What started as a boutique recruiting firm has grown into Talent Executives Group, a family of brands focused on helping companies hire leaders and helping professionals build real-world connections.

Talent Executives leads executive and strategic hiring across the U.S., working as a seamless part of the internal team.

Networking Executives curates in-person events so professionals can build relationships the old-fashioned way, face-to-face.

We’re known for a process that feels human, a partnership that feels collaborative, and results that stay consistent.

Along the way, I’ve been invited to speak at UT Dallas, SMU, panels, podcasts, and nationally with YMSL, and we’ve earned Women-Owned (WBENC) and SBA certifications. I’m also a finalist for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses.

If your team values both relationships and results, let’s talk.

— Amy


Amy Sulgrove

Exciting news to share! 🎊 

I’ve been accepted into the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program!

As Founder & CEO of Talent Executives Group and Networking Executives, I’m looking forward to continued growth alongside other entrepreneurs in this program. 

The focus on scaling with intention, sharper strategy, stronger leadership, and a sharper foundation for what we’re building next feels especially timely!

Grateful for the opportunity and the people I’ll get to learn with.

Let's GOOO! 🙌 

#10KSBDALLAS

 Amy Sulgrove

Hiring Leaders Who Elevate Culture and Performance 🔹 Executive and Leadership Search for Mid-Market and Enterprise Companies 🔹 Relationship-Led Recruiting With Transparent Metrics

2025 was a breakthrough year for Talent Executives Group!

We grew faster
partnered smarter
and helped companies hire leaders who:

Shifted strategy
Built high-performing teams
and drove measurable outcomes.

But what’s coming in 2026?

This year, we’re putting real structure behind something that’s been quietly building: Networking Executives.

Not just a list.
Not just warm intros.

A high-trust, high-impact community built for leaders ready to level up and companies who want to hire with precision!

It’s launching big in 2026!

If you’re planning your next move, or building the kind of team that changes outcomes, this is where you’ll want to be.

2025 set the stage.
2026 will raise it! 

#TalentExecutives #ExecutiveSearch #LeadershipHiring #2026Ready #ExecutiveNetwork #NetworkingExecutives

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First meeting of 2026 with one of my favorite people. ☕️

Joe Fang and I grabbed coffee to map out what we’re focused on this year and where we’re taking our businesses in the new year.

Clear priorities. Real strategy. And always a little laughter in between.

Starting the year this way just feels right. 🤝

What’s your #1 focus for 2026?

Talent Executives Group 
Networking Executives

On February 5th, DallasMeetup’s Pro Sports Cohort takes over Frisco with a high-energy networking night overlooking the football field at The Star in Frisco!  

Concrete Cowboy will be packed with representatives from Dallas-area professional sports teams, the Dallas Sports Commission, agencies, operators, partners, strategists, and technologists who work behind the scenes in the sports industry.

If you care about:
⚽ The business of sports
⚾ Who’s actually doing the work
📊 Relationships that start fast and compound over time

You’ll want to be there!  
I will be!

👉 RSVP: https://luma.com/c8ankchj

Francis Mesina, MBA, LUTCF, FSCP, CLTC Francis Enyinnaya Ufomadu Thomas Brachey, PMP Kyle Gray Tyler Riddell, Leadership MBA Aaron Witherspoon Alexie Estrada Chris Martin Bobby Miller Lacey Garner Mati Fombang Bahadir 'Baha' Koseli Tad W Perryman Ichan Stall James Wang Dane Fuentes Jil Smith Joe Fang Chris Nieto Jessica Stettler Carson Gibbons Networking Executives

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We’re headed to a launch party in California tomorrow, to announce something we’ve never offered before!

Be on the lookout for a steady stream of announcements, new collaborations, and partnerships we’re proud to celebrate this year. 🎊

The first one drops later this week. 🎤

If you want a preview, check out our new website!

Take a look and tell me what new offering you notice! 👀  

Hint: we have a whole page dedicated to it!

Talent Executives Group

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The best outcomes often start in a conversation no one planned.

🔹 We’ve seen a founder meet their future president over lunch.

🔹 A CFO find the investor who reshaped their entire board.

