About Talent Gateway

Straight talking people support for founders who are ready to scale or sell.

Very early on in my career I saw the same thing happen over and over again: the businesses that did well had the right people in the right roles, and the ones that struggled didn’t.
It wasn’t always about the best product or the cleverest strategy – it was about the team actually doing the work.

Plenty of well‑known business writers have said the same in their own way. Jim Collins talks about getting “the right people on the bus, in the right seats” before deciding where to drive it, and years of research from firms like Gallup shows that teams who are well led and properly supported simply perform better.

I set up Talent Gateway in 2012 as a simple recruitment business for smaller companies. The aim was to help founders hire good people without all the usual grief.
It didn’t take long to spot a pattern: if the basics weren’t in place – a clear plan, sensible structure, a decent “why work here?” story and a half‑decent hiring process – even a great hire could only paper over the cracks for so long.​

That’s when the 5P’s™ idea started. Over time, working with lots of different founders, it turned into the framework we use today. Plan, Proposition, Promote, Process and Perform are now the foundations for everything we do – a simple way to line up your growth plans with your people, and make sure the team, systems and day‑to‑day habits can actually support where you’re heading.​

We also practise what we preach. We only work with founders who know that if they focus properly on the people side, the business will move faster and they’ll stand a much better chance of reaching their prize – whether that’s scaling up, raising money or selling.
If that doesn’t sound like you, then we’re probably not the right fit.

Today, Talent Gateway is much more than a start-up recruitment business.
We work alongside founders as a fractional people partner, help with key senior and specialist hires, and run focused projects to sort out things like hiring, onboarding and leadership so the whole business runs more smoothly.

In short: we help founders build the team and structure to scale or sell. And we stay alongside you until you’re confident to go it alone. .

Nici Jupp

I’m proud of the team we’ve built at TG and the work we deliver. The clients we work with actually care about their people and they recognise that getting their talent strategy right will make the difference.

I also get to choose who we work with and select a small number of founders where we can make the biggest impact.

Founder – Nici Jupp

Our testimonials showcase what we’ve delivered, but more importantly how we do it. That’s what makes us different. Our curiosity about your business, the challenge and getting the right talent solution.

What founders & their teams say

  • Having wasted time with both higher and lower cost alternatives, we asked the team at Talent Gateway to undertake a complex project for us to recruit a broad spectrum of talented people in a long established but fluid and fast-growing business.

    The team had to work with board members to junior management, across time zones and meeting technologies, handling sometimes conflicting demands and time pressures with flexible teamwork, professionalism and integrity.

    The key to good talent recruiting is of course a deep understanding of our requirements and in that respect their efforts were first class. They listened well and engaged with the team, working creatively with market insight and recommendations to help us develop a better understanding of our own needs, which meant we ended up with great results.

    Overall the process was well supported, pain free, and they did what they said they would do: provided us with a great Marketing and E-commerce team, that have been central to the growth the business.
    International Educational Publishing Business – COO
  • What set Nici and the Talent gateway team apart from the pack was their attention to culture, fit and a deep understanding of the context and needs of our business.

    This commitment to going beyond the surface allowed us to build a talent bank and a new structure at a time of change and the outcome has exceeded our expectation.
    Director (Digital Solutions and New Ventures)
  • What makes Nici and the team at Talent Gateway specialists is they understand people, they spend their time getting to know you and finding the right person for your organisation, taking the stress out of talent acquisition completely.
    Chief Marketing Officer
  • Working with Talent Gateway exceeded all expectations. We had a complex role spanning tourism, regulation, estates management, and ESG within an adult social care setting. From the first meeting, Talent Gateway instantly understood our needs and added tremendous value to the process. Their fresh perspective enhanced our recruitment materials far beyond what we could have done alone. They saved us time—a priceless commodity for our senior team—and delivered a diverse, high-quality pool of candidates. I’ve never experienced this level of service and support from any other agency. Talent Gateway truly helps you understand and achieve your recruitment goals.”
    Canterbury Oast Trust – CEO
  • Talent Gateway is an excellent recruitment partner and provided strong support throughout the process. The team was easily contactable, ensuring they took the time to get to know and understand me before putting me forward. They were thorough and reliable, and I would highly recommend them!”
    Candidate

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