Strategic Hiring Advisor
Founder-Led Companies Whose Businesses Have Outgrown Their Current Team
Backed by expertise building high-impact teams at:
• Microsoft
• GitHub
• NTT Data
• Growth-Stage Startups
Backed by expertise building high-impact teams at:
• Microsoft
• GitHub
• NTT Data
• Growth-Stage Startups
CCG helps Founder-Led companies whose businesses have outgrown their current team identify who they need to hire and build the team required to support their next stage of growth.
Through Customized Hiring Systems, we help Founders and Small Business Leaders make wiser hiring decisions before investing heavily in recruiting.
Most Founders and Leaders don't struggle to find candidates.
They struggle to determine what their business actually needs next.
"Do we need a Head of Sales… or someone who can actually close deals?"
"Do we need someone to build the function… or simply execute right now?"
"Are we even looking in the right companies, industries, or candidate profiles?"
"Will this hire drive revenue, delivery, operations, or simply add cost?"
Customized Hiring Systems help Founders whose businesses have outgrown their current team make wiser hiring decisions and build the team needed to support what's next.
CCG works best with:
✔ Founder-led companies
✔ Typically 10-50 employees
✔ Businesses experiencing growth
✔ Companies that have outgrown their current team
✔ Founders navigating critical hiring decisions
✔ Organizations building the team required for their next stage of growth
Most Founder-Led companies don't struggle to find candidates. They struggle to determine what their business actually needs next.
→ What role to hire next
“Do I need a Head of Sales… or someone who can actually close deals?”
→ Leader vs 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 drive revenue, product, or delivery—or just add cost?”
Hiring problems don’t begin with sourcing the wrong candidates.
They begin when hiring decisions are made without a clear roadmap, role clarity, or alignment to growth.
Designing Customized Hiring Frameworks and Team Structures so Founders can make the right hiring decisions at the right stage.

For Founder-Led companies whose businesses have outgrown their current team.
Through a focused 90-minute working session, we'll assess your growth goals, identify team gaps, prioritize hiring decisions, and create a practical hiring action plan. .
"Do we need a Head of Sales... or someone who can actually close deals right now?"

Once hiring priorities are clear, CCG helps define, target, and hire the talent needed to support your next stage of growth.
From role design and candidate targeting to interview support and final selection, we help founders make wiser hiring decisions and build stronger teams.
"We've identified what we need. Now let's find the right person."

For Founder-Led companies planning multiple hires and preparing for continued growth...
Rather than building an internal recruiting function, gain access to an experienced Strategic Hiring Advisor who helps guide critical hiring decisions.
"We're growing quickly and need a trusted partner to help us scale."
→ Designed specifically for founder-led companies whose businesses have outgrown their current team.
→ Starts after a job description is written
→ Focused on filling roles quickly
→ Relies on volume and outreach
→ Limited visibility into the talent market
→ Success = placement
→ 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

I’ve spent my career helping Founders and Leaders build teams that support real growth not just fill roles.
Across enterprise organizations and early-stage startups, I’ve seen how structured hiring decisions separate companies that scale intentionally from those that stall.
I don’t approach hiring as a transaction.
I work alongside Founders and Leaders to design the right team before hiring begins, aligning roles, timing, and expectations to support growth.

Microsoft • GitHub • Ford • GM • NTT Data • Boston Children’s Hospital • Series A Startups
• Built and supported hiring for 100+ roles across Microsoft’s Cloud & Sales teams
• Delivered 12 principal-level Product & Engineering hires in a 4-month GitHub hiring sprint
• Built hiring strategies that saved $1M+ in external recruiting costs (DXC)
• Supported 46 Sales & Customer Success hires in
12 months (Microsoft)
• Built GitHub’s AI sourcing enablement library
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
Hiring Strategy Intensive
→ Define who to hire and when
→ Align the role to your business
→ Build a clear plan before recruiting
Hiring Support (Hourly)
→ Billed weekly based on usage
→ Use time where you need it most across sourcing, market mapping, and hiring decisions
Targeted Hiring Consultant For Strategic Role(s)
→ Strategy + execution for one high-impact role
→ Define, target, and hire the right person
→ Structured engagement from start to finish
A focused 60-minute session to help you structure your next hires and avoid costly hiring mistakes.
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