🔹A COO connect with a partner who unlocked growth across five markets.

None of it started with a job description.
All of it started with access.

At a certain level, leadership is less about credentials and more about collision.

Putting the right people in the same room, before the urgency shows up.

That’s when doors open without being knocked on.

That’s when decisions feel obvious.

Don’t miss the opportunity you didn’t know you were one conversation away from.

“I’m not sure they’re a culture fit.”

It’s a phrase that comes up often when a finalist is passed over.

But too often, it’s a catch-all that covers for something else:

→ Unclear expectations.
→ Discomfort with new perspectives.
→ Or internal misalignment that the team hasn’t fully addressed.

When “culture fit” becomes a vague filter, it doesn’t protect your company.

It limits it.

At Talent Executives Group, we believe cultural alignment matters deeply;

→  But only when it’s defined intentionally.

It’s not about sameness.

It’s about shared values, complementary thinking, and behavioral consistency with how the business actually operates.

The best leaders don’t always mirror your team.

But they do reflect what your culture is capable of becoming.

Culture fit is not a vibe.

It’s not how well someone “gets along.”
And it’s not something you decide over lunch.

At the executive level, culture fit is measurable.

It’s a pattern of values, behaviors, and decisions that reflect how the business really works.
Not just how it’s described.

Here’s what we look at:
🔹 These insights don’t come from resumes or references.
🔹They come from honest conversations, behavioral mapping, and alignment with the CEO’s actual vision, not just the job description.
🔹Cultural alignment isn’t soft.

It’s one of the hardest, most strategic parts of an executive hire.

When it’s right, the impact isn’t just visible.
It’s felt across the business.

This is the lens we bring to every retained search we lead.

Announcing our new strategic partnership with Gig Talent! 

A collab that we knew was the right fit, from our initial meeting!

Pics below are from Gig Talent’s 2026 kick off event in California, featuring Amplify Executive Search.

Welcome to our collaboration of flat fee pricing for retained search and 90 days of leadership coaching for the new hire!

Talent Executives Group
Jamie Jacobs Tona Blount Melissa Lambert Hopkins Mary Porst Kelly Etter

It’s official - Amplify Executive Search is LIVE! 

We’re thrilled to introduce Amplify Executive Search, our boutique retained search offering in collaboration with our incredible partners at Talent Executives Group. Together, we’re redefining what executive search can be, moving beyond just filling a seat to setting leaders up for sustained success from day one and beyond.

What makes Amplify different?
-A flat-fee retained model built on transparency and partnership.
-Precision search paired with leadership launch coaching.
-Support for cultural alignment and accelerating impact in the first 90 days of a new hire.

Thank you, Amy Sulgrove, for joining us on this journey. We're just getting started!

Learn more about how Amplify Executive Search can help you find the right leader and set them up to thrive: https://lnkd.in/gFkTpHDd

#ExecutiveSearch #Leadership #TalentStrategy #GigTalent #AmplifyExecutiveSearch Jamie Jacobs Kelly Etter

The strongest candidates are rarely the ones chasing the loudest roles.

They’re leading.
Building.
Listening for the right opportunity to show up with clarity, not chaos.

What turns them off?

🔹 Vague roles
🔹Conflicting messages
🔹Lack of alignment across leadership

Top candidates can tell when a company hasn’t done its homework.
The hiring process doesn’t just evaluate them.

It reveals you.

Nikki Duncan, PMP, BSM, what a fun episode!  Thank you for having me and I am now on a mission to adjust the lighting when I work from the home office ;).   

Loved chatting about my passion: Talent Executives Group and Networking Executives, as well as having so many in common connections that we were able to talk about as well!  Cheers to a great year ahead!

Joe Fang Chris Barnes Dylan M. Rafaty (deaf/HoH)

Woman of Impact Nominee | Operations Specialist | Leader | Speaker | I make life easier for executives and small businesses by bridging the chasm between vision and action. Let me rein in your chaos!

New Episode Alert! 

I recently sat down with Amy Sulgrove and heard her take on recruiting and networking. 

Leaders: Are you solving for what you think you need, or what you actually need? Amy reminds us that clarity starts with curiosity. Building aligned teams means going deeper than the job title.

