Our Story

Starts and ends with mutual respect.

It’s the only way we can remain a committed partner who understands the businesses and talent we work with. This means we’ve logged thousands of hours of candidate face-time and facilitated hundreds upon hundreds of successful placements.
We connect
visionaries in business.

We have developed lasting relationships that connect us to a range of industries: sport, media, entertainment, retail, consumer goods and telecommunications.

From Director to C-Suite level positions, our functional expertise has produced successful placements in marketing, integrated communications, sponsorship, ecommerce, sales leadership and human resources.

Our Approach

In one word: futurespective.

Bringing certainty to search starts with a conversation. A conversation about your objectives, challenges, gaps and vision. Listening more closely, digging deeper to determine your needs and building a stronger connection allows us to be your brand ambassador.

Then – by sector, by skill-set, by business culture – we set to work, bridging the gap between client and candidate.

We don’t look to just fill a job, we look to propel opportunity. Through it all we work with you – and as an extension of your brand – by the time we attract the right talent, they are already engaged.

We’re ready when you are.
From the bigger picture to the immediate position.

Synthesize best practices with a process of discovery.

‘High Touch’ for both candidate and client.

Be the ‘Brand Ambassador’, aligning individual needs with corporate objectives.

Our Team

Mark Atkins – President

Mark is an independent search professional with over twenty years of experience. He has recruited hundreds of individuals into Director, VP, GM, and C-suite roles within Fortune 500 companies across a range of disciplines including Sports, Media, Entertainment, Retail, Consumer Goods and Telecommunications. Prior to founding his own firm in 2010, Mark was a Partner with The Caldwell Partners International and with The Mandrake Group of Companies.

An alumnus of The University of Western Ontario, Mark began his career in sales with Labatt, sponsorship with Lang & Associates, and customized B2B services with Steelcase Canada. He is frequently asked to share his expertise at conferences and business schools, and is also a member of the Ryerson Sport Marketing Board. Mark stays active within his community and has two children.
Kirsten Annett – Associate

As a search professional, Kirsten brings more than 15 years of business and search experience to the successful execution of assignments. Her creative thinking and commitment to the search process provides clients with long-term solutions that strengthen their business and attracts candidates to opportunities that will further their career.

After studying Psychology at York University Kirsten held progressively senior roles in a national distribution business that led to managing the expansion of the Vancouver branch. Kirsten returned to Toronto to run a niche service company before starting her career in search with The Caldwell Partners International. Prior to joining Lighthouse Kirsten worked with the University of Toronto and a boutique search firm that specialized in insurance and financial services.