CASE_STUDY:
Quell

Quell

COMPANY:

Quell

SECTOR:

Technology & Digital

SPECIALISM:

Technology & Digital

SUB-SPECIALISM:

Software Engineering / Data Engineering

About

Founded in 2020, Quell is a cutting-edge fitness tech start-up on a mission to blend immersive gameplay with high-intensity workouts. Their innovative approach tailors workouts to the player, wrapped in a fantasy RPG experience that transforms exercise into a truly engaging, story-driven adventure.

The Challenge

As an early-stage start-up, Quell faced the typical pressures of company looking to expand – limited time, high expectations and no room for hiring mistakes.

With every new role being mission-critical, they needed a recruitment partner who could not only remove the hiring burden but also truly understand the technical and cultural areas of their business.

Our Approach

Vivo Talent collaborated with Quell to deliver a tailored, multi-channel recruitment strategy across several key roles in their tech team. Our approach included:

  • Market mapping: Built a detailed understanding of the local market in which the technology can be identified, allowing Quell to understand the type of person they were looking to hire.
  • Vivo Live!: A bespoke video outreach that created an engaging attraction campaign to compete with big names on the market.
  • Forensic headhunting and engagement through phone, email and LinkedIn
  • Forensic search: Engaged with passive candidates using advanced data mining, efficient headhunting and omnichannel communication.

The Outcome

Market Mapping

Vivo Live

Forensic Search

Specialist Consultant

Social Sourcing

Our focused and collaborative approach allowed Quell to meet tight hiring deadlines without compromising on quality.

We achieved an average time-to-hire of just 20 days across several niche roles, including:

  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Firmware Engineer
  • Gameplay Engineer

Each hire hit the ground running, contributing meaningfully from day one and exceeding performance expectations.

 

While other recruiters will push hard that they can solve any problem, Vivo gave a fair and reasonable assessment of their abilities and worked closely with me to understand how best to fill the role.

They were always polite and understanding, and very quick to work with without ever being pushy or bullish.

Why it Matters

When we began working with Quell they were a fast-moving start-up looking to make key hires with lasting impact. By taking the time to understand the unique requirements of each role and maintaining transparent, ongoing communication, we removed the stress of recruitment - allowing their team to stay focused on building game changing tech.

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