Adam Posner

The Recruiter your Company needs Now for the Top Marketing & Tech talent. 2x TA Agency Founder, Host: Top 1% Global Careers Podcast @ #thePOZcast, Global Speaker & Moderator, Career Coach ->GET FREE CAREER STORY GUIDE ↴

✳️ CURRENT JOB OPENINGS: https://www.nhptalentgroup.com/openings

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WHO I AM: A Creative & Digital Marketing Recruiter by trade, A Power Connector as my superpower, and Founder and President of NHP Talent Group, Co-Founder @ Probably Nothing Talent & Host of #ThePozCast podcast, top 1% Global Careers Podcast.

WHAT WE DO @ NHP TALENT GROUP:

We are a Talent Access Consultancy, specializing in recruitment strategy, talent process and operations and employer branding solutions @ Hyper-Growth Start-ups, Marketing Agencies and Innovative Brands. We partner with in-house recruitment teams to scale and accelerate the hiring process. We focus on networking with experts within Marketing, Performance Media, Creative, eCommerce, Product & Content Creation.

WHERE TO FIND ME:

www.nhptalentgroup.com  
info@nhptalentgroup.com 

THE SHOW: (Please Subscribe!) 
🎧 www.thePOZcast.com 
🎥 YouTube:  youtube.com/c/ThePOZcast

MY BACKGROUND: 

I identify opportunities, synergies, and connect the dots. That is what I do best. I have built a strong reputation by always putting my Clients and Candidates first. I lead with empathy as I put candidates in the best possible position to succeed. 

Prior to pivoting into recruiting, I spent 15 years in the ad/marketing industry, leading account management & digital/social strategy at American Express, SIRIUS XM & digital ad agencies in NYC, including VaynerMedia and EP+Co.

This gives me a unique perspective when working with candidates to truly understand their Career DNA and ensure a good fit on both sides of the recruiting equation. Pro in TA process, employer branding & operations.

CURRENT & PAST CLIENTS:

Influential (Publicis)
Loeb.NYC: Penrose Hill/First Leaf Wine, Finexio, Thnks, Mercato & Rocket Fuel Labs
IPG: Reprise Digital, UM, MediaBrands, Helix, Magna, Initiative & Hill Holiday
Omnicom: RAPP, sparks & honey
Dentsu: Merkle & DWA
BOLD Worldwide
Props
Adorama
Tinybeans
Within
Invisible North/Noun
& More!

How can I bring you value? LET'S CONNECT!

Founder & President

We connect world-class, innovative Start-Ups, Brands, and Agencies in the marketing world with the best talent. Our team has a passion and reputation for building strong, long-term relationships and creating synergies.

As a consultancy, we specialize in developing and executing Talent Access Strategies for Digital Marketing, Media, Technology, Product and Creative/Content opportunities for Start-ups, Creative Agencies, and Brands, including the following functions: 

– C-level and Executive Management (Marketing, HR/Talent, Operations) 
- E-Commerce 
– Digital/Social Strategy & Account Management
– Digital Media & Programmatic 
– Brand Marketing & Communication
– Product Design, UI/UX
– Product Management/Marketing
– Program/Project Management
– Performance Marketing & User Acquisition/Customer Growth
– Technology 

Current and Previous Clients include: 
Loeb.NYC, Penrose Hill/First Leaf, Finexio, Rocket Fuel, Thnks
IPG: Reprise Digital, UM, MediaBrands, Helix, Magna & Initiative, Hill Holiday
Omnicom: RAPP, sparks & honey
Dentsu: Merkle & DWA
WPP: Mediacom/GroupM
BOLD Worldwide
Influential, Invisible North, Noun, Simply Business, Sproutward 
Ready Set Rocket
Serhant Ventures 
Luquire
Adorama
Brother
Within

I can best be reached at Adam@NHPTalentGroup.com Thanks

Learning fuels growth. Sharing what you learn fuels community.

At TA Week, I was reminded why I keep showing up to these events year after year. It’s not just the content. It’s the people, the conversations in the hallways outside the ballrooms, the late-night idea exchanges by the campfire, and the real talk about where our industry is headed.

