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LifeRep

LifeRep is a niche recruitment and talent-matching network dedicated to the life insurance and broader financial services insurance market. Based in Florida and led by experienced industry professionals, the firm connects carriers, broker-dealers, IMOs/FMOs, agencies, and financial services companies with the producers and leaders they need, including licensed agents, sales managers, branch managers, general agents, and brokerage managers. Positioning itself as more than a resume collection site, LifeRep rigorously screens candidates, asks the right diagnostic questions, and curates shortlists that help hiring managers spend less time interviewing and more time hiring the right people. For candidates, the platform provides confidential market visibility and career advisoryhelping financial professionals understand the full range of opportunities, evaluate cultural and economic fit, and benchmark their true worth so they can make informed moves. LifeReps ecosystem also supports producer groups seeking to build or transition into their own operations, facilitating introductions to firms that align with entrepreneurial ambitions. Complementing its employer and candidate services, LifeRep offers a consumer-facing matching solution that enables individuals to connect with qualified licensed agents in their area to compare coverage options, carriers, and advisors across specialties such as whole life, term, universal life, annuities, disability, health, and property & casualty insurance. By enabling side-by-side conversations with multiple professionals, consumers can select the right advisor for their needs with confidence. With an emphasis on confidentiality, screening rigor, and sector specialization, LifeRep serves as a trusted intermediary for both permanent individual contributors and leadership roles across life and financial services insurance, including companies such as Morgan Stanley, MassMutual, and Transamerica. The result is a purpose-built marketplace that accelerates hiring, elevates match quality, and advances careers while improving how consumers find and choose the right insurance professional.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementSales & Business DevelopmentSenior ExecutivesGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQGloucester, United States

ihon talent

ihon talent is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused on the built environment, partnering with global brands across EMEA and APAC to attract, assess, hire and develop high-performance teams. Established in 2010 and originally based in the UAE, the firm has evolved its practice around Ihon Holistic Hiring Agile Methodology, a people-centric, behaviour-led approach that blends science, technology and human connection to remove guesswork and bias from hiring decisions. Their consultative TALENT process—Talk, Assess, Lead, Engage, Negotiate, Track—drives measurable outcomes: deep discovery and role scoping, comprehensive market engagement (including passive talent), multi-method behavioural and psychometric assessment, structured stakeholder collaboration, proactive offer and counteroffer management, and up to 24 months of post-hire tracking and development support. ihon talent consistently delivers pre-assessed shortlists within 4–6 weeks and operates with co-creative pricing that shares risk and reward, helping clients minimise commercial downtime, improve retention and increase long-term performance and cultural cohesion. The firm’s work spans construction, formwork, shoring, scaffolding and adjacent construction technology and industrial machinery segments, placing white-collar and executive talent in functions such as leadership, engineering and technical sales. Beyond the hire, they align individual development with business strategy, use team-dynamics insights to optimise collaboration and resilience, and support leaders in building adaptable, efficient and psychologically safe cultures. Clients choose ihon talent for low-cost/high-value outcomes, precision in assessment to a “level 3” behavioural standard, and a true partnership model where the consultancy becomes an embedded extension of the hiring team. With a presence across EMEA and APAC, ihon talent offers a free hiring strategy audit and job analysis, enabling organisations to adopt a modern, agile and holistic hiring model that reliably converts potential into sustained impact.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionConsumer Goods ManufacturingIndustrial MachineryChemical Manufacturing

HQGlasgow, United Kingdom

GSB Search Associates LLC

GSB Search Associates LLC is a boutique executive search firm based in Kansas City that partners with local and national organizations to identify, recruit, and deliver executive leaders and rising professionals. Focused on relieving the stress of hiring critical talent, the firm acts as a detective for hidden candidates who are often not active in the market and may not even have resumes prepared. GSB Search specializes in executive and professional level searches across core functional areas including finance and accounting, sales and marketing, operations, executive leadership, and human resources, and serves clients across banking, private equity and financial services, manufacturing and distribution, real estate, energy, and health care. Its proven, customizable process emphasizes building stakeholder consensus on role requirements, maintaining structured communications throughout the search, conducting rigorous multi-stage evaluations that go well beyond basic interviews, verifying credentials through deep reference and background checks, and supporting offer negotiation and onboarding to ensure successful hires. As a boutique partner, GSB Search tailors engaged- and retained-style models, offering an Engaged-Search Advantage with a fully refundable engagement fee tied to agreed benchmarks, disciplined communication cadences, a shared sense of urgency that never sacrifices quality, and an extended guarantee of up to three yearsaligning incentives squarely with client outcomes. For clients, the firm takes ownership of the most challenging executive and professional searches, telling each organizations story compellingly to attract top performers who align with culture and strategy. For candidates, GSB Search provides discreet guidance and market insight, including consultations on competitiveness, honest assessments of value, and feedback on resumes and interviews, while keeping all materials confidential and engaging only with express permission. With long-term client relationships and many roles never advertised, GSB Search consistently delivers strong slates of Alevel leaders and high-impact contributors who drive lasting results.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementAerospaceDefenseConsumer Goods Manufacturing

