“We’ve partnered with Kraig Ward at Bearhug Recruiting to offer our portfolio CEOs — and select founders in our broader network — a complimentary Executive Search Accelerator Workshop, normally a $10K engagement.

Each of us only has a small number of credits to allocate, so when I offer one, I want to make sure it goes to someone who’ll benefit. In just two hours, you’ll leave with a Search Blueprint and a Persuasive Position Brief that de-risk your search, save 20+ hours upfront, and set you up to impress top candidates who might have otherwise ignored you.

I’ll send an intro email with Kraig’s 4-minute overview so you two can explore it together.”

“We’ve partnered with Kraig Ward at Bearhug Recruiting to offer our portfolio CEOs — and select founders in our broader network — a complimentary Executive Search Accelerator Workshop. It’s normally a $10K engagement, but through us, you can access it at no cost.

Each of us only has a limited number of credits to allocate, so when I offer one, I want to make sure it goes to someone who’ll benefit from it most.

In just two hours working 1:1 with Kraig, you’ll walk away with two powerful deliverables:

• A Search Blueprint — your internal playbook with a compelling pitch, sourcing map, recruiting plan, and scorecard to keep the board and team aligned.
  
  

• A Persuasive Position Brief — a candidate-facing asset you can use immediately to attract top 10% executives, filter out the wrong ones, and get the right leaders leaning in.

Together, these two assets give you the same setup normally reserved for Bearhug’s retained clients.

The result? You de-risk your search, save 20+ hours upfront, align your board and team faster, and position yourself to impress candidates who might have otherwise ignored you or said no.

Normally this is the first $10K of a full Bearhug engagement, but thanks to our partnership, you get it complimentary. If it feels like the right time, I’ll send an intro email with Kraig’s 4-minute overview so you can explore it together.”

Subject: Complimentary $10K Executive Search Accelerator Workshop

Hi [CEO Name],

We’ve partnered with Kraig Ward, Managing Director at Bearhug Recruiting, to offer our portfolio CEOs — and select founders in our broader network — a complimentary Executive Search Accelerator Workshop, normally a $10K engagement.

Each of us only has a limited number of credits to allocate, so when I offer one, I want to make sure it goes to someone who’ll benefit most.

In just two hours working 1:1 with Kraig, you’ll walk away with:

• A Search Blueprint — your internal playbook with a compelling pitch, sourcing map, recruiting plan, and scorecard.
  

• A Persuasive Position Brief — a candidate-facing asset you can drop directly into your workflow to attract top 10% executives.

These two assets give you the same head start Bearhug’s retained clients receive — but at no cost through our partnership. This de-risks your search, saves 20+ hours upfront, and positions you to impress leaders who might otherwise have passed.

Here’s a short 4-minute video overview from Kraig that explains exactly how it works.

I’ll let you and Kraig take it from here.

Best,
[Your Name]

P.S. Since credits are limited, I encourage you to take advantage while they’re available.

Subject: Complimentary $10K Executive