Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Lead generation recruiting agencies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Lead generation recruiting agencies based in Chicago, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 143 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 143 lead generation recruiting agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,229 professional contacts across them, including 343 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (344 companies); Chicago has 143.

This list covers lead generation recruiting agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

143Companies

1,229Contacts tracked

343Verified emails

Explore this list → Free signup · no credit card · 500 free credits

The 25 largest lead generation recruiting agencies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 143 lead generation recruiting agencies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to lead generation recruiting agencies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Almoh Media	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	140 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are Almoh Media, a fully integrated B2B marketing agency specializing in lead generation, account-based marketing, demand generation, digital marketing, account management, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Hirewell	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	134 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hirewell is a global talent solutions provider that combines domain expert recruiters with modern hiring strategy to deliver people who make a difference.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Proficientnow, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	112 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Proficient Now Inc is a nationwide talent firm located in Lisle, IL.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Careerbuilder Sourcing Solutions	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	97 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CB Sourcing Solutions, a division of CareerBuilder, is the leading business intelligence consulting firm focused on talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Jobplex	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1996, Jobplex has served the emerging leader recruiting market, complementing the senior-level retained executive search services provided by our parent company, DHR Global.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Talentfoot Executive Search	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Recruit Forward-Thinking Leaders who Accelerate Growth, Unlock Innovation, and Boost Profitability.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Arpeoh	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “To treat every hiring connection like it changes lives, cutting through complexity to find clarity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Blueprint Talent Group LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We help high-growth companies find, develop, and retain great talent- create people strategy aligned with your values, culture, and business goals - develop the story that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Right Choice Resources	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “If you’re like most of our clients, your experience with recruiters is probably one of the following: a) They sent us nobody.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	TOP Talent	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Top Talent Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	LMB Associates	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Although the recruitment business can be transactional, LMB Associates believes in a collaborative, personalized approach to recruiting, building valued relationships with both…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Employment Process Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Employment Process Group we only bring the highest class talent into your recruiting pool.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Birddog Media	Strong evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	23 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Whether you are an advertiser, agency or publisher start your lead generation and call center programs with people you can trust and the best technology in the industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Chamberlain Advisors	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chamberlain is a talent acquisition firm for organizations that seek human capital differentiation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Corporate Navigators, LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Corporate Navigators, LLC is a name generation research and candidate development firm serving recruitment professionals in the United States and around the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	boberdoo.com	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “boberdoo.com is a lead distribution software provider for the lead industry, supplying advanced lead and call routing as well as ping post capabilities to clients both domestic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Venator Performance Marketing	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Venator Performance Marketing delivers unparalleled lead generation and lead management solutions, powered by AI and machine learning, to single and multi-site businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Waterstone LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Waterstone is a strategic advisor within Talent Acquisition where our skills were developed within companies just like yours.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Searchworks, LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SearchWorks is reimagining what executive recruitment should feel like.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Smarthire INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SmartHire is a full-service talent acquisition consulting firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Sales Recruiters Chicago, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sales Recruiters Chicago has specialized exclusively in sales recruiting since 2003, helping employers across Chicago and nationwide hire top-performing sales professionals in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Reputation Elevation	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Reputation Elevation helps businesses to- get more qualified leads - more effectively engage prospects through the sales cycle - become more trusted as the 'go-to people' in their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Mates Marketing	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Mates Marketing is an agency specializing in lead generation service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Onemarket Recruiting	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Expertise in building companies and uncompromising quality in candidate selection.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Simple Machines Marketing	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Simple Machines is a marketing firm that provides digital marketing and sales solutions for growing businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: lead generation recruiting agencies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names lead generation recruiting agencies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of lead generation recruiting agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name lead generation recruiting agencies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

Showing 25 of 143 lead generation recruiting agencies based in Chicago, United States

See the full list, filter by size, metro and specialty, and get verified emails and direct dials for all 343 reachable decision-makers.

Free signup · no credit card

View the full list →

Lead generation recruiting agencies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

27.9%Verified-email coverage

8.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 143 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among lead generation recruiting agencies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “lead generation recruiting agencies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names lead generation recruiting agencies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among lead generation recruiting agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 343 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Lead generation recruiting agencies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names lead generation recruiting agencies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many lead generation recruiting agencies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 143 lead generation recruiting agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Almoh Media, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most lead generation recruiting agencies?

New York leads the United States with 344 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (185) and San Francisco (172). Chicago has 143.

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 343 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 143 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

Ready to reach these companies? Verified emails and direct dials for all 143 lead generation recruiting agencies based in Chicago, United States. Start with a free account, no credit card.

Download this list →

Related lists

Lead generation recruiting agencies by geography

Browse the directory

About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.