HQOlathe, United States

Clemmons Insurance Agencies

SAMM Staffing & CONSULTING, LLC (SS&C) is a specialized intermediary and recruiting partner dedicated to the insurance agency marketplace, combining nationwide mergers and acquisitions brokering with targeted talent solutions for agency owners and carriers. The firm works daily with sellers, buyers, and the lenders who finance acquisitions, delivering a confidential, end-to-end process that anticipates common deal hurdles and streamlines due diligence, negotiations, and closing to maximize the value of agencies and books of business. SS&C routinely manages substantial premium listings and maintains a vetted pipeline of financially qualified buyers, while also providing agency and business evaluations, cash flow analyses for loans or purchases, and tailored succession services through its Death & Transition Planning offerings. On the talent side, SS&C runs a structured, best-practice hiring model grounded in a clear Statement of Work, rigorous search and screening, and concierge-level facilitation to reduce clients advertising costs and time-to-hire. Consultants apply clients selection criteria and budget parameters to source licensed sales producers, underwriters, senior executives, and office management staff, verifying references, licensure, and backgrounds, and augmenting placements with systems, staff training, evaluations, and sales enablement. For buyers, the team identifies opportunities and prepares them to navigate approvals and transition planning; for sellers, it safeguards confidentiality and manages the process so owners can focus on running the business. For new owners, SS&Cs transition curriculum aligns operational objectives with growth goals and provides hands-on, current-system training. Job seekers benefit from access to established relationships across the sector and guided preparation to step into high-performance roles. Founded and led by industry practitioner Mel C. Clemmons, the firm brings deep domain expertise in insurance distribution, recruiting, and sales operations, and is known for personal involvement from start to finish to deliver a seamless, stress-free transaction for every stakeholder.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementHuman ResourcesTechnical WritingProject Management

HQMarietta, United States

DataBased

DataBased is a revenue-focused recruiting and performance enablement firm that helps B2B SaaS companies build elite go-to-market teams and the systems that power them. Centered on a data-first methodology, the company combines sales-specific recruiting, hands-on GTM advisory, and purpose-built software and courses to connect world-class sales talent with high-growth organizations. Led by founder Dan Watkinsformer Global VP of Sales at Qualtrics whose approach to scaling sales organizations has been profiled in Stanford and Harvard Business School case studiesDataBased partners with venture-backed and enterprise technology brands to accelerate hiring and performance. Its sales recruiting practice is intentionally specialized: clients align with the team once, then receive rigorously pre-vetted candidates who are assessed on intellectual aptitude, work ethic, emotional intelligence, past performance, and readiness for modern sales roles. A streamlined process centered on a psychographic pre-screen assessment, a structured human interview, and recorded long-form responses produces validated evidence for hiring decisions, enabling customers to spend less time interviewing and more time hitting quota. The firm focuses on permanent and executive-level placements across GTM functions, delivering leadership hires in weeks and maintaining high offer-to-hire ratios; placed leaders are noted for rapid ramp and lasting impact. Beyond placement, DataBased provides Consulting & Software to solve unique revenue problems, including its State of the Revenue servicea focused, white-glove diagnostic that examines organizational data and GTM execution to produce precise, actionable recommendations. Its performance software and course catalog extend the same scientific, data-backed approach to help sales professionals increase their market value and companies embed operational excellence in forecasting and execution. Brands such as SAP, Qualtrics, Athelas, Verkada, Eagle Eye Networks, Grin, Bluesky, and Infogrid cite DataBased for its transparency, speed, and consistent quality. With a primary focus on the United States and a track record of supporting portfolio companies from leading VCs, DataBased offers a measurable, data-based path to revenue growthwhether the need is a pivotal sales leader, a repeatable hiring engine, or a clearer GTM operating rhythm.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceCloud ComputingTelecomSales & Business Development

HQLehi, United States

National Resource Partners Inc.

