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

Adam Gellert

One of the hottest hiring markets we’ve seen is right now.

Plus, roles are closing faster, and candidate quality is up (more on that to come). 

Here’s a weekly roundup of new roles we’re actively working on.

Account Executives (10x) - Toronto - In-office and Remote
Startup / B2B SaaS experience is a must

Head of Sales - Toronto - Scaled startup teams from scratch is required

Head of Marketing - Toronto - Demand Gen Tech Startup experience is required

Business Development Manager - Remote Canada - Education experience required

VP Customer Success - In-Office Toronto - DataTech

VP Marketing - In-Office Toronto - DataTech

Product Manager in Data Intelligence - In-Office Toronto - DataTech

Product Manager - Remote Toronto - DataTech

Head of Demand Gen - Remote US or Canada - GovTech

Senior Machine Learning Engineer (x2) - Hybrid - Toronto - AI Tech - Startup experience required

Full Stack Engineer (x2) - Hybrid Toronto - Startup Experience Required

Sr Fullstack/Backend Engineer (x3) -  In-Office Toronto - Tech Startup Exp required

Clinical Analyst - Remote - HealthTech

Director of Marketing / Brand Strategy - Remote - Media and Entertainment

Purchasing Manager - In-Office GTA - Manufacturing

Project Manager - Hybrid Toronto - Advertising and Media

Account Manager - Hybrid Toronto - Advertising and Media

Director of E-commerce - Toronto - E-commerce - SMB experience required

Director of Operations - Toronto - E-commerce - SMB experience required

I’ll keep updating this post as roles move.

We’re also hiring internally. If you have TAG (Trust, Attitude, Grit), high agency, and high standards, reach out.

Founder & CEO Linkus Group + Hipo | Startup & SMB Hiring Expert | Hiring High-Potential Talent 9× Faster | Top LinkedIn Recruiting & Retention Voice

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I'm the operator who turns sales signals into revenue momentum, while protecting your time, your team, and your bottom line.

For 12+ years, I've been the fixer for tech founders and C-suite leaders who need someone to diagnose the bottleneck, build the system, and execute, fast.

Now, as Chief Growth Officer at Fundz, I help revenue teams eliminate their two biggest killers: bad timing and operational chaos.

The real cost of broken systems:

$50K–$200K/month wasted on reps chasing cold leads
Executives buried in hours of research on numerous open tabs instead of closing deals
90+ day sales cycles because you're always late
Teams burning out on manual prospecting
Competitors hitting funded prospects first
Board trust eroding with every missed forecast

Most companies don't have a pipeline problem. They have an operational efficiency problem masked as a revenue problem.

What I actually do:

I deliver real-time signals, funding rounds, executive moves, M&A, product launches, as AI-qualified leads plus operational systems that eliminate bottlenecks and save thousands in wasted effort.

The results:
→ 2x-3x MRR growth through signal-driven prospecting
→ $80K–$400K/year saved eliminating manual research per rep.
→ 50% shorter sales cycles with perfect timing 
→ 75% higher connect rates, ready buyers, not cold calls
→ Execs & Sales Teams reclaim 15–20 hours/week
→ Teams operating at peak efficiency
→ P&L protected, forecasts hit, trust rebuilt, automatic ROI.

How I operate:

Partner with Founders, CROs, and Sales VPs who need revenue acceleration and operational leverage, not just more tools.

Build signal-driven systems that turn business events into closed deals while streamlining workflows and protecting costs.

Diagnose bottlenecks costing you millions, then fix them with execution that accelerates what's next.

The bottom line:

I turn noise into revenue signals and chaos into competitive edge. 

Data-driven intelligence that puts you in front of the right prospect at the perfect time, without burning your budget or your team.

Your growth deserves signal intelligence + operational efficiency, not another vendor.

Let's make you the hero. Protect your P&L. 2x-3x your revenue, without the chaos.

If you're not using signals in your sales motion, let's talk about why you should!

Jessica Smith

Boards of Directors >>>> this one's for you.

The WSJ reported that 1 in 9 CEOs was replaced last year. The highest turnover rate in over a decade.

And here's what's worse: over 80% of their replacements have NEVER led a public company before. 

Two-thirds have never even sat on a board.

You're not just replacing a CEO. You're betting $2.2 trillion in combined market value on rookies.

Let's look at the numbers:

-446 CEO exits at public companies in 2025, the highest on record
-84% of replacements were first-time CEOs
-Companies representing $2.2 trillion in market value are currently in leadership transition
-Average CEO tenure has dropped to just 7.1 years


So let me ask you something uncomfortable:

How are you monitoring what's happening in the market in real time? 

Who's getting funded? Where capital is moving in real time? What SEC filings are signaling before your competitors see them?

Because if your new CEO is flying blind, so is your board.

That's exactly what Fundz was built to fix. 

Real-time capital, signal and data intelligence. 

First mover advantage. 

At a fraction of what you're paying for tools that can't keep up.

Plus we're introducing predictive analytics so your CEO's and their sales teams can be literal PSYCHICS! 🔮 

The boards that win in this environment aren't the ones with the most experienced CEO.

They're the ones with the best intelligence.

P.S.  I'm going fractional. I work with boards and executive teams as an Agentic AI Operations, Talent & Growth Consultant. If your organization is ready to move first, let's talk.

CGO at Fundz 📡 | Agentic AI Operations & Talent Fractional Consultant | Signal Over Noise | Real-Time Data Intelligence for Investors, Fractionals, Executives & Sales Teams | 2x Pipeline with a First-Mover Advantage

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