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Design How You Hire Before You Scale Is Critical

  Solutions for Founders scaling teams under 100 Employees: 

(Hiring Strategy, Talent Mapping, and Leadership Hiring)

Not sure what your next hires should be? Book a Founder Hiring Strategy Session — a focused 60-minute advisory call to design your hiring roadmap before you make expensive mistakes
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Hiring Isn’t the Problem ➔ Lack of Clarity Is

  

Most Founders don’t struggle because they can’t find candidates, they struggle because they don’t have clarity on:


• What role to hire next
(“Do I need a Head of Sales… or a strong AE who can actually close deals?”)

• Whether they need a leader or a high-impact IC
(“Do I need someone to build the function—or just execute right now?”)

• Where the right talent actually sits
(“Are we even looking in the right companies or profiles?”)

• How hiring connects to growth
(“Will this hire actually drive revenue, product, or delivery—or just add cost?”)

That’s where mistakes happen—and where growth slows. 


Hiring Strategy Session

Fractional Hiring Advisor

Hiring Strategy Session

 

Get clarity on who to hire and when


Hiring starts before you open a role.

We define what your business actually needs so you’re not guessing between leadership vs IC or hiring reactively once growth hits.


→ Defining your next critical hire
“Do we need a Head of Sales or someone who can actually close deals right now?”


→ Leadership vs IC clar

 

Get clarity on who to hire and when


Hiring starts before you open a role.

We define what your business actually needs so you’re not guessing between leadership vs IC or hiring reactively once growth hits.


→ Defining your next critical hire
“Do we need a Head of Sales or someone who can actually close deals right now?”


→ Leadership vs IC clarity
“Do I need someone to build the function—or execute immediately?”


→ Role scope and success profile
“What should this person deliver in the first 90–180 days?”


→ Aligning hiring to business goals
“Will this hire drive revenue, product, or delivery or just add overhead?”.


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Talent Market Mapping

Fractional Hiring Advisor

Hiring Strategy Session

 

Know where the right talent actually is


Most teams start hiring without understanding the market.


We map where the right talent exists so you’re not competing in crowded lanes or chasing the wrong profiles.


→ Target company identification
“Which companies actually produce the kind of talent we need?”


→ Adjacent talent pool discovery
“Are we 

 

Know where the right talent actually is


Most teams start hiring without understanding the market.


We map where the right talent exists so you’re not competing in crowded lanes or chasing the wrong profiles.


→ Target company identification
“Which companies actually produce the kind of talent we need?”


→ Adjacent talent pool discovery
“Are we missing strong candidates from less obvious backgrounds?”


→ Role and skill alignment
“What experience actually translates to success in this role?”


→ Market insight before search begins
“Are we targeting a realistic profileor a unicorn?”)

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Fractional Hiring Advisor

Fractional Hiring Advisor

Fractional Hiring Advisor

 

Ongoing support to design and build your team


As hiring becomes more complex, structure matters. I work alongside you to guide decisions, define roles, and support execution for critical hires.


→ Hiring roadmap and sequencing
“What should we hire first and what can wait?”


→ Role definition and alignment
“Are we aligned internally on what th

 

Ongoing support to design and build your team


As hiring becomes more complex, structure matters. I work alongside you to guide decisions, define roles, and support execution for critical hires.


→ Hiring roadmap and sequencing
“What should we hire first and what can wait?”


→ Role definition and alignment
“Are we aligned internally on what this role actually needs to do?”


→ Interview structure and decision support
“How do we consistently evaluate candidates not just go with gut?”


→ Select recruiting execution when needed
"We need help finding the right person—not just more candidates.”


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HOw Our Model Differes From Traditional Recruiting

Traditional Recruiting

Traditional Recruiting

Traditional Recruiting

→ Starts after a job description is written
→ Focused on filling roles quickly
→ Relies on volume and outreach
→ Limited visibility into talent market
→ Success = placement 

The CCG Approach

Traditional Recruiting

Traditional Recruiting

→ Starts with hiring strategy and clarity
→ Roles defined before search begins
→ Talent market mapped before outreach
→ Focused, high-signal candidate targeting
→ Success = better decisions and stronger teams 

Why This Is Different From Traditional Recruiting

Traditional Recruiting

The CCG Advisory Experience

The CCG Advisory Experience

 • Engagement begins with urgency
• Focused primarily on filling roles
• Success measured by placemen

• Limited structural alignment 

The CCG Advisory Experience

The CCG Advisory Experience

The CCG Advisory Experience

 • Engagement begins with design
• Roles clarified before search begins
• Hiring aligned to company stage and leadership capacity
• Success measured by decision quality and team coherence 


 We optimize decision quality not hiring volume. 

Experience Behind the Approach

 

 

After building hiring systems and leadership teams inside global organizations and early-stage companies, I saw a recurring pattern: as companies scale, hiring decisions become heavier and more complex  yet structure often lags behind growth.


 I built CCG Advisory to bring that level of hiring clarity and structure to founders without adding unnecessary complexity. 


Across Microsoft, GitHub, PwC, Ford, IBM, and founder-led startups, I’ve operated inside high-stakes hiring environments where leadership decisions shape business outcomes. I’ve seen how structured sequencing, role clarity, and signal alignment separate intentional growth from reactive momentum.


CCG Advisory was built to bring that enterprise-grade hiring discipline into small, scaling companies without adding corporate bureaucracy.

 


 → Leadership hiring across 

Microsoft | GitHub | PwC | Ford | IBM | Early-Stage Startups 


→ Enterprise AI-driven sourcing and evaluation systems


→ Executive and high-impact IC hiring support


→ Architecture-first, selective recruiting approach 

Trusted by Leaders Building High-Impact Teams

Hollie Blagg, PhD Cloud Digital Leader & Founder

Hollie Blagg, PhD Cloud Digital Leader & Founder

Hollie Blagg, PhD Cloud Digital Leader & Founder

 

“Steve consistently delivers high-level talent strategies that create real operational impact. For startups and mid-sized companies looking to build teams, scale thoughtfully, and align hiring with business priorities, he brings both strategic clarity and execution discipline.”


David Wartell CTO, IDT Corp

Hollie Blagg, PhD Cloud Digital Leader & Founder

Hollie Blagg, PhD Cloud Digital Leader & Founder

 “Steve helped us clarify the profile and structural fit for two key software engineering hires we had struggled to define. The difference wasn’t just sourcing — it was alignment to how the team needed to function.” 

Roland Spencer VP Commercial Sales, BAE Systems

Hollie Blagg, PhD Cloud Digital Leader & Founder

Roland Spencer VP Commercial Sales, BAE Systems

 “Building a technical financial crimes sales team required a precise understanding of role expectations and market fit. Steve brought structure and focus to the process, enabling us to assemble a high-impact commercial team.” 

How This Typically Starts

 

Most founders don’t need a full engagement right away.

They need clarity first.


Step 1: Hiring Strategy Session

We define who to hire, why, and what success looks like.


Step 2: Talent Market Mapping (if needed)

We identify where the right talent actually exists.


Step 3: Ongoing Support (when needed)

We design and support hiring as your team grows.



👉 Start with a Strategy Session
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