Pivot + Edge

Pivot + Edge is a recruitment firm on a mission to disrupt the outdated recruitment industry by providing simplified, cost-effective hiring solutions for Seed and Series A startups. Founded by EA Clarke with over 30 years' recruitment experience and led by CEO John Fleischauer (based in Ottawa, Ontario), the firm partners with early-stage companies to provide a complete fractional hiring team and recruiting infrastructure. The company's model delivers fixed pricing that saves clients 15-30% compared to traditional recruitment agencies.

Pivot + Edge provides comprehensive recruitment and hiring infrastructure services including careers page design, talent-facing messaging, recruiting technology, internal hiring processes, and hiring manager training. The firm specialises in helping startups attract, engage and hire the right people to grow, using an 'Inside-Out' strategy that builds sustained recruiting capability within client organisations. Services include job posting support, employer brand amplification, candidate vetting and hiring facilitation, with a philosophy of 'teach a person to fish' to enable clients to own their hiring strategy long-term.

The firm serves Seed and Series A startups seeking to simplify hiring whilst building strong teams. Pivot + Edge reports helping clients save over $800,000 in recruitment costs in a single year and enabling startups to hire hundreds of people at scale. The leadership team brings diverse expertise: founder EA Clarke combining early-stage scaling experience with recruitment background, and CEO John Fleischauer bringing recruiting agency and corporate recruitment experience since 2004. The firm provides recruiting insights, blog content and hiring guides, positioning recruitment as an investment in long-term team building rather than a traditional seat-filling exercise.