Unlocking 41% EBITDA Growth: Executive Integrity’s Atlas Story

About Executive Integrity

Executive Integrity is a global sustainable recruitment company committed to making a positive impact on both our clients and candidates. Their mission is to connect top talent with organisations that are driving sustainability and social responsibility in their industries. 

They believe in the power of recruitment to drive positive change, and their team of experienced multilingual recruiters work tirelessly to match the best candidates with companies who share their values. We spoke with Christopher Slade, Co-Founder and Director of Executive Integrity, about his firm’s journey from legacy to AI-first recruitment tech.

Listen to our full interview below and keep reading for a deeper dive!

Modern Recruitment Needs Modern Tools: Executive Integrity’s Move to Atlas

Executive Integrity had relied on Bullhorn as their ATS, but as AI became central to modern recruitment, the cracks began to show. With a patchwork of bolt-ons and manual workarounds in the recruitment tool, it was clear they needed a platform built for the future, not stuck in the past.

The priority was clear: remove bottlenecks and give consultants more time to focus on high-value work.

Christopher discovered Atlas through The Rag Podcast, where its founder and CEO, Jordan Shlosberg, shared his vision for a recruitment platform built from the ground up. With no legacy baggage and a fresh perspective from outside the recruitment tech world, it struck a chord.

After researching Atlas and seeing the demo, switching felt like the logical next step. The migration was smooth, with checklists, spot-checks, and hands-on support from the Atlas team to ensure every piece of data made the jump.

Once the system was live, the team embraced it quickly. Atlas brought together the tools they already used in one place, eliminating the need to jump between apps or duplicate admin work. “We’re confident Atlas will only get better from here, and what’s here now is already phenomenal,” says Christopher.

Atlas enables us to work better and faster than before.

The End of Sticky Notes: Using AI To-Do Lists in Recruitment

In a high-velocity environment like recruitment, it’s easy for follow-ups or client requests to slip through the cracks. That’s why Christopher and his team rely on Atlas’s task agent to stay on top of everything.

“Atlas’s to-do lists ensure you never forget your tasks,” he says. “We don’t want anything slipping through the nets.”

The platform automatically captures key actions and follow-ups from calls, meetings, and outreach. Everything is timestamped and surfaced when it’s needed—helping consultants stay focused, responsive, and accountable, without the mental load of remembering every detail.

Smarter Follow-Ups, Less Note-Taking

When clients ask for updates on salaries, notice periods, or relocation, Christopher’s team no longer needs to scroll through old notes to find the answers. With Atlas’s AI chat, they can just ask.

“Clients might ask us questions about relocation, salary details, and we can ask Atlas’s AI to get that exact piece of information instantaneously,” Christopher says.

This level of responsiveness is made possible by Atlas’s built-in note-taker, which automatically transcribes calls and interviews. No typing, no guesswork, and no risk of missing key information.

Beyond saving time, the AI can even draft follow-up emails based on call content, using tone-matching suggestions that reflect the consultant’s own voice.

Atlas’s AI lets us coordinate more efficiently; all the info we need is in one place.

From Interview to Insight in One Click

Writing candidate reports used to take Executive Integrity up to 30 minutes per profile. Now, with Atlas, consultants generate polished, branded reports in seconds.

“It used to take 30 minutes to write candidate reports. With Atlas, we can do it with a click of a button,” says Christopher. “We have beautiful reports we can send to our clients instantaneously—a complete life-saver.”

The reports include salary expectations, motivators, notice periods, and right-to-work status—pulled directly from call transcripts and structured automatically. It’s fast, accurate, and professional.

Outreach That Cuts Through the Noise

With candidate enrichment built in, Executive Integrity can go from profile to outreach without ever leaving Atlas. By combining channels like email, WhatsApp, and voice notes into multi-step cadences, their response rates have improved dramatically.

“Our outreach response rates have improved dramatically since we began reaching out to candidates with Atlas,” says Christopher. “We can now deliver better shortlists at a quicker pace, improving our fill rates across the board to 34%.”

No More Calendar Chaos: Booking Calls in Atlas

Previously, the team relied on Calendly and Outlook to manage calls, but juggling multiple tools made coordination cumbersome. With Atlas, scheduling is built right into the platform, keeping everything in one place.

Candidate and client meetings are now organised directly through the CRM, with no need to switch tabs, sync calendars, or depend on external tools. It’s another small detail that makes a big difference in the team’s daily flow.

Simplifying Scheduling with Built-In Calendar Tools

Before using Atlas, Christopher and his team used Calendly to book meetings and keep track of their schedules. Now, however, they can book meetings without leaving Atlas, thanks to its built-in calendar and meeting scheduling tools. 

This allows the team to organise all of their calendars seamlessly, all without relying on an additional tool to do so. “We can now bring all our work into one place; it’s so much easier to coordinate thanks to Atlas.”

Choosing a Solution That Keeps Getting Better

Since switching to Atlas, Executive Integrity has seen record-breaking results—including 41% EBITDA growth. For Christopher, that success is no coincidence.

“It’s much easier to build a product from the ground up than bolt features onto old infrastructure,” he says. “Atlas is built for the AI era—and it shows in how our team works.”

With features like call transcription, AI-assisted follow-ups, and full WhatsApp and Aircall integrations, consultants have everything they need in one place. There’s no tab-switching, no guesswork, and no wasted effort.

What’s more, the Atlas team regularly collaborates with customers on new ideas, rolling out updates weekly. Christopher sees this as a major differentiator.

“We don’t want a tool we’ll use to 20% of its capacity,” he says. “We want to get maximum value out of our rec tech—and Atlas is the embodiment of that.”

From product speed to support, the team sees Atlas not just as software, but as a strategic partner.