Executive Recruiting with Specialized Depth

GTM Talent is an executive search firm specializing in GTM leadership and nonprofit executive recruitment. We help organizations hire senior leaders across sales, marketing, revenue, finance, and mission-driven roles through precise, confidential outreach and structured evaluation.

GTM Leadership Search

CRO • CMO • VP Sales • VP Marketing • Revenue Operations • First Sellers

Nonprofit Executive Search

CEO • Executive Director • Chief Development Officer • Senior Fundraising Leaders

We partner with founders, CEOs, boards, and funders to define the role, map the market, and run a disciplined search that delivers the right leader — quickly, discreetly, and with true boutique partnership.

Founder, Managing Director - Chris Kelleher

Chris Kelleher, GTM Talent founder

Chris leads GTM Talent with a unique blend of operator experience and search expertise. Before founding the firm, he spent decades in sales and revenue leadership at LinkedIn, BT, and multiple health-tech startups — building and scaling GTM organizations, hiring hundreds of leaders across the U.S. and EMEA, and partnering closely with HR and Talent leaders at Fortune 500 and high-growth companies.

Chris also brings significant nonprofit and association depth. While at LinkedIn, he served on the LinkedIn for Good (LIFG) board, advising on global social-impact and workforce access initiatives. He has also held leadership and volunteer roles with Make-A-Wish, the American Cancer Society, the National MS Society, and served on the board of the British American Business Council.

He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA from the University of Michigan.

Managing Partner - Todd Humes

Todd Humes, GTM Talent managing partner

Todd brings nearly 30 years of experience in talent acquisition, executive search, and workforce solutions. He has led national recruiting teams and advised organizations ranging from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 companies across the IT, creative, digital, marketing, and tech sectors.

Todd has held leadership roles at Right Management, Experis, Malone Workforce Solutions, and Volt, where he rebuilt teams, improved hiring processes, and delivered meaningful revenue and profitability growth. His expertise includes executive search, talent strategy, workforce planning, and candidate advisory.

Todd is a long-standing leader in the recruiting community. He is a member of SHRM’s Talent Forward committee and past president of STAR Chicago, where he built educational programs and networks for recruiting professionals.

He holds a B.S. in Psychology from SUNY Cortland and is a Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP).