About

Founded in 2017, ML6 is an independent recruitment and talent advisory firm located in the Greater Toronto Area. We provide customized talent solutions to support our clients’ visions for long-term, sustainable results. We help our clients manage change and drive growth through people from advising on people processes and practices, to hiring.

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Why ML6?

Our clients’ success is our success. Our desire to be a true partner places us in a unique position with our clients, acting as an extension of their team, tackling their challenges as if they were our own and not accepting status quo.

We Conduct a Thorough Discovery

We take the time on the frontend to gain a deep understanding of our clients’ business, goals and objectives, and barriers to success to ensure our solutions are on strategy.

We Act as a Business Partner

We take ownership. We know the challenges our clients face when dealing with external talent partners and understand how to ensure a painless and efficient process, allowing them to invest their time and energy elsewhere.

We are Talent Experts

We understand how to align talent responsibilities and practices with your business goals and know what it takes for companies and talent to succeed in today’s competitive environment.

We are Creative Problem Solvers

No two engagements are alike. We tackle each assignment with enthusiasm, resourcefulness, passion and an unending commitment to exceed expectations with creative solutions tailored to each client’s unique situation.

We are Data Centric

We take a data-driven approach that provides objective feedback on what’s working and what isn’t, and informs key performance indicators to measure against in the future.

Our Team

Our leadership team has held various senior leadership positions in Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing in both corporate and agency settings.

While our people have diverse backgrounds, with various levels of experience across HR, recruitment, sales and consulting, from corporate and agency, we have one main thing in common: we are people people. Passionate about what we do, our team acts with a sense of urgency, are active listeners, inspire our clients to think differently, and are always in pursuit of excellence. We are true advisors to clients and candidates alike.

Meet Michael

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Michael Lemmer

Michael Lemmer

Michael founded ML6 Search + Talent Advisory in 2017 after a successful corporate career which saw him building and leading high-performance teams across a multitude of functions and industries. Throughout his experiences, one constant is his ability to identify and nurture key talent, taking teams and businesses to the next level. In his most recent role, he led the Human Resources function for a private equity-backed healthcare services provider, and helped grow them from 30 to over 200 locations across Canada. Michael has a B. Comm from the University of South Africa specialising in Management, and spent the early part of his career in sales and business development. While you may often hear him reminiscing about the weekends spent climbing, braaiing, and eating biltong in the mountains of South Africa, he has called Canada home since March 2008, and takes full advantage of all this beautiful country has to offer. His down time is spent training for his next marathon or enjoying a climb at the local climbing gym. Michael lives in Burlington with his wife, four active children, and Australian Shepherd, Kensi.

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Meet Jeff

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Jeff Garvin

Jeff Garvin

Jeff joined ML6 in January 2018, and brings with him a wealth of experience in Talent and HR leadership from large, multinational organizations, and high-growth, entrepreneurial, Canadian start-ups. He is passionate about analyzing challenges, and creating & implementing custom solutions to deliver upon organizational objectives. Jeff attended McMaster University in Hamilton where he achieved his honours BA in Labour Studies, while playing varsity rugby, winning 3 OUA championships. He then went on to complete his Post-grad in Human Resources Management at Humber College in Toronto. After starting his career in the GTA, Jeff spent two years in Alberta enjoying the steak, and the mountains. He now lives in Burlington with his wife, Erin, his son, Wyatt, and his dog, Scoots. When he’s not at the office, or on the pitch, you can find him whipping up a new recipe in the kitchen, reading his latest novel, or playing his favourite video game.

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Meet Samantha

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Samantha Conacher

Samantha Conacher

Sam joined ML6 in July 2018 as a Senior Associate, Search and has been focusing on Recruitment and Account Management since 2012, specializing in IT. She is an expert at partnering with medium to large-sized organizations, and supporting them with hiring top talent in a quick and efficient manner. Sam also has a passion for developing junior team members, and discovering new and innovative ways of approaching things. She attended McMaster University in Hamilton where she achieved her Honours BA in Sociology and Communications, while also being inducted into the Golden Key Honour's Society for maintaining an academic standing in the top 15th percentile. In her spare time, Sam enjoys spending time with her family, listening to country music, working on house renovation projects, watching movies, and keeping a healthy active lifestyle through kickboxing, playing soccer, volleyball and taking long walks with her dog – Bailey.

