On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2015. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Lisa ↗
In their words
Toronto is our 11th city, our 11th market that we are currently operating in. We started in San Francisco about three years ago and our model just worked.
Every candidate who gets accepted to the platform gets partnered with someone like me who's their talent advocate — basically their career coach — to guide them through the entire process.
Totally transparent: they have to be upfront with you about the base salary right away, so it takes out the guesswork.
Quick answers
Who is Lisa Winberg?
A Toronto sales and talent leader. She runs LGW Advisory and joined the fractional sales leadership firm Vendux as a partner in June 2024. In 2015 she was on the team that launched Hired in Toronto, the marketplace's eleventh market.
What did Lisa Winberg present at TechTO?
A June 2015 sponsor slot for Hired, three days before the Toronto marketplace went live. She explained how the two-sided model worked: candidates were curated onto the platform, each got a talent advocate, and companies had to state a base salary upfront with any interview request.
What is a fractional sales leader?
A sales executive who runs a company's sales function part-time rather than as a full-time hire — the model Vendux places into small and mid-sized businesses, and the work Winberg describes on LinkedIn as delivering full-time results without a full-time role.