Global Talent Strategies
Better teams.
Stronger businesses.
Every time.
We partner with technical businesses at growth and pressure points — delivering exceptional commercial talent and the clarity to build teams that outperform.
What We Believe
The right person changes everything.
Every business that is underperforming has a people problem at its centre. And every business that is accelerating has the right commercial talent driving it forward. We find those people — and we deliver the thinking that helps you keep them.
"Companies come to Global Talent Strategies for talent — they leave with stronger people, clearer thinking, and a more capable business."
The GTS Method
Not a search firm.
A performance partner.
01
Role Intelligence
We don't take a brief — we interrogate it. Every engagement begins with a deep commercial role design conversation that clarifies what success actually looks like in the seat, not just what the job description says.
02
Market Mapping
Our candidates are not on job boards. They are performing in your market right now. We map, assess and approach the talent that can genuinely move your business forward — before they are ever looking.
03
Candidate Elevation
Every candidate we present has been prepared to think commercially about your business. 100-day plans. Structured thinking frameworks. Behavioural intelligence. You meet people who are already invested in the outcome.
Our Focus
We go deep, not broad.
Twenty years in one world. That depth is your advantage.
Pumps & Dewatering
Centrifugal, submersible, positive displacement. Sales, BD and technical leadership across Australia and PNG.
Valves & Flow Control
Control valves, isolation, safety and instrumentation across oil & gas, mining, process and utilities.
Water & Utilities
Water infrastructure, treatment and utilities — technical and commercial talent across municipal, industrial and civil sectors.
MRO & Industrial
Maintenance, repair and operations sales professionals with established Tier 1 client relationships.
Mining & Resources
On-site technical sales, project-based selling and key account management across Pilbara, Kalgoorlie and QLD.
Construction & Civil
Commercial and technical talent for infrastructure, tunnelling, dewatering and project delivery.
Executive & Leadership
MDs, GMs and National Sales Leaders who build culture, drive revenue and elevate the people around them.
Oil, Gas & Energy
Technical sales and commercial leadership across upstream, downstream and process industries.
The Difference
Why GTS is not like anyone else you've worked with.
Our unfair advantage is not process. It is proximity. Two decades embedded in this industry means we know who is performing, who is frustrated, and who is ready to make a move — before the market does.
i.
We only send people who are right
No volume. No padding. You will receive one or two candidates who have been rigorously assessed, commercially briefed and genuinely excited about your business.
ii.
We challenge the brief
The job spec you've written may not be the hire you need. We ask the questions that sharpen your thinking and improve the quality of the decision before the search begins.
iii.
We build teams, not just fill seats
Our founding belief. Every placement is an opportunity to strengthen a team, improve a dynamic and create a business that performs better tomorrow than it does today.
iv.
Our network is not for sale
The candidates we represent have trusted us over decades. That access is earned, not bought. We protect that trust — and it is why the best talent in this industry responds to us.
National Business Development — Valves & Instrumentation
"From the first time I spoke to Global Talent Strategies, I knew they were of a different calibre compared to what we know about the more traditional recruitment agent."
Regional Manager, Valves & Controls
National Sales Team — Water Industry
"I deliberately use the word 'partner' — not only did Global Talent Strategies bring exceptional candidates, they were instrumental in defining the need and understanding the right cultural fit."
People & Culture Leader, National Sales Organisation
Pumps — South Australia
"Global Talent Strategies stood out from other recruiters by showing sincere care in placements. Everyone placed with us is still with us and thriving."
Senior Leader, Energy Technology
Leadership Development
Coaching is not a service.
It is embedded.
Every GTS engagement carries an advisory capability. We don't just deliver candidates — we improve the quality of decisions, people and outcomes inside your business.
Role Design
We define the commercial outcomes before the hire — not just the duties.
100-Day Planning
Candidates enter with a structured commercial plan from day one.
Decision Intelligence
Psychometric and behavioural assessment as standard, not optional.
C-Suite Advisory
For leaders seeking performance and fulfilment — not just growth.
CLevel — Master the Game →
"Global Talent Strategies delivers exceptional talent — and in the process, builds stronger leaders, sharper teams, and better-performing businesses."
— The GTS Promise
What People Say
Trusted by leaders.
Remembered by candidates.
Pumps — South Australia
"Global Talent Strategies stood out from other recruiters by showing sincere care in placements, both from the staff side and the business perspective. Everyone placed with us is still with us and thriving."
Senior Leader, Energy Technology
Valves & Controls — National
"From the first conversation, I knew Global Talent Strategies were of a different calibre. They took the time to understand my strengths and traits — I felt positively coached and prepared. Massive thanks."
