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Recruitment Expert & Talent StrategisT
Transforming Recruitment for the Future of Work
I help ambitious startups and SMBs scale by strategically attracting and securing their most valuable asset – People.
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Hey there, I'm Adam, and I'm absolutely obsessed with revolutionizing the world of recruitment.
Recruitment isn’t just a job for me; it’s my lifestyle. I can engage in extensive conversations on every aspect of organizational growth, focusing on people – be it attraction, retention, culture fit, alignment, or best practices in the modern world.
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What I Do
Tailored Recruitment Solutions
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Mohindroo
"The team at Linkus Group has been incredible to partner with. They've helped us make key hires on our team at both the Senior and Executive levels."
Confidential Executive Recruiting
Fill sensitive leadership positions with complete discretion and exceptional speed, securing top talent without disrupting your business or alerting competitors to your strategic moves. You’ll receive qualified candidates within days rather than weeks, maintaining momentum for your strategic initiatives.
Jenn
Bouyoukos
"We added a whole new sales team for a Fintech company with 500 employees in Toronto. I don’t know what we’d do without Adam and the team!"
North American Expansion Talent Strategy
Launch or grow your presence in the US or Canada with a talent plan that helps you navigate local hiring, avoid costly mistakes, and scale with confidence. Gain key insights into regional talent markets to develop a competitive, locally-relevant recruitment strategy that accelerates your expansion.
Daniel
Benin
"Adam did an incredible job helping us hire two critical roles which my team had been attempting to fill using LinkedIn, our networks, and job boards."
Precision Headhunting at Speed
Connect with professionals whose expertise and track record align precisely with your needs – talent your competitors can’t reach through traditional hiring. Instead of relying on “post and pray,” our approach actively maps and engages the full market, delivering top-tier candidates quickly without compromising on quality.
Marc Antoine
Sigouin
"Adam hired us an absolute rockstar of an engineer. He moves fast and understands the skill set and cultural fit we need."
Passive Candidate Pipeline Development
Access qualified professionals who aren’t actively job hunting but are open to the right opportunity. I tap into hidden talent, spark interest in your role, and get them genuinely excited about what your company has to offer – conversations that just don’t happen through job boards.
“Linkus helped us get from 10 people to 50 and Linkus put us in a position to hire great people in the earliest stages.”
Cole Diamond
CEO at Coinsquare
Recruitment Redefined
Why Choose Linkus Group
Over the last decade, we’ve made it our mission to help our clients make the best key hires and maximize their internal time and productivity. We typically only accept referrals and work with a select few companies from the early stage and as they grow. We prioritize Senior to Executive roles and partner up with companies ranging from 1-100 employees, from bootstrapped and seed to Series B (and beyond).
OUR RECRUITING SPECIALTIES
Executive Search
C-suite and senior leadership roles including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, CTOs, CPOs, and Board of Directors.
Software Engineering
Full-stack developers, AI/ML engineers, DevOps specialists, and cloud architects.
Product & Design
Product managers, UX/UI designers, and product designers creating AI-powered experiences.
Marketing & Sales
Growth marketers, sales leaders, customer acquisition specialists and paid media experts.
Finance & Operations
CFOs, operations leaders, data and financial analysts, revenue operations specialists.
Human Resources
Director of Culture, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief of Staff, and HR leadership roles.
Beyond traditional recruitment
How I Transform Talent Strategies
I partner with ambitious organizations to build sustainable talent ecosystems that drive growth at every stage. My approach addresses the complete talent lifecycle – from attraction and discovery to culture building and long-term retention.
Enhance Attraction To Win The Best Candidates
Stand out in a competitive market with strategic recruitment approaches that capture elite talent before your competitors even know they exist.
Discover High-Potential Candidates Who Drive Growth
Look beyond resumes to identify true catalysts for your company's next growth phase - the people who will transform challenges into opportunities.
Build a Culture Where People and Performance Thrive Long-Term
Create an environment where talent and business goals align, driving engagement and ensuring your best people build their future with you, not competitors.
Who we’ve partnered up with
Tine Haugen
I can confirm that speed is one of Adam and the Linkus team’s strengths. It usually takes us 2-3 weeks to go to market with a brand new role. With Linkus, it takes less than a week from my initial outreach to when we see our first candidate. It’s incredible!