Jobseekers: Are you curious what's happening in the lives of recruiters? Do you need tips on how to network effectively? 

This is the episode for you! 

https://lnkd.in/gyZ4wgqt

#ScalingWithHeart #NikkiDuncan #Podcast

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Introducing: The Network Effect! 🎉  

This brand new weekly newsletter by Networking Executives gives you the full rundown of professional networking events happening in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Read on to see what's happening this week and make sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date on the latest events!

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Most leadership exits don’t happen overnight.

They’re the result of small signals ignored over time:
🔹 Clarity replaced by confusion
🔹Momentum replaced by friction
🔹Trust replaced by silence

The signs are always there.
But many companies don’t track the early indicators,
They only manage the aftermath.

Retention starts by noticing what’s no longer being said.

You launch the search.
You build momentum.

Then halfway through... everything slows down.

It’s not the market.
It’s not the role.
It’s internal indecision.

Unaligned expectations, shifting priorities, or unclear ownership behind the scenes can quietly derail even the best-laid search strategy.

The problem isn’t speed.
It’s structural clarity.

And without it, every candidate, no matter how strong, feels like a risk.

LinkedIn Growth Hacker✌️ ||Believe in Smart work💥 || Content Creator🖋️|| Believe in Opportunities💫|| Adding a little spark✨

LinkedIn Growth Hacker | Brand Builder | Marketer | ML Engineer | Public Speaker | Featured at Times Square

Most LinkedIn profiles get views. Few get growth.

I help creators, professionals, and brands turn their LinkedIn presence into a growth engine, attracting visibility, opportunities, and authority.

Many people have incredible skills or products, but their profiles don’t reflect their value. I change that.

I’ve scaled my own LinkedIn to 130,000+ followers, not with luck, trends, or gimmicks, but with a proven system of growth-focused content, strategic branding, and audience-first engagement.

Now, I help others do the same. My focus is on amplifying your authority, building a strong personal brand, and growing your audience, so you become the go-to name in your niche.

What I do:

✅ LinkedIn Growth Strategy 
✅ Content Creation & Branding 
✅ Brand Collaborations & Campaigns 
✅ Profile Optimization

If you want to scale your LinkedIn, grow your influence, and turn your brand into a visible authority, let’s connect.

➡️ DM me or email: v.toshniwal2828@gmail.com

Always open to meaningful conversations, collaborations, and opportunities in AI, ML, and tech-driven products.

Currently seeking Tech / Machine Learning Engineer opportunities.

Vidhi Toshniwal

I just built a real app… inside ChatGPT. 😳

No setup ❌

Just me, my idea, and one sentence:

“Replit, build me this.”

And boom. A fully working app appeared. ✅

Here’s why this is wild:

➡️ Describe your idea in plain English
➡️ Replit in ChatGPT builds it automatically
➡️ Live preview shows up instantly
➡️ Make changes just by sending another message

I went from the idea → working app… in minutes.

Your ideas don’t have to stay in your head.
They can exist, live, and evolve… right now.

This isn’t the future.
This is today.

Waiting for the “perfect time” to build? Stop.

Type it. Send it. See it. Improve it. Repeat.

The future of building?
It’s literally a conversation.

➡️ https://lnkd.in/gg9cPEwR

#replit

Most last-minute gifts feel… last-minute.

This one doesn’t.

I just created a personalised Santa video in seconds with Synthesia 

No signup, no effort, and it actually felt thoughtful.

Added a name. A few personal details.

And Santa delivered a message that felt surprisingly real.

This is the kind of small idea that creates a big smile:

➡️ Perfect for kids, family, friends, or colleagues

➡️ Takes seconds, not hours

➡️ Feels personal, not generic

Sometimes the best gifts aren’t expensive.
They’re intentional ❤️

If you’re still searching for a Christmas surprise that feels warm and memorable, this is worth trying.

Kudos to Synthesia for making last-minute gifting feel meaningful.

👉 https://lnkd.in/gATKvvUv

#MadeWithSynthesia

LinkedIn Growth Hacker || Marketing || Believe in Smart work || Content Creator || Believe in Opportunities

Synthesia 

Listening to music at full volume feels harmless.
Even powerful.
Like you’re in your own world.

