Best Executive Search Services Experts

Email me directly at: atarki@eca-partners.com  We are a world-class Executive Search firm. Our strength lies within our process driven and systematic approach. This enables us to connect star-candidates with opportunities that are right for them – faster! We also have a network of thousands of independent top-tier management consultants.A few of my pieces in HBR and Forbes are included here below. As always, I'd appreciate hearing any comments and feedback on these.

I serve as Chief Human Resources Officer at National Search Group, where I focus on aligning people strategy with long-term business performance. My work centers on building accountable, resilient cultures that support growth while maintaining clarity in structure, leadership expectations, and talent development. Over the years, I’ve worked closely with executive teams to strengthen performance management systems, improve workforce planning, and develop leadership capability across distributed and multicultural teams. I believe HR’s role extends beyond policies and processes. It is about designing systems that allow people to perform at their best while keeping organizations adaptable in fast-moving environments. Much of my focus is on translating strategy into practical execution. That includes refining hiring standards, strengthening retention frameworks, developing succession planning structures, and ensuring managers are equipped to lead with consistency and transparency. I’m particularly interested in how organizational clarity, accountability, and communication influence morale and long-term talent stability. I bring an operations-informed perspective to people leadership. Having worked across diverse industries and complex environments, I understand the balance between structure and flexibility, performance and culture, speed and sustainability. At its core, my work is about helping organizations build strong internal foundations because when people systems are intentional and aligned, performance follows.

Mike Podesto is a Career and Job Search Expert and the Founder & CEO of Find My Profession, a leading reverse recruiting firm that manages full job searches for professionals and executives. As a pioneer of reverse recruiting, Mike has helped thousands of candidates navigate competitive hiring markets by combining targeted job sourcing, direct outreach to decision-makers, and data-driven job search strategies. His team works across industries including technology, engineering, marketing, and executive leadership, supporting clients from mid-level professionals to C-suite executives. Mike’s expertise spans job search strategy, resume and LinkedIn optimization, networking, recruiting, and hiring trends. He is known for his practical, results-oriented approach to the job search process, with a focus on helping candidates stand out in crowded applicant pools and secure interviews faster. Under his leadership, Find My Profession has earned over 1,000 five-star reviews and has been recognized for its innovative approach to job search management. The company’s model is built on real-world recruiting experience and has helped place candidates in roles ranging from $100K to $1M+ compensation packages. Mike regularly advises on topics including job market trends, hiring practices, interview strategy, and how candidates can position themselves effectively in today’s evolving employment landscape. His insights are especially relevant for professionals navigating career transitions, layoffs, or competitive executive-level searches.

I’m the founder and managing partner of Sandymount Search, a boutique executive search firm headquartered in Portland, OR, working internationally to help companies build world-class teams. With a background in executive search and a career spanning New York, London, and now the West Coast, I’ve built a reputation as a trusted advisor, connector, and recruiter. I use my extensive professional experience and education in psychology to create a data-driven, competence-based approach to talent acquisition.I specialize in recruiting for roles at the forefront of advanced technologies—AI/ML, senior management, marketing, legal, and digital functions—across industries like consumer products, tech, finance, and renewable energy. Having worked at some of the world’s most admired companies, as well as being a former founder myself, I understand firsthand what makes a successful candidate and what it takes to build a team that can drive real impact.My passion lies in helping companies accelerate growth by identifying highly competent, culturally adept leaders who can navigate today’s evolving business landscape. I take a creative approach to finding talent, looking beyond traditional industry boundaries to uncover the people who will drive brand value and innovation. I’m also deeply committed to building diverse teams and hold a Certified Diversity Recruiter designation from ADP.Before executive search, my career was rooted in marketing, communications, brand development and B2B tech. My first job was on The Internet Daily Bulletin, with an award-winning tech publisher in London, then I moved to New York to work at Fortune magazine (Time Inc.), followed by a role as head of marketing at luxury publisher Assouline (acquired by LVMH). Later, I joined L’Oréal-owned Kiehl’s as VP of Global Communications, leading brand storytelling on a global scale. In 2009, I co-founded Omhu, a design-driven company that reimagined products for the Silver Generation—our first product is now in the Smithsonian Collection.I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and bring an innate curiosity to every search. Whether advising executives on career moves or helping businesses find transformational talent, I love making the right connections that move companies—and people—forward. Reach out to me at Susan@sandymountsearch.com for an introductory conversation.