National Resource Partners Inc. (NRP) is a Canadian recruitment firm headquartered at The West Mall in Toronto, known for delivering retained and contingency search solutions across Healthcare, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), and broader Business-to-Business markets. Drawing on more than 50 years of combined industry experience, its specialized teams bring direct sector backgrounds to every mandate, enabling precise, insight-led shortlists for executive, management, and professional roles. NRPs functional reach spans all levels of sales, marketing, and general management, as well as operational disciplines including supply chain, logistics and distribution, warehouse management, business analytics and demand planning, engineering, finance, and human resources. In Healthcare, the practice focuses on pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical and diagnostic segments; within CPG, it covers consumer health, retail pharmacy, and generic markets; and across B2B it supports transportation, logistics, industrial, technology, telecommunications, and office business services. The firm executes a full-service search methodologydirect headhunting, social networks and LinkedIn, a qualified databank, targeted advertising, and active networking with industry leadersto attract, identify, and engage high-impact talent, aligning every search with client growth and retention objectives. With affiliated recruitment partners across Canada, NRP combines national reach with rigorous confidentiality and a professional, results-driven approach, consistently deepening its candidate pool through proactive market mapping and relationship cultivation. Clients rely on NRP for critical leadership hires and hard-to-fill commercial roles that demand speed, discretion, and sector fluency, while candidates value the firms consultative guidance and clear communication throughout the process. Whether engaged on a retained basis for priority leadership mandates or on contingency for high-velocity hiring needs, NRPs commitment to quality, market knowledge, and fit ensures durable placements that strengthen organizational performance.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsSupply Chain ManagementFreight ForwardingAirlines & Aviation

HQToronto, Canada

iDEAL STAFF

iDEAL STAFF is a Birmingham-based staffing and promotions agency that supplies enthusiastic, trained and reliable people to support campaigns, events and day-to-day operations for local businesses across the Midlands. Originally focused on the nightlife sector, the company now serves hospitality, fashion, education, local councils, entertainment, food and drink, property and engineering, combining flexible temporary staffing with employee sourcing for permanent roles. Its core roster includes brand ambassadors, promotional and leafleting teams, data capture and sampling staff, product demonstrators, exhibition and trade show staff, hosts and hostesses, club promotion staff, and experienced front-of-house, bar, catering and waiting teams. Beyond event and hospitality talent, iDEAL STAFF also coordinates photographers with sector experience, as well as practical support for cleaning, house maintenance and gardening, and offers tutoring in maths, English and languages for SATs, GCSEs and 11-plus. Complementary digital services cover logo, flyer and business card design, event video capture and social media support, enabling brands to pair on-the-ground activity with content creation. The agency trains and develops its people to align with brand guidelines and service expectations, aiming to deliver a trustworthy, friendly and customer-focused experience; testimonials from organisations such as Velvet Music Rooms, Marketiu and Creative Black Country reflect consistent results at venues and events around Birmingham. Its staffing model helps employers scale for projects or seasonal peaks while reducing the time and cost of attraction, screening and onboarding, and enables clients to evaluate workers on assignment before making permanent hires. During and after the COVID-19 period, the company has worked closely with clients to put safety measures in place and maintain service continuity. Whether a venue needs additional weekend bar staff, a retailer requires a store promotion team, or a brand wants a coordinated campaign with design, bloggers and on-street engagement, iDEAL STAFF positions itself as a one-stop partner for temporary and permanent staffing needs.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingHotel ManagementCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsPublishingOnline MediaFashion & Apparel

