Talented Hires

At Talented Hires, we partner with tech founders to help them build the world-class teams they need to achieve breakout growth, secure funding, and deliver on the promise of artificial intelligence.

Beyond recruiting, we provide strategic guidance to help you:

◦ Define your ideal tech stack and organizational structure
◦ Implement best practices for onboarding, training, and career development
◦ Foster a mission-driven culture that aligns with your values
◦ Position your startup's technical vision to attract investors and top talent

Having scaled talent solutions for Fortune 500 companies and hired over 2,000 engineers, I bring a wealth of insights and best practices to help you navigate the unique challenges of scaling a startup with AI. 

If you're looking for a strategic partner to help you build an elite team, secure funding, and achieve your world-changing vision, let's connect. 

I'm always happy to share insights, make warm intros to VCs and experts in my network, or brainstorm how we can leverage AI to create a better future.

Founder and CEO

Project People

Global technology search & placement 
Specialised focus on AI & DevOps
Over 2,000 successful appointments from CTO to Senior Software Engineers
Retained Search projects for critical niche hires
Impactful Diversity and Equality initiatives
Deep customer relationships built on partnership, trust, and continuous innovative delivery

Senior Search Director, AI & DevOps

Rethink

Search Director

Experis

Search Consultant

Tech Founder | AI Enthusiast | DevOps Expert

Fellow founder and CTO,

I understand the challenges of building an elite team to bring a vision to life and navigate the complex funding landscape. 

My journey began at age 8 when my father brought home a computer, sparking a lifelong passion for technology. 

This led me to study Computer Science in 1999, where I discovered the potential of AI.

Frustrated by recruiters' lack of technical understanding, I realized my CS degree could be a powerful asset in building world-class tech teams. 

Over the past 20 years, I've partnered with founders to:

✓ Clarify Talent Needs: Develop winning hiring strategies
✓ Foster Innovation: Create a culture that retains top talent
✓ Attract A-Players: Identify & recruit elite engineers
✓ Achieve Growth Milestones: Build the right team to secure funding and scale
✓ Navigate Fundraising: Provide warm introductions to VCs and domain experts

After scaling Fujitsu's talent solution to £500M annually, I founded Talented Hires to help startups achieve their world-changing visions. 

Here are some of our success stories:

Pienso

— Hired 2 dream engineers (DevOps & FS)
— Secured Series A funding
— Launched 2 new products and signed $XXM in customers

Mersive Technologies

— Hired 8 dream engineers (DevOps, FS, FE, BE)
— Established a new engineering division
— Signed a $XXM contract with WeWork

Spacelift

— Hired a critical DevOps Engineer after 3 interviews in 14 days
— Engineer promoted to Chief Product Officer
— Increased customer base by 400%

GSR & Lake Parime

— Made 4 business-critical hires for each company (DevOps, SRE, Go, CTO)


✅ VC APPROVED

— Approved by Insight Partners due to positive customer feedback
— One of 11 IT globally recognized recruiters


As a strategic partner, I share battle-tested insights on scaling teams, nurturing culture, and navigating the evolving AI landscape. 

Whether you're hiring your first critical engineer in 14 days or scaling your team to 50+, I'm here to support you.

Let's chat about your startup journey, swap founder stories, or brainstorm how AI can positively impact society.

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Rich Roberts

Focus Talent Group

Focus Talent Group is a Los Angeles based search firm with a national footprint

I partner with high-growth companies and early-stage startups to place executive leadership as well as individual contributor talent in software and finance roles.

Spearheaded the development of comprehensive financial projection models, enhancing strategic planning and decision-making processes. 

Drove a 30% increase in annual revenue by launching new staffing services and optimizing business development strategies. 

Implemented automation tools, reducing administrative costs by 20% and improving operational efficiency. 

Partnered with Sales and Marketing teams to provide data-driven insights and market mapping, facilitating targeted business development efforts.

Managing Director

Gina Rono Creative

Managed a digital media business, overseeing all financial operations including budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. 

Developed and maintained financial statements, ensuring accurate quarterly and annual reporting. 

Conducted sales forecasts to optimize cash flow management and operational efficiency.

Sr Financial Analyst

Identified Talent Solutions

Member

DIRECTV

Managed Commercial as well as Residential past due customer base in the Risk Management Department from involuntarily churning off of the platform. 

Responsible for regular reporting (daily, weekly, monthly and annual) to Senior Management and Executives. 

Managed outsourced, regional call centers to make sure policy was followed and systems were properly functioning. 

Developed and updated reporting and relevant systems with Business Intelligence to ensure the Finance Department had the proper KPI's in place to make decisions efficiently.

Finance Manager

Prepared, reconciled and presented monthly, quarterly and annual department budgets while ensuring accuracy of key metrics, historical trends, forecasts to senior management.

Worked closely with Financial Planning and Analysis Dept for month and year end close.

Monitored and provided variance analysis in monthly, quarterly and annual goals and budgets.

Utilized reporting systems (COGNOS and SAP) to develop and maintain weekly, monthly and annual reporting. Utilized SQL in SAS and MS Access for extensive data mining and queries for statistical and quantitative analysis of large data sets.

Responsible for ad hoc analysis reporting on 27 customer segments in the enterprise database.

Financial Analyst

The Walt Disney Company

Responsible for analyzing public and private corporate financial statements to assess B2B credit and potential liabilities. Managed credit facilities from $100k to $45M for medium to large companies.

Reported month-end credit analysis for account activities to allow executive management to forecast outstanding credit exposure. 

Utilized JDE to create sales projections and forecast annual cash reserves.

Credit Analyst

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At Focus Talent Group, we know you’re a Senior Executive in full-throttle mode to grow your company. 

In order to get there, you need to hire the right person for your team.

But finding the right person is time-consuming. 

It feels impossible to dedicate serious attention to hiring.

We understand your frustration. 

At Focus Talent Group, we believe your organization can only succeed with the right person on the team.

With a comprehensive background in small to mid-size businesses, we take the tedious pain of finding a qualified candidate for you—so you can reclaim your time for growing your company.

Here’s the Plan:
 
• Step One: Email us your job description.
• Step Two: We’ll find a high-performing candidate who can start immediately.
• Step Three: You get to focus on growing your company.

No more wasted time. No more endless searching. No more headaches.

If you need help finding the right candidate ASAP, contact Focus Talent Group now.

Schedule a call with us now so you can focus on growing a successful business: https://calendly.com/focustalentgroup/intro-phone-call-w-focus-talent-group-chris

web: www.focustalentgroup.com
email: chris@focustalentgroup.com


I highly encourage you to download our free Hiring Manager's Guide: https://www.focustalentgroup.com/freeguide

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