About Theacqura
An independent specialist, built on relationships rather than a sales floor.
Theacqura was started with a simple frustration, that too much recruitment treats people as line items and clients as accounts to be worked rather than partners to understand. The response was to build something smaller and more attentive instead.
Honesty over volume
A short list of the right candidates beats a long list of hopeful ones. The same goes for telling a client a role is not attracting interest for a reason worth fixing.
Judgement over process
Checklists help, but every role and every person is specific. Theacqura adapts the approach to the situation rather than forcing it through a fixed template.
Long memory
Relationships with clients and candidates last years, not one placement. That means fewer surprises and better matches over time.
The approach
Working with, not around, the people involved.
Every search starts with a real conversation about what the role needs, not a job description copied from the last time it was open. That means understanding the team it sits within, the reason the previous person left if there is one, and what success actually looks like six months in.
On the candidate side, that same conversation covers what has not worked in past roles, not just what someone wants on paper. Matching those two honest pictures produces hires that last, which is the actual measure of a good recruitment service.
Theacqura operates independently, without ties to a large agency network, which means recommendations are not shaped by internal targets or a preferred candidate pool.
Founder
Marguerite Odell
Founder and lead consultant, Theacqura
Marguerite spent over a decade inside recruitment agencies and in house talent teams before founding Theacqura, working across technology, finance and manufacturing clients. That range is why the practice today comfortably covers such different industries. She leads every search personally and works with a small trusted network of associate researchers for larger executive mandates.
Why clients choose Theacqura
A single point of contact throughout, not a rotating team.
Direct, specific communication instead of vague updates.
No pressure to accept the first available candidate or offer.
Fees and scope agreed clearly before any work begins.