At Founders Connect, we are not just recruiters. We are strategic partners to founders and leadership teams building companies from the ground up. I started Founders Connect to help early stage and growth stage startups unlock momentum through thoughtful high impact hiring informed by real operating experience.
Over the years, I have partnered with multiple companies across pre seed through Series D stages, supporting everything from first critical hires to scaling entire functions. I have seen firsthand how transformative the right hire can be and how costly the wrong one is. That perspective shapes how we work. We go far beyond job descriptions and resumes to understand the nuances of each company’s stage, culture, and long term goals.
I am a talent leader with nearly a decade of experience spanning agency recruiting, in house roles, startup studios, and agency ownership. I began my career at Robert Half, where I was a President’s Club winner and learned the discipline of speed, precision, and execution at a high level. That foundation gave me a deep understanding of what great recruiting looks like when results matter.
From there, I moved in house and into startup environments, gaining firsthand exposure to how hiring decisions directly impact product velocity, team dynamics, and company outcomes. Having worked on all sides of the hiring equation gives me a unique perspective. I understand what founders need, what investors expect, and what candidates truly care about.
My approach blends strategic rigor with a highly human process built on clarity, trust, and long term alignment. Every hire has the potential to change the trajectory of a company. My goal is to help founders hire with confidence and help candidates find roles where they can do the best work of their careers.
Jonny was a tremendous partner in our engineering hiring process. His ability to identify high quality candidates and get them excited about the role was second to none.
He maintained a strong level of communication with both myself and the candidate, helping move things along in a fast-paced recruiting process. I would highly recommend Jonny to anyone seeking to add a high-performer to their recruiting team.
I had the honor of managing and learning from Jonny at Wilbur Labs. Jonny is a true Talent professional and was a major asset to our small but mighty Talent machine. As the Talent Acquisition Recruiter, his contributions were invaluable to our Talent Team, making a lasting impact on our recruitment strategies, candidate experiences, and talent administration processes.
His dedication, innovation, and positive approach made him an asset to our organization.
His exceptional ability to identify and cultivate high-value partnerships has significantly expanded our market presence. He provided invaluable insights into enterprise customer needs, directly informing our product strategy. His talent for articulating our product's business value has improved our win rates and helped secure landmark deals.
I highly recommend Jonny as an excellent recruiting partner. What sets Jonny apart is his range of capability. I led HR at just one company in a portfolio of several that Jonny led recruiting for.
His ability to succeed in recruiting roles that span a wide range of industries, departments and job functions is far above what I would expect of anyone. Add to his recruiting acumen the fact that he’s simply a joy to work with and you have an excellent team member.
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