Introducing Satellite Talent 🚀 🛰️

Hello, world! 🌍

This is Satellite, your newly-launched embedded recruitment partner, beaming down a message to all the growing start-ups and scale-ups out there.

Led by Isabel Strijland, former co-founder of Acelr8, and backed by our investor and Dragon's Den star, Bas Witvoet, we're on a mission to unblock your hiring challenges and bring talent within reach. We know that scaling a team can feel unpredictable—one moment you need an entire recruitment squad, the next it's just one or two roles. That's where we come in: you'll get an embedded recruiter who feels like part of your crew, without the heavy lift of hiring in-house.

We believe that the key to successful growth lies in the connections we build. Like a satellite, our Talent Partners are defined by proximity and perspective. We stay close enough to immerse in your organisational culture and goals. Yet, we benefit from the objective distance needed to match you with fresh new talent. Founded as an embedded recruitment powerhouse, we orbit alongside startups and scale-ups, acting as a trusted advisor in their scaling journey.

"What excites me most is our team—a group of talent partners who helped shape the embedded recruitment model over the past decade. Whether we’re building hiring strategies from day one or plugging in talent partners to support high-growth phases, we’ve got you covered. With the right talent at the right time, sustainable growth is possible. Let’s aim for the stars!"

Isabel Strijland, Co-Founder at Satellite

Our passion for the embedded model

At Satellite, we see recruitment as more than just filling positions—it’s about creating a true partnership that aligns with each company’s values, culture, and long-term vision.

We’ve seen first-hand how companies need adaptable solutions to navigate today’s unpredictable hiring market, and just like how a satellite orbits a planet, guiding and providing insight from above, we too embed ourselves within your team, sharing knowledge and working on a unified mission together. By embedding ourselves into your company, we understand your culture and needs on a deeper level, allowing us to craft a recruitment strategy that supports your growth, and gives our clients the flexibility to onboard and off-board an experienced Talent Partner as needed.

The advantages of using Satellite

1. In-house expertise, no gravity attached 👩‍🚀 - we’re part of your team, just like your in-house recruiter, but with the ease of a monthly subscription service. Need to scale up quickly? We’re ready. Need a pause when things slow down? We can adjust. All the expertise, none of the hassle.
2. Broadcasting your mission and values 📡 - when we say we’re embedded, we mean it! We take our client’s missions seriously, and dedicate ourselves to fully integrate and get to know the company and team’s that we hire for. This ensures that our Talent Partners can accurately represent what it’s like to work for your company to candidates, and also make your hiring team’s lives that bit easier, as it feels like working with any other teammate. Our clients often say they forget we’re technically not employed by them on a permanent basis, and this is the biggest compliment.
3. Mission-critical support, across all roles 🤝 - whether you're an early-stage start-up or a growing scale-up, we’re here to help you hire across business, tech, and operational roles. Our embedded model ensures we deeply understand your needs, so we can make the right hires, from key team members to executive leaders. No role is too big or small!
4. Orbiting your goals 🎯 - as your partner, we work closely with you to make hires, but also to deliver in other areas of the Talent function. Need an ATS implemented, or hiring process to be created or refined? Like a satellite constantly orbiting its planet, we’re always there, adapting and adjusting to your needs.

Ready for aim for the stars? ⭐️

We’re delighted to not only launch Satellite today, but to continue helping our clients to navigate their hiring missions.

Facing hiring challenges? Reach out to isabel@satellite-talent.com and let’s build the team to take you to new heights.

Over and out. 🫡