# Jeremy Langevin

> Jeremy Langevin is the Minneapolis-area cofounder and CEO of Horizontal Talent, a staffing and workforce solutions company operating in the United States, India, Malaysia and Australia. His public writing and Launch Point podcast explore AI adoption, hiring, organizational change and the relationships behind workforce decisions.

- **Role:** Cofounder and CEO at Horizontal Talent
- **Organizations:** Horizontal Talent, Horizontal Integration, TEKsystems, Maxim Group
- **Education:** Cretin-Derham Hall, Winona State University, Metro State University
- **Known for:** EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Upper Midwest finalist, jointly recognized with Sabin Ephrem and Chris Staley., Leads Horizontal Talent, whose current company page lists 10 offices across four countries., Host of Launch Point with Jeremy Langevin.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2006** — Worked in staffing at Maxim Group and TEKsystems; earlier roles included IT recruiting and account management.
- **2006** — Joined Horizontal, bringing IT staffing experience to the business founded in 2003.
- **2017** — Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Upper Midwest finalist alongside Sabin Ephrem and Chris Staley.
- **2022** — Published an argument for moving beyond traditional résumés and appeared on the 10-Minute Talent Show as cofounder and EVP.
- **2023** — Identified as cofounder and CEO in Horizontal’s March 8 leadership article.
- **2024** — Participated in LinkedIn’s October 24 State of Staffing webinar; became executive sponsor of the sustainability committee launched in July.
- **2025** — Hosted Launch Point conversations about AI, change management and contingent workforce strategy.
- **2026** — Continued Launch Point and wrote about freeing employees from repetitive tasks through AI.

## Achievements

- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Upper Midwest finalist, jointly recognized with Sabin Ephrem and Chris Staley.
- Leads Horizontal Talent, whose current company page lists 10 offices across four countries.
- Host of Launch Point with Jeremy Langevin.
- Executive sponsor of Horizontal’s environmental sustainability committee.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Published a Launch Point reflection describing a company effort to ask employees which work they enjoy and which tasks could be automated.
- **2026-01** — Launch Point published a conversation with Australia Country Director Rob Hart about service quality, partnerships and growth in Australia.
- **2025-10** — Published takeaways from conversations at the SIA CWS Summit with workforce leaders from Netflix, PayPal, Lyft, Salesforce and TD.

## Links

- Website: https://www.horizontaltalent.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremylangevin
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jeremylangevin
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LaunchPointwithJeremyLangevin

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Last updated: 2026-10-23