CONCÈ: Why Connection Can Change Everything
By Meghan Houle, Founder & CEO of CONCÈ
Think of me as a professional job matchmaker.
For more than 20 years, I worked in luxury fashion hiring top teams, and for the past 13 years in agency recruitment, where I have placed thousands of professionals across North America.
My gift of having career clairvoyance is what guides me to counsel companies on the right candidates they should consider interviewing (not just based on resumes) but actual cultural matches and hard-wired soft skills.
In the first few minutes of a conversation, my intuition tells whether someone is going to be the right fit for a company (and vice versa).
And on top of leaning into my superpowers, in all of these years I have seen the same challenges play out over and over again:
Companies overspending — sometimes $100,000 to $300,000 per hire — across fragmented, clunky platforms.
Teams losing time and resources in a hiring process that felt more like a résumé dump than a thoughtful match.
Job seekers left without guidance or advocacy, because recruiters are paid by companies — not individuals.
It became clear to me that hiring was broken. And if hiring shapes businesses, careers, and livelihoods, then leaving it broken wasn’t an option.
That’s why I built CONCÈ a concierge-style recruitment platform designed to make hiring smarter, more human, and more efficient for both brands and professionals.
The Mission
At CONCÈ, we believe a single connection can change everything.
One introduction can transform a business. One opportunity can shift the trajectory of a professional’s career.
Our mission is to connect people to meaningful opportunities by replacing résumé-driven hiring with a more intentional, human-centered process.
The Innovations Driving Change
Over the past year, we’ve built and validated a platform that redefines recruitment through several key innovations:
An End-to-End Hiring Under One Software Solution
Instead of juggling job boards, ATS systems, and third-party tools, CONCÈ manages the entire process from job description to signed offer under one platform.
Soft-Skills Matchmaking
We go beyond keywords and résumés to assess communication, leadership, and cultural fit. This ensures companies hire not just qualified candidates, but candidates who thrive in their environment.
Digital Pitch for Job Seekers
Candidates can showcase their personality, chemistry, and career story through short video pitches, giving them a voice in the process and helping companies connect faster with the right talent.
A Dual-Sided Subscription Model
CONCÈ is built to serve both sides of the equation: This balanced approach is rare in recruitment, where most platforms serve only employers.
A Career Matchmaking Agent for Professionals (think RAYA for jobs)
We give job seekers the kind of advocacy usually reserved for athletes and entertainers a concierge-style guidance through interviews, offers, and career decisions.
Why This Matters
Hiring isn’t just a business process. It’s a societal issue.
Inefficient hiring costs companies millions, but more importantly, it shapes access to opportunity.
When candidates (especially women and underrepresented groups) don’t have advocates, they are left behind.
CONCÈ is addressing this by:
Creating equity: offering affordable career-agent services to job seekers.
Saving businesses resources: allowing them to reinvest in growth and people.
Building confidence: empowering professionals to show up fully in the hiring process.
This is how we align with a larger truth: the hiring process does not need to be a headache and the resources we currently have are outdated and expensive.
The future is NOT about more résumés.
It’s about better connections and a high touch luxury service experience as it applies to the hiring process.
The market is desperate for a reset. Why? Because the future of work is evolving.
And at CONCÈ, we’re proving that leaning into the RIGHT resources can transform a business, a career, or an entire industry.
CONCÈ is currently in beta until end of 2025 and targeting early 2026 with a launch the full platform, expanding our features with AI-driven soft-skills matching, enhanced candidate tools, and metrics dashboards for brands. This next chapter will help us scale, serve more companies, and empower more professionals.
Join us and revolutionize the future of hiring. Don’t get left behind!
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