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Hiring the Right Talent Isn’t Optional
It’s your company’s most critical growth driver. At Earnest Talent Acquisitions, we go beyond traditional recruiting. We assess functional needs, build market maps, and leverage our networks to connect you with the people who can move your business forward.
In an age of AI-driven hiring, we bring what machines can’t – human perspective, critical thinking, values alignment, and a sharp focus on your employment brand. Every placement is designed to strengthen your organization today, and set it up for tomorrow.
Led by Nicole Earnest-Payte, with 25+ years of leadership experience, and a team with over five decades of combined recruiting expertise, we’ve built talent functions and placed leaders across sectors including CPG, digital media, e-commerce, SaaS, gaming, and financial services.
If results matter to you, we’re your talent partner.
About Earnest Talent Acquisitions
Hiring isn’t a back-office task—it’s the engine of your company’s growth. But finding the right people in a noisy, AI-saturated market takes more than a standard recruiting playbook. It takes expertise, nuance, and a partner who understands the difference between qualified talent and the right talent.
That’s where Earnest Talent Acquisitions comes in.
We build tailored recruiting strategies that match your company’s goals, culture, and pace of growth. No generic templates. No autopilot recruiting. We work directly with your executive team to define what success looks like—then map the market, engage top talent, and guide every step of the process with clarity and intention.
Yes, we use technology and AI. But we don’t rely on it.
Your most important hires deserve human judgment, real insight, and the ability to read between the lines—things algorithms can’t do. We blend data with decades of experience, values-driven assessment, and a deep commitment to the relationships that shape world-class teams.
Led by founder Nicole Earnest-Payte—bringing 25+ years of executive recruiting and talent leadership—our team brings over five decades of combined experience across CPG, gaming, food manufacturing, SaaS, digital media, e-commerce, and more. We’ve built high-impact functions, scaled teams from the ground up, and acted as trusted advisors to CEOs, founders, and people leaders navigating rapid change.
If you want a talent partner who brings expertise, honesty, and real partnership—not just résumés—you’re in the right place.