From moderating an incredible panel with Carrie Corbin Kerry Noone & Rebecca Smith SPHR Smith to getting schooled in sourcing by the wizard, Brian Fink, I left inspired and leveled up! 

What made this experience even more impactful was partnering with Pin.com - AI Recruiting on the ground. And I don't just partner with them, I USE PIN every day as an in-the-trenches recruiter! It gives me an edge in sourcing and outreach.

I captured some fantastic conversations with industry professionals like Vanessa Raath 🌍👩🏼‍🏫, Conor Kline, @Sarah Lai, Willena Long, Angela Cripps, Laura Bookout, Andrew Haggart and Michael Goldberg.

👉 TA Week always reinforces something I believe deeply: our space moves fast, and the best way to stay relevant is to stay curious, stay connected, and keep learning from each other.

Grateful for the conversations, the insights, and the relationships that continue to grow from moments like these.

Already looking forward to the next one in 2027!

🏆 And a big shout-out to our friends at PIN, who make sourcing and outreach effortless with AI. Surface ideal candidates quickly, send personalized outreach at scale, and move from pipeline to interviews in less time. Check them out at PIN.com

Your Recruiter for Top Frontier Marketing, Product & Tech Talent | 2x TA Agency Founder | Host: Top 1% Global Careers Podcast @ #thePOZcast | Global Speaker & Moderator | Cancer Survivor

What happens when you combine: Tacos + Bevvies+ Campfire on the 
San Diego Beach + All of your favorite TA homies + 50-foot T. rex???

👉 YOU GET THE JURASSIC HIRE PARTY!!! 🦖

I would have added s'mores as well, but POZ hates marshmallows! 

My friends at Pin.com - AI Recruiting & PerfectHire, with the help of Evan White and Purple Acorn, threw the best party at TA Week!

And I was there with #thePOZcast#thePOZcast to capture it all! The vibes were off the charts!

Along with killer tacos, I had some really fun TA talks with great TA people! It was so good to meet: Lisa Shay, Kevin W., Regina Lovelace, MBA, Dylan St.John-Foster, @Barbara Richard & more!

Straight up....fancy dinners and happy hours are fun, but the status quo. Being able to sit outdoors around a campfire, with no pretenses or need to force intros or conversations, was a game-changer.

👆 We need MORE of this type of "events" at every event! Let's run it back for 2027!

What was your favorite moment of TA Week? 

POZ 🫶

Is the resume killer finally here?

Something big is about to shift in how talent gets seen.

Tomorrow, a new platform called Talvy launches, built around a simple yet powerful premise: 

👉 Resumes flatten talent. Video reveals it.

Since the dawn of time, the professional world has relied on static documents and keyword filters to decide who deserves a conversation. A one-page resume attempting to capture experience, work history, ambition, communication, leadership, and grit. 

Anyone who has ever hired knows how incomplete that picture is.

And we "boomers" are getting old, and there is a new generation in town, and they are video-native.

They grew up communicating through video. TikTok. FaceTime. Instagram Reels. YouTube.

For them, presence, storytelling, energy, and authenticity live on camera in ways text simply can’t capture. So the idea of a video-first professional network obviously makes a ton of sense.

Talvy, led by CEO KJ Hardrict and a founding team of MIT and Harvard alumni, is stepping into the multi-billion-dollar recruiting market with a platform designed to evaluate people the way they actually show up.

Not just what they wrote.

And they’re starting with communities that traditional hiring systems routinely overlook:
→ Former founders
 → Athletes
 → Military veterans
 → Students

👆 People who excel in execution, leadership, and resilience, but often lose the resume keyword & eyeball game.

There’s also something meaningful about who is building this platform.
Talvy’s founding team reflects talent pools historically filtered out of tech leadership, with Black and Asian operators across product, investing, and machine learning building infrastructure in a space long dominated by legacy incumbents.

That perspective matters because when the people designing the system change, the system itself often follows.

As someone who has spent over a decade in recruiting, I’ve always believed the biggest gaps in hiring aren’t about talent supply. They’re about signal detection.

