"A candidate so rare, they're almost mythical"
Proven Talent Acquisition + HR Services
Your Embedded Talent & HR Partner — Without the Headcount, Payroll, or Headaches.
We help growth-stage companies attract aligned talent, hire with confidence, and install scalable fully-managed HR systems.
From executive recruiting to compliant onboarding and retention systems, we act as a true extension of your business — solving the people side of growth so you can stay focused on building the rest.
Explore Our TABU + UNIt in a Box Solutions
Embedded recruitment and HR that scale with your team, culture, and mission.
TABU functions as your in-house recruiting team — without the overhead. We partner with your leadership to understand the business, develop candidate pipeline, and create sourcing strategies that attract the right talent. Whether you're growing headcount fast or hiring for key leadership roles, TABU delivers a recruitment engine that evolves with your business.
- ✔ Embedded recruiters that act as internal partners
- ✔ Detailed sourcing strategy
- ✔ Custom-built recruiting workflows & systems
- ✔ Active pipeline development & role prioritization
- ✔ Advisory on hiring strategy, equity, and process
UNit in a Box is your embedded HR business unit. We handle the full employee lifecycle from onboarding and compliance to culture design and team development. You get senior HR strategy without the headcount, complexity, or cost of building it in-house.
- ✔ Embedded fractional HR team
- ✔ Employment policies, documentation & compliance
- ✔ Scalable onboarding & offboarding systems
- ✔ Culture building & retention programs
- ✔ Conflict resolution & employee relations
Our Proven Methodology
A proven methodology that ensures successful talent acquisition and long-term partnership success
Discovery & Alignment
Deep dive into your business objectives, culture, and specific talent needs
Strategy Development
Custom talent acquisition strategy with clear timelines and success metrics
Execution & Sourcing
Active candidate sourcing, screening, and presentation of qualified candidates
Integration & Success
We stay engaged beyond the hire supporting onboarding, feedback loops, and long-term talent retention.
Melissa Rothschild
Head of B2B Services, Purple Unicorn
Melissa brings 20+ years of experience building and scaling dynamic teams across high-stakes industries. Before joining Purple Unicorn, she led executive recruitment and casting operations for four major television production companies - securing Emmy-winning talent and forging strategic partnerships with leading networks.
Now, Melissa leads our embedded talent team with a focus on diversity, precision hiring, and brand-aligned recruitment strategy. She’s passionate about transforming hiring into a powerful engine for innovation - using inclusive systems and deep stakeholder alignment to drive long-term retention and culture fit.
She also serves as a member of both the Television Academy and the Casting Society of America (CSA), and is the founder of the boutique agency Chatter TV. When she’s not shaping the future of recruitment, she’s traveling with her partner Josh, their children Harrison and Layla, and their pup Luna.
20+ years of executive hiring and team-building experience across media and tech
Led recruitment operations behind Emmy-winning productions
Business Success Stories
Wondermind
National mental health brand scaling operations during launch phase.
Match Group
A leading dating technology company partnered with Purple Unicorn to scale product and design.
League One Volleyball
High-growth sports startup building its operations and talent function from the ground up.
Unicorn-powered people ops that scale with you — no headcount headaches, just hiring magic.
We Build the People Side of Your Business—So You Can Build the Rest. Fractional Talent & HR leadership, embedded with care.
Speed to Market
Get up and running in weeks, not months. Our proven systems and processes accelerate your time to value.
Proven Expertise
Benefit from strategies that have been tested and refined across hundreds of successful placements and scaling initiatives.
Scalable Solutions
From seed to Series C and beyond, our systems grow with you. We align with your culture, evolve with your team, and scale hiring as your business expands.
Seamless Integration
Our solutions integrate with your existing HR systems and workflows for maximum efficiency
ATS Systems
Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, BambooHR, and more
HRIS Platforms
Rippling, Gusto, ADP, Paycom integration
Communication
Slack, Teams, email automation systems
Analytics
Custom dashboards and reporting tools
Growing Companies. Real breakthroughs. Real alignment.
Darrell C.
– Director, Digital Audits, Google
"Purple Unicorn was instrumental in helping me land my role at Google. Their interview prep, insider market knowledge, and negotiation advice secured me a 25% increase in total comp."
Sutapa S.
– Human Resources Business Partner, Amazon
"Their guidance and strategic prep were exceptional. From branding and resume building to offer negotiations and post-hire support, they made all the difference."
Saurav S.
– Head of Advanced Analytics and Decision Science, Ford, Model e
"Jenni provided clarity on my new role, tailored strategies to my goals, and guided me through a complex compensation structure. Her career coaching aligned me with business needs rather than leaving me lost in a vast, changing industry."
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