building high-impact teams
Trusted by industry leaders
what's the issue?
Most Companies Build Teams By Accident
Post the job. Sift through resumes. Hire whoever applies.
This is how most companies build teams. It's also why most teams underperform.
The best people aren't applying to job posts. They're employed, successful, and not looking. They need to be found. They need to be convinced.
That requires a different approach entirely.
your solution is here
Recruiting Is An Art.
We've spent 20 Years Refining It.
DotConnect embeds with a maximum of five companies at a time. We learn your culture, your vision, what makes your company worth joining. Then we find the exact people you need and convince them to bet on you.
We recruit people who aren't looking, and persuade them your opportunity is worth leaving their current role for.
This is proactive, strategic, relationship-driven work. The kind that builds teams worth staying on.
"As a leader, Dom manages a highly effective team of talent advisors and sourcing specialists. She is compassionate, respected and leads by example. I would welcome the opportunity to work with her and the DotConnect team again."
John Quinones
Head of Global Talent Acquisition
Lime
"Dom and her team not only delivered what we needed, but they also went above and beyond to help train our team on all things recruiting. I would recommend Dom's team if anyone is looking for a strong recruiting partner that delivers results."
Selena Secor
Principle Consultant
Matara Consulting
the difference with dot connect
Why Partnerships
Last Years
Differentiator 1
Five Clients. Maximum.
We work with five companies at a time. Going deep beats going wide.
Differentiator 2
We Recruit. We Don't Hire.
Posting jobs attracts applicants. Recruiting attracts the people who aren't looking: the ones succeeding somewhere else who need to be persuaded.
Differentiator 3
Clients Don't Churn.
Our clients stay for years. They bring us to every company they join next. That doesn't happen with vendors.
Differentiator 4
Quality Over Quick Fills.
444 offers at Samsung NEXT. 57 hires at Groq in one year. 142 hires at Beautycounter. These aren't placements. They're foundational team members.
the dotconnect process
How We Work
Four phases. Four to five weeks. One goal: the right person, not just a person.
who we work with
Selective Partnerships
We work with founders and operators who understand recruiting is an investment, not a transaction. Our clients are typically seed through scaling stage. Venture-backed or PE-held. Building cultures, not filling requisitions. Committed to raising the bar.
Partnership applications reviewed for fit.
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Dom during a period where hiring the right people really mattered, and she was outstanding. Dom built and led a terrific talent acquisition team and closely with my leadership team.
Dom helped us source and close several very difficult, high-impact roles, particularly in sales and solutions architecture. What stood out most was her collaborative approach: she worked with us to clearly define what 'great' actually looked like, iterated thoughtfully as we learned more from the market, and never pushed candidates that didn't meet our standards. Dom balances speed with rigor, and advocacy with honesty."
Ian Andrews
CRO at Groq (Acquired by NVIDIA)
The track record
20 Years.
Thousands of Placements.
in 1 year
over 4 years
over 4 years
Dom Farnan
Founder, Dot Connect
about dot connect
Who's Behind This?
Dom Farnan. 20 years building recruiting teams and closing the candidates other people can't.
Most Recently:
Global Head of Recruiting at Groq through their $20B acquisition by NVIDIA. NVIDIA bought the team as much as the technology. 313 hires in 14 months. 86% offer acceptance rate.
Before That:
Built recruiting at Samsung NEXT from zero. 444 offers over 4 years at 90%+ acceptance.
Inc. 5000 (2022, 2023). Featured in Comparably for Best CEO, Best Culture.
Not a recruiter. Not a consultant. A strategic talent leader who embeds with founders to build teams that transform companies.
TESTIMONIALS
What Clients Have To Say
Dom is not only a great partner for helping to hire a team, but to also help build a team that will thrive. She's a super hard worker but has also learned how to empower her team to work together to achieve the results giving her greater scale. Highly recommend Dom to help build your team.
Travis Bogard
Founder & CEO
Carbon Voice
"Dom is a true leader of her industry. She demonstrates her leadership by the quality of her actions and the integrity of her intent. She has the compassion to respect the needs of her clients and team for the benefit of those individuals. She understands and value the meaning of true partnership and you can expect nothing less than extraordinary from her."
Diana Pritchard
Director Recruiting - General Manager & Executive Operations Recruiting North America
Hilton Worldwide
Her network is second to none, and her ability to surface top-tier, culturally aligned talent was both impressive and efficient. Beyond just finding resumes, Dom brought strategic insight to the process—guiding us through critical decisions, vetting candidates thoroughly, and ultimately helping us land a phenomenal CEO who’s already made a significant impact. If you're building something special and need executive talent to match, I can't recommend Dom highly enough. She’s thoughtful, relentless, and genuinely invested in the success of the teams she supports.
"Dom and her team are unbelievable recruiters. They are true thought partners on everything from hiring strategy to sourcing with even the trickiest of roles. I couldn't have built the talent we have without her and her team. They are creative, flexible, and most importantly very effective at finding and landing amazing people."
Michelle McCune
Chief Human Resources Officer
Moon Creative Lab
"Dom is laser-focused on delivering results. In a relatively short time, she’s demonstrated her ability to effectively leverage her network, surface exceptional candidates, and close key hires. One standout example: Dom recently helped us hire a critical leader who is now actively driving transformation in how we operate. It’s a true pleasure to recommend Dom. Her professionalism, insight, and impact make her an invaluable talent partner."
Paul E. DuCharme
Senior Talent Advisor
Tidal
"Dom and her team built Samsung Next recruiting from the ground up. Dom was the lead recruiter that built the executive team and initial individual contributor organization, which overtime her team began to help with to support our growth. Dom lead our recruiting function with grit on several really tough searches and applied leadership helping build process to provide a great recruiting experience. She was a trusted business partner providing recruiting best practices for all of the different teams. Dom is easy to work with and is an expert in the field of tech recruiting I look forward to working with her again and recommend her highly for high growth environment where recruiting process has not yet been built fully, for niche executive search’s, and scaling environments."
Sam Awrabi
Founder & Managing Director
Banyan
pricing
Partnership Investment
Partnerships start at $18,000 per month.
Rolling 3-month minimum. We scale to what you need. Up when you're hiring, down when you're not.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Questions
"I recommend Dom and her DotConnect team without reservation! They helped us fill ten roles with some truly amazing people, despite having limited prior connections in our healthcare marketing and PR space."
Nicole Osmer
Strategic Advisor
Supreme Group