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Executive Search for Scaling Investor Portfolio and Mid-Market High Growth Companies

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We Help You Hire Proven Leaders, NOT Fill Jobs!

Executive Search for Investor Portfolio & Mid-Market Growth Companies

We help PE/VC-backed companies hire proven leaders who deliver impact from day one.


B2B-VIP Executive Alliance delivers a concierge-level search experience—powered by a proprietary executive network of senior leaders with delivery of each search engagement personally led by our team of senior executive search practitioners who have an average of 25+years of experience. 


We are exclusively focused on recruiting, coaching, and placing mid-to late-career, proven senior leaders—C-Suite, VP/SVP, and Directors—all who have proven experience leading, growing and successfully exiting high-growth, investor-backed, or rapidly scaling mid-market companies. Our competitive edge comes from decades of hands-on corporate talent acquisition and third-party executive search, as well as strategic growth talent acquisition advisory experience.  


Combined with our curated, invitation-only executive network built through decades of relationships with founders, boards, and PE/VC operating partners, we accelerate search delivery and reduce new search engagement ramp-up time. The result - You spend less time educating us—and gain a partner who already understands your business and the executive performance profile required. 

The B2B-VIP Difference

A Bespoke Experience

  • Rapid access to proprietary talent pool via a curated executive network of proven operators, growth leaders, and transformation / turnaround experts 
  • Direct partner-led execution—no handoffs, no junior recruiters 
  • Precision role definition & compensation guidance aligned to value-creation goals
  • Leadership assessments to de-risk hiring decisions and strengthen team performance
  • Differentiated candidate slate presentation that optionally includes video clips to highlight specific candidate responses to critical interview questions
  • Executive onboarding coach available to ensure rapid assimilation to full productivity during the critical first 90 days
  • High-touch experience through every stage—from intake to onboarding
  • Flexible and transparent terms and delivery approach customized to meet your unique needs, budget and level of service needs. 

An Integrated Approach

We bring the insight of seasoned operators, the rigor, experience and high touch of boutique search, and a network of a high-trust, proven executive community—all focused on one outcome: 


Delivering "right fit" leaders who elevate performance and accelerate exit value!

Accelerated Results

A cohesive, premium, high-touch search experience engineered to quickly execute on a search engagement, reduce mis-hire risk, accelerate new hire performance, and deliver leaders who create measurable value and bottom-line impact. 

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“The most important thing I do as a venture capitalist is help founders hire the right leaders.”


— John Doerr, Venture Capitalist, Kleiner Perkins

Industries We Serve

Executive Recruitment, Peer Networking & Career Services

 Whether you're hiring for a newly funded startup, a private equity-backed growth firm scaling through M&A, or a mid-market company expanding into new domestic or international markets, we specialize in the following industries: 


  • Private Equity / Investor Portfolio Companies
  • Technology & Engineering  
  • Manufacturing / Distribution & Logistics  
  • Professional & Financial Services  


We work exclusively with lower to mid-market portfolio investors and senior executives - C-Suite, President, SVP/SVP and Directors/Sr. Directors. 


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A Proven Track Record of Executive Placement

Hire a Search Partner Who Understands Your Business

Our exclusive focus and expertise in high growth, mid-market, and investor-backed startup executive hiring allows us to quickly identify candidates who excel in fast-moving, high-accountability, data-driven roles. We leverage our curated executive network and deep experience working with investor operating partners, founders, and boards to source referrals and ensure alignment of vision with leadership hiring strategy, performance expectations, and ideal talent profile you require for maximum impact. 


Our structured, yet flexible, process incorporates the latest tools including sharing candidate interview video clips in our candidate presentations to gain efficiencies.  We believe in mutual accountability, transparency, and a high-touch experience throughout, which is essential for mutual success.


Over the past 25+ years, our team and delivery partners have placed and/or coached portfolio company executives for the following investors (Partial List):


  • Leonard Green & Partners
  • High Road Capital Partners
  • Service Properties Trust
  • Platinum Keurig
  • Tri-Span
  • JAB Holding Co.
  •  L Catterton


Engagements led in collaboration with our Affiliate partners:  


  • 43North
  • Armory Square Ventures
  • TechBuffalo
  • Birch Hill Equity Partners
  • Veritas Capital 
  • Upstate Capital Association
  • Lorraine Capital
  • H.I.G. Capital

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Our Partners

What our Clients are Saying

Connect and Grow

Whether you're seeking to hire your next proven executive, navigating a business or career growth challenge, or seeking opportunities to expand your peer networking within one of our curated executive networks, we’re here to help you make the right connections that yield exceptional outcomes!

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Our Transparent Search Models

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Retained Executive Search

 Best for VP/SVP and C-level executive roles 

above $150K base salary. 


We work closely with you to define success and ensure each candidate is qualified, aligned, and ready to lead day one! This model is an exclusive recruiting partnership and includes: 


  • full lifecycle dedicated support - Avg time to hire 90-120 days
  • Fee's based only on base salary, not total annual compensation
  • 3-6 month replacement guarantee tied to fee % agreed upon 
  • Market competitive compensation analysis
  • Updated job description and creation of a branded marketing profile   
  • Behavioral assessments for role and culture fit insights
  • Weekly or bi-weekly search activity and accountability status calls 
  • Transparent reporting via online activity dashboard
  • Interview guides and shared insights to prep interview teams
  • In depth, full candidate assessment executive summary write ups with option to include sample candidate video interview clips. 
  • Interview to offer facilitation and advisory 
  • (OPTIONAL $) Post hire - first 90 days - Executive On-Boarding coach assigned to support an accelerated quick ramp up to full productivity

 

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Hybrid Search (“Co-tained”)

Best for Director-level or highly specialized leadership roles 

under $150K base salary. 


Combines retained-level insight and process with a more flexible, a la Carte service and fee structure. Ideal when budget or timing requires flexibility, without sacrificing quality. This model is a limited term (90 days), exclusive recruiting partnership and includes:


  • full lifecycle dedicated support - Avg time to hire < 90 days
  • Fee's based only on base salary, not total annual compensation
  • 3-6 month replacement guarantee tied to fee% agreed upon
  • Market competitive compensation analysis
  • Updated job description   
  • Behavioral assessments for role and culture fit insights
  • As needed search activity and accountability status calls 
  • Shared insights to prep interview teams
  • Brief bullet point format candidate executive summaries write ups  with option to include sample candidate video interview clips.
  • Interview to offer facilitation and advisory 
  • (OPTIONAL $) Post hire - first 90 days - Executive On-Boarding coach to support an accelerated quick ramp up to full productivity


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