Executive search done right.

Most of our clients are mid-to-large companies — roughly $50M to $10B in revenue and 200 to 10,000+ employees. That spans founder-led and sponsor-backed businesses as well as established mid- and large-cap players, plus portfolio work for private equity firms. We don't typically work with sub-$50M startups; the search dynamics are different and other firms are better positioned.

Two things. First, every search is partner-led from intake through onboarding — you'll never be handed off to a junior recruiter learning on your search. Second, we source from passive talent, not from job boards or the same five competitor companies. The people you actually want to hire aren't looking for jobs; they need to be found and engaged personally. That's most of our work.

On a retained or engaged search, you'll have a calibrated shortlist of 4–6 candidates in your hands within 21 calendar days of signed engagement — each one screened, vetted, and confirmed interested in your role. That's our standard. If a search runs into a tighter talent market and we need a few more days, we tell you on day 14, not day 30.

Every placement is guaranteed — six months as standard, and up to twelve months on executive and retained searches. If the hire leaves voluntarily or is terminated for cause inside that window, we restart the search at no additional fee. A layoff or restructuring on your side doesn't trigger it — the guarantee is about candidate fit. We honor it, full stop, and we build that risk into how we vet candidates from day one.

Yes. We negotiate the offer on your behalf — base, bonus, equity, signing, relocation, severance. We've done this enough to know what's market, what's negotiable, and where candidates push back. You set the parameters, we run the conversation, and we manage the counter-offer dynamics from the candidate's current employer.

We don't recruit out of clients we've worked with. Standard off-limits is 12 months from final invoice on engaged and contingency searches. On retained relationships and multi-search engagements, off-limits extends to 24 months. Companies that engage us repeatedly get a multi-year off-limits guarantee — the protection scales with the relationship.

Yes. We're headquartered in Austin but our work is national. Most of our searches are remote or hybrid by design — the candidates we source are wherever the best talent lives. We've placed candidates from Boston to San Diego, and we'll travel for client meetings when it matters.

A 20-minute call. We'll talk through the role, the compensation, the realistic candidate pool, and the timeline. If we think we're the right partner for this search, we'll send a proposal and engagement letter within 48 hours. If we're not, we'll tell you on the call — and where appropriate, we'll point you to a firm that is.