One Eight Nine Search Inc. was founded on the principles of Leadership, Creativity & Transparency.
Our goal is to deliver the best candidate and client experience in executive search, recruitment & advisory services, and career advisory. Our focus is strategic assignments with talent-focused global brands during critical periods of transformational change.
Engagements range from associate analyst level to senior leadership opportunities on highly confidential, high-growth, start-up, Pre-IPO, market entry, and M&A mandates.
All candidate interviews will be conducted remotely via secure video conferencing; our interview formatting, qualifying, and screening have been designed specifically to hire distributed teams and a borderless remote workforce.
Reduction in recruitment agency fees achieved through integrated talent advisory and RPO solutions.
Increase in offer acceptance rate via disciplined candidate qualifying and competitive compensation alignment.
End-to-end recruitment process optimization and 40% reduction of open vacancy time-to-hire.
Deep advisory experience spanning VC-backed, private-equity-owned, Pre-IPO, and post-M&A scaleups.
Opened several national offices for US and European-based companies entering Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver).
Led post-M&A recruitment process optimization across marketing, supply chain, and sales for a global $29B consumer goods enterprise.
A decade of direct experience partnering with high-velocity startups ranging from pre-revenue stage to $400M in revenue.
End-to-end organizational structuring, executive talent sourcing, and human capital optimization across North American markets.
Our executive recruitment focus is on senior leaders in Marketing, Human Resources, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance across high-impact verticals.
Diversity recruitment process development, bespoke structural implementation, and specialized training for corporate recruitment teams and hiring managers.
Rapidly standing up complete leadership teams post M&A, pre-IPO transitions, and international market entry with predictable volume-based pricing models.
Internal recruitment staff training in modern best practices for proactive talent sourcing, behavioral assessment, process improvement, and complex contract/salary negotiations.
End-to-end recruitment process architectural overhaul, eliminating recruitment friction and driving reduction of the overall time-to-hire window to under 30 days.
Full or hybrid outsourced recruitment acting as a dedicated, seamless extension of your in-house talent acquisition team and Human Resources department.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”— Nelson Mandela
Placing transformative technology architects, VP of Engineering, Chief People Officers, and e-commerce general managers in hyper-growth ecosystems.
Executive placements for pharmaceutical, biomedical innovations, healthcare technology systems, and clinical operations leadership across the US and Canada.
Guiding multi-unit retail networks, omnichannel direct-to-consumer platforms, international hospitality chains, and global leisure brands through market transitions.
Recruiting seasoned executives across modern consumer packaged goods (CPG), beverage manufacturing, sustainable food tech, cold-chain operations, and distribution.
Navigating complex legal and regulatory environments to secure Presidents, Chief Operating Officers, and compliance leaders for licensed producers and dispensaries.
Strategic human capital advisory for clean technology ventures, renewable energy transformation, and enterprise Environmental, Social & Governance leadership.
We value our clients' brands and extend our recruitment approach to ensure the best candidate and client experience.
“To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.”— François de La Rochefoucauld
Brian has more than 17 years of experience assisting the world's largest brands in recruitment and talent acquisition strategies for North America's top talent across technology, consumer packaged goods, food & beverage, retail, and cannabis.
Prior client experience includes Dyson, McDonald's, Travelzoo, Yum! Brands International, and Kraft Heinz, among other notable global organizations. Brian brings extensive experience leading large recruitment teams and complex hiring engagements in high-growth companies.
Before founding One Eight Nine Search Inc., Brian was a senior partner at a premier Bay Street executive search firm founded in 1985.
One Eight Nine Search is committed to helping you recruit and retain the best available talent across Canada and the United States.
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