Vetted Recruiting Professionals

Thomas LaBarbera

Screened

Executive sales leader specializing in security technology and enterprise SaaS

New Jersey, USA21y exp

“Senior public sector sales leader with national territory experience across law enforcement, transit, city, and government accounts. Stands out for combining strategic sales leadership with direct involvement in complex enterprise deals, including winning NYPD, closing a $3.4M transit software deal, and launching Canada to 224% of target through a channel-led expansion strategy.”

“NCAA coach (20+ years, non-hockey sport) pivoting into hockey advising/agency work, bringing deep recruiting and talent-identification experience including scholarship negotiation and helping athletes secure pro opportunities and transfers. Uses a data-driven evaluation model (on-ice metrics, wearables, video) and emphasizes trust-based relationship building with families and decision-makers.”

“Recruiting leader with experience managing a team of 5 recruiters and stepping in hands-on for high-impact executive searches. Recognized with a Gold Star Award at PTC Therapeutics for partnering closely with a VP Marketing on a critical Director-level hire through offer negotiation, and drove time-to-fill reductions at Johnson & Johnson by implementing and tracking improved search strategies.”

“Recruiting leader with 15 years of people management experience (up to 10 recruiters) and deep, hands-on executive search background from 5+ years at Samsung, supporting four SVPs and filling roles up to VP level. Known for streamlining complex hiring processes—cut Samsung’s 100+ page recruiting SOP and overall process roughly in half—resulting in a significant drop in time-to-fill and improved stakeholder satisfaction.”

“Global talent acquisition/executive search leader from FIS Global who managed a distributed recruiting org and partnered closely with HRBPs and C-suite leaders. Has driven enterprise-wide recruiting lifecycle improvements (including onboarding programs to reduce attrition) and engaged in strategic initiatives like an AI council tied to product roadmap decisions.”

“Entrepreneurially minded operator with ~20 years in corporate now building a new venture (business plan + MVP in progress) and focused on rapid traction to reach PMF. Previously identified and executed a major student-events opportunity in Milan, scaling from renting a hotel for 800 paying guests to an Olympic village for 5,000, handling logistics, outreach, and team coordination.”

“Operations and back-office scaling leader from Diversified Restaurant Group who helped design a 3–5 year strategy/structure/culture plan to support growth from ~$280M to $1B revenue. Experienced bringing core functions (finance, HR, payroll, risk) in-house and leading a major Workday HCM implementation, including securing C-suite buy-in for a ~$1M investment and running a collaborative RFP/workflow-mapping process.”

Michell Graham

Screened

Executive Operations & Commercial Leader in Renewable Energy and Service Delivery

Houston, TX21y exp

“Operations leader with deep experience scaling early-stage energy companies, including helping take Sunnova through an IPO and currently building Radial Power’s project development and accounting frameworks. Known for creating standardized, repeatable workflows (interconnections/community solar) and service operating models (centralized dispatch + local field service) that reduce cost, backlog, and time-to-NTP while enabling rapid growth.”

Lexi Wood

Screened

Senior Recruiter specializing in full-cycle, high-volume talent acquisition

13y exp

“Senior Recruiter at Gusto with 10+ years spanning agency recruiting ops and in-house TA, leading a CX Invite team and coaching 3–5 recruiters. Known for scaling high-volume contact center hiring (20 hires/month) by redesigning interview workflows—cutting steps, introducing batch interview days, and driving measurable gains (candidate NPS +20, offer acceptance +10%). Experienced with Greenhouse, ModernLoop scheduling automation, LinkedIn Recruiter extensions, and Tableau recruiting dashboards.”

“Recruiter with strong full-desk experience in high-throughput GTM hiring, including a recent search where they filled 7 senior account executive roles for an ecommerce AI adtech platform. Stands out for partnering closely with senior revenue leadership to redefine the profile, building targeted LinkedIn sourcing campaigns from market maps, and driving a tightly managed sub-3-week process to close hires efficiently.”

“Unity gameplay developer who led implementation of an airport scene for Duplo Town (children’s physics/exploration game), adding multiple unspecced interactions that significantly increased polish and playfulness and delighted testers/clients. Principal/lead-level engineer with strong sprint planning and impact-vs-effort prioritization, plus experience designing asynchronous client-server interactions and state management (aware of Photon-style real-time multiplayer sync).”

“Senior technology leader and hands-on builder spanning enterprise architecture and product/engineering leadership across healthcare and entertainment. Has led high-impact cloud and security architecture decisions (including establishing a private cloud to address scalability/security at massive scale) and scaled orgs 300% using pod-based team structures. Currently building an AI-supported hydroponics/vertical farming IoT framework (ESP32 + Azure) and a musician collaboration platform (React + Neo4j + AWS).”

“Recruiting leader who managed a team of 4 and stays hands-on with executive search and analytics. Partnered closely with a CRO to run a quality-of-hire analysis for sales hires and used the findings to shift hiring toward consultative profiles; also implemented candidate surveys to shorten overly long interview processes and improve candidate experience.”

