We strive for excellence in everything we do – continually seeking improvement, working hard to earn and retain your business + always giving our best.
We are committed to sharing our time, talent, and resources with both the HR and local communities, driven by a deep care for people and a desire to give generously without expectation.
We prioritize integrity by always doing the right thing, putting our clients first, and building trust through ethical leadership and relationships.
We give back by serving and advancing the HR profession through leadership roles in professional associations and by creating and hosting value-added events for HR professionals.
Since our launch in 1999, Talent Connections has been driven by a passion to serve. We initially set out to help organizations optimize their hiring efforts through recruitment process consulting. With early clients like McKesson and EarthLink, Talent Connections quickly built momentum as a go-to source for talent acquisition solutions.
Over the past 25 years, our mission has evolved as we’ve cultivated an incomparable network of HR professionals. Today, Talent Connections’ mainstay service is HR Executive Search. After nearly 2,000 searches across the U.S. and helping hundreds of organizations secure top-tier HR leadership, our team continues to find deep purpose in serving our clients, our community and the HR profession through this work.
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A mainstay of Talent Connections has always been our extensive volunteer leadership – from president and board positions at SHRM-Atlanta to on-going support for NPOs like Samaritan’s Purse, MUST Ministries, Atlanta HR Prayer Breakfast and more.
We partner with organizations that understand the power of people and values. We focus on aligning talent with your organization’s mission, ensuring that every placement strengthens your culture, enhances team collaboration, and drives long-term success. Our commitment to values-first recruiting means we deliver candidates who not only meet the technical requirements but also embody the principles that define your organization.
With over 35 years of professional human resources and talent acquisition experience, Tom helps his clients find strategic and impactful HR leaders. Talent Connections has conducted approximately 2000 HR searches across the US since the company’s founding in 1999, and those placed have impressive retention rates. He has built two successful companies himself–the other being an outplacement services and executive coaching firm, Career Spa. His previous work with global professional services firms Price Waterhouse (now PwC) and Accenture shaped Tom with substantial depth and business acumen. His infinite knowledge in human capital, hiring processes, and career management best practices is nationally acclaimed, and he’s often sourced by the media.
With a huge heart for service and a need to give back to the human resources profession, he has served nationally as Board Chair for the SHRM Foundation and Inaugural Board President for the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP). In the Atlanta area, he served two years as President of SHRM-Atlanta and is the most recent recipient of the SHRM-Atlanta Lifetime Achievement Award. He is deeply invested in the community as well, serving on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, The Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV), the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), and he founded the Atlanta HR Prayer Breakfast ministry. Tom holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
When he isn’t solving people and business challenges, he enjoys traveling, concerts, golf, spectator sports, and spending time with family and friends. He is a shareholder and season ticket holder of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers. Anyone who knows him knows that Tom also loves to make people laugh with his gift of humor. He made his stand-up comedy debut at The Punch Line, the premier comedy club in the Southeast.
Amber Brinkman is the founder of Brinkman Consulting and serves as Talent Connections’ Brand Strategy Lead, overseeing the strategic development of brand, marketing, and content initiatives.
Her work with Talent Connections focuses on crafting data-driven strategies that drive growth, increase brand awareness, and strengthen client retention. With experience on both the brand and agency sides of marketing, Amber brings a unique perspective, particularly in the recruitment industry, where she has worked with a diverse range of recruiter clients since launching her business in 2021.
Beyond consulting, Amber is actively involved in the Atlanta marketing community through volunteer, board, and mentorship roles—which earned her AMA Atlanta’s Marketing Rising Star award. She holds a B.S. in Social Entrepreneurship from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is passionate about supporting local animal shelters through fundraising and supply drives.
Whether collaborating with clients, guiding teams, or mentoring future leaders, Amber combines her expertise with a genuine passion for helping others succeed.
Talent Connections partners with FoxHire as our Employer of Record for Temporary/Contract Workers. FoxHire is an Employer of Record that handles all of the onboarding, payroll, and compliance during each assignment.
As a dedicated partner in providing Employer of Record (EOR) services, Jen is our assigned Representative. She plays a key role in ensuring smooth operations for Talent Connections. Jen works closely with our recruitment team, guiding them through the nuances of EOR solutions to ensure that companies can expand their workforce efficiently while staying fully compliant with labor laws and regulations. She also assists the Workers with any questions they may have throughout the entire process while being employed with FoxHire.
