What Separates Us

1. Market Knowledge, Network & Reach

We were founded by Managing Partner, Danny Vanner a decade ago to focus purely on building boards and management teams for investor backed growth businesses.

Our specialism sets us apart as we truly understand the types of challenges investor backed growth businesses face and the rare types of leaders these businesses need to move the needle, leaders who are experienced in supporting ambitious growth companies, leaders who are well suited to investor backed environments, leaders with the mindset necessary to achieve the right outcome.

We know how and where to find these types of leaders in the marketplace and how to help clients attract and recruit them.

2. Dedicated Service Few Search Firms Can Match

Managing Partner, Danny Vanner manages all aspects of client searches from start to finish. Danny has purposely shaped the firm to be a small, specialist consultancy so that it best serves clients. Having Danny manage all aspects of a search and act as a clients’ point of contract throughout means Danny has the detail, sees the big picture, can tailor the approach, move quickly and ultimately provide a better outcome for the client.

At the client engagement stage Danny gets to know a client and deeply understand their business, strategic plans, key opportunities and challenges, how the role being hired ties in and the type of candidate and skillsets needed, provides appropriate challenge where necessary and ensures all stakeholders are aligned on the role and candidate requirements.

At the market and candidate research stage Danny typically spends 100+ hours identifying those prospective candidates that fit into the clients ideal candidate set. This includes conducting extensive research into the clients market, relevant companies in the market and prospective candidates involved with these companies past and present, conducting research into business deals in the clients market and prospective candidates involved with these businesses past and present, taking candidate recommendations from our extensive network of Chairmen, CEOs and Investors in the space and reviewing our extensive candidate network built over a decade.

At the candidate engagement stage Danny strategises on how to present the opportunity to generate maximum interest from prospective candidates and then approaches, engages and thoroughly qualifies these individuals.

Danny then introduces the client to the best suited candidates, arranges interviews, closely manages feedback and communications throughout and finally, efficiently manages the offer and acceptance process.

3. Fair & Simple Fee Structure

The fee structure is fair, simple and largely results based.

For permanent searches there is a small retainer fee at the outset, no fees in the middle of the search, and a success fee at the end of the search once the client has secured the preferred candidate.

For interim searches there is simply a success fee at the end of the search once the client has secured the preferred candidate.