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BUILT BY FOUNDERS. BUILT FOR FOUNDERS.

LT Talent is a specialist recruitment partner for Beauty, Personal Care, Wellness and Nutrition, founded in January 2025 and based in London and Manchester. We work with founders, start-ups, investor-backed and high-growth brands - and every search is run personally by Dan or Helen, from the first conversation through to placement and well beyond it.

ROLES WE COVER

Junior to C-suite, across every function that makes these businesses work.

Marketing & Digital

E-Commerce & DTC

Sales & Commercial

Retail & Customer Service

Supply Chain & Operations

Manufacturing & Production

NPD & R&D

Finance

IT & Technical

Human Resources

Training & Development

Graphic Design & Artworker

Not listed? Ask anyway - if it exists in this industry, we've probably placed it.

WHO WE ARE

The only two people you'll ever deal with.

We're Dan and Helen Knagg, with over 35 years combined leading and building teams. And we're the only people you'll ever deal with - from start to finish. Every role we take on carries our name - and our reputation. Which means you only see candidates we truly stand behind.

We've sat on your side of the table. We know what it's like to be sent the wrong candidates and told they were right. To hear every recruiter swear their person is "the one" - while you wonder who you can actually trust.

We remove that doubt.

Dan Knagg

Co-Founder

Helen Knagg

Co-Founder

No handoffs. No account managers. A founder works every role. A founder represents your brand. Every time.

The Recruitment You Deserve

WHY WE BUILT LT TALENT.

Most founders and senior leaders will tell you it's the people who make the biggest difference. Yet hiring is still overlooked - and it hasn't changed with the times.

That's exactly why we founded LT Talent: the recruitment experience we wished existed when we were the ones doing the hiring.

The challenge right now

How LT Talent solves it

✕Job adverts attract 100+ applications and almost none of them fit

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✓Our relationships give us a network of industry-proven talent that rarely appears on a job board

✕AI is writing CVs to match job descriptions - so they all look the same

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✓We know the person behind the CV, not just what their AI wrote for them

✕Generic recruiters send the same shortlist to four other brands at the same time

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✓We're purposely selective about how many roles we take on - so you always get our full attention and dedicated service

✕Recruiters chasing monthly targets prioritise speed over quality

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✓No targets, no commission-hungry consultants - we're founders and equal shareholders, so our only incentive is the right hire for you

✕A hire that doesn't work out leaves you to absorb the cost and start over

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✓Confidence in every placement - a 12-week guarantee as standard, extended up to 6 months for C-suite roles - and we're still here after

How the best briefs work

The brands that get the most from us brief us exclusively.

One recruiter, fully accountable, with your brand represented by one trusted voice in a close-knit market. Exclusive briefs get our complete focus - and improved terms to match. It's how our best client relationships work, and why they last.

✓Full focus

✓One point of contact

✓Complete discretion

✓Total accountability

And every time, you also get

✓A risk-free model - review as many candidate profiles as you wish, with no obligation to commit

✓A fully managed service - we can be as involved as you want, from writing JDs to offer and onboarding

✓Honest notes on every shortlisted candidate - gaps included

✓We check in through onboarding and beyond - because we measure success by how your hire is doing six months in

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS BUILT AROUND YOU

No red tape, no model forced on you because it suits us. We shape the search around your business.

Think recruitment fees are too expensive? So did we.

Traditional agencies carry big overheads - offices, account managers, commission targets - and their fees pay for all of it. We stripped that out. What's left is two founders, their network, and a fee that reflects the work. No fee unless you hire, no hidden extras, and the fee can be split over monthly payments to protect your cash flow.

01Where most partnerships start

Contingency

Our most popular model. You only pay when we deliver. Zero upfront cost. High commitment from us. Low risk for you.

Retained

For senior hires and searches where getting it right matters most. An upfront retainer, fully deducted from the final fee - transparent and predictable.

Fractional

Proven industry talent without the full-time commitment - part-time or project-based, built around your needs.

Subscription

For scale-ups hiring regularly. A fixed monthly fee, consistent access to our network, predictable spend. No surprises.

Need something different - a fixed-term contract, a one-off project, something nobody's built yet? Good. That's where we do some of our best work.

GIVING BACK

With every placement.

Andy's Man Club

Every successful hire does more than strengthen your team - it contributes to making a positive impact in the world. With every placement we make, we donate a percentage of our fee to Andy's Man Club.

Their mission, put simply, is to prevent other families from going through the heartache and grief caused by suicide, by encouraging men to speak openly about their issues.

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Sponsorships & Partnerships

We're proud sponsors of The Industry.Beauty Innovators Awards 2026, and partner with The Beauty Bulb Collective - building our trusted network and recognising the achievements within Beauty, Personal Care, Wellness and Nutrition.

Free Resources

FREE GUIDES FOR FOUNDERS.

No sign-up. No pitch. Just practical hiring knowledge built from years inside Beauty, Personal Care, Wellness and Nutrition.

HIRING GUIDE

The Hiring Mistakes Playbook

The most common hiring mistakes in Beauty, Personal Care, Wellness and Nutrition - and how to avoid every one of them. 9 mistakes, practical fixes, real consequences.

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