Andrei Mellas

ADAPT GROW FITNESS 

Design and deliver bespoke fitness and wellness programs for CEOs and business leaders, focusing on strength, nutrition, and mindset to drive peak performance.  

Achieve measurable client outcomes, including weight loss, increased energy, and enhanced confidence, with a 95% client retention rate.  

Conduct in-person training sessions tailored to busy schedules, ensuring sustainable results through holistic strategies.

Owner

Founder Adapt Grow Fitness & Ai Interdisciplinary Collective

I help men and women 35+ in Michigan get strong, lean, and energized again—using a powerful mix of personal training, medical-grade hormone optimization, and no-BS coaching that actually works.
For men, I specialize in TRT-fueled fitness transformations—restoring muscle, confidence, and energy when testosterone levels start tanking.

For women, I coach peptide-supported fat loss programs designed specifically for the hormonal chaos of the late 30s to mid-40s—helping you drop 20+ pounds, boost metabolism, and feel in control of your body again.

I offer real, personalized transformation programs backed by medical diagnostics, smart coaching, and unmatched accountability.

This isn’t about quick fixes or motivation posters—it’s about finally fixing the root cause of why your body stopped responding… and giving you the roadmap to take it back.

✅ In-person coaching available in Michigan
✅ Virtual programs with integrated doctor referral + bloodwork
✅ 8–12 week high-performance programs for serious clients only

If you’re a professional in your late 30s or 40s and tired of guessing, suffering, or stalling—I got you.

Founder

Conducting research and analysis on the applications and implications of data analysis and artificial intelligence, and to use the findings of this research to promote the public good and benefit society through the development and deployment of ethical, responsible, and effective Al technologies and practices.

Nonstop Talent Ltd

Recruitment isn’t just about filling jobs. It’s about understanding people - what drives them, what excites them, and what matches their goals.

I love to help. But what I love even more is changing how people see recruitment. For businesses, it’s not a cost. It’s an investment in their future. For candidates, it’s about uncovering opportunities they didn’t know existed.

What makes my approach different?
	•	I focus on people: The best hires aren’t just skilled. They’re a great fit for the team and culture.
	•	I rethink problems: Can’t find the right person? Let’s look somewhere new. Need to hire faster? Let’s change how you approach it.
	•	I create wins for everyone: The right hire isn’t just about filling a gap. It’s about helping businesses and people grow together.


I launched my recruitment business before the global pandemic. One of the toughest times for many industries. Thriving through that experience taught me how to adapt, solve big problems, and support clients and candidates when it mattered most.

What I’ve helped others achieve:
	•	Found top talent for $100k+ roles that seemed impossible to fill.
	•	Simplified hiring processes, saving businesses time and money.
	•	Helped people land jobs that weren’t just roles. They were life-changing.

Let’s make hiring better.
If you think recruitment is broken, let’s fix it together. Whether you’re building a team or looking for your next role, I’ll help you find the right fit.

Native Recruit

The best part of being a recruiter is changing people's lives, getting them the opportunity that they wouldn't find it on their own. We are creating real experience for the real people. It feels fantastic when we call candidates to tell them they've got a job. Cause we realise that what we do does matter.
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​At Native Recruit, everyone supports each other, we offer a one-of-a-kind competitive yet collaborative work environment where you'll work harder and have more fun than you've had at any other job. We are each others' inspiration and we bring the best version of each other.

General Manager

920 Recruitment Specialists

Auckland IT & Digital, recruiting of permanent employees and contractors across infrastructure, product management and development, telecommunications, programme and project management, security, web development and production, business and systems analysts, architects and IT sales.

Senior Consultant

RWA Technology People

Business Development Manager/Senior Recruitment Specialist

Beyond Recruitment

I specialise in both permanent and contract recruitment across IT throughout the North Island of New Zealand. Working with exceptional customers within the IT sector, my primary focus is to partner with candidates and clients, using the depth and breadth of my expertise and market knowledge to ensure we make the unique match that makes individuals, companies and industries flourish.

Client Manager - IT & Transformation

Hays

I specialised in contract recruitment across IT Infrastructure Service throughout the North Island of New Zealand.

Recruitment Consultant

Enterprise Recruitment New Zealand

I specialised in providing temporary staff solutions in Manufacture/logistic and Transportation Service in Auckland region.