CEO & Group President at National Search Group, Inc. with more than 30 years of experience in the staffing and executive search industry. I work closely with leadership teams across manufacturing and industrial sectors, advising on workforce strategy, executive hiring decisions, and organizational alignment. Having built and scaled distributed recruiting teams over decades, I focus on how leadership accountability, hiring risk, and structural decision-making shape long-term organizational performance. My perspective is grounded in practical experience navigating workforce challenges across evolving industries.

I am the founder and CEO of LLM Authority Index and CiteWorks Studios, where I study how brands, experts, and companies are surfaced, cited, compared, recommended, or overlooked across AI systems, search engines, social platforms, and digital media. My current work focuses on AI search visibility, LLM-driven buyer behavior, digital authority, brand attribution, online reputation, consumer trust, and the sources that influence answers generated by platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, and Google AI Overviews. I develop research frameworks and datasets that examine AI recommendations, citation patterns, competitor inclusion, sentiment, source quality, prompt behavior, and the relationship between online evidence and buyer choice. For journalist requests, I can provide concise commentary, original data, cross-platform comparisons, trend analysis, and evidence-backed insights. Where useful, I compare responses across multiple AI systems and public datasets to identify areas of consensus, disagreement, bias, or emerging change. Before entering AI search and LLM visibility, I spent more than a decade building and leading digital marketing, publishing, affiliate, and content operations. I have managed strategy for more than 250 content creators across 30 geographic markets, overseen networks producing more than 2,000 articles per month, and helped scale affiliate and content businesses generating eight figures in commissions and more than $100 million in client-side revenue. I have also built and exited an affiliate business, developed seven-figure recurring revenue programs, and led growth initiatives across financial services, consumer products, online media, local services, and direct-response marketing. Earlier in my career, I practiced law and served as managing partner of a law firm focused on consumer protection and real estate litigation. My legal background continues to shape how I approach research: I evaluate competing claims, assess source quality, identify gaps in the evidence, and translate complex findings into clear, defensible commentary. I am especially useful for stories involving artificial intelligence, AI search, digital marketing, online reputation, consumer trust, search behavior, content strategy, affiliate marketing, online reviews, social proof, brand visibility, and the changing ways consumers discover and evaluate companies.

Helping companies get mentioned in LLMs and gaining a deep understanding of why and where they need to be cited.

As the Executive Search Practice Group of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) we have the resources and benefits of a large company (including a major international talent network), but the personalized attention and focus of a highly specialized firm. We are functional specialists focusing on finding leadership solutions to business challenges in the areas of Finance & Accounting, Information Technology, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, Legal, and Operations across all industries. If your organization is considering a retained search effort in identifying leaders, please contact me for a confidential discussion. Robert Half Executive Search, provides recruitment of CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs and CTOs as well as executive-level Financial, IT, Sales & Marketing, Legal, and HR professionals across all industry sectors. For the 4th year in a row, Robert Half Executive Search was listed in the Top 5 of Forbes list of “America’s Best Executive Search Firms.” (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017). For additional information please visit https://www.roberthalf.com/employers/executive-search

Stepan Kazaryan is a Business Management Consultant focused on digital presence, professional evaluation, and how public information shapes decision-making in modern business environments. His work centers on helping organizations and professionals understand how they are perceived before direct interaction occurs. In search-driven systems, evaluation often happens silently and quickly. Stepan advises clients on building structured digital foundations that support credibility over time. His approach emphasizes clarity, consistency, and responsible positioning rather than short-term visibility tactics. He works with executives, founders, and professional service providers who recognize that digital footprints influence trust, partnerships, and opportunity flow. By aligning websites, public profiles, and third-party references, Stepan helps create stable professional narratives that reduce uncertainty during evaluation. Rather than focusing on reactive measures, his advisory framework prioritizes preparation. This includes analyzing how search results present a name, how information connects across platforms, and how inconsistencies affect perception. The goal is to strengthen long-term positioning in a way that feels natural and sustainable. Stepan frequently writes and speaks about digital identity, credibility signals, and the structural factors that influence professional trust in online environments. His perspective reflects a broader shift in how professionals are assessed in the age of search and public information accessibility. Through disciplined strategy and steady execution, Stepan Kazaryan helps clients maintain clarity in environments where perception often forms before conversation begins.

