CARLSBAD, Calif. – Apr. 14, 2026 – Gig Talent, a next-generation business talent and organizational transformation agency, has announced the formation of the Gig Talent Transformation Ecosystem. It is a first-of-its-kind, integrated model that strategically blends leadership talent, organizational diagnostics, AI strategy and permanent placement.
Formation of the Gig Talent Transformation Ecosystem is being driven by three forces that are reshaping organizations across all industries: accelerating AI adoption, a surge in experienced professionals choosing independence, and a mid-market that remains chronically underserved by traditional consulting, staffing and advisory models.
“I built Gig Talent after watching too many great organizations being sold strategy without execution, technology without context, and talent without strategic alignment,” said Gig Talent Founder and CEO Jamie Latiano Jacobs. “The ecosystem we’re building changes all of that by bringing together Executive Entrepreneurs who have lived the work, AI-native tools that surface the truth fast, and an approach that builds internal capabilities that result in lasting transformation.”
The Gig Talent Transformation Ecosystem is currently anchored by three key partners:
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Vendi, providing organizational effectiveness diagnostics that surface hidden complexity across people, process and technology. Vendi’s proprietary capabilities include Stack Integrity Scoring, scenario planning and human-in-the-loop validation to enable faster, more informed transformation decisions.
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Talent Executives, delivering retained executive search when transformation uncovers the need for new leadership across finance, HR, sales, marketing, operations and technology. The firm, headquartered at The Star in Frisco, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters, is a key partner in the Dallas-Fort Worth market and a longstanding collaborator with Gig Talent through their Amplify Executive Search offering.
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Wallabi, a technology strategy and implementation firm specializing in the intersection of AI and data in three core areas: advisory and roadmaps, training and enablement, and custom AI application development. Wallabi turns organizational readiness into AI-powered outcomes to ensure that AI and data strategies are grounded in the people, processes and business context that drive transformation.
Alongside introduction of the Gig Talent Transformation Ecosystem, David Foley has been appointed Head of Strategic Growth. Foley will continue his role as Founder of Vendi while stepping into his new leadership position at Gig Talent, an intentional dual role that reflects the firm’s Executive Entrepreneur approach. Foley’s appointment signals Gig Talent’s commitment to scaling with experienced operators, not traditional business development executives.
“This isn’t a conflict. It’s the model,” said Jacobs. “David built Vendi to surface the truth of how organizations actually operate. Bringing that capability directly into Gig Talent allows us to transform companies with clarity, speed and accountability.”
“Every organization right now is trying to answer the same question: where does human judgment belong, and where should technology take over?” Foley noted. “That is not a technology question. It’s an organizational design question. Vendi surfaces those answers with precision. Gig Talent has the leadership depth to act on them. That combination is why I joined.”
Unlike firms that deliver strategy decks or disconnected services, Gig Talent embeds proven operators — leaders who have held the roles, run the functions and lived the pressure — directly inside client organizations. Transformation happens function by function, leader by leader, in the work, until it becomes the way the business operates, not a time-bound initiative. The Gig Talent Transformation Ecosystem is designed to meet this challenge.
For more information on Gig Talent and its role in helping organizations manage the brave new world of work, visit www.gigtalentagency.com. For additional details on the Gig Talent Transformation Ecosystem, go to https://gigtalentagency.com/transformation-ecosystem/.
