TALENTSMITHS · CASE STUDIES
Every search has a situation behind it. A principal who has been burned before. A brief that three other firms could not crack. A role that did not exist in any definable form. These are a selection of searches TalentSmiths has completed. The details have been anonymised. The outcomes have not.
NEW YORK · SERIES B · 5 WEEKS
A Series B founder operating without EA support at 60 people. TalentSmiths placed a candidate from The Circle with prior startup scaling experience. Offer accepted in five weeks.
READLONDON · UHNW · 6 WEEKS
A search that had been failing with two other firms. TalentSmiths identified the brief was wrong in the first call. An offer was accepted 31 days later.
READLONDON · FAMILY OFFICE · 7 WEEKS
The mandate required three languages, twelve years of private household experience, and absolute discretion. Found in seven weeks.
READMIAMI · UHNW · 8 WEEKS
A principal who had relocated from New York with an EA need and no Miami connections. TalentSmiths placed a relocation candidate within eight weeks.
READSAN FRANCISCO · TECH · 10 DAYS
A tech principal who had been through two failed searches. TalentSmiths presented three candidates in ten days. The offer was accepted before the month was out.
READLONDON · DUAL PRINCIPAL · 9 WEEKS
Co-founders at a PE-backed business needed a single EA to support both. The political complexity was significant. TalentSmiths placed the right candidate within nine weeks.
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