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Our AI platform gives you the edge to serve clients and candidates with speed, precision, and trust—without the traditional agency overhead.
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Full Team Power.
Zero Politics.
Proof of Concept: The New Standard in GTM Search
We spent Year 1 proving that a platform-led model can outperform traditional recruitment. Now, we're scaling.
Strategic Access
The core of our POC was validating our Tier-1 VC connectivity. By positioning TalentHub as the "Office #1" partner for global Venture Capital firms, we secured an exclusive pipeline of mandates before they reached the open market.
Market Validation
We proved demand by securing 8 Country Manager roles for leaders in Cloud-native, Cybersecurity, Data and AI. We executed 6 directly and—crucially—passed 2 high-value placements to our partner network, proving the platform generates more than it consumes.
Operational Leverage
The POC was never about the revenue generated—it was about the efficiency. Our engine allows a single agent to operate at 3x traditional speed. We’ve built the infrastructure for you to transition from "grinding" to $1M+ billing years.
Candidate Offer Performance
Our Year 1 Proof of Concept validates our ability to secure top-tier compensation for our candidates. We focus on high-impact placements that command the most competitive offers in the Japan market.
"My past 18 hours included sleep, family time, and dog walks. In between? Our AI handled market research, sourcing, and pipeline updates. The productivity is out of this world."
A.I. First
We replace traditional sales support with deep automation. It’s the work of a full team with the overhead of a solo operator—stripping away admin to prioritize executive search velocity.
Remote First
Freedom with high-trust accountability. By removing commutes and fixed physical overhead, we scale our desks without geographic limits while remaining on the ground in Japan.
Japan Expertise.
APAC Intelligence.
TalentHub bridges the Japan market with a high-performance alliance of enterprise technology search specialists across the region—offering one point of accountability with borderless reach.
"Having recently launched Shinka Talent after nearly 20 years in recruitment, TalentHub has materially accelerated the pace at which I can operate. The AI agents function like additional team members supporting BD, sourcing and market mapping, while the platform’s ability to generate insights from multiple data points is extremely valuable."
Grant Habgood
Founder, Shinka Talent
Building Sustainable Search Businesses
Unifying senior leadership, AI intelligence, and a borderless alliance network.
Growth & Marketing
We provide the platform for business development and high-end client marketing, giving partners the brand presence needed to win premium APAC search mandates.
AI-Powered Ops
Remove search friction with our AI-driven operations. From market mapping to automated sourcing, we handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on candidate calibration.
Alliance Ecosystem
A collaborative network where specialization meets client need. We selectively activate members based on their unique talent pockets.
Exit Potential
From Lifestyle Business to Real Equity.
Most solo recruiters build a "lifestyle business"—good cash flow, but nothing to sell when they stop. At TalentHub, we are building for a liquidity event. We are led by Co-Founder Murray Clarke, who brings a unique "3-for-3" track record: every firm he has joined has achieved a successful acquisition exit.
- Boyd & Moore: Founding member and senior leader of the startup that scaled to 200 people - successful acquisition for owners.
- RGF Executive: Senior leader responsible for nearly 50% of revenue through its post-acquisition transition.
- Experis Executive: Sole founder, building from zero as a JV with ManpowerGroup Japan, leading to a total acquisition.
By operating as a partner network on one platform and brand, we create the scale and consistency needed for a potential future exit. If TalentHub achieves an exit, our partners participate.
Recruitment Leadership + CTO-Led Innovation
Murray Clarke
One of the few recruiters to build and sell a firm in Japan. Having led three tech-focused search firms — all of which achieved successful exits — Murray now uses his experience to support recruiters in business development and delivery. He ensures the platform reflects the surgical needs of modern executive search.
Konstantin Ivanov
A full-stack SaaS CTO with deep experience in building high-performance recruitment technology. He leads the product roadmap, bringing AI-driven intelligence to life so recruiters can automate the administrative friction and stay ahead of the curve in a fast-moving talent landscape.
Together — we combine decades of recruitment leadership with hands-on SaaS development to create a platform that empowers recruiters to achieve more than they could alone.
What Clients Say
Great job Murray. Thanks so much for this. We are really happy with this key hire!
Impressive research and a job well done! Thanks for the great work. Happy to be a reference.
We almost exclusively found Murray to be our go-to recruiter. I highly recommend him.
One of the top recruiters VMware has worked with, not only in Japan, but across the whole of Asia Pacific. He is exceptional.
Thanks for your work. Nice job! I appreciate you running at a very intense pace.
Murray has been a tremendous help in hiring dozens of individual contributors as well as key leaders.
If you need someone to assist as you try to enter the Japanese market don't look any further.
His business sense and creativity helped fill a high level executive position in a relatively short period of time.
Murray has done outstanding work for PARC in a difficult talent space. Thank you!
Murray was invaluable. His advice, cultural guidance, and results were outstanding.
Instrumental in hiring key people, including Country Manager, and delivering RPO.
Murray helped build our Japan team, securing very high quality sales and engineering hires.
Murray helped us lock in a key leader for our Japan business. He did an excellent job.
Excellent work to hire a key sales lead for our new all-flash product in Japan.
I see Murray as the only recruiter that really understands the markets that he recruits into.
Very pleased with the outcome. Murray provided extremely helpful cultural guidance throughout.
Great job Murray. Thanks so much for this. We are really happy with this key hire!
Impressive research and a job well done! Thanks for the great work. Happy to be a reference.
We almost exclusively found Murray to be our go-to recruiter. I highly recommend him.
One of the top recruiters VMware has worked with, not only in Japan, but across the whole of Asia Pacific. He is exceptional.
Thanks for your work. Nice job! I appreciate you running at a very intense pace.
Murray has been a tremendous help in hiring dozens of individual contributors as well as key leaders.
If you need someone to assist as you try to enter the Japanese market don't look any further.
Murray can build a strong relationship and he drives things very passionately.
His business sense and creativity helped fill a high level executive position in a relatively short period of time.
Murray has done outstanding work for PARC in a difficult talent space. Thank you!
Murray was invaluable. His advice, cultural guidance, and results were outstanding.
Instrumental in hiring key people, including Country Manager, and delivering RPO.
Murray helped build our Japan team, securing very high quality sales and engineering hires.
Murray helped us lock in a key leader for our Japan business. He did an excellent job.
Excellent work to hire a key sales lead for our new all-flash product in Japan.
I see Murray as the only recruiter that really understands the markets that he recruits into.
Very pleased with the outcome. Murray provided extremely helpful cultural guidance throughout.
Proactive and quick to understand the nuances of our requirements.
Partnership, not ownership.
A message to independent recruitersAfter 20+ years building and scaling search firms across Japan and APAC, I’ve learned that the best recruiters value one thing above all: freedom. At TalentHub, we support your independence rather than trying to own it. We provide the specialized technology and AI-driven intelligence you need to drive better business development and more efficient candidate sourcing.
We’ve built a collaborative network of boutique agents who support one another in both GTM execution and client development. Our revenue shares are fair and built on a foundation of trust and accountability—both to each other and to the clients we serve.
Scale your desk with enterprise-grade power while keeping the autonomy you’ve earned. If you're looking for a partnership built on shared success, let’s talk.