Adam Gellert

Adam Gellert

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20K followers 500+ connections

About

On a mission to build the greatest hiring marketplace of exclusive, pre-vetted, diverse, high-potential candidates and companies. Reshaping the job application process with candidate experience and helping companies hire their most passionate teammates from 1-250 employees - Bootstrapped-Series B.

I eat, sleep and breathe recruitment. I can talk for hours about anything to do with the growth of an organization from a people standpoint; attraction, retention, culture fit, alignment and best practices in a modern world.

I’m an entrepreneur at heart, currently on a mission to reshape recruitment and change the candidate experience. Founder and CEO at, HiredHippo, a hiring marketplace connecting pre-vetted, high-potential diverse candidates and companies based on mutual interest, like a dating-app and saying goodbye to resumes.

I noticed the gap in the industry as Founder of Linkus Group, a Recruitment firm supporting startups and SMB's in Canada and US, our typical client starts with us under 1-50 people. I started the company with the intent to disrupt the recruitment industry, and we are doing just that. I’ve got a fantastic team and we work very hard to help build championship teams for our clients that can sustain a winning outlook again and again.

Since 2002, I have been instrumental in building teams both at the corporate and recruitment agency levels. I am known for building strong relationships with my clients as an honest, driven and progressive individual with major organizations across Canada and the United States. With a passion for delivering cost-saving and efficient business results, I took the next step in offering clients an alternative to traditional hiring.

Portfolio:
🕵️‍♂️ WorkTech Entrepreneur & Recruiter building the future of work
📈 1000+ successful hires for 500+ Founder-led Startups & SMBs
✅ 35,000+ exclusive, verified, and high-potential candidates
🦛 HireHipo.com, Founder
🎯 Linkus Group, Founder
🎙️ Offer Accepted Podcast with Adam Gellert
🤝 TalentHelp List, Co-Founder
🎤 DisruptHR Vaughn, Co-Founder
🚀 Former Chair HRPA PD Dinner Committee
Gallups Top 5: Ideation, Belief, Woo, Positivity, Competition
16 Personalities: ENFP-A

Contributions

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    Ted Rogers School of Management

Volunteer Experience

  • The People People Group Graphic

    Member

    The People People Group

    - Present 7 years

    I joined as an early member of the People People Group, a community of people experts who share ideas and knowledge.

  • The Upside Foundation of Canada Graphic

    Member

    The Upside Foundation of Canada

    - Present 4 years

    As part of HiredHippo’s commitment to giving back, we're a proud member of The Upside Foundation of Canada. We’ve pledged a small portion of equity, which will convert to a cash donation upon having a successful liquidity event. Learn more and join us by visiting upsidefoundation.ca #sharetheupside

  • MaRS Discovery District Graphic

    Member

    MaRS Discovery District

    - Present 7 years

  • HRPA - Human Resources Professionals Association Graphic

    Chair PD, HRPA Toronto Chapter Dinner Committee

    HRPA - Human Resources Professionals Association

    - 6 years

    Education

    The Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) is Canada’s HR thought leader and the largest HR association in the country. In Ontario, HRPA regulates the HR profession and issues the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation, the national standard for excellence in human resources management. HRPA has more than 19,000 members in 28 chapters and hosts the largest annual HR conference in Canada.

  • Soho House & Co Graphic

    Member

    Soho House & Co

    - Present 10 years

  • SociaLight Conference Graphic

    Sponsor

    SociaLight Conference

    - 6 years 1 month

    The SociaLIGHT Conference is the ultimate entrepreneurship and leadership event in Toronto bringing together over 1,000 young professionals and leaders for a day of empowerment and inspiration from internationally acclaimed speakers, entrepreneurs and innovators from across Canada and beyond.

  • Multiplicity Accelerator Graphic

    Sponsor + Advisor

    Multiplicity Accelerator

    - 2 years 8 months

    Multiplicity is a sales-focused business accelerator and co-working ecosystem, based in the heart of Downtown Toronto. By connecting entrepreneurs with startup experts who help to solve strategy and execution-related problems, Multiplicity accelerates the growth of early-stage technology businesses focused on software, internet and digital media.

    Our strategic team helps to establish a marketing road map and our tactical teams take a driver’s seat, to help our portfolio companies reach…

    Multiplicity is a sales-focused business accelerator and co-working ecosystem, based in the heart of Downtown Toronto. By connecting entrepreneurs with startup experts who help to solve strategy and execution-related problems, Multiplicity accelerates the growth of early-stage technology businesses focused on software, internet and digital media.

    Our strategic team helps to establish a marketing road map and our tactical teams take a driver’s seat, to help our portfolio companies reach their goals.

    If you’re a prototype-ready, seed-stage Web or Mobile ‘Software-as-a-Service’ start-up, we can help you build sales traction to generate revenues, or to achieve seed-round funding, under our advisory program.

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