Fractional & Advisor capacity. Advising a Startup in stealth mode leveraging Gen AI and LLM to build the world's first "Talent Extension Platform" that helps mid-career talent extend into emerging fields by providing a democratized apprentice learning model. I'm focused on the product and service market fit for a "recruitment hub".

A Talent Advisory Firm | Connect with me at Dylan@colstonatley.comStrategic guidance and frameworks to improve your talent and recruitment offering. Our outside perspective helps to assess and elevate your ability to recruit, attract, and hire talent — allowing you to successfully build your company’s future. Also offering niche contingency recruitment services.

After 7 years of non-stop building AD Talent, then selling AD Talent, I took a nearly 12 month sabbatical/career-break.

Co-Founder. Exited / Sold company in 2023.--Bootstrapped a 15-person Recruitment/Talent Acquisition Consultancy firm with Multi-Million dollar annual revenue. Clients included: NBC/Peacock, BCG DV, TED, Media.Monks, AKQA, Duolingo, BASIC, GoFundMe, Work & Co, Gensler, Code & Theory● Helped 1000's of candidates find jobs with our clients. ● Chief client partner generating $1-2M in sales revenue annually.● Helped hire & manage a team of 15 recruiters, researchers, and talent ops employees spread throughout the US● Strategic advisor to client leadership teams to guide talent & recruitment execution and strategy improvement● Developed 3 Revenue Model "cashflow" streams to sustain business longevity - Contingency Freelance Contract, Contingency Fulltime Permanent, Embedded RPO● Built a new 6-person Research/Sourcer team to manage Executive and Retained Search client engagements● Internal Strategy & Business Operations - grew revenue 70%+ YOY while increasing gross margin percentages● Individual contributor: Chief Client Partner, Talent Advisor, Executive Recruiter, Research/Sourcing, Sales, Recruitment Analytics, Coach & Mentor

Led a Talent Acquisition & Recruitment team of 7 to augment the S4/Media.Monks/Jam3 existing Talent team. Advised Global Director of Operations, Chief Client Officer, and Global Executive Creative Director on all things Talent and Recruiting. Hired 100+ candidates for their Tier 1 clients: Meta, Mondelez, Google, Apple, Amazon

Head of NYC office Talent Acquisition function for a Global 4,000-person digital advertising agency including employer branding and hands-on talent management. Clients included: NIKE, Volvo, Verizon, Starbucks, Maserati, GAP, Mayo Clinic● Partnered with International Managing Director, C-Level Global Leadership, and Executive Leadership Team for global talent mobility, hiring pipelines, employee retention, as well as key executive searches & hires● Managed team of 7 recruiters hiring for Creative, UX, Strategy, PM, Technology, Data + Analytics, Ops● Directly responsible for hiring over 150+ employees in a period of high growth for the agency● Reduced external vendor recruitment fees to zero for the 2015/2016 calendar years● Started new “Data & Analytics” service offering in NYC office by recruiting the Head of Data + 14 new employees● Program Lead for Summer Academy Internship with 28 “Apprentices”, resulting in 20 FT hires● Partnered with global HR/Marketing for brand EVP & Employer branding measurement efforts including employee retention, candidate experience, interview structure, candidate personas, recruitment channels● Improved key metrics and tracked data around time to fill, hire quality, diversity, offer acceptance rate, application quantity and quality, temporary vs full-time resourcing

Co-founded & helped build a start-up Recruitment Agency firm from 2 employees up to 28 employees and over $10M+ annual revenue across 3 offices in the US. Clients included: Amazon, Accenture, JP Morgan Chase, R/GA, Droga5, Wieden & Kennedy, HUGE, BBDO, IDEO● Led client engagements with top-tier advertising agencies, tech product/startup companies, and global brands● Advised C-Level executive leaders on their organization's recruitment & talent strategies● Individual contributor generating $1.3M annual revenue by recruiting, client partnership, and new sales● Part of Leadership team managing 3 offices with 28 employees consisting of: Recruiters, Researchers, Operations, Client Partners● Guide company operations including onboarding, training, metrics, mentorship, goal-setting, and implemented a custom CRM database● Set milestones & reviews with each employee to track performance and career growth

Sales and Recruiting