HQBirmingham, United Kingdom

Ideal Steps Med Sales Recruiting

Ideal Steps Med Sales Recruiting is a boutique recruitment firm dedicated to the commercial healthcare industry, with a singular focus on medical sales talent and a track record of providing world-class recruiting services since 2000. The firm partners with medical sales organizations to design and deliver effective hiring strategies across contingency and retained searches, as well as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions, and complements these with consulting on recruiting strategy and process to strengthen internal hiring capabilities. Leveraging deep market knowledge and a broad network within healthcare sales, Ideal Steps actively headhunts and engages both active and passive candidates, prioritizing the human element over automated matching to ensure nuanced fit across experience, performance history, territory dynamics, and culture. For companies, this means targeted access to proven sales professionals and leaders who can drive revenue in competitive markets; for candidates, the firm offers individualized support including career coaching, interview strategy and preparation, resume writing, and LinkedIn coaching to help them articulate value and advance their careers. Ideal Steps positions itself as a trusted partner and brand ambassador, representing clients credibly in the market while managing a seamless, transparent process that emphasizes speed without compromising quality. Their approach addresses hard-to-fill roles, confidential searches, and specialty positions by combining rigorous sourcing with clear communication and stakeholder alignment. Success stories over two decades reflect consistent delivery for medical sales firms spanning hospital, clinic, and ambulatory settings and products sold into healthcare environments, including pharmaceuticals and medical devices. By tying together market insight, disciplined process, and relationship-driven recruiting, Ideal Steps helps both companies and candidates move forward with confidence and achieve durable, high-impact hires.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOPharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyMedical DevicesSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData Science

HQParkland, United States

TalentEdge Partners

TalentEdge Partners is a specialist recruitment firm that helps venture-backed startups scale engineering, product, and go-to-market teams across the technology landscape. Trusted by 100+ startups from pre-seed to Series F and a preferred partner to 30+ venture capital firms, TalentEdge combines agency rigor with elite in-house tech experience to deliver a precise pipeline of world class talent at scale. Its senior team, including co-founders Braxton Nimmick and Ian Gillespie, has experience from companies such as Meta, Google, Square and high-growth startups, enabling a sharp focus on signal over noise and a deep understanding of how to embed with client tools and workflows as an extension of the internal team. TalentEdge’s model spans contingent, container and retainer offerings that cover permanent hiring for individual contributors through first-line managers as well as executive search, and it can operate in embedded, RPO-style engagements to drive velocity across multiple roles. The firm’s tools and operating playbooks amplify outreach—5x email outbound and 3x LinkedIn outbound—so recruiters spend more time on value-add interactions, while a value-driven candidate strategy nurtures relationships for months or years, unlocking passive, high-bar profiles in AI, Space Tech, Cloud, Web3, Big Data, FinTech, Consumer Tech and SaaS. Results include 10+ placements for Falkon AI across engineering, product, customer success and executives; six engineering and leadership hires for Edge Delta during rapid scale-up; four hard-to-fill product and design roles for Arcadia in a focused six-month window; and fund-level and portfolio hiring for EO Ventures spanning partner and associate positions plus engineering, product, design, sales, customer success, data science and executive roles. Known for responsiveness, seamless delivery and accountability—including replacement support in exceptional cases—TalentEdge helps founders and talent leaders accelerate hiring without sacrificing quality.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOSoftware DevelopmentData ScienceFinTechTechnology & DigitalSales & Business DevelopmentSenior Executives

HQWhitefish, United States

Sauce People

Sauce People is a UK recruitment consultancy headquartered in Leeds, West Yorkshire, that connects engineering, technology and manufacturing organizations with commercially minded talent across the UK and Ireland. Founded by seasoned recruitment professionals, the boutique firm focuses on permanent hires, targeted executive search, and agile contract solutions, delivering roles from territory and key account managers through sales and marketing leaders to technical specialists within industrial environments. Trusted by manufacturers, global automotive suppliers, tool makers and multi-site engineering groups, Sauce People is known for a straightforward, honest approach; client and candidate testimonials consistently highlight clear communication, reliability and transparency throughout every stage of the hiring process. Leveraging deep sector knowledge, the team aligns capability and culture, ensuring candidates fully understand the move as much as the match, and that employers gain shortlists calibrated to performance, values and long-term fit. With a lean structure and hands-on senior attention, the consultancy maintains momentum from briefing to offer, using modern sourcing methods, curated talent networks and job board partnerships, including CV-Library, to reach passive and active candidates alike. Services span market mapping, proactive headhunting and end-to-end recruitment delivery, with flexible engagement models suited to growth SMEs and established manufacturers. Typical mandates include sales engineers, territory managers, OEM/channel account leaders, product and marketing managers, and site or divisional leadership, alongside select technical and operations appointments that interface closely with customers and revenue. Registered in England and Wales (company number 12222904), Sauce People combines local roots in Leeds with national reach, supporting clients across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and guiding professionals through career moves with candid advice and dependable follow-through. The result is a repeatable, relationship-led service that helps industrial and technology businesses hire with confidence.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCybersecurityData ScienceIT Infrastructure

HQLeeds, United Kingdom

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