Executive search & C-suite recruitment

ICP map

Who we target for executive search clients.

Signals we track

What fires the engine for executive search.

• Executive departures filed in 8-K, SEC, or LinkedIn disclosures
• PE acquisition announcements — typically trigger CFO / COO mandates within 90 days
• Earnings calls signalling leadership-change language ("transition", "succession plan")
• Board appointments and chair changes (LinkedIn + corporate filings)
• Failed exec hires (departures within 12 months) — repeat search opportunity

Sample sequence opener

A real first touch for executive search.

This is what a niche-aware, signal-tied opener actually looks like.

[First name] — your last 10-Q referenced "evaluating leadership succession" around the CFO seat. In our experience that language reliably precedes a retained search mandate inside 60 days. We map executive talent in [sector] continuously and could put a confidential longlist in front of you before the mandate even formally opens. No deck, no pitch — just the market view. Worth a 20-minute conversation?

Disqualifications

When we say no for executive search.

We'd rather decline upfront than waste your retainer on a niche where our signal layer can't see opportunities.

• ✗Sub-Director-level roles — wrong fee economics for retained search
• ✗Companies under $50M revenue — our signal layer fires too rarely
• ✗Family-owned businesses without external board governance — buying signals are too opaque