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The Executive Search Connector Network

We connect companies
with the right
search firm.

A curated network of vetted, retained executive search firms — matched to live, qualified hiring mandates. No cost to the company hiring.

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Free for companies hiring. Search firms pay only on a successful placement.

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Executive Search• Retained Search• CFO & C-Suite• Demand Side• Supply Side• Vetted Network• Board & Leadership• Sector Specialists• Warm Introductions• Success-Fee Only•
Executive Search• Retained Search• CFO & C-Suite• Demand Side• Supply Side• Vetted Network• Board & Leadership• Sector Specialists• Warm Introductions• Success-Fee Only•

We're the layer between
hiring and search.

On one side, companies with live senior-level mandates. On the other, a vetted network of boutique retained search firms. We match the two — and only get paid on success.

Demand-Side Sourcing

We identify and qualify live, senior-level hiring mandates directly with the company — scope, comp, reporting line, timeline — before any introduction is made.

Live Mandates Fully Qualified No Cost

Supply-Side Vetting

We hand-verify every search firm's sector specialization against their own site and record — never against a database tag alone — before adding them to the network.

Hand-Verified Real Sector Fit Retained Only

Warm, Double Opt-In Introductions

Both sides are introduced together, with full context already shared — the company meets a pre-qualified specialist, the firm meets a pre-qualified, live buyer.

Full Context Fast Start Both Sides Qualified

Long-Term Partnership

Every introduction includes a written lead-protection period. The goal isn't a single placement — it's a standing relationship where qualified mandates keep flowing.

Written Protection Ongoing Pipeline Trust-Based

Our Process

A four-step
matching process.

A proven system that connects live mandates with the right specialist search firm — never a guess.

Step 01

Identify

We monitor hiring signals — funding rounds, leadership changes, expansion — to surface real, live senior-level mandates.

Step 02

Verify

Every mandate is qualified directly with the company — scope, comp, reporting line, timeline — before it goes anywhere.

Step 03

Match

We map the mandate against our vetted network, checking real sector specialization — not a database tag.

Step 04

Introduce

Both sides are introduced together with full context already shared. We stay involved to help it land.

$0
cost to the
company hiring
Verified
sector fit,
every time
8–10
qualified intros
to firms / month
100%
success-fee
based

Why Us

Not a database.
Not a cold list.

Every introduction is independently verified and warmly made — not scraped from a list and blasted out.

✗ Cold Databases
  • ✗ Sector claims never verified
  • ✗ No context, no qualification
  • ✗ Generic mass outreach
  • ✗ No trust, starting from zero
⚠ Going It Alone
  • ✗ Weeks of manual vetting
  • ✗ Costly outbound infrastructure
  • ✗ No guarantee of fit
  • ✗ Slow, unpredictable pipeline
✦ Crafted Influence
  • ✓ Independently verified fit
  • ✓ Pre-qualified, live mandate
  • ✓ Warm, trusted introduction
  • ✓ Success-fee only
Our standard: paid only when a placement closes.
If an introduction doesn't lead anywhere, it costs neither side anything. No access fees, no retainers, no fine print.

For Companies Hiring

A pre-vetted specialist,
not a cold list.

Zero cost to your company. We're paid by the search firm, only on a successful placement.

Zero cost, ever
No fee to make the introduction — our fee comes from the search firm, only once the role is filled.
Real sector fit
Every firm we introduce is independently verified against your specific mandate, not a generic keyword match.
Faster start
Skip weeks of vetting search firms yourself — we bring an introduction that's already qualified.
No obligation
Run your own parallel search or speak to multiple firms — there's no exclusivity required on your side.

For Search & Recruitment Firms

A live mandate, without
the outbound spend.

No access fee to join. You only pay a share of your placement fee, and only once you've closed the role.

Warm, qualified mandates
You're introduced directly to a company with a real, live, budgeted hiring need — already qualified on scope and timeline.
No upfront cost
There's no retainer or access fee to join our network — only a success-fee once you've placed the candidate.
Save on BD infrastructure
No cold outreach, no database spend, no dedicated BD headcount required to access this pipeline.
A standing relationship
Once trust is built, mandates continue to flow — we aim for an ongoing partnership, not a single transaction.

FAQs

Common questions,
honest answers.

A database gives you a list of names with unverified tags. We verify sector specialization against the firm's own record before making any introduction, and we qualify the mandate directly with the company first — so what you get is a warm, checked match, not a cold list.

Nothing. We're paid by the search firm, and only once they successfully close the role. There's no fee, retainer, or obligation on the hiring company's side, ever.

No access fee to join the network and no cost for an introduction. We take an agreed share of your placement fee — only once you've successfully closed the role.

Senior and C-suite mandates — CFO, CEO, and other leadership roles — across a range of sectors. If you have a live, retained search mandate, or a firm with a genuine specialist practice, we'd like to hear from you.

Then it costs nothing, on either side. Our model only earns a fee on success, so there's no risk in taking the introduction and finding out if it's a fit.

To the founder still vetting search firms alone, 🤝

Finding a search firm with real, current expertise in your exact sector takes weeks of cold research — and most claims can't be verified until it's too late.

We've built a network that does that verification for you, and only introduces a firm once we're confident it's a genuine fit. Your next specialist is already in our network. We'll find them.

— Crafted Influence

warm intros,
real mandates,
less guesswork

When the match is right,
everything else gets easier.

Join the companies and search firms already working through our network.

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