Our mission: to connect great businesses with exceptional people — and do it in a way that’s thoughtful, personal and purposeful. We believe recruitment should be more than just filling roles; it should build lasting partnerships, unlock potential, and create impact beyond the workplace.
Team TalentPool
Our team brings years of experience across the Consumer Goods and Retail landscape. We use that deep sector knowledge — and our trusted networks — to proactively engage the very best passive talent. Every search is tailored, every approach considered, making sure we find the right fit for your business.
Adam Gleeson
Managing Director
Beverage of choice?
Flat White, Diet Coke, Pint (in that order during the day)
Favourite place to visit?
Family home in Portugal / Loule or Luangwa national park in Zambia
Biggest achievement?
Marrying my wife and having our two boys!

Fraser Craig
Associate Director
Snack you’d take to a desert island?
Pretzel thins
If you could create and launch a product what would it be?
I feel the premium tinned fish category needs a cool new challenger brand
Hidden talent?
Juggling

Richard Bowen
Associate Director
Product you couldn’t live without?
My Guitar
Favourite place to visit?
Underwater!
Biggest achievement?
Travelling all 7 continents

Harleen Kundhi
Business Manager
Beverage of choice?
An old fashioned
Your biggest inspiration?
Christopher Reeve
If you could have dinner with anyone, who would you choose?
Steve Jobs – just revolutionary when it came to innovation and product launches or Mr Wonka!

George Kelly
Business Manager
Snack you’d take to a desert island?
Strawberry Candy Kittens
Favourite book/novel or TV show or Movie?
Lord of the Rings
Your biggest inspiration?
Winston Churchill

Rebekah Cramp
Business Manager
Favourite superhero and why?
Catwoman because she’s fierce, clever, and fights on her own terms.
If you could create and launch a product what would it be?
A brand of Gluten Free Lamington’s
Beverage of choice?
Jenki Matcha!

Ameet Shah
Co-owner & Director
Snack you’d take to a desert island?
Buffalo chicken wings
Your biggest achievement?
Building a business alongside friends I consider family and doing it in our own way and the way we believe is right.
Your biggest inspiration?
Arsene Wenger – visionary leadership, calm under pressure, and unwavering commitment to his principles while achieving lasting success.

Jayden duBois
Associate Director
Snack you’d take to a desert island?
Roasted Almonds & Banana Chips
Biggest achievement?
12 months no alcohol in 2024
If you could have dinner with a fictional character who would you choose?
Morpheus (Take the red or blue pill?)

Matt Fisher
Business Manager
Product you couldn’t live without?
Hats or Hair Product
If you could have dinner with a fictional character who would you choose?
Ace Venturer
Hidden talent?
It’s still hidden

Samantha Millier
Candidate Manager
Your biggest inspiration?
Adriene Mishler- Yoga with Adriene
Favourite place to visit?
South Africa. It’s got it all!
If you could create and launch a product what would it be?
A January advent calendar.

Peta Gleeson
Head of Finance
Beverage of choice?
Water or rosé
Favourite Movie?
The Goonies, Home Alone or Pretty Woman
Your biggest inspiration?
My parents

Catherine Yapp
Chief of Staff
Snack you’d take to a desert island?
Salt & vinegar crisps & chicken ceaser dip
Which superhero would you want to be?
Storm – I could have control of the office temperature!
If you could have dinner with a fictional character who would you choose?
Dumbledore – imagine the stories

Jordan Collins
Associate Director
Snack you’d take to a desert island?
Anything pickled…. Onions, Gerkins, anchovies
Biggest achievement?
Storm – I could have control of the office temperature!
If you could have dinner with a fictional character who would you choose?
Ally McCoist

The values that shape us
We believe recruitment should be a force for good – not just a business transaction. That means putting people and purpose at the centre of everything we do, from how we work with clients to how we support the wider world. We value trust over everything.
Trust is the foundation of every lasting relationship, and we take pride in the strong, trusted partnerships we’ve built over the years. We place a relentless focus on consistently delivering the very best service and talent and are proud of the relationships we’ve built over years in the industry. We will only ever be as strong as our network will allow us to be.

Since 2020, we’ve been building a business that gives back. Through our partnership with B1G1 — and now The TalentPool Foundation — every successful hire helps support projects that matter: from education and clean water to healthcare and opportunity. Together with our clients and candidates, we’re proud to turn recruitment into something even more meaningful.
Join us
We’re always on the lookout for fresh energy to flow into our in-house team – curious, collaborative people who want to shape the future of recruitment with us. If that sounds like you, just drop us a message.