But your ears are paying a price you don’t feel today.

Sign up for more health & wellness insights 👇
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Inside your inner ear are tiny hair cells.
Every loud beat makes them vibrate harder than they’re designed to.

Day after day.
Hour after hour.

They wear out.
And here’s the brutal part:

Once those cells die,
they never come back.

That’s how permanent hearing loss begins.
Quietly.
Silently.
Without warning.

Push it long enough and tinnitus follows,
a constant ringing that doesn’t switch off.
Ever.

No notification. No reset button.

Some damage doesn’t announce itself in pain.
It shows up later as regret.

Protect what you won’t get back.

Sign up for more health & wellness insights 👇
https://lnkd.in/evZpbd9E

Hello LinkiFam 👋
This side Vidhi,Thanks for visiting my profile .
Currently pursuing 12th grade and preparing for IIT-JEE entrance exam📖 .
I believe, learning with experience that last forever so I help every deserving person to get there where they ought to be🔥.
Technology 👩‍💻excites me and I'm always in the awe of the change it drives in world🌍

I watched an AI agent build a production-ready app in minutes.

Frontend. Backend. Database. Logic.
Everything is connected and actually working.

Not a demo. Not a mockup. A real app you could ship.

This is Abacus AI Deep Agent an AI agent that works like a full engineering + execution team.

👉 http://deepagent.abacus.ai

Here’s what really stood out:

➡️ End-to-end apps from one prompt
UI, backend, databases, forms stitched together into something you can actually deploy.
And now mobile apps too. You can build and publish full mobile apps with Deep Agent just by describing what you want in a single prompt.

➡️ Websites and SaaS built in one flow
Landing pages, login systems, payments, and data storage - created together, not pieced apart.

➡️ Complex products recreated just by explaining them
You describe how it should look and work.
Deep Agent figures out the structure and builds it.

➡️ These are proper products
CRMs, internal tools, Notion-style systems, HR software made for real usage, not demos.

➡️ Micro-SaaS suddenly feels practical
Resume tools, niche utilities, lead magnets ideas that used to take months now feel achievable fast.

➡️ Apps and games appear instantly
Sudoku, Conway’s Game of Life, and interactive tools, ready to use as soon as they’re generated.

➡️ AI apps built around specific roles
Founder assistants, research helpers, and domain-specific AI tools.

➡️ Reports, decks, and research on demand
Charts, visuals, and structured insights put together in minutes.

➡️ Spreadsheets turned into dashboards
Upload Excel or CSV files and get metrics, explanations, and visuals automatically.

➡️ ChatLLM comes built in
Work with text, PDFs, images, videos, and code in the same place.
For founders, this changes how fast ideas can be tested.

For teams, it changes how work gets distributed.

Worth paying attention to.
👉 Abacus AI Deep Agent

 http://deepagent.abacus.ai

#ai #tech

I cancelled my ChatGPT subscription.
Not because it’s bad, but because my work stopped fitting inside it.

Any time I needed images, I opened another tool.
For videos, another one.
For docs, another.
For web research, another.

After a point, it just felt like my work was scattered everywhere.

So I tried ChatLLM by Abacus AI. - https://lnkd.in/gdrpgQnC

And honestly, what made me stay was how much it pulled back into one place.

1. All the main AI models in one place
 GPT-5.2, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3.0 Pro, Grok 4.1 Fast, DeepSeek, I just switch depending on what I’m doing.

2. Images & videos without jumping apps
Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 1.5, FLUX, DALL-E, Ideogram for images.
Sora 2, Wan 2.5, Kling, Runway, Luma for videos.
Everything stays in the same workspace.

3. Websites, landing pages & apps
I type what I want, get a live preview, and tweak layouts, colors, and text like I would on a normal site builder.

4. AI Presentations and Docs
Ideas go straight into Word files, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint decks — without rebuilding things manually.

