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Executive Search: Aligning Leaders with Vision to Drive Global Growth

Our Executive Search & Hire service is tailored to help you find leaders who align with your company’s vision and drive your growth objectives. With a proven track record of placing top-tier talent in key roles, we ensure your leadership team is equipped to meet the demands of scaling locally and globally.

Our Proven Recruitment Approach for Startups and Scale-ups

When it comes to scaling, every hire matters. That’s why we focus on finding leaders with the experience, vision, and drive needed to lead your business through its next growth phase. Our end-to-end process includes in-depth discovery, a curated selection of candidates, and support throughout the onboarding journey. We connect you with leaders who will make a tangible impact from day one.

Here's what we will do:

Unlocking Business Insights

We uncover insights to help you think differently, aligning talent solutions with your unique business goals and growth plans.

Define and Agreed Project Brief

We shape a search strategy with target companies, outcomes, and non-negotiables, all captured in a detailed briefing document.

Curated Selection of High-Caliber Candidates

We source talent via networks, our rich database, advertising, and headhunting to deliver top candidates tailored to your needs

Facilitating Open Dialogue & Trust

We foster trust by guiding candidates and clients to build strong relationships during the interview process for long-term success.

Remuneration Package Negotiation

We align expectations and recommend packages that satisfy both parties, ensuring a win-win for candidates and companies.

Onboarding and Check-Ins Post-Placement

Our support doesn’t end with the hire. We provide ongoing check-ins to ensure your new leader integrates smoothly and drives early success.

Elisia Retsas
Growth Advisor

10+ years driving go-to-market initiatives and revenue growth across B2C & B2B segments. Former VP of APAC, General Assembly.

Simon Rossi
Growth Advisor

Responsible for launching and scaling businesses into global markets - MD at Google Wing, Zip Co, and GM at UberEats APAC.

Alex Wilson
Partner

10+ years in growth partnerships and GTM strategy for global market entry. Formerly of Paddle, OYO and PropertyLab.

Sarah Wilson
Growth Advisor

Grew PayPal across 3 continents, ex-Virgin, Clearco and Loot Crate.

Craig Rees
Growth Advisor

20+ years in growth, former Head of Engineering at Airwallex assisting with global scaling to a multi-billion dollar valuation.

Anthony Sochan
Co-Founder

Tech entrepreneur Anthony Sochan co-founded Think & Grow, helping companies build their capabilities.

Jules Holland
Chief People Officer

Jules excels in client service, talent acquisition, and recruitment, with a passion for design and travel.

Vicky Klonaridis
Partner

I enjoy partnering with agencies and in-house teams to produce successful outcomes.

Christophe Hovette
Head of Delivery

I am a passionate learner with a curious, creative and growth mindset.

Kate Harris-Slade
Partner

Kate has 10+ years helping businesses find top tech talent and enhance their future vision.

Kira Busman
Growth Advisor

"Do or do not. There is no try" ~ Yoda

Sarah Clark
Growth Advisor

No one has a monopoly on insight

Andree Maragfoou
Senior Consultant

Andree has 10+ years in recruitment and learning. He now leads executive searches at Think & Grow.

Our Impact On Global Tech Businesses

In 2024, we guided 150 companies through our global passport program across 15 cities.
100+ new customers within 6 months for a B2B SaaS company with GTM Execution.
$3m (300%) revenue growth from a loss position after a Growth Diagnostic.
150% of the annual sales target within a quarter with a global streaming service.
Secured PE investment in 6 months for global e-commerce after a Growth Diagnostic.
$28 to $60m revenue and 30% YOY growth with GTM Strategy & Execution.
Grew a payments SaaS company to $350m and successful PE exit.

Companies we have grown

A commercial country manager will help launch in the region.

16+ hires for new market expansion

Country Manager & Head of Marketing

Head of Engineering for rapid growth sprint.

“The aspects of the process that stood out from that of others in the space was their knowledge of the market and scale-ups, as well as communication. I certainly would recommend them to any scale-ups”.

Higor Torchia
Former Chief Revenue Officer at Perk Box

“Think & Grow knew the Australian Market well and offered strong advice about what works best for a market launcher, while also acknowledging our perspective as a SEAsian business new to the region.

Puay Lim
Commercial Director at Glints

“Think & Grow’s growth workshop was truly transformative. Through their expert guidance, I was able to achieve organisational alignment, focus, and gain a valuable sounding board for my ideas.

Steve Taitoko
CEO of Erator

“The aspects of the process that stood out from that of others in the space was their knowledge of the market and scale-ups, as well as communication. I certainly would recommend them to any scale-ups”.

Higor Torchia
Former Chief Revenue Officer at Perk Box

“Think & Grow knew the Australian Market well and offered strong advice about what works best for a market launcher, while also acknowledging our perspective as a SEAsian business new to the region.

Puay Lim
Commercial Director at Glints

“Think & Grow’s growth workshop was truly transformative. Through their expert guidance, I was able to achieve organisational alignment, focus, and gain a valuable sounding board for my ideas.

Steve Taitoko
CEO of Erator

Testimonials

Think & Grow knew the Australian Market well and offered strong advice about what works best for a market launcher while also acknowledging our perspective as an Asian business new to the region.

Puay Lim
Commercial Director at Glints

Think & Grow knows their stuff at a core level, and those fundamentals help make the decision-making process easy.

Tim Fung
Founder & CEO at Airtasker

Working with Think & Grow has been a positive and collaborative experience. They have a great understanding of the Aussie market and good relationships with relevant stakeholders.

Amit Rapaport
Co-founder & CEO at Compete

The workshop was essential to shake off our malaise, and Think and Grow provided more value than past consultants!

Ryan Ballantyne
Managing Director at Canngea

Think & Grow understands high quality, company needs, and problem-solving ability. Tim, Head of AU, is among our best hires, having built a high-performing team in the new market. We couldn’t be happier with the results.

Xavier Collins
Former VP of UK at Turo

I enjoyed working with Think & Grow and would gladly recommend them to others in my network looking for support in scaling businesses.

Pranav Sood
Former VP Small Business at GoCardless