targeted Hiring Initiatives
Strategy + Execution for Critical Hires Building Your Next Stage Of Growth
When a hire matters, getting it wrong is expensive.
Where Hiring Breaks
Most hiring failures don’t come from bad candidates.
They come from unclear decisions.
→ Hiring the wrong level (leader vs doer)
→ Searching in the wrong talent pools
→ Changing direction mid-search
→ Delayed hiring that slows growth
One misaligned hire can cost $75K–$150K+ in salary, time, and lost momentum.
What This Is
This is not just about filling a role.
It’s about making sure you’re solving the right hiring problem before going to market and executing with focus to hire the right person.
How the Engagement Works
Hiring Strategy
Define the role, success profile, and alignment to your business.
Talent Market Mapping
Identify where the right talent actually sits and how to reach them.
Targeted Search
Curated, high-signal candidates—no volume-based recruiting.
Interview & Decision Support
Structured evaluation and support to make the right hire.
What This Looks Like
Instead of:
“We need a Head of Sales”
→ You get a clearly defined profile aligned to your stage
Instead of:
“We’re not finding the right candidates”
→ You get a targeted market strategy
Instead of:
“We like a few candidates but aren’t sure”
→ You get structured evaluation and confident decisions
Outcome/ROI
recruitment Engagement Outcomes
→ Avoid a six-figure mis-hire
→ Reduce time-to-hire by weeks
→ Focus on the right talent immediately
→ Make faster, more confident decisions
→ Most founders recover the cost of this engagement in one hiring decision.
Investment
→ $10,000 → High-impact IC
→ $15,000 → Manager / Director
→ $20,000+ → Executive / Leadership
→ 50% upfront
→ 50% at shortlist
How This Is Different
Traditional Recruiting
→ Starts after job description
→ Volume-based
→ Transactional
Targeted Hiring
→ Starts with strategy
→ Focused, high-signal candidates
→ Involved in decisions
→ Built for the right hire—not just a hire
Who This Is For
→ Founders (20–100 employees)
→ Critical or high-impact hires
→ Teams without internal hiring leadership
→ Founders who want to get it right—not just done
Hire the right person before the cost of getting it wrong compounds.