Retained Search
Approaching hiring as a talent continuum.
CFW’s Search Process:
Lending value at every stage of the talent journey.
Case Studies
Foreign Policy Magazine is the premier, award-winning magazine of global politics, economics, and ideas. A division of Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company).
Partnered with the CEO and Publisher and the VP of People. Contributed to the publication’s dynamic growth and evolution over several years, placing several leadership and senior individual contributor roles including Vice President of Events, Director of Strategic Development, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Subscriptions Director. Identified well qualified candidates aligned with highly specific experiential requirements; worked closely with the hiring team to develop bespoke interview processes to measure each role’s specific requirements for success.
I’ve never worked with a partner that I’ve trusted as much as I do the team at CFW. They are always prepared, understand our organizational needs, and are committed to finding the best possible candidates. I also enjoy working them!- Laurel Fioravanti, VP People, Foreign Policy
Southworth Development is a privately held company based in Newton, Massachusetts specializing in the development of residential resort and hospitality-branded real estate communities.
Profitable, boot-strapped, fast-growing SMB
Partnered with the Managing Principal and President to fill a complex opening for a Chief Sales Officer role. This individual had to come from a real estate development background, with a focus on branded communities. They would oversee sales across six amenitized properties with a wide variety of luxury real estate inventory catering to clients around the globe, refining sales strategy and sales process, working closely with the CMO to continue to build the brand. In addition to this highly specific mix of skills, the company insisted that the candidate have a strong understanding of CRM, sales analytics, team org and structure, and onsite selling motion.
We had a great experience working with the team at CFW. From the get-go, the whole team was deeply interested in understanding our needs, and were committed to finding the right fit. This was a hard search, for a highly specific individual. The team was tenacious, insightful, and continuously took feedback well as they evolved the search. They were also consultative in helping us to evolve our understanding of the role. In the end, they found us the perfect candidate, and we couldn’t be happier with the fit, or our search partner. Matt Deitch, Managing Partner, Southworth Development
KUDO is a language-as-a-service platform for multilingual meetings.
Pre- Series A, cash flow positive, and rapidly growing their team
Partnered with CEO and Head of People Operations to fill a VP Marketing role. Having specialized in commercial roles within media and technology for decades, CFW had both the candidate network and the recruiting expertise to find, vet, select and present the select few: a diverse slate of qualified candidates who possessed key expertise and enriched the makeup of their team.
“...Being able to bounce ideas off of someone, and having someone I could trust and that listened went a long way. CFW always did what they said they were going to do. I never had to follow up or worry that the ball would be dropped...there was always a sense of urgency and a sense of trust, which I haven’t necessarily gotten with other firms. ” -Sarah Lavorgna, Head of People Operations at KUDO