Maven

Our goal at Maven is to never forget we’re in the business of recruiting and placing people. Actual people. Candidates are more than resumes and companies are more than quarterly earnings. We treat people as people. We’re honest with them. We meet them over coffee instead of over email. We celebrate what makes each person and company unique, instead of directing them to a webpage.

Jessica Vann

Founder and CEO

“I love your intensity and professionalism. Today was a better day because I met you."

SF native Jessica founded Maven in March 2010. Her mission is to cultivate our top-notch team and to distill our values and approach throughout the organization. A true lover of the ghost pepper (a love not yet shared by her 8-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son), Jessica is not only bold in her food choices and loud typing, but just about everything she does, including her hair colors.

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Kevin Baker

Vice President, Team & Customer Success

“Kevin trailblazes the path to excellence in every professional endeavor.”

Kevin stumbled upon his passion for leading others and growing teams while building out a recruiting agency on Oahu – tough, right? Today, Kevin continues to live out his passion right here in SF where he still enjoys the blue water (though slightly colder) as an avid sailor. Kevin’s adventuresome spirit is represented through not only his one-of-a-kind stories, but also through the rotating photo album-travelogue sitting on his desk. Every day Kevin finds new ways to unleash our team’s potential - and every day his high energy and commendable work ethic is kick-started with an iced coffee with a dash of cinnamon!

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Leslie Crain

Business Operations Manager

“It’s so nice to come into the office and be greeted by a lovely smile and wonderful attention.”

When you walk through Maven’s front door, Leslie is the first person you see. If her smile doesn’t make you feel instantly welcome, her Southernisms will! As Business Ops Manager, Leslie handles mostly every task but the actual recruiting. Leslie’s background in academia, including teaching English abroad, has honed not only her stellar editing skills, but also her ability to read several books in a week.

Gillian Lopez

Director of Accounts & Growth, Permanent

"Job searches are basically the worst, but recruiters like you make things so much easier.”

Gillian’s background in wedding and private event planning for a CA winery made her a natural fit as a Maven matchmaker, guiding hiring managers and executives to their perfect hires, just as she did brides to their perfect weddings. When Gillian isn’t using her endless optimism and energetic personality to help build relationships with clients all while managing the business development team and training up new hires, she’s hittin' the gym or strolling the streets of Los Angeles where she splits half of her time.

Hayley Morrison

Recruiter & Team Lead, Permanent

"You were the bomb: such a delight and truly professional in your work!"

Born and raised in Seattle, Hayley has made her way to California to discover a love for tacos, skiing and recruiting (a winning combination). Hayley is a strong advocate for her Direct Hire candidates, working tirelessly to help them find their dream role. You read it for yourself, they call her "the bomb." Our team can always count on Hay-Mo to jump in and help out wherever needed. Whether it's writing a blog, covering for another recruiter on vacation, putting together an invite list for an upcoming event or making a Starbuck's run on a long day, she has every Maven's back... always.

Amber Liu

Account Director & Team Lead, Temporary

“I'm glad you were the one who ended up meeting and helping me. You're awesome at your job!”

After a chance encounter with a mutual friend on BART, Amber was brought in from her technical recruiting job to recruit for Maven’s Temp Team. When she’s not contacting candidates and clients, Amber is either in line at Chipotle or Snap-chatting pics of her favorite dachsunds, "the girls." She’s known around the office for wearing a lot of black and having a neat desk that includes an array of chapsticks. Yes, chapstick.

Haley Garrison

Marketing & Events Associate

“You are really creating a great, recognizable brand.”

Haley is Maven’s creative storyteller who looks for new opportunities to leverage our brand. She leads everything from our podcast and external communications to brand partnerships and web design. Aside from her Marketing efforts, she’s mostly known as the adventure queen who spends her evenings surfing with her other half. Prior to Maven, Haley was living in the hills of Santa Barbara (her favorite place on Earth) and acquiring various Marketing skills at a tiny-house (on wheels) company!

Shirin Esmaili

Account Director, Temporary

“Shirin could be a personal coach, if she so chose.”

Shirin found her herself at Maven after working at a company self-styled as the Airbnb of all water experiences – and after casually traveling to Peru and Machu Picchu! Aside from experiencing the world’s greatest wonders, she works with temp candidates and companies to provide a superior temporary placement experience. A total extrovert, Shirin’s love for improv and her mad karaoke skills translate seamlessly to the recruiting space. Her favorite brunch food is a mimosa (that counts!) and her favorite person is her rescue dog named Chappy (that counts, too!).

Stefanie Jass

Account Director, Temporary

"You gave me the confidence I needed after feeling beat down on my job hunt."
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Stef's love for helping her candidates land their dream jobs is only surpassed by her love for her sweet Cocker Spaniel, Liko. Stefanie brings her prior recruiting experience to the table in her role as Temp Team Account Director, seamlessly helping clients and candidates find the best fit on both sides. On a sunny day, if she's not hard at work at the office, Stefanie's at the park playing fetch with her pup.

Julia Francis

Recruiter, Permanent

"Can we be friends in ‘real life’?”
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After 4 years of working full-time in Maven’s San Francisco office, Julia became our first remote employee when she headed for Colombia. Whether she’s strolling the beaches of Los Angeles or hopping around Europe, Julia continues to place candidates in their dream roles as well as hire and train Maven’s internal team despite her remote and often exotic location. Aside from recruiting and traveling the world, Julia is a lover of reggaeton and a sucker for a fabulous cheese plate (so long as she has a good novel with her).

Mary Crownhart

Account Director, Permanent

“You’ve been a part of the entire experience and we’ve trusted you at every step.”

Mary is an Account Director for the Perm team and a fantastic one at that! With a background in restaurant management, Mary is a natural when it comes to cultivating and supporting client relationships. Her high energy explains why she’s both a cold calling and Soul Cycle queen, and her secret? Black coffee, straight-up. When she’s not building her book of business like a champ, Mary is baking up some delicious homemade sourdough!

Kate Mahoney

Recruiter, Permanent

Kate spends every day chatting with Executive Assistants – she interviews them, advocates for them and matches them to their dream job. Although her official title is Recruiter for the Direct Hire Team, Kate’s candidates would likely refer to her as a coach, therapist, match-maker and friend. From her Anthropologie outfits and homemade lunches to her passion for health and wellness and love for French bulldogs – she's every candidate’s favorite Recruiter. When she’s not championing her candidates, she’s taking her pup on a walk to the park and enjoying a Matcha Tea Latte!

Meet the Mavens.

Candor

Touch Over Tech

The Intangibles

We're Hiring.

Recruiting Coordinator

Business Development Representative

Account Director

Recruiter

Uber Credits

Presidents Club

401k Match

Bi-annual Massage

Medical Coverage

Personal Chef

Cell Phone Reimbursements

Volunteer Day

We celebrate what makes each candidate and company unique.

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