I am a multidisciplinary business owner and consultant with expertise spanning recruitment, HR strategy, technology, and creative design. As the founder of Talent Shark (https://www.talentshark.ae), a recruitment and HR consulting firm in Dubai, I help organizations across industries — from healthcare and IT to corporate and creative sectors — build high-performing teams and implement solutions that drive business growth. What sets me apart is the ability to bridge people, business, and technology. With a background in talent acquisition, data science, IT solutions, and graphic design, I bring a unique perspective to problem-solving, blending strategic HR insights with technical and creative innovation. This allows me to not only connect companies with the right talent but also support them in areas like digital transformation, workforce automation, and brand development. I am passionate about building scalable systems, improving processes, and helping businesses unlock new opportunities through a mix of human expertise, technology, and creativity. Expertise & Skills Recruitment & Talent Acquisition (Healthcare, IT & Multi-industry) HR Consulting, Payroll, PRO & Compliance Data Science & Business Analytics IT Solutions & Digital Transformation Graphic Design & Creative Strategy Employer Branding & Marketing Support Training & Development Programs Process Improvement & HR Automation

Carly-Anne Fairlie is the Founder and Executive Recruiter at Catalyst Executive Search, a Canadian, woman-owned firm specializing in executive search and recruitment. With over 15 years of experience, she is a trusted advisor known for identifying top talent, fostering strong relationships, and delivering successful hires. Catalyst partners with companies across Public Relations, Marketing, and Media, with deep expertise in Healthcare, Pharma, Life Sciences, CPG, Food & Beverage, Technology, Financial Services, and Insurance. Founded in 2021, the firm is committed to a data-driven, strategic approach that aligns hiring with business goals while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion in every search. Hiring Expertise:- Public Relations / Corporate Communications- Public Affairs / Government Relations / Investor Relations - Medical Communications - Marketing / Digital Media / SEO & SEM- Data Science / Analytics / Marketing Technology- AI / Engineering- Healthcare / Life Sciences / Pharma- Agency - all rolesConnect with me at cafairlie@catalystsearch.com.

As a dedicated Executive Search professional in the commodities industry, I specialize in connecting top talent with leading companies across Finance, Treasury, Structured Trade, and Risk Management sectors. With deep market insights and a commitment to excellence, I help organizations grow through strategic talent acquisition. Interested in discussing your hiring needs or the latest market trends? Let’s connect!” Functions: Finance, Treasury and Tax Structured & Trade Finance Risk Management - Market Risk, Credit Risk www.keplersearch.com | EA Licence no. 18S9419 | EA Personnel no. R2197703

International Executive Recruiter with 13+ years of experience in the HR staffing and headhunting industry. Expert on recruitment and headhunting process worldwide. US, Canada, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM recruitment. Experience in the use of: LI Recruiter Avature Workday IndeedMonsterOCCLatam-related job posting tools. Specialized Recruitment Industries: - Information Technology- eCommerce - Finance - HR - Manufacturing - Sales and Business Development- Administration- Management- Marketing - C-Level10+ years of experience in Business Development working for different companies in the HR, Headhunting, and Staffing Industry.

Internationally experienced leadership professional, speaker, commentator and influencer. Recognized for global thought leadership in the leadership and people agenda in the workplace arena, particularly in relation to talent, transformation and post-pandemic human capital agendas. Currently undertaking a PhD by research in leadership for executives, focusing on the disparate experiences and successes in achieving executive leadership and board roles.Frequently requested guest/key-note speaker and talented moderator at energy, human capital and other leading conferences globally, with thought-provoking, well-researched, leading-edge and challenging presentations. A prolific author of presentations and articles published across a wide variety of media, acknowledged for coalescing often disparate but relevant topics in the energy transition, people and talent, transformation and leadership agendas.