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Meet Corey

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Corey McLeod

Corey McLeod

Corey joined ML6 in January of 2020 as a Senior Associate, bringing along a breadth of talent management and full cycle recruitment capabilities. Her skills are complimented by a strong background in Human Resources as all her roles operated intimately within the core of corporate HR teams. She has spent her career building lasting relationships committing to thoroughly understanding a company’s internal culture in order to provide the best people, tools and resources for overall success.  With over 10 years of experience, Corey understands what it means to prioritize people at the heart of an organization. When Corey is not in the office, she spends her time with her husband and two sons eating and encouraging them to have a contagious zest for life!

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Meet Isabelle

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Isabelle Knebel

Isabelle Knebel

Isabelle joined ML6 in January 2021 as a Senior Associate Search with a focus on Business Development. Trilingual, passionate, and positive leader with 20+ years experience helping companies, across different industries and continents, find their perfect match. Her expertise lies in building strong and long-lasting relationships with clients, Account Management and Head-Hunting. She is someone who will go the extra mile and think outside of the box to find the perfect solution for her clients. You will sometimes hear her talk about how she misses her Swiss Alps, but since 2007, she has called Canada home and found a new love in sailing on Lake Ontario with her husband and teenage son.

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Meet Samantha

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Samantha Forani

Samantha Forani

Samantha joined ML6 in April 2018, bringing with her two plus years of recruitment experience in the administrative and industrial sectors. Samantha believes in building meaningful relationships with clients to better understand their needs and connect them to top talent, ensuring a successful and long-lasting relationship. Samantha graduated from McMaster University with an Honors BA in English and Cultural Studies. While at McMaster, Samantha dedicated much of her free time to actively supporting Relay for Life, holding various roles on the committee. She helped to raise over $200,000 over a three-year period for the Canadian Cancer Society.  After school, Samantha spent a summer in the United Kingdom working in the hospitality industry, travelling, meeting new people, writing, and exploring her English roots. In her spare time, she enjoys baking, reading, hiking, and exploring craft breweries with her boyfriend.

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Meet Brandon

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Brandon Murray

Brandon Murray

Brandon joined ML6 in August 2018 as an Associate, Search. Brandon holds a Masters Degree in Sociology from Queen’s University where he specialized in surveillance studies, working with some of the most well known researchers in the field. During his time at Queen’s, Brandon was heavily involved in supporting student academic success initiatives through mentoring undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts and Science. While in university he also found CrossFit training as a great way to push his body to the limits and maintain a healthy active lifestyle. More recently, Brandon completed his Post-Graduate studies at Humber College in Human Resources Management where he discovered his passion for HR and Recruitment. In his spare time Brandon enjoys learning about investing, playing competitive video games and watching horror movies with his girlfriend.

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Meet Lauren

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Lauren Wildfang

Lauren Wildfang

Lauren joined ML6 in February 2019 as an Associate, Search. Lauren graduated from Colgate University in Central New York where she majored in Educational Studies and played Division I hockey. Lauren wasn’t quite ready to retire from the game after graduating and decided to sign a professional contract in Northern Sweden. Hockey has given Lauren the opportunity to travel throughout Europe and North America. She has been exposed to many different cultures and foods which drives her love for exploring the world. Lauren has a passion for hearing people’s stories, learning more about what their future ambitions are and helping people achieve their goals. In her spare time, Lauren enjoys giving back to the hockey community, being active with her Golden Retriever, Addy and is always seeking a new adventure.

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Meet Angela

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Angela Dravis

Angela Dravis

Angie joined the ML6 team in September of 2020 as an Associate Recruiter. Throughout her career she has been driven by helping others achieve their professional ambitions and aspirations by offering extensive experience in recruitment and consulting. She demonstrates and utilizes her exemplary record of career development, coaching, executive placement, and technical recruiting. After more than a decade in talent acquisition, she is highly skilled at driving conversations and connecting with top talent. Angie is always eager to find the humour in just about any situation and loves spending time with her daughter, husband, family, and friends. In her downtime, she can usually be found enjoying great food, engaging in conversations, and spending time with her family... or in front of the TV catching one of her favourite shows.

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Meet Christian

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Christian Shewchuk

Christian Shewchuk

Christian joined ML6 in November of 2020 and brings with him 9 years of experience recruiting within the manufacturing industry working on a diverse portfolio of roles which range from skilled trades to industrial management. Christian attended Mohawk College in Hamilton where he achieved his Diploma in Advertising which ultimately allowed him to gain access into the recruiting industry where he found his niche. Christian currently lives in Stoney Creek with his wife, Jessica and his Chihuahua, Prim. On his downtime from the office, Christian enjoys spending time with his family, watching anything from the Star Wars or Marvel Universe and playing some of his favourite video games: Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed.

