Executive Recruiters Boston Search Group and IdealWave Solutions Merge to Form BSG Team Ventures
Bringing Unparalleled Mobility and Social Media Expertise IdealWave Deepens Firm's Commitment to Building Trusted Advisor Relationships with Clients
Boston - August 1, 2009 - BSG Team Ventures, formerly Boston Search Group, an international retained executive firm serving emerging and high-growth companies, today announced a merger with IdealWave Solutions, a nationally recognized executive recruitment leader in the mobility and convergence sector. IdealWave couples deep expertise in the enterprise mobility and social media industries with a unique team-based approach that yields quick results with highly personalized service. The combined company, BSG Team Ventures, will be headquartered in Boston, with offices in Silicon Valley, New York and London.
As many other retained search firms are shrinking or closing down, BSG Team Ventures is taking advantage of the opportunity to grow stronger. The merged entity will be uniquely positioned to identify and recruit top Board Director, C-level and VP-level talent for both emerging and established companies across its now seven practice specialties - mobility and convergence, cleantech, technology and media, medical devices, biotech, education, and not-for-profit. While the executive search industry has been slow to harness advanced technology to optimize domain expertise, market involvement, and the candidate development process, BSG Team Ventures has turned to innovative social networking technologies to cultivate a large and growing community of mobile industry executives working for some of the most high-profile companies in the world.
"Combining forces to create BSG Team Ventures marks the beginning of an exciting adventure and a natural evolution for our business. With BSG we have found a partner whose commitment to innovation, client service, and results mirrors our own," said Mathew Corbett, founder and managing director, IdealWave Solutions. "I look forward to drawing on our combined 17 years experience in retained search and mobile industry expertise to grow the firm, provide increased capabilities to our clients, and expand into new markets."
INmobile.org: Engaging the Global Mobile Community
The brainchild of Corbett, a longtime social media evangelist, INmobile.org is one of the largest industry-specific social networks on the Web, comprising more than 2,500 mobile industry executives who gather in one place to learn, share ideas, and network with peers. Combining online networking with offline executive receptions at top mobile industry conferences, INmobile.org is both a key facilitator in helping BSG Team Ventures' clients stay abreast of market and technology trends, and an invaluable tool in keeping BSG Team Ventures fully engaged with top leaders and decision makers globally.
The mobile industry is especially well poised for continued growth. "Even more exciting than the internet phenomenon is this mobile phone phenomenon," according to Dr. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, in a speech given to the Economic Club in 2008.
"Our merger with IdealWave comes at a pivotal time for our firm as we look to expand to new markets and set the highest bar for innovation in the executive search process," said Clark Waterfall, founder and managing director, BSG Team Ventures. "With decades of combined executive search and strategic organizational development experience, we're confident that together with IdealWave we can continue to achieve the highest levels of client satisfaction in the industry. We couldn't be more thrilled with the addition of Matthew Corbett and Mark Newhall as partners to the firm."
About BSG Team Ventures
BSG Team Ventures is an international leader in retained executive search and human capital consulting for emerging and high-growth companies. Its mission is to build deep, trusted-advisor relationships with its clients, and to do so with a keen appreciation for the unique requirements of entrepreneurial ventures. Via its presence in Boston, New York, Silicon Valley and London, BSG Team Ventures has completed hundreds of leadership searches on behalf of its clients in its practice specialties that include technology, media, cleantech, biotech, medical devices, education and non-profit.
About IdealWave
IdealWave is the leading executive search partner for companies involved in or effected by mobility and convergence. Established in 2001 and headquartered in MA, IdealWave has worked with many of the most exciting companies innovating within mobility and convergence. The company was launched by Matthew Corbett and Mark Newhall. For more information please visit www.idealwave.com.
Contacts:
BSG Team Ventures
Clark Waterfall: Managing Director cwaterfall@bsgtv.com
Matthew Corbett: Managing Director mcorbett@bsgtv.com
Address: 224 Clarendon Street, 4th floor, Boston, MA 02116
