Building the greatest marketplace of pre-vetted high-potential candidates and companies 🚀 | Founder @HiredHippo 🦛 | Founder @Linkus 🎯 | Co-Founder @HelpList ⚡️ | Named the Peak's 2023 Emerging Leader

I help startups and SMBs hire top performers for niche, hard-to-fill roles.

15+ years ago, I discovered that most companies were hiring all wrong. Since then, I've been obsessed with cracking the code on recruitment – building a process that actually works for both sides of the table.

In 2009, I founded Linkus Group. What began as a mission to support startups and SMBs as they scale has now evolved into a high-touch, well-connected recruitment partnership that recognizes people as a company's most valuable asset.

Here's what we learned along the way: exceptional hiring isn't about posting jobs and hoping. It's about strategically attracting talent across Executive, Operations, Revenue & Marketing, Engineering & Product, Finance, and HR roles. We handle the complete talent lifecycle from attraction and discovery to culture building and long-term retention.

The results speak for themselves. Over 500+ companies have trusted us with their growth. We've placed 1,000+ hires with a 95% retention rate. Our #1 KPI is repeat business. Companies keep coming back because we find the best person for the job in the shortest amount of time, for the lowest cost.

We're selective about our partnerships. We typically only accept referrals and work with companies from early stage through their growth journey – 1 to 250+ employees, bootstrapped to Series B and beyond. We focus on Senior to Executive roles because that's where the right hire makes or breaks momentum.

Ready to skip the hiring headaches and land your ideal candidate quickly? Let's talk.

Founder & CEO | Linkus Group Recruitment Redefined
Tech Founder | Hipo (HiredHippo)
Host | Offer Accepted Podcast
Founding Member | 5-9 Society
Co-Founder | TalentHelp List
Co-Founder | DisruptHR Vaughn
Former Chair | HRPA PD Dinner Committee
2023 Emerging Leader | Peak

www.recruiteradam.com

"Being cheap with talent is one of the most expensive mistakes you can make." - Alex Hormozi

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Eric Rafat

I'm a passionate startup founder with expertise in growth marketing, building online communities, SEO, and product development. Check out my site: EricRafat.com. I am currently working on FoundersBeta, FoundersPress & Cofoundersbeta to build the ultimate ecosystem for companies to scale up. I believe in the power of community to create opportunities for all. I'm also a top ranked tennis player and like to play chess. I'm always up for a conversation about business, marketing, and tennis. 

Area of Expertise: 
- Marketing and Growth hacking: Community Building, Content Marketing, Social Strategy and Community Management, Email Marketing, Software as a Service (SaaS), Startup Branding, Guerrilla tactics, Side-project Marketing, Lead generation, SEO, SEM, PPC, and link building
- Product Development: MVP, user acquisition, user retention
- Web App Development: WordPress, HTML, CSS, CMS
- Team Building: Recruitment and retention 

Speaker & Professional Talks: 
- Startup Judge at Laurier University March 24, 2024 
- Speaker at University of Western Career Fair, Feb 27 2024
- Speaker at Startup Laurier at Laurier University, Nov 8 2023
- Wagefest by Wagepoint October 5, 2022 
- Harvard University April 29, 2022
- Guest speaker Humber College April 7, 2021 
- Startup Judge Cohort Pitch Sheridan College and UTM, August 25, 2020 
- Canadian Undergraduate Tech Conference July 18, 2020
- TechTO Speaker April 27, 2020 
- Guest speaker Sheridan College Marketing program, Dec 5, 2019
- Startup Judge Sheridan College Leap Labs, Nov 28, 2019
- Startup Judge Next Canada - Oct 5, 2019
- Ryerson University Startup Judge with Sage Canada National Competition presented the awards - May18, 2018
- Ryerson University Finding Cofounders and Building a Startup Team - October 27, 2016
- Ryerson University Twitter Chat Voices of Experience: Entrepreneurship - Nov. 10, 2016
- University of Toronto Mississauga Student Entrepreneurship: Featured Speaker - Nov. 18, 2016
- Startup Tech Unleashed Open Sky Incubator Waterloo: Featured Speaker -  Nov. 29, 2016 
- Get connected 2017 at Communitech for University of Waterloo students - March 24, 2017

Founder & CEO 

STUDENT OPPORTUNITYYYYYY: Wow! Wow! We have some startups looking to connect with talent at our event on Thursday in Toronto. We’re giving away FREE student tickets to meet the founders in person. Know any students exploring new opportunities? Comment below for a chance to grab one. 👋

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