Our Mission
It takes great people to make a great company.
Our mission is simple: to connect promising companies with talented people who can bring their business to the next level.
Though we serve companies of all sizes, we have established a reputation as specialists in startup hiring. Most of our clients are innovative startups, early-stage ventures, and companies in expansion, who are building a name in their respective industries.
OUR CORE TEAM
Max Shapiro
Founder & CEO
Max is the founder and CEO of PeopleConnect, bringing remarkable energy, a rare blend of experience, a sense of creativity, and a tenaciousness that has made it possible for many startups and established companies to add key talent to their teams.
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Vivi Fenwick
Director, Recruiting Operations
Vivi joined PeopleConnect in 2006 and has more than 27 years of experience in human resources and recruiting, having worked at a wide variety of organizations providing both tactical and strategic human resources support and solutions for corporations.
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Adam Everett
Senior Executive Recruiter
Adam possesses 21+ years in full lifecycle recruitment, having worked on both the agency and corporate sides of the business. He has extensive experience in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, high-tech, information technology, software, aviation, market research, medical device, etc.
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Karen Gore
Senior Executive Recruiter
Karen brings more than 30 years of full-cycle recruiting experience to our organization. She has worked for family-owned companies, Fortune 500 and Global 100 companies. Over the past 20 years, she has been a member of the PeopleConnect team filling roles in emerging/NexGen technologies
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Robin Stonesifer
Chief of Staff
Robin supports all business operations within PeopleConnect and PitchForce while being Max's right hand woman. Robin has over 12 years of experience in client and account management. She help our clients analyze their team building needs and manage the onboarding process for new clients.
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Jacob Lonsway
PitchForce, Event Manager
Jacob manages the PitchForce process vetting new startups to present at our weekly events focused startups seeking their Seed and A Round investments. He individually coaches the pitching entrepreneurs on their pitches before they present.
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Max Shapiro
Founder & CEO
Max is the founder and CEO of PeopleConnect, bringing remarkable energy, a rare blend of experience, a sense of creativity, and a tenaciousness that has made it possible for many startups and established companies to add key talent to their teams.
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Karen Gore
Senior Executive Recruiter
Karen brings more than 30 years of full-cycle recruiting experience to our organization. She has worked for family-owned companies as well as Fortune 500 and Global 100 companies.
Over the past 20 years, she has been a member of the PeopleConnect team filling roles in emerging/NexGen technologies.
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Vivi Fenwick
Director, Recruiting Operations
Vivi joined PeopleConnect in 2006 and has more than 27 years of experience in human resources and recruiting, having worked at a wide variety of organizations providing both tactical and strategic human resources support and solutions for corporations.
Read more
Robin Stonesifer
Chief of Staff
Robin supports all business operations within PeopleConnect and PitchForce while being Max's right-hand woman. Robin has over 12 years of experience in client and account management. She helps our clients analyze their team-building needs and manages the onboarding process for new clients.
Read more
Adam Everett
Senior Executive Recruiter
Adam possesses 21+ years in full lifecycle recruitment, having worked on both the agency and corporate sides of the business. He has extensive experience in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, high-tech, information technology, software, aviation, market research, medical device, etc.
Read more
Jacob Lonsway
PitchForce, Event Manager
Jacob manages the PitchForce process vetting new startups to present at our weekly events focused on startups seeking their Seed and A Round investments. He individually coaches the pitching entrepreneurs on their pitches before they present.
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