Targeted Clientele Focus on family offices and private equity firms as primary clients, with additional opportunities in growth-oriented founder-led and public companies. Represent Hazeltine as a provider of elite executive and professional search, leveraging their niche network and discreet, high-stakes placement credibility.

Retention and Referrals Leverage the firm’s strong referral-driven growth and repeat business model by offering expanded retained search partnerships, ATS-agnostic recruiting outsourcing programs, and advisory services to deepen client relationships and increase lifetime value.

Process Differentiator Position Hazeltine’s proprietary video-first recruiting process as a competitive edge for faster, more transparent placements. Offer value-added services like video interviews, client intake session recordings, and passive-talent sourcing to improve close rates and candidate quality for complex roles.

Service Expansion Promote and upsell Recruiting Outsourcing and Interim/Fractional Leadership offerings to clients seeking scalable, efficient hiring pipelines. Highlight capabilities in Finance, Operations, Sales, and HR to address broad executive and management needs across portfolio companies.

Market Positioning Emphasize Hazeltine’s nationwide reach from a Houston base to attract larger, national PE-backed portfolios. Use the small-team agility as a premium attribute for discreet, high-challenge searches, while targeting mid-market to upper-mid-market firms seeking quality, retained talent.