5. A background assistant that handles tasks
Searches, actions, and workflows running even when I’m not online.

6. Chat with PDFs instead of reading them line by line
Upload a doc, ask questions, get straight answers.

7. Making AI writing sound normal
There’s a “Humanize” option that fixes the stiff AI tone.

8. Real-time web search with sources
Actual links, images and context.

9. Deep Agent for bigger builds
Apps, reports, presentations and websites built with simple instructions.

10. Built-in AI code editor
Write, run, debug and improve code inside Abacus AI Desktop.

I still use ChatGPT.
Just not on its own anymore.

If you’re juggling 3–4 AI tools right now, this might clean up your whole workflow.

👉 https://lnkd.in/gdrpgQnC

#ai #tech

I cancelled my $20 ChatGPT Subscription
and started using an All-in-one AI tool that's much better! because… my work didn’t fit in one place anymore.

I’d write in one place.
Generate images in another.
Make videos somewhere else.
Create presentations in another.
Build apps or prototypes in a different tab.

By the time I finished one task, I had 6–7 tabs open.

Then someone introduced me to ChatLLM by Abacus AI, and my whole workflow moved into one place.
👉 https://lnkd.in/gdrpgQnC

Here’s what made the switch stick:

1. ONE SINGLE PLACE FOR ALL AI MODELS
ChatLLM lets me switch between GPT-5.2, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3 Pro, Grok 4.1 Fast, DeepSeek, LLaMA, and more without breaking flow.

2. IMAGES & VIDEOS, WITHOUT JUMPING TOOLS
No more opening separate platforms.
Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 1.5, Seedream 4.5, Ideogram for images.
Sora 2, VEO 3.1, Kling AI v2.6, Runway, Luma for videos.

3. FULL-STACK APPS, WEBSITES & SAAS
I describe what I want and actually see it live.
Layouts, colors, and copy are edited normally, like working with a real designer.

4. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS, INSTANTLY
Simple ideas turn into clean decks with researched content, graphs, and charts.

5. A PERSONAL AI ASSISTANT THAT WORKS IN THE BACKGROUND
Searches and tasks keep running even when I’m offline -  you come back to progress.

6. TALKING TO PDFS INSTEAD OF READING THEM
Upload a file, ask questions, get clean notes and summaries.

7. MAKING AI WRITING SOUND NORMAL
Write → click “Humanize” → choose a tone.
The output actually sounds usable.

8. REAL-TIME WEB SEARCH
Answers with sources, images, and videos - more research, less guessing.

9. ABACUS AI DEEP AGENT FOR BIGGER BUILDS
Web apps, technical reports, dashboards, micro-SaaS, workflows, websites, and now mobile apps too, built from simple prompts.

10. AN AI CODE EDITOR THAT ACTUALLY HELPS
Write, run, debug, and improve code inside Abacus AI Desktop, with proper vibe coding without the chaos.

It stopped feeling like “using AI tools.”
And started feeling like working inside an AI workspace.

If you’re paying for multiple AI subscriptions right now,
This might clean up your whole setup.
👉 https://lnkd.in/gdrpgQnC

#ai #tech

This morning, a newspaper made me pause.

Just two photos. Side by side.
No labels. No explanations.

And now we know why.

It’s the newly launched REDMI Note 15.

What stood out to me about this launch:

➡️ No exaggerated claims. Just a camera comparison.

➡️ Confidence over noise. Letting real images speak first.

➡️ Bold timing. Most brands wait for reviews, REDMI invited judgment on day one.

➡️ Familiar REDMI Note DNA. Disruptive, direct, and unafraid of comparisons.

After following the Note series for years, this approach feels intentional, and refreshing.

If details matter to you, this is your camera.

No shortcuts. Just 108 million pixels mastering your moments.

Blind test photos on print? This is such a cool way to launch a smartphone. 😎

Ananya Panday’s confidence in this film really stayed with me.

It felt thoughtful, not impulsive, and it made me reflect on my own hair care habits.

We often hydrate hair without thinking if we are even using the right ingredients ?
TRESemmé Hydra Matrix is infused with Polyglutamic Acid (PGA), an ingredient that is naturally biocompatible with hair, not borrowed from skincare.

That distinction changed my mindset.

Hydration should protect hair health over time, not just make it look good for the moment.

#TRESemmeHydraMatrix

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