Bamboo

A talent studio for thinkers and makers ◪

HUMAN FIRST

In an age of intelligence, uncertainty and noise, human connection matters. We connect ▧ strategy, ◍ innovation and ◈ design talent with ambitious consultancies, agencies, studios and brands.✺

SPECIALISM MATTERS

Deep expertise in hiring strategists, inventors, designers and creatives – globally.

Strategy & Innovation

Unlocking opportunity. Setting direction. Turning insight into action.

◍ Across growth, innovation, ventures, brand, experience, data, AI, digital, culture and transformation.

Insight & Imagination

Uncovering human truths and cultural signals. Turning insight into direction.

▧ Across consumer research, analytics, behavioural science, cultural insight, trends and foresight.

Design & Creative

Turning ideas into experiences.

◈ Across UX/UI, product, brand, service and connected experiences.

Delivery & Activation

Keeping teams aligned, work on track, clients confident and opportunities moving.

◪ Across client management, delivery, growth, marketing and customer success.

Our Clients

Proud partners to challengers and global changemakers. ▧  From London to New York, Amsterdam to Copenhagen, Dubai to Singapore – we connect thinkers with makers.

OUR WORK

Bringing imagination to life ◈ partnerships and placements.

  • The Clearing

    From brand language to strategic clarity – placing the people who help brands create clear, defendable territory.

    Key hires: Copy Director · Business Development Director · Senior Strategist · Senior Designer

    “They genuinely get the agency landscape and the needs of creative business leaders”

  • Capgemini

    From the pre-acquisition growth of Fahrenheit 212 to shaping the future of the Invent service line – placing brave dreamers and curious rebels worldwide. 

    Key hires: European Managing Director · Commercial Strategy Director · Innovation Director · Design Director + teams of strategists, designers and creatives in London, Paris, Stockholm and New York.

    “The face of our company… Drew’s ability to consistently find great talent is truly remarkable”

  • William Grant & Sons

    Hiring the people who ideate, activate and de-risk consumer-centric innovations in an age of rapid digital transformation.

    Key hires: Global Head of Propositions · Senior Insight Manager · Innovation Lead · CRM & Data Manager

    “Authentic, friendly, enthusiastic and a positive force in recruitment”

  • The Upside & SIA Partners

    Placing sharp thinkers across strategy, innovation, insight, data, CX, product and design.

    Key hires: Strategy Director · Innovation Principal · UX Strategist · Product Designer · UI Designer

    “Rarest of recruiters: someone whose work can genuinely drive business growth”

  • British Heart Foundation

    Delivering leadership that moves the needle. Partnering with the CMO and Director of Innovation to make a pivotal hire to strengthen the pipeline – from quick wins to major launches.

    Key hire: Head of Innovation & New Product Development.

    “Emphatically delivered on a tough brief”

  • Accenture

    Building the teams behind modern consulting. Since 2010, we’ve supported the growth of some of the most influential teams in modern consulting – from building Bow & Arrow’s early digital innovation team to scaling talent at ?What If! Innovation, Founders Intelligence, and most recently, Accenture Venture Studio.

    Key hires: From Bow & Arrow’s first European Managing Director to teams of strategists, inventors, product designers, and creatives.

    “We wouldn’t have gotten this far, this quickly, without you”

From brand language to strategic clarity – placing the people who help brands create clear, defendable territory.

Key hires: Copy Director · Business Development Director · Senior Strategist · Senior Designer

“They genuinely get the agency landscape and the needs of creative business leaders”

NICE WORDS

“If Carlsberg did recruitment… they took the brief and built on it!” ?What If! Innovation. “We wouldn’t have gotten this far, this quickly” Accenture Venture Studio. “Curiosity, dedication and a human touch” EY+. “Always hits the bullseye” Prophet. “A critical partner in our growth” Wolff Olins. “Positive and uplifting” We Are Futures. “Delivered excellent candidates in days” The Bakery. “Nailed a tough brief” British Heart Foundation. “Drew is an exceptional individual and all-round great person” AKQA. “Connected to the next generation of talent” Redscout. “Helped grow our brand and business” C Space.

OUR STORY

Powered by an unmatched global community – built in the real world.

We’re here to bring back what makes this industry special: people, passion, connection and creativity.

We hire the thinkers. The makers. The audacious. The unconventional. The people who define purpose, uncover opportunity, build breakthroughs, go from zero to one, and design experiences for the intelligence age. ◑ We move the people who bring imagination to life.