Jason-led executive search for founders and company leaders

Your next leadership hire.
I lead the search. You choose the leader.

For founders and company leaders hiring the person who will shape their next stage. I work directly with you—from defining the mandate to candidate conversations, assessment and closing. My background includes executive recruiting at NVIDIA.

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“Jason’s approach to talent recruiting is state-of-the-art and game-changing.”
Jensen Huang · Founder & CEO, NVIDIA

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Full search

Jason-led Leadership Search

Fixed fee starting at $30,000 USD

You need a partner to lead one critical search. I own the search direction, candidate engagement, human assessment and coordination through closing. Your company makes the hire.

  • Calibration included; commission full search directly
  • Recruiter support assigned as agreed for your search
  • One accepted role; scope and total fee agreed upfront
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Standalone option

Leadership Search Launch

$7,500 USD · standalone preparation

Your team will run the search. In three scoped weeks, we align the mandate, examine source-reviewed market examples and prepare the opportunity brief, interview framework and handoff.

  • One role; timing starts with agreed inputs and availability
  • Your team owns subsequent outreach and execution
  • Research examples are separate from interested candidates

Actual Launch payments credit full search for the same company and underlying hiring need during Launch or within 90 days of its agreed handoff. A fully paid Launch leaves $22,500 at a $30,000 total. How the Launch credit works.

AI recruiting working session

For recruiters building with AI.

Work with Jason on one recruiting task or AI tool setup. No coding experience needed. 60 minutes. $500 USD.

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How the search moves forward

A clear mandate.
Evidence through closing.

  1. Calibrate the mandate.Agree what the leader must accomplish, the authority they need and the experience that matters. Make tradeoffs explicit and test assumptions against the market.
  2. Engage and assess.Research relevant people, approach them with an approved opportunity story, establish actual interest and constraints, and assess the evidence behind their experience.
  3. Select and close.Support the interview process, debriefs, references with consent and offer conversations. Coordinate the accepted candidate's start arrangements. You make the final decision.

Fictional mandate example

VP of Engineering.
To accomplish what?

A fictional AI company needs to turn research into a reliable product. Before searching, we decide whether this hire should lead applied research, build the engineering organization, or own both.

That choice changes the candidate market, the authority the role needs and what the interviews must establish. A title alone cannot settle it.

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The work behind the search

Experienced judgment.
Supported by useful technology.

Full search connects all five capabilities below. Standalone Launch includes mandate calibration, source-reviewed market examples, an opportunity brief, interview framework and handoff; your team handles subsequent outreach and execution.

01 · Mandate

Define the leader you actually need.

Turn your company’s next challenge into a clear role, outcomes, and criteria you can hire against.

  • Business outcomes, scope, and decision authority
  • Essential experience and realistic tradeoffs
  • Example profiles to calibrate the brief
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02 · Market

Research relevance. Establish interest in conversation.

Research relevant people, keep company evidence separate from personal achievements, and approach them only with an approved opportunity story. Human conversations establish interest and constraints.

  • Target companies and researched prospects
  • Evidence of relevance, open questions, and referral paths
  • Available contact details with verification status
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03 · Approach

Give them a reason to listen.

Turn your conviction about the company into a specific, credible opportunity for the person you want to recruit.

  • Candidate opportunity brief and founder pitch
  • Personalized outreach and follow-up materials
  • Preparation for candidate and referral conversations
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04 · Selection

Know what to ask. Know what to trust.

Build interviews around the work this person must do. Compare evidence, investigate gaps, and make the hiring decision with clearer judgment.

  • Interview plans, questions, and scorecards
  • Role-relevant exercises and reference questions
  • Guidance for debriefs and finalist decisions
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05 · Partnership

Keep an experienced partner beside you.

Jason leads the agreed full search from calibration through closing. Your company brings its context and makes the hiring decision. Standalone Launch is available for teams that will execute themselves.

  • Clear responsibilities and search progress reviews
  • Help interpreting market and candidate feedback
  • A reusable process for future leadership hires
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See a fictional mandate and calibration sample →

An illustration of decisions and deliverables. It does not show real candidates, verified interest, completed customer work or the outcome of a full search.

AI helps prepare research, organize evidence and draft materials. Jason reviews the work and leads the human conversations. Your team can inspect the reasoning, correct the brief and use the agreed handoff. Routine research and tools are included; unusual external costs need advance agreement.

For VC talent partners

A critical portfolio hire.
A partner who can lead the search.

Introduce us when a portfolio company has a consequential leadership hire ahead. We agree how to work with its existing recruiting team: Jason can lead the full search, or deliver a standalone Launch for the team to execute. The company commissions the work and retains the hiring decision.

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Before we work together.

Can Jason lead the whole search?

Yes. Commission full search directly, with calibration included. Jason leads the agreed work through closing; your company makes the hiring decision.

When should we choose Launch?

Choose the standalone $7,500 Launch when your team will handle candidate outreach and execution. You leave with a calibrated mandate, opportunity brief, interview framework and handoff.

How does AI help?

AI supports preparation, research and evidence organization. Jason reviews the work. Human conversations establish candidate interest and constraints.

Start with the hire

Bring the role—or the business problem behind it.
Let's discuss the search.

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