We built hiring systems optimized for scanning documents.

But the future of work may require systems optimized for seeing people. Talvy is betting that video is the bridge.

So the real question now is, if the next generation communicates through video, why are we still hiring through PDFs?

Is the death of the resume within our sights????

All it takes is ONE person to believe in you to light that spark.

And in 2019, that man was Steven Lu.

He built Interseller.io, one of the first ML-powered sourcing and outreach tools. It was acquired a couple of years later by Greenhouse, and the rest is history. 

Steve and I connected, and he believed in what I was building with #thePOZcast  and became my first sponsor. Since I was just starting and didn't have a meaningful number of downloads (like hundreds), I bartered with him for sponsorship in exchange for use of the platform for NHP Talent Group.

The product was amazing and helped me not only improve my sourcing exponentially but also opened my eyes to the world of TA tech.

Fast forward to 2025 with Steve's current venture, Pin.com - AI Recruiting. I was hooked after the first test run and haven't looked back. Of course, I kick the tires on all the tools, but PIN stands out in so many ways (it works really well).

We continued to talk shop and life, with Steve always supporting and believing in me. And soon I met the team, including my now good buddy Conor Kline who might be the best hype man in the biz! 

🏆 Today, I am proud to announce that I have officially joined PIN as an advisor to help spread the good word of a great team and product in the TA tech space.

🔥 I am amped to have a front row seat on this rocketship! LFG!!! 🔥 

👉 Pin makes sourcing and outreach effortless with AI. Surface ideal candidates quickly, send personalized outreach at scale, and move from pipeline to interviews in less time.

Celebrate those who believe in you. Build long-lasting relationships the right way, and watch what happens. Trust me on this one!

TO THE MOON!!!!!

Healthcare Sales Leader

Tom Whalen is an accomplished B2B sales leader with a proven track record of building and leading high-performing sales teams to deliver consistent, year-over-year growth at several Fortune 500 companies, each recognized as an industry leader in their respective sectors.

With over two decades of experience, Tom specializes in scaling inside sales organizations, driving revenue growth, building an exceptional culture and developing top-tier talent within complex and fragmented healthcare environments.

Tom's expertise in sales leadership, sales operations, and customer relationship management has allowed him to capitalize on new business opportunities and foster long-standing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, customers, and partners.

As a self-published author and college instructor of professional selling, Tom has the unique opportunity to blend practical, real-world experience with academic knowledge and theories, providing his staff and students with a comprehensive and current understanding of effective sales strategies, actionable insights, and practical selling techniques.

While "workplace culture" has recently become a corporate buzzword, fostering a team culture that values and empowers employees to be their authentic selves to perform at their best has long been a top priority for Tom. By promoting workplace transparency, accountability, and an appreciation of individual differences, he has successfully built strong teams from scratch, scaled new organizations, revitalized struggling departments, and seamlessly integrated acquisitions.

At every company Tom has worked for, he has defied the odds, exceeded revenue targets, expanded margins, developed staff, and still managed to have some fun along the way.

What Tom is most proud of is his work as a mentor and coach. He has trained numerous sales professionals and has hired and developed many first-time salespeople who have gone on to have successful selling careers, with some leading winning sales teams of their own.

All of Tom's years in sales have inspired him to start sharing his experiences to help others.

Since 2008, Tom has been writing, recording podcasts, and creating content about sales and leadership. He wrote a book called "The A-B-C's of Professional Selling," which is available on Amazon.

In 2024, Tom began teaching a 300-level sales course at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he continues to educate and inspire the next generation of sales professionals.

Tom Whalen

Great week at our McKesson Medical-Surgical All Leader Meeting!


Inspiring to hear from our executive leaders, industry experts, and innovators as we continue to shape the future of healthcare.

One of the true highlights for me was seeing the sales reps I once hired now leading high‑performing teams of their own full‑circle moments like that never get old. 

 It was equally meaningful to reconnect with mentors who helped shape my own journey.

Feeling energized and excited for the future of our Medical-Surgical team!


#healthcare #teammckesson

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