Speaker Bio

Emily Thomas is a strategic recruitment marketer with over a decade of experience spanning brand, digital, and content. From Kentucky to Wales – and from in-house to consultancy-side – her journey into recruitment marketing wasn’t a straight line, but it’s where she found her stride.| |Having worked in-house at a recruitment agency, Emily understands the real-world pressures marketers face when strategy, delivery, and expectations collide. Now at Thrive, she partners with recruitment businesses globally to build brands that go far beyond visuals. Her work focuses on defining the essence of a brand: its purpose, value, and point of difference. And positioning it in a way that resonates with the right audience, solves real client problems, and drives commercial growth.| |Whether it’s launching an embedded solution, evolving an RPO model, or modernising an exec search brand, Emily helps agencies connect their brand strategy to business performance-bringing clarity, credibility, and commercial edge to every touchpoint. At her core, she’s a brand champion with a deep belief that marketing is here to deliver.