Meet the Founder

Rachel Blanton

  • 20+ years in Global, Corporate Talent Acquisition

  • Global Leadership for $Billion brands

  • Talent Strategy & Executive Recruiting

  • Recruiting Operations, Tech and AI efficiencies

  • Servicing high-growth and recognized brands

Rachel has spent more than 20+ years building and scaling talent acquisition functions for high-growth brands. She’s led executive hiring, built recruiting infrastructure from the ground up, and created systems designed for sustainable growth.

She founded Ignite Talent Co. after seeing a clear gap: growing companies needed experienced recruiting leadership, but didn’t always need or want a full-time executive hire.

Ignite was built to provide that expertise in a more flexible, embedded model.

Rachel believes talent acquisition should be proactive, strategic, and built into the growth plan and not something businesses scramble to solve when hiring becomes urgent.

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Ignite Talent Co.

At Ignite Talent Co., we bring senior talent acquisition expertise directly into growing businesses. We provide the recruiting leadership, hands-on support, and infrastructure companies need to hire with intention and scale with confidence.

Our fractional model gives businesses access to experienced TA leaders and recruiters when they need them without the permanent overhead of building a full recruiting team.

From critical hires to stronger systems and processes, we build recruiting capabilities that continue to create value long after our engagement ends.

Ignite Core Values

ELEVATE

Always strive to elevate your impact on people, business, and the world.

KINDNESS

Because how we work matters just as much as we want to deliver.

RESPECT

You don’t have to agree to be respectful.

EXCELLENCE

Setting and maintaining a high bar.

RELENTLESS

That ignited fire in your belly drives you.

INTEGRITY

Doing the right thing, even when it’s hard.

What Our Clients Are Saying

Trusted by growing businesses to bring clarity, structure, and the right talent to their teams.

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  • Katie Lynch-Holmes
    Sr Director, Organizational Effectiveness
    Everfox

    “Working with Ignite has been an exceptional experience. We went from meeting each other to having an amazing fractional recruiter in place, partnering with Executive Leaders and filling complex roles within 30 day. I highly recommend anyone who’s looking for fractional recruiting support with stand out talent to contact Ignite.”

  • Chayanee Ubol
    VP, Head of People
    Mikmak

    “Ignite Talent Co’s fractional recruiting model was an exceptional solution for MikMak. Their recruiting partner embedded seamlessly into our team, operated with speed and precision, and brought the same ownership and accountability as an in-house leader. It felt less like working with a consultant and more like adding a trusted partner to our organization.  We would highly recommend Ignite Talent Co to any organization looking for a recruiting partner that brings deep expertise, integrity, and a genuine commitment to long-term success.”

  • Heather Tucker
    Head of Operations
    Mandarin Blueprint

    “Working with Ignite for our recruitment needs was a seamless experience. At the start of the process, Rachel was excellent answering all my questions quickly and ensuring I felt comfortable before we kicked off. Once the search began, the recruiter took over and was fantastic to work with. They were timely, clear in their communication, and remained flexible as our needs evolved. Most importantly, they delivered results and found exactly the hire we were looking for. I would highly recommend their services to anyone looking for a dedicated and effective recruitment partner.”

  • Leslie Chung
    VP, People
    Upbound IO

    “Ignite has been a great talent partner for Upbound - really leaning into supporting our growth needs and finding us an excellent recruiter to join our team!”

  • Summer Moon
    VP, Head of HR
    Elevate Jet

    “The hiring landscape continues to shift. As an HR Leader in a smaller org, the ability to engage with fractional recruiting with Ignite Talent Co. was critical to getting some much needed traction on a few of our faster moving, hard to fill roles, in order to continue to drive revenue. A small internal team can only sustain for so long before things start falling between the cracks and quality is impacted. The Ignite Talent model allows teams like mine to get the support when needed, and scale back when things level out. Thanks so much for all your support!!”


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