Mako’s Founder and President is Brian Fowler, a 25 year veteran of the Executive Search and Staffing industries.
Over the course of his career, Brian has successfully led engagements for Fortune 50 companies, single-person startups and everything in between, in industries as varied as Manufacturing, Financial Services, Tech, Healthcare and Private Equity. Throughout this time he has successfully filled searches for CEOs and Presidents, led campaigns to completely staff entire companies from the ground up, and filled more “impossible to find” positions than he can recall.
In addition to leading traditional search campaigns, Brian has also been engaged by industry leaders to guide them successfully on employee benefits and compensation strategies, retention planning, employer branding and everything in between.
All of this led to Brian launching Mako.
Brian Fowler
Founder
“I have been helping companies identify and hire people for a quarter of a century. I have lived and breathed this and done very well. While headhunting remains a vital and valuable service, it is not always enough without evaluating and improving the areas around it.
I have helped a company find an impossible to find unicorn candidate, only to find their onboarding process was literally non-existent! And with no engagement and weak retention strategies, that unicorn candidate walked away and no one won.
It is intensely frustrating to see this.
Additionally, I have seen companies with such a weak or even off-putting brand and reputation as an employer that no one would interview with them, much less accept a position there. Even a seasoned Headhunter can’t fix that one.
And so, Mako HR Group was formed to help companies attract, hire and retain top talent.
All three elements must be present for assured success.”
The “Mako” name was carefully chosen.
First, the mako shark is a focused, fast and efficient animal. The Mako team aims to achieve each of these traits in every one of its engagements.
Second, one of our Founder’s favorite phrases for those committed to winning the best talent is “More shark, less dolphin.” As he says, “Focused and fast always wins the day over a more conservative approach. If you are conservative over a long enough time span – you will lose the best people to your rivals.”
The Mako team has experience working with companies of all shapes and sizes, from early startups so young the only employee is the Founder, to Fortune 500 companies that have led their industry for over a century.
We have helped companies attract, hire and retain their entire staff from the ground up, and have worked at every level and discipline to include:
C-Suite, President, EVP, SVP, VP, Director
Operations Management, Human Resources, Finance and Accounting
Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Product Management
Engineering, Software Development, Quality Control
Maintenance, Facilities, Transportation
Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Household Operations
You can hire us to train your human resources and hiring teams on the actual techniques professional headhunters use to find the best people.
Additionally, while the bulk of our experience is within North America,
we have successfully completed assignments in Europe, Asia and South America.
Contact us today and let us help you attract and hire the best candidates for your team.