“Global Talent Acquisition Operations leader with ~10 years leading TA strategy across North America, EMEA, and APAC; built and manages a 14-person worldwide TA team at Computershare. Known for modernizing recruiting operations with AI-driven sourcing, market intelligence (TalentNeuron), and digital interviewing—most notably redesigning India hiring workflows to cut time-to-fill by 35%—and for leading major ATS transformation work including Oracle Taleo to Oracle Fusion migration with UAT and hypercare.”

“HR/People leader with experience at The Princeton Review driving enterprise-wide compensation and benefits transformations. Built a scalable compensation system using market benchmarking and change management, and led a broker/carrier overhaul that cut benefits costs by $300K+ while improving employee satisfaction. Also experienced in high-stakes employee relations investigations and executive coaching (including a General Counsel) to restore trust and improve leadership effectiveness.”

Marty Schneider

Screened

Executive Operations & GTM Leader specializing in startups across logistics, esports, and civic tech

Redwood City, CA15y exp

“Founder/CEO who built Hometown Heart from the ground up—creating SOPs and standing up hiring, GTM, finance, and investor/government relations—scaling from 6 employees and $100K debt to 350 employees and $40M in annual revenue in 3 years. Led expansion into San Francisco County, proactively managing compliance/licensing and municipal stakeholders to secure early approvals and drive major revenue growth.”

Stephanie Kaplar

Screened

Director-level Human Resources leader specializing in global HR operations and employee relations

New York, NY11y exp

“People leader with experience managing globally distributed teams across the US, Canada, and Brazil, including product/design/analytics functions. Partnered directly with executives to plan org restructures during multiple layoff rounds—owning future org design, role impact mapping, and company-wide communication planning to maintain clarity through change.”

Bryce Fehmel

Screened

Mid-level Financial Advisor specializing in professional and collegiate athletes

Westlake Village, CA7y exp

“Former Oregon State All-American and 2018 national champion pitcher who transitioned from infielder to becoming the second winningest pitcher in program history before being drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 2019. He has since moved into coaching and athlete representation, using firsthand experience across high school, Division I, and pro baseball to advise players and families on recruiting, development, NIL, and draft decisions while sourcing clients through a strong baseball network.”

“Sports business professional with experience advising professional tennis coaches on commercial deals, appearances, and contract structure, with adjacent exposure to college athletics through Duke Men's Basketball. Stands out for balancing athlete/coach schedule uncertainty with partner assurance, using contingency-based agreements and transparent expectation-setting to win trust and drive successful activations.”

Kristina Colclasure

Screened

Senior HR & Talent Acquisition Operations Leader specializing in global HRIS and analytics

Downers Grove, IL20y exp

“Talent Acquisition/Talent Operations leader who has managed multi-site teams (8–15) and rebuilt high-volume recruiting workflows end-to-end, combining process rigor (structured intake, SLAs, standardized interview kits) with deep ATS analytics. Hands-on with Lever and Workday Recruiting, and led a Workday + GoodTime implementation delivering major efficiency gains (40% scheduling improvement, 50% less manual coordination) alongside measurable hiring outcomes (33% faster time-to-fill, 42% increase in DEI hiring).”

Daniel Goyeneche

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in global, high-volume and technical recruiting

Morris Plains, NJ17y exp

“Talent Acquisition leader (Director-level) with 6+ years managing recruiter teams (2–14, including managers) across geographies and offshore/US delivery. Has partnered directly with C-suite during Series C workforce planning to identify org gaps and build hiring plans, and has driven ATS/process transformations in iCIMS (workflow redesign, automations, and KPI/dashboard revamps) to standardize recruiting operations.”

Kathleen Sanchez

Screened

Senior Talent Acquisition & HR Operations Leader specializing in healthcare and financial services

Irving, Texas8y exp

“Recruiting Operations leader who has owned the full recruiting lifecycle (intake/workforce planning through ATS, metrics, and onboarding handoff) and managed teams of 5–12. Notably redesigned Standard Bank Group’s graduate hiring process for ~10,000 applicants, cutting time-to-hire by 15% and improving candidate experience, and currently supports urgent RN/LVN hiring in home health with standardized credentialing and compliance workflows.”

“Performance marketer focused on paid social and search across Meta, Google, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Demonstrates a methodical approach to full-funnel media buying, creative and audience testing, and diagnosing stalled performance through metrics like CPA, ROAS, frequency, and audience saturation. Seeking a full-time role.”

Michael Kramp

Screened

Executive sales leader specializing in global retail, distribution, and e-commerce growth

Oklahoma City, OK23y exp

“Sales executive with a consumer products and national retail background who successfully built a government/public sector channel from scratch while leading six sales divisions across retail, ecommerce, international, and institutional markets. Particularly compelling is his blend of eight-figure commercial leadership and firsthand law enforcement/SWAT experience, which helped him win business with agencies like the FBI Academy at Quantico, the U.S. Military Academy, and Homeland Security.”