Regional Manager, Valves & Controls
National Sales — Water Industry
"I deliberately use the word 'partner'. Global Talent Strategies brought exceptional candidates and were instrumental in defining the role and understanding the right cultural fit for our team."
People Leader, National Sales Organisation
Pumps — Australia
"Global Talent Strategies has been finding me the best opportunities for many years. If I were ever in need of a new role, they would be my first port of call."
Senior Sales Professional, Pumps Industry
Valves & Instrumentation — APAC
"A rare gem. The dedication and professionalism in finding a role that truly fit was something I'd never encountered before. Mentored me through the process and helped me land a job I love."
Senior Business Development Manager, Flow Control
Pumps — Allied Industries
"Even though the first position didn't align, Global Talent Strategies remembered exactly what mattered to me and reached out weeks later with a role that ticked every box. Genuinely impressive follow-through."
Sales Professional, Pumping Solutions
Business Development — Industrial
"Incredible from start to finish. They took the time to understand not just my experience and skills, but my career goals and what I was truly looking for. Proactive, honest and genuinely invested in my success."
National BDM, Industrial Products
Engineering — Rotating Equipment
"Their professionalism, dedication and deep understanding of the industry played a key role in helping me secure my current position. Proactive, transparent, and genuinely invested."
Rotating Equipment Engineer
Technical Sales — Industrial
"Global Talent Strategies goes above and beyond to ensure interview readiness, coaching candidates to showcase their confidence and skills. Outstanding industry expertise and candidate matching."
Business Development Executive, Industrial Sector
CLevel — Master the Game
You've built the business.
Now build the life.
For C-suite executives who have achieved commercial success — but sense there is something more. A private, high-calibre partnership for leaders ready to move beyond performance and into fulfilment.
Request a Discovery Call
Who This Is For
The executive who has everything —
and wants more.
You are commercially successful. Your business is growing. By any external measure, you have won. And yet there is a gap — between what you've built and what you know is still possible.
CLevel — Master the Game is not a business coaching program. It is a private partnership for leaders who are ready to interrogate what success actually means — and build the life and leadership that reflects it.
This is not for everyone. It is for the few who are willing to be honest about the distance between their achievements and their fulfilment.
The Engagement
i.
Discovery — What got you here
A deep examination of your leadership history, your patterns, and the beliefs that have both driven and limited you.
ii.
Clarity — What you actually want
The honest conversation about where you want to go — in business, in leadership, and in life.
iii.
Architecture — How to build it
A structured, personalised framework for getting there — with accountability, challenge and rigour.
iv.
Integration — Living it
The ongoing work of aligning your leadership, your team and your life with the vision you've built.
Your Partner
Marianne
Paterson
Founder & CEO — Global Talent Strategies
"I'm not your coach. I'm your partner in mastering the game — business, leadership and life. My work is done when the people around me are genuinely happier, more successful, and no longer held back by the fears that kept them small."
Marianne Paterson is the Founder and CEO of Global Talent Strategies — and the architect of CLevel — Master the Game.
Her work with executives sits at the intersection of performance, behavioural intelligence and personal fulfilment. She brings the same rigour she applies to talent assessment — DISC, Myers-Briggs, structured frameworks — to her partnerships, helping leaders understand not just what they want, but how to identify the gaps and architect the results.
This is not motivational coaching. It is structured, private, and honest — designed for the executive who has already achieved success and is ready to examine what comes next.
What Marianne Brings
15+ years assessing human performance at the executive level
Deep expertise in behavioural psychology, DISC and Myers-Briggs frameworks
Structured frameworks spanning business strategy, executive coaching, behavioural assessment and personal development
A career spanning music, sport and industry — built entirely on performing under pressure
Built on Performance
International Music Career
#1 chart success. Global performance. Delivering under the highest stakes — where the audience, the outcome and your identity are all on the line.
Professional Wrestling — United States
High-pressure, high-visibility performance where composure, presence and execution determine everything.
Executive Search — Australia's Technical Sectors
15 years at the elite end of industrial and technical recruitment — where the wrong person in the wrong seat costs millions.
Every chapter demanded the same thing: show up fully, perform consistently, and grow. Growth is not about waiting — it's about taking 100% responsibility for where you are and expanding by demand. I partner with you to find the strategy, the tools and the clarity to push through fear and take the action that changes everything.
Begin
This starts with one conversation.
A private, no-obligation discovery call. Confidential. Honest. For the right person, it will be the most important hour of their year.
Strictly confidential | Limited engagements available
