Our Story
We're recruiters, storytellers, and believers in work that matters, who started with a question instead of a job spec, built trust before we built a business, and now we help companies that matter find talent that stays.
Founding Story
TalentRE was founded as a means of giving purpose to our everyday work. We spend more than 40 hours a week at work, in a world facing real challenges, from climate, to health, to education. Work time has to count for something.
We believe in being humans of service, and in doing work that matters.
The Origin
It started as a podcast. A simple question, asked out loud: can purpose and profit actually coexist?
I'm Claudia, and was doing my master's at the London School of Economics (LSE) when the idea took hold. I saw how unhappy people were at work, and I wanted to give visibility to the companies proving it didn't have to be that way.
Conversations with founders proving purpose and profit was possible, then turned into a community of people who believed it too.
Claudia Tomas, Founder & Podcast Host
The Shift
By 2034, Millennials, Gen Z and the first Gen Alphas are projected to make up 80% of the workforce in advanced economies (World Economic Forum, 2025). 96% of Gen Z and 97% of millennials say purpose is important to their job satisfaction and well-being, while 41% of Gen Z and 39% of millennials have rejected a potential employer because of their personal ethics or beliefs (Deloitte, 2026).
How TalentRE Was Born
That community, already mission-aligned, already listening, became the foundation for something more: a headhunting practice built on culture and values on top of skill, because that's what optimises for employee retention.
That's how TalentRE was born.
