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BSG Client Testimonials

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ART PAPAS, CEO, BULLHORN

Private Equity

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ART PAPAS, CEO, BULLHORN

“BSG spends much more time with candidates upfront and provides a much more detailed overview of a candidate's career, strengths, weaknesses, etc. This is a huge load off of me and my time.  Also, the sell-side video increases the “sell-through” of more candidates into the process, into consideration, into being interested.  Candidates reference this all the time when interviewing with me as big driver for them to consider our company.”
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DON CHARLTON, OPERATING PARTNER, ARGOSY PRIVATE EQUITY

Private Equity

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DON CHARLTON, OPERATING PARTNER, ARGOSY PRIVATE EQUITY

“Other firms rush in; don’t do the deep dive to understand needs that BSG does. PE firms value their time and BSG understands that. They do not waste time on people that are not a fit. BSG use of video is key to the success of the process - this twofold approach is unique to BSG. Likes that the Fireside Chat is available to candidates but also feels that our candidate videos are a huge plus in screening candidates before actually interviews. Allows deeper dive with candidates. BSG’s systematic interview process far exceeds what we have experienced with other search firms.”

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DAVID P. BERNSTEIN, PRESIDENT & CEO, TREXEL

Private Equity

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David P. Bernstein, President & CEO, Trexel

"We chose BSG because we felt that their approach would be more systematic and more transparent than other Executive Search Firms that we have used. Indeed, the weekly reviews which were always conducted on time and efficiently, the access to their candidate development list, and our ability to preview recorded candidate interviews before meeting with candidates all supported a very effective process.

Beyond that, BSG's ability to listen to our requirements and their ability to design a search around our specific requirements was the ultimate key to the success of our CEO search. We never felt as if we were receiving a recycled list of "the usual suspects" and we were impressed that they continued to carry out candidate development to the very end even as we began to focus on our finalist. We highly recommend them.”

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ALEX ERHART, PARTNER, TRINITY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

Healthcare Services & IT

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ALEX ERHART, PARTNER, TRINITY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

“BSG filled the CEO position with an excellent candidate in an extremely short time period, and more important, this candidate turned out to be a world class CEO with extreme market knowledge and experience that was unique to our company."

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PAUL SCHROEDER, CEO, ILSC

Education

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PAUL SCHROEDER, CEO, ILSC

"The tools that BSG used helped them understand our culture. No other search firms we talked to used them. Also, BSG has a unique process that allowed us to get to know the candidates more quickly, a very efficient way to do so. BSG was very professional, we felt we were in good hands. They sourced a lot of good candidates relatively quickly."

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BRIAN NAIRN, EDUCATION GROWTH PARTNERS

Education

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BRIAN NAIRN, EDUCATION GROWTH PARTNERS

“It was the best experience I’ve ever had with a search firm. I was incredibly impressed. It was a 10 out of 10.”
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FRANK BRITT, CEO, PENN FOSTER

Education

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FRANK BRITT, CEO, PENN FOSTER

"The sell-side tools that BSG employs offer an innovative approach that allows CEOs to authentically share their company’s story."
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JEFFREY R. SEUL, PARTNER, HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

Technology

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JEFFREY R. SEUL, PARTNER, HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

“BSG gets the job done quickly and well every time. Whatever other recruiters may claim about their proprietary methods, most just seem to throw spaghetti (candidate CVs) at a client to see if anything sticks. BSG has developed a disciplined, analytical process for clarifying client needs, identifying and pre-qualifying candidates, getting candidates informed and genuinely interested in the opportunity, and efficiently moving the right deal to closure. The result is a process that's smooth, predictable and swift for the client and candidates, and a new hire who is the right person in the right role, and so likely to succeed.”
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MARCIA HOOPER, PARTNER, SALT VENTURE PARTNERS

Board of Directors

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MARCIA HOOPER, PARTNER, SALT VENTURE PARTNERS

“Our most recent search with BSG had a number of complicating and potentially competitive features. Getting alignment from all the key stakeholders was important and doing in a way that each felt heard and thus supportive of the search process was critical. The BSG team did an excellent job setting expectations and gaining consensus on our executive search.

BSG has a depth of research and pattern matching methodology that really drives to understand not just what the candidate work experience had been, but also what their work style and culture fit parameters are. The right resume with poor chemistry to the management team is not fit at all. The opposite is true. BSG was able to find candidates who were on paper over qualified for the position, but ended up having such a strong connection and chemistry to the company's industry and its team, that we were able to consider superior candidates for the position.

A number of the candidates that I talked with claimed the one of the special tools BSG uses to introduce the company was particularly influential in taking the next step with BSG on the search. BSG’s tool was a great way to provide candidates a better understanding of who we were and generate interest and excitement in our company.”

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SCOTT GRIFFITH, CEO, ZIPCAR

Venture Capital

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SCOTT GRIFFITH, CEO, ZIPCAR

"This is another confirmation that you really have your client's interest at heart, If I haven't said it lately, I'm a fan of yours – you’ve done really well for us."

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DAVID KIRKPATRICK, SJF VENTURES

Energy

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DAVID KIRKPATRICK, SJF VENTURES

“Clark performed an executive search for one of SJF's clean energy portfolio company with excellent results. He was diligent at helping us find the best talent, with superb results, and is quite informed and connected in cleantech sector."