Three decades inside the businesses we now help hire for.

Tim has stood on every side of the operator desk — frontline brand at Tim Hortons, global consumer tech at LG, craft brewing turnarounds, distillery commercial leadership, and seven years running hospitality, retail, and F&B concessions across Calgary International Airport. He has hired, coached, fired, and rebuilt teams under real P&L pressure.

That operator life is why he built BitStage, the rehearsal-based platform that powers Barnes recruitment. Resumes and interviews tell you who someone says they are. Rehearsals show you who they actually become on shift, on the floor, in front of a guest, under pressure. BitStage turned a hunch every operator already has into a measurable signal.

Signal vs. noise is the through-line of everything Tim does. Hiring is full of noise — polished resumes, charming interviews, gut calls. The signal is what someone does in the work itself. Barnes Signal Advisor exists to find that signal, kill the noise, and put the right people in operator seats.

Thirty years isn't a credential. It's earned authority on what makes people perform — and the foundation under every search Barnes runs.