Brightly

Brightly is a boutique recruitment agency founded by Sarah Brekelmans, dedicated to helping high-growth startups and scaleups hire top talent to scale their business meaningfully. With a decade's worth of recruitment expertise, Brightly connects companies with people who can impact their growth trajectory, specialising in demand generation, growth marketing, product management and HR roles. The agency fosters genuine connections with both clients and candidates, illuminating values, culture, and growth potential through a transparent recruitment process at pivotal times in business development.

Brightly's core specialisation centres on supporting startups and scaleups across growth marketing, demand generation, product management and human resources recruitment. The agency combines deep industry knowledge with a collaborative approach, quickly calibrating search criteria to bring forward remarkable candidates in record time. Sarah Brekelmans' leadership ensures that each search is handled with thoughtfulness and adaptability, with the agency staying engaged throughout the entire hiring process to facilitate successful placements.

Based in Toronto, Brightly serves high-growth companies seeking to scale meaningfully. Clients choose Brightly for its responsiveness, extensive network connections, and proven ability to fill pivotal roles in historically tight labour markets. The agency's transparent methodology and genuine partnership approach have earned strong testimonials from founders and executives who value both the quality of candidates and the collaborative support provided throughout the recruitment journey.