Who we are

James is the founder and CEO of Levin.
After joining multi award-winning Phaidon International as a graduate in 2008, he spent 5 years based in Singapore growing their Asia Pacific business. James then returned to Europe as Group MD in 2016, leading 300 people across 5 global locations. He exited Phaidon in 2018, following their acquisition by Quilvest Private Equity, to fulfil his ambition of launching a global recruitment business specialising in disruptive technology sectors.

James used to be good at sailing, and will often be found telling people about this.

Jamie leads Internal Talent and Learning & Development across Levin - owning the full journey from first interview to first promotion (and well beyond). His focus? Attracting the best people in the market and turning them into world-class tech recruiters through high-impact training and development.

He started his career back in 2011 as a recruitment consultant, working his way up through the ranks to lead a life sciences recruitment team. From there he went on into a training role, helping create and deliver a hugely successful training program for a global recruitment business. After gaining his CIPD level 5, he has now worked for two businesses in building people and performance strategy successfully. Since joining Levin in 2019, Jamie has been the standard-setter. With 12+ years of experience in recruitment training, he’s built a reputation for combining commercial excellence with an unwavering belief in people’s potential. He’s passionate about helping consultants and leaders realise what they’re capable of - and then pushing them to go even further.

He’s built a culture of high performance and accountability, without losing the human side. Because for Jamie, it’s simple: if you do right by people, results follow.

When he’s not coaching future top billers? He’s watching sport. All of it. Football, cricket, F1, NFL, rugby, golf, tennis… if there’s a score to track, he’s on it.

Clare is Founder for Storm3 and Managing Director of our London team.
Previously recognised by the Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the 100 most influential female leaders in recruitment globally, Clare spent 12 years building teams in tech hubs across the world. As Founder and CEO of Storm3 she will be leading the HealthTech arm of the business, working with the very best Health Technology businesses across the world to build their specialised teams.

When not working on Storm3, Clare can be found practicing yoga and spending time with her kitten Jessa.

JC leads Levin’s New York office, home to our three US brands: Storm2, Storm3, and Storm4. From Midtown Manhattan, he drives stateside revenue growth, sets the vision for our US expansion, and builds high-performing sales teams across some of the most exciting tech markets in the world.

A former collegiate athlete turned top biller turned regional leader, JC brings relentless energy, fierce focus, and a team-first mentality to everything he does. He was one of Levin’s first-ever hires in 2019 and made his mark early placing executive Engineering and Security talent into FinTech. But where he really found his stride was in building teams - ones that win fast, learn faster, and always deliver.

Internally, he’s known for leading from the front, never missing a moment on the sales floor, and setting the pace for what great looks like.

Outside of work? You’ll find him racing through a HYROX, swinging (and occasionally slicing) on the golf course, or cracking a cold one post-competition.

Based in New York, Kesi leads Levin’s global Client Success function - partnering with some of the most exciting tech businesses in the world to drive long-term, high-impact hiring solutions. From strategy to delivery, she ensures Levin stays the go-to talent partner for the clients who demand the best.

Kesi brings fearless thinking and an unshakeable standard to everything she touches. Since joining in 2021, she’s gone from Manager to SVP, relocating from London to launch our US office and scaling Levin’s most valuable client relationships in the process. She also heads up Parity, Levin’s gender equity network, where she curates conversations and hosts leadership events for women in tech.

She’s here for the people - the ambition, the accountability, the space to build something big. And she’s doing just that.

Outside of work? Kesi’s running - through books, across parks, and occasionally, to Taylor Swift.

📝 Named an “Inspiring FinTech Female of 2024” by New York FinTech Women and featured speaker at the FinTech is Femme Leadership Summit.

Chelcie is the Global Marketing Director for Levin, driving the group marketing strategy and ensuring a content-driven inbound marketing approach for all five brands. Chelcie started her B2B marketing career in the entertainment sector before switching to recruitment in 2018.

In her spare time, Chelcie can be found painting, kickboxing and dreaming up new recipe combinations for her famous loaf cakes. The Lockdown favourite? Biscoff and Banana Bread.