I guide C-suite and executive leaders to land their ideal next role with efficiency. Leveraging 20+ years of expertise in recruiting, HR, and leadership, I provide deep insights into the executive job market, craft compelling personal brands, and deliver a customized roadmap to streamline your search. From complex negotiations to a successful transition, I'll guide you every step of the way. Ready for what's next? I help executives transition seamlessly from corporate life to fulfilling new chapters, whether it's launching a business, building a consulting practice, securing board roles, or rediscovering their professional passion.READY TO GET STARTED? https://calendly.com/kdastici/hrc-blueprint-consultation (Book Free Career Strategy Session)

I am an energetic, innovation-obsessed tech entrepreneur and career coach with over two decades of experience driving transformative solutions in career tech, AI-driven platforms, and enterprise software. As Co-Founder of the global career services platform JobLeads, I have helped revolutionize job searching for millions of professionals worldwide, blending cutting-edge AI with personalized career services. Author of multiple career-boosting publications, including the popular Ultimate Guide to a Savvy and Cohesive Personal Brand, The Ultimate Guide to Job Hunting Mistakes, and Mastering the Interview.

Gregg Podalsky is the President and CEO of one of the nation’s top-ranked recruiting and consulting firms, recognized by Forbes as a leading professional recruiting, executive search, and contract staffing organization. Over the past 25 years, he has guided the firm through the technology boom, transforming it from a regional powerhouse into a nationally recognized leader. Under his leadership, the company has been named the largest executive search firm for over two decades by the South Florida and Jacksonville Business Journals and has placed talent across industries including insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, IT, accounting and finance, executive leadership, HR, sales and marketing, transportation, and supply chain logistics, including staffing drivers for America’s biggest football game. An entrepreneurial leader, Gregg advanced from employee to CEO, building a culture that blends innovation with human-centered expertise. Recognizing the evolving complexity of hiring, he spearheaded the creation of Recruitment Intelligence™, an AI-powered hiring platform that transforms the way organizations find talent. Recruitment Intelligence™ combines cutting-edge AI technology with seasoned recruiter insight, providing access to over one billion candidate profiles, precise candidate matching, bias-free shortlists, and postings on up to 75 major job boards. By merging smart technology with deep industry knowledge, the platform enables faster, more strategic, and cost-effective hiring. Through Recruitment Intelligence™, Gregg and his team have successfully accelerated time-to-hire, improved candidate quality, and expanded access to diverse and hard-to-reach talent pools. The platform’s AI, named RiC, complements human judgment by identifying high-potential candidates who may be overlooked through traditional recruitment methods, allowing recruiters to focus on cultural fit, motivation, and long-term success. Gregg’s leadership and vision have positioned Recruitment Intelligence™ as a forward-thinking solution for organizations seeking smarter, faster, and more reliable talent acquisition. Trusted by industry leaders across insurance, healthcare, travel, and corporate sectors, he continues to drive innovation in hiring while building on decades of proven recruitment expertise.

BestCompaniesAZ is Arizona’s premier Employer Branding and Media Platform — the place where PR, Marketing, HR, Talent, and Community intersect. For more than two decades, we’ve been the trusted voice amplifying Arizona’s award-winning employers — helping them attract top talent, inspire loyal customers, and strengthen their community impact. We’re not just telling stories — we’re building Arizona’s reputation as one of the best places to work and live by spotlighting the companies and leaders driving that vision forward. BestCompaniesAZ is the visionary and brand Ambassador for the following Arizona programs brought to Arizona over the last 20+ years: 1. The inaugural “2003 Best Places to Work in the Valley”, published by the Great Place to Work Institute and the Phoenix Business Journal. 2. The prestigious “Arizona’s Most Admired Companies” award, in partnership with AZ Business Magazine (Founding Partner, 2010-2019) 3. “Top Companies to Work for in Arizona” with azcentral.com and Republic Media (consulting partner, 2013-2019) 4. “100 Best Arizona Companies”, BestCompaniesAZ 10th & 15th Anniversary Lists (2012 and 2017) 5. "Top Workplaces in Arizona & Tucson" with Energage. Note: BestCompaniesAZ is NOT the organization that conducts the surveys or selects award winners. We’re a neutral platform promoting all of Arizona’s great companies.

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