Executive search case studies
Measured by outcomes, not activity.
Every engagement is judged by what it produced: revenue, retention, and roles filled where others failed. Here are eight searches that show what precision recruitment delivers.
Precision forecasting: a CFO search that achieved 1% accuracy
A major recruiting firm searched for 13 months and came up empty.
We placed a CFO with deep subscription-modeling expertise for a high-growth credit-monitoring company, bringing forecasting accuracy within 1%, sharper financial visibility, and better decisions for growth.
1%
Forecasting accuracy achieved
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$12M in nine months: a dual engineering and business development leader a prior agency could not find
A $50M automation and robotics integrator had gone 180+ days without a Director of Engineering and Business Development.
We filled the seat in 90 days with a leader who could run the department and sell the work. In the first nine months the placement closed $12,000,000 in new client deals, brought in multiple new logos, and repaired a major account relationship that had been deteriorating.
$12M
New client deals in 9 months, filled in 90 days
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10 for 10: a full-function talent partnership with a medical device leader
A multi-billion-dollar manufacturer needed talent across every function.
We delivered a perfect 10-for-10 placement record for the Interventional Solutions division, filling roles across engineering, quality, operations, commercial and marketing.
10 / 10
Placements filled, every role
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Placing rare Rust engineers for the first FINRA-approved ATS in history
An ultra-specialized skill set in a near-impossible market.
We placed two rare Rust and full-stack engineers with fintech and blockchain expertise in 45 days for the first-ever FINRA-approved Alternative Trading System, directly contributing to a $12M Series A round.
45 days
To place two rare engineers
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Enterprise scale: a 3,000+ engineer pipeline for a $9B leader
Hiring at volume across six disciplines, with no inbound to lean on.
We built a 3,000+ engineer pipeline across six disciplines for a $9B audio entertainment enterprise, delivering 21 placements in 12 months with zero reliance on inbound applicants.
3,000+
Engineers pipelined, 21 placed
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From $65M to $100M: scaling CPG sales and operations across 13 hires
A high-growth brand scaling faster than it could hire.
Over a three-year partnership, we placed 13 sales and operations professionals who helped the brand scale from $65M to $100M in revenue while holding the bar on quality of hire.
$100M
Revenue reached, 13 hires
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Eight for eight: building a non-profit's fundraising and revenue engine in 13 months
A Florida non-profit was losing candidates to corporate rivals with no recruiting infrastructure of its own.
We built a targeted outreach engine that reframed compensation-capped roles around mission impact, landing eight fundraising, marketing and revenue-generation hires, each one fully aligned with the client's long-term goals.
8
Critical placements in 13 months, 100% mission-aligned
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From DTC to the clinician channel: a first VP of Sales for an early-stage nutraceutical brand
An early-stage, science-backed brand selling entirely direct to consumer had no sales leadership and needed to open the physician channel from a standing start.
We mapped nutraceutical companies with real practitioner and formulary distribution, targeted the people who had personally built those channels, and worked through compensation and equity structure with the client. The search closed in four months with the company's first VP of Sales.
4 months
To place a first-in-seat VP of Sales
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