- Senior Recruitment Specialist at Acuity Insights
Jordan Huck
Adam and the team at Linkus Group helped us recruit a world-class executive team. They not only quickly understood our business and culture needs but also provided a very high-level service throughout the process. The knowledge of this team is exceptional. We can’t recommend them enough!
- CEO at Notch
Kris Hansen
The people that we’ve sourced through Linkus Group not only have the talent but have added to the chemistry of our company. Linkus thinks holistically about the kinds of people that they’re sourcing which is really important to us.
- CTO at KOHO Financial
Noah Levy
He’s actually the most talented engineer I have ever worked with. Great Hire!
- SVP, Product Management at theScore
Christine Song
Adam is the only external recruiter I ever use!
- Founder at TopscaleHR and VP, People & Culture at BioConnect
Sam Vlessing
Adam and his team helped us recruit some really great people during the formative years of Bear. Happy to recommend Linkus to anyone building a strong early- stage roster.
- CEO at CommerceBear
Raj Singh
Adam and his team at Linkus Group helped our team at Altrio attract and hire top talent early on and put in place most of our executive team. They go above and beyond and can move quickly to meet our hiring objectives. The people we’ve hired from Linkus not only fit our culture but also put us in a position to hire well on our own as we grew. We highly recommend using Linkus for early-stage startups.
- CEO & Co-Founder at Altrio
Beth Corcoran
Adam Gellert and his team have helped some of my clients with talent acquisition over the last year. They are highly responsive, move quickly and have presented excellent candidates for a variety of roles. Adam and I met through a mutual contact. He and his team are excelled on several fronts – specifically, in terms of quality of candidates and time to fill. They are highly personable, agile, and very responsive.
- HR Manager at Jumbleberry
Gianni Lotfi
Adam has been an intergral part of Moo Media’s success in terms of HR and growth. Linkus Group has filled many positions with us over the last year, and we couldn’t recommend their services more. As the C.O.O. of a fast growing company, an asset like Linkus Group is essential to allow us to achieve our goals.
- COO at Moo! Media Group Inc.
Dylan Cargin
You’d be happy to know that the Linkus hire is still with the company and doing very well. It’s the best results we’ve ever seen from a BDR in their first 6 months.
- Director of Sales at Dealer Media
Josh Singer
Linkus is a determined team with grit that showed up consistently to support our hiring efforts at Optimy for a unique, hard-to-fill executive-level role on our team. They care about our success, and we recommend them to startups looking for support in hiring an early team.
- CEO at Optimy.ai
Jessica Lewis
Adam and Abby at Linkus group are professional, timely and always go the extra mile to secure top talent. Linkus Group has been instrumental in helping Medchart build a team of world class talent.
- People Operations Manager at Medchart
Marc-Antoine Sigouin
Adam hired us an absolute rockstar of an engineer. He moves fast and understands the skill set and cultural fit we need.
- Advisor at DataDeck
Jenn Bouyoukos
We added a whole new sales team for a Fintech company with 500 employees in Toronto. I don’t know what we’d do without Adam and the team!
- Chief People Officer at Bench
Cole Diamond
Linkus helped us get from 10 people to 50 and Linkus put us in a position to hire great people in the earliest stages.
- CEO at Coinsquare
Shana Gilbert
As a Human Resources Advisor for Canadian Blood Services, Linkus Group has been my vendor of choice for my recruitment needs. Linkus Group provides high- quality recruitment services and has always met deadlines. Linkus Group has always “gone the extra mile” for me on many occasions.
- HR Advisor for Canadian Blood Services
Daniel Warner
Adam gets an A+ in my book. He’s become a trusted friend, advisor and recruiter. I should’ve started working with him when I founded our startup – it would’ve saved me a lot of stress and hair. He’s friendly, trustworthy and takes great care of his clients. I’d highly recommend working with him and his team to build yours.
- CEO & Co-Founder at MEDISEEN
Ryan Austin
Adam and his team at Linkus Group have helped put key people on my teams over the years. They take the time to understand our needs and work closely with us for hiring at all levels at Cognota. We highly recommend using Linkus for early-stage startups.