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Meet Joanna

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Joanna Boiago

Joanna Boiago

Joanna joined the ML6 team in December 2020 and brings 9 years of recruitment experience with industry focus on Engineering and Manufacturing. She attended McMaster University where she completed a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies, and minor in Linguistics. Knowing she wanted a career that is people-centric, she went on to complete her Human Resource diploma with Humber College. Joanna has a passion for making connections with exceptional candidates, getting to understand their motivations, and introducing them to equally exceptional opportunities. Joanna spends her time exploring the hiking trails in Dundas with her family, dogs included, and enjoys finding new places to travel to. Her favourite travelling experience so far has been spelunking in the caves of Costa Rica. She looks forward to exploring more of Canada in the future.

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Meet Erin

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Erin Garvin

Erin Garvin

Erin joined ML6 in January 2020, assisting with Business Development. With a passion for building and maintaining relationships, she brings over 10 years of sales and business development experience and has a strong background in a variety of industries including recruitment, management consulting, hospitality, retail and marketing. Erin graduated from The University of Guelph with an Honors BA in English and Sociology. In her spare time, you can find Erin at her family camp (what those from Northern Ontario call a cottage) with her husband, Jeff, her son, Wyatt, and her goofy pup, Scoots.

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A Selection of Our Partners

We are industry agnostic and have experience across a broad range of industries from multinational, Fortune 100 companies to successful Canadian startups.

While each industry has its unique challenges, the underlying pain points are often similar. Drawing on collective experiences and best practices, we customize talent solutions to support our clients on their transformation journey to get them where they need to be.

Founder’s Message

I founded ML6 as an enabler of growth. With this singular focus, we have evolved into an agency that performs in direct alignment with the needs of our clients – dynamic organizations that represent the future of the Canadian economy, innovation and progress. In short, the companies that are shaping our future.

ML6 drives growth and manages change through people. In a world being overrun by technology and automation, we become a pure, live extension of your team and your brand. We recognize and accept the responsibility of our role as the guardian of the unique culture that got you to where you are today. You will count on us to reduce risk, decrease stress and provide the advice you require to make sound talent decisions with complete confidence.

We put in the time, implement the best talent practices, and work proactively to enable your success, through people.

Your partner in success.

Michael Lemmer

President

Core Values

Inspired

We’re energized by our work and give it our all.

Real

We are who we are because to us there’s no other way.

Bold

We aren’t afraid to take risks in the pursuit of what’s best.

Invested

We do what we say and say what we do.
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Community Involvement

Building extraordinary employer communities wouldn’t be complete without a focus on making a difference in the lives of youth, families, people and other businesses in the communities we serve. We strive to volunteer our time and share our knowledge through a few key initiatives each year. And we continue to explore other opportunities to engage our team and leverage our collective expertise.

Over the years, we have participated in:

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Michael was a python in the 2019 Python’s Pit, a competition for students in Halton, Hamilton and Peel Regions, to pitch their business concepts and product ideas in front of a live audience and panel of business leaders.

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Michael and Jeff spent a day conducting mock interviews with first-year Management Co-op students at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. We were blown away by the calibre of these students and were grateful for the opportunity to participate. We are excited to see what the future hold for this cohort of future talent.

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Holiday Helpers has been bringing holiday cheer to families in need for over 20 years. We participated by sponsoring a family in 2019 with each team member and the company donating gifts for the family’s baby.

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We are an active member of the BCC, connecting with fellow local business leaders and participating in local events.

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ML6 Careers

Fostering a Great Place to Work Starts Here

While we take the careers of job seekers and our clients’ talent solutions seriously, ourselves? Not so much. It is fast-paced and autonomous, but we like to have fun at work. Team outings have included a wine tasting, an escape room experience and an arcade day. Our kitchen is well-stocked and we host a happy hour every Friday afternoon. We’re a place that provides challenge, growth, and constant learning. We demonstrate respect for all, encourage each other and celebrate milestones.

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Comprehensive Benefits

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Amazing Vacation Package

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Flexibility

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Autonomy

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Growth

If you are interested in learning more about our company, please drop us a line and tell us what an awesome work environment is to you.

Prerequisites: Must be a people-person, a self-starter and team player. A love of dogs would be nice too!

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