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    The Team · Power of the Group

    The operators behind the group.

    EQ Group is built differently. Two layers work for every brand in the house: founders who have built before, and a group operating team who clear the path, infrastructure, talent, market signal, standard. Every brand keeps its own operator. The group compounds behind them.

    4
    Founders
    8
    Operators in the group
    6
    Brands in the house
    US & UK
    Coverage
    01

    Founder

    1 operator
    James Doyle
    Group
    Founding
    James Doyle
    Founder & Group CEO

    Founder of EQ Group. Proven recruitment CEO, advisor and operator with two decades building and scaling businesses across the UK and US. Previously built and sold Venturi over eleven years, then turned to backing high-end niche recruitment start-ups that share infrastructure, insight and standard. Based between Manchester and Alderley Edge, working daily on both sides of the Atlantic.

    02

    EQ Group

    10 operators
    Chris Hampson
    Healthcare
    Founding
    Chris Hampson
    EQ Group Member

    Co-founder of Take a Seat People and EQ Group. BCBA recruiter focused on helping clinicians avoid burnout, bad leadership and poor-fit roles across the US. Connects purpose-driven behavior analysts with schools, clinics and programs where they can thrive and stay.

    Tyler Denbigh
    Healthcare
    Founding
    Tyler Denbigh
    Founder, Scale Health

    Founder of Scale Health, the group's modern healthcare and clinical workforce brand. Places clinical, commercial and leadership talent inside regulated health businesses, with deep focus on neurodiversity, mental health and digital health markets.

    Madison Fox
    Group
    Operating
    Madison Fox
    EQ Group Member

    Group operator across EQ Group. Works across the house on infrastructure, talent and standard for every brand in the group.

    Danny Davies
    Group
    Operating
    Danny Davies
    EQ Group Member

    Group operator across EQ Group. Works across the house on infrastructure, talent and standard for every brand in the group.

    David Macpherson
    Healthcare
    Category Building
    David Macpherson
    Founder, GrowNeuro

    President at Take a Seat People. 24-year talent veteran across US and UK healthcare, focused on SLP and allied health talent. Connects behavioral health providers, therapy groups and healthcare organizations with clinical talent that improves patient outcomes.

    James Holder
    Healthcare
    Founding
    James Holder
    Founder, Sentio Group

    Group CEO of Sentio Group, the premium staffing business EQ Group partners with in Austin, Texas. Former Signify Technology top biller with 12 years of recruitment experience, building high-performance teams across manufacturing, renewable energy, data centers, geotechnical, and life sciences.

    Tereza Kirwan
    Emerging Talent
    Talent
    Tereza Kirwan
    Founder, LAUNCH

    Founder of LAUNCH and EQ Director of Internal Talent. Partners with experienced recruiters to secure leadership roles or build investor-backed ventures, with C-suite search reach across the UK and US. 12-year recruitment veteran focused on connecting elite founders with investor-operators.

    Josh Towne
    Group
    Operating
    Josh Towne
    Co-Founder, Take a Seat People

    Co-Founder at Take a Seat People, working full 360 delivery across the brand. Group operator across EQ Group, working on infrastructure, talent and standard for every brand in the house.

    Anna Brooks
    Group
    Operating
    Anna Brooks
    Executive Assistant to the Founders

    Executive Assistant to the founders of EQ Group. Coordinates the leadership calendar, investor and partner communications, and operational rhythm across the US and UK offices.

    Chris Langton
    Group
    Operating
    Chris Langton
    Finance Director

    Finance Director at EQ Group. Owns group finance across the portfolio, from management accounts and cash flow to forecasting, board reporting and commercial modelling for new ventures. Partners with the founders on capital allocation, margin discipline and the financial infrastructure that lets each brand scale with standard.

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