orange County and Palos Verdes, and Channel 27 in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Yuma), extending visibility well beyond digital channels. With over a hundred episodes published and an active YouTube audience, the team offers bookable video packages, on-location shoots, and event coverage designed to amplify brand reach, attract customers, and convert attention into measurable marketing outcomes. Through strategic partnerships and sponsor collaborations, regular Instagram Lives, and a steady cadence of episodic content, The Pulse helps companies tell their story with style, connect with communities, and create sustained momentum across multiple platforms.

SOW/ProjectsPayrolling/EORContract StaffingDigital MarketingContent CreationPublic RelationsMuseums & GalleriesFilm & Television ProductionSports Management

HQSan Diego, United States

G&R Connex

G&R Connex is a staffing and recruiting partner focused on making connections between the worlds best brands and their audiences by bringing together the right people, processes, and program discipline. Built around three complementary capabilitiesTalent Acquisition and Management, Program Management and Execution, and Account Servicesthe firm helps marketing, communications, and brand organizations secure the talent they need while orchestrating the delivery of initiatives that depend on that talent. Its Talent Acquisition and Management offering spans full-cycle sourcing, selection, onboarding, and performance oversight for white-collar roles, enabling clients to fill critical positions through permanent placements or embedded recruitment solutions that extend in-house capability. Through Program Management and Execution, G&R Connex translates objectives into structured plans, timelines, and deliverables, coordinating teams and resources to ensure campaigns and projects land on time, on budget, and on brand. Account Services provides a high-touch client experience, aligning stakeholders, monitoring outcomes, and adapting to changing priorities so engagements remain aligned with strategy and measurable results. Whether supporting a discrete hiring campaign, standing up an outsourced talent function, or driving a statement-of-work initiative, G&R Connex emphasizes transparency, rigor, and candidate care, recognizing that every interaction reflects the clients brand. The company leverages data-informed workflows and continuous feedback to fine-tune pipelines, elevate candidate quality, and sustain momentum across complex, multi-workstream programs. With a collaborative mindset and a practical approach to scale, it serves as an extension of client teams, ready to flex from advisory to hands-on delivery as needs evolve. Clients engage G&R Connex to reduce time-to-hire, improve talent fit, and execute programs with confidence, knowing that a single partner is accountable for both the people and the plan that connect brands to their audiences.

Permanent RecruitmentRPOSOW/ProjectsDigital MarketingContent CreationPublic RelationsBroadcastingPublishingOnline Media

HQFarmington Hills, United States

Full Umbrella Search Partners

Full Umbrella Search Partners is a boutique executive search and team-building firm that helps purpose-driven organizations hire values-aligned leaders and assemble high-performing teams. Rooted in technology and scaled across sectors, the woman- and LGBT-owned firm (NGLCC-, WBENC-, and WOSB-certified) partners with founder-led startups, B Corps, climate and ESG innovators, manufacturers, nonprofits, and education-focused organizations that are serious about mission and thoughtful, inclusive growth. Their work spans VP to C-suite leadership placements and cross-functional team builds, including single and multi-role initiatives, new team stand-ups, and expansion into new markets. Segment expertise covers Go-To-Market (sales, marketing, customer success), Product & Engineering, People & Operations, and Finance & Strategy. Full Umbrellas methodology emphasizes deep discovery and alignment prior to going to market: they listen to understand mission, strategy, values, and team dynamics; co-create a clear search manifesto around outcomes and traits; curate candidates who meet a high bar for capability and cultural fit; guide all stakeholders through a transparent, timely process; and close with confident offers and onboarding support. Acting as a true extension of the client team, they rigorously vet companies as well as candidates, prioritizing long-term relationships and sustainable results. The firm is growth-stage agnostic and has placed hundreds of leaders and founding team members, maintains an 80%+ diversity-add placement rate, and achieves 92% repeat business by delivering quality, speed, and trust. Known for being judicious with everyones time, they present only the most relevant, qualified talent and keep momentum to secure top performers who are rarely on the market for long. Through thought leadership, community partnerships, and a 1% profit commitment to mission-aligned nonprofits, Full Umbrella advances inclusive hiring practices while consistently building teams that scale culture, strategy, and impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQLos Angeles, United States

Nouveau Recruiting

Nouveau Recruiting is a boutique recruiting firm that specializes in full-cycle, end-to-end talent acquisition, with a core focus on direct hire search and flexible, embedded recruitment partnerships. Founded and led by Stephanie, an experienced recruiter with 8+ years in both in-house and agency environments, the firm partners with early-stage startups, venture studios, and Fortune 100 organizations to design and execute tailored hiring strategies across technical, engineering, and go-to-market roles. Engagements are offered on a per-project fee or retainer basis, and can include setting up or optimizing applicant tracking systems to improve visibility, efficiency, and candidate experience. Nouveau Recruiting manages the entire process from role scoping and job description creation to targeted sourcing, structured screening, interview coordination, stakeholder alignment, and offer management, operating as an external but seamlessly in-house extension of the clients team. The firm has supported complex and hard-to-fill searches for companies such as LinkedIn, Google, Snap, Aegis Ventures, Asia Pacific Land, and Domuso, and is consistently recognized for speed, accuracy, transparent communication, and a human-centered approach. Whether a client is making its first strategic hire or scaling multiple teams, Nouveau Recruiting brings market insight, calibrated pipelines, and clear reporting to keep searches on track and decisions data-informed. The practice spans direct hire as well as contract and contract-to-hire placements, enabling organizations to blend permanent and contingent talent according to evolving needs. Candidates value the timely feedback and thoughtful preparation provided throughout the process, while hiring leaders benefit from a consultative partner who can stand up recruiting operations, augment internal talent teams, or own discrete searches from kickoff to close. The result is a nimble, results-driven recruiting solution designed to consistently connect exceptional people with growing businesses.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceIndustrial AutomationDigital MarketingContent Creation

HQLos Angeles, United States

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