MedCall

I specialised in providing temporary staff solutions in Medical and Healthcare sectors within Waikato region.

Most tech recruiters send resumes.
We send results.

At Nonstop Talent, we headhunt BAs, Engineers, PMs & Cyber Pros who don’t just tick boxes.
They ship fast, solve problems, and scale teams from day one.

No job ads.
No CV spam.
No “maybe” candidates.
Just high-impact hires that drive ROI from day one.

I helped teams at fast-growing NZ companies:

→ Hire engineers who deploy production-ready code in Week 1
→ Place BAs promoted to lead within 90 days
→ Reduce project delays by 40% without adding more headcount

Our approach is simple:
We don’t ask “what does the candidate need?”
We ask, “What ROI does this hire need to drive?”
Then we headhunt for that outcome.

So if your team is:

→ Wasting time screening average CVs
→ Slowing delivery with misaligned hires
→ Missing deadlines due to poor technical fit

Let’s fix it.

Take the free Hiring ROI Scorecard
Find out what your current hiring process is really costing you.
And how to hire for impact, not interviews.

Scorecard Link: https://scorecard.nonstoptalent.co.nz

✅ Built for NZ tech teams.
✅ Exclusive roles only.
✅ Outcomes over resumes, every time.

Jessica Xin Dong

I’ve made hiring mistakes I still think about.

Not because I chose the wrong person,
but because I didn’t know what I was doing.

I pretended I did.
Nodded along.
Tried to look confident while quietly guessing.

I was too afraid to ask the dumb question.
Too afraid to slow things down.

That silence? It isn’t free.
In recruitment, it costs hundreds and thousands for a bad hire.

This week, a seasoned leader told me,

“We didn’t fail because we lacked ideas.
 We failed because no one dared to say the truth out loud.”

I knew exactly what he meant.
Because silence doesn’t protect you,
it just delays the truth.

Real leadership isn’t knowing everything.
It’s having the courage to say,

“I don’t get it, can you explain?”

Before the weekend, ask yourself:
“Where am I still pretending to understand?”

Building tech teams that deliver outcomes, not excuses. For NZ leaders who treat recruitment as strategy, not admin.

Remember that billboard telling the world to stop hiring humans? 
It still says a lot about where we are right now.

“𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀.”

It was designed to provoke and it worked. A $50 K stunt that hit over a billion views.

But here’s the twist most people missed:

That same company still have 6 open roles… for humans right now.

I’ve been thinking about that ever since.
Because it captures the state of hiring in 2025 perfectly.

We talk about replacing people with AI, 
while still searching desperately for humans who can think.

Tech firms have cut 112 000 + roles this year,
yet demand for specialists keeps rising.
I’ve seen leaders “save with AI” only to rebuild teams when automation broke what judgment used to solve.

What the hell is going on?
AI isn’t replacing whole teams;
it’s taking repeatable tasks and pushing human value into judgment, context, and coordination.


The smartest companies aren’t choosing between humans and AI.
They’re combining them: automating process, keeping decisions human.

Because logic can be coded.
But clarity, trust, and accountability?
Still human.

What’s one part of your business you’d never hand over to an AI agent?

—
 If this hit close to home, DM me.
 Here’s what I can share:
 • What’s actually working in NZ tech hiring right now.
 • A simple lens to see ROI per hire, before you sign another contract.
No pitch. Just the patterns I’m seeing every week inside real hiring teams.

We don’t just hire people...we hire hope.
And that hope deserves to be measured the right way.

Some new hires shine early, then fade.
Others start slow and become rock stars.

70% of performance issues show up in the first 90 days,
but most teams wait 12 months to admit it.

If we measure the wrong things,
we keep the wrong people and lose the right ones.

Every mis-hire costs 30–50% of their annual salary.
Not because they failed, but because nobody knew what success looked like.

That’s why smart leaders now track:
 ✅ 90-day performance
 ✅ Retention past 12 months
 ✅ Manager & team feedback
 ✅ Cultural alignment

Because hiring isn’t about headcount,
it’s about impact per seat.

Poll:
What matters most for new-hire success?
• 90-day performance
• Cultural fit
• Retention past 12 months
• Team feedback

Vote, then share one tip that’s helped you keep great hires past year one.

Old way: fill roles fast.
New way: build teams that compound.

The author can see how you vote. Learn more

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