- CEO of Cognota, Learning Operations Platform
Andy Anthony
Adam is a non-stop, high-energy, client-focused professional. He does what it takes to exceed his clients’ expectations and understands the importance of finding great talent that is compatible with each business’s unique culture and workplace.
- Director, Regional Operations at Instacart
Sunit Mohindroo
The team at Linkus Group has been incredible to partner with. They’ve helped us make key hires on our team at both the Senior and Executive levels. Linkus is great at understanding the nuances of our role needs, and that has expedited our hiring process. Citylitcs has had a great experience with Linkus and highly recommends them for recruitment at Startups/Scaleups.
- Chief Product Officer at Citylitics
Anthony Clifford
We hired Adam to recruit new employees for our sales team. He continues to exceed our expectations both in production and value. He has always been accessible when needed and his work is extremely proficient. He has been of great value to our company. I look forward to continuously working with him.
Highly recommended!
- VP Operations at Titan York Realty Corporation, Brokerage
Carolyn Sunderland
I have worked with Adam on various recruiting assignments over the years. Adam takes the time to understand the culture of the organization and the unique needs of the position. The candidates he presents are always well researched and meet the position requirements. I trust Adam’s judgment and appreciate his attention to detail. His dedication to customer service, from the beginning to the end of the assignment, is refreshing.
- CHRP, HR Manager at Bombardier, Sanmina, Multimatic
Elysha Ames
Adam is my go-to recruiter. Linkus quickly helped me find a skilled and qualified candidate for my role. I loved working with this team because they were fast and responsive. They worked with me in my preferred communication channels and they matched the pace of my organization. I believe I was able to secure my top candidate because Linkus was managing the process and communications with the candidate. At the end of the process, I felt that Linkus was more of a concierge service than a recruiter because they went above and beyond.
- Director of Customer Success at Carebook
Rory Conway
I reached out to LinkusGroup after months of failure trying to fill a key role in our organization. Adam called me back immediately after reaching out, we had a few conversations and told me the role would be filled in 4 weeks, he was wrong it was completed in 3 weeks. The whole team at Linkus has been nothing short of professional, diligent, and great to work with and I would keenly encourage any companies looking to get talent in quickly to work with the team.
- Vice President Marketing at Leads.io
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FAQs
Got Questions? We've Got Answers
What types of roles do you specialize in?
We focus on hard-to-fill, high-impact roles — especially in Executive, Operations, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success for startups and growing businesses.
How are you different from other recruiters?
Our one KPI is repeat business. When we partner, you’re our top priority. We don’t flood your inbox with resumes — we usually get it right with the first candidate. Every person is vetted for alignment, fit, intent, and past performance. We also help with planning, strategy, and interview structure so you’re never doing this alone.
Can you run a confidential search?
Yes. Discretion is built into our process. We handle confidential searches for leadership hires, stealth-mode roles, team upgrades, or backfills regularly.
Are your fees flexible?
We’re open to flexible pricing models depending on role volume, urgency, and scope. We aim to be transparent and deliver ROI fast.
What hiring options do I have with you?
We offer retained, contingent, and hybrid search models. We also support fractional or project-based hiring when full-time isn’t the move.
What does your recruiting process look like?
We co-build a hiring plan — from role scoping and salary benchmarks to interviews and close. You’ll usually hire the first person we send, with results in 48 hours. Depending on role complexity and your investment, we help cut hiring time in half (or more) and make unicorn hires happen.
How do you vet talent?
We start with a deep discovery process to ensure zero wasted time. Every candidate is pre-screened, vetted, and presented only if we believe they’re high-potential and capable of being a top performer. Your interviews will feel like second or third rounds.
Can you help us expand our talent pool?
Yes - especially if you’re hiring outside your usual network. We bring in remote and out-of-province candidates across Canada and the US. But note: we don’t do top-of-funnel work. We take on roles to make a hire.
Can you help with interview planning or compensation strategy?
Yes. We advise on compensation strategy, OTE, title calibration, and interview flow. We’ll help you move fast, align your team, and increase your close rate.
Do you support in-office, remote, or hybrid hiring?
We support in-office, remote, and hybrid teams across Canada and the US. We help structure roles, expectations, and comp to suit your model.
How do you measure success?
We focus on outcomes that matter: 96% of our placements are still in role 18+ months later. We measure success by long-term retention, repeat business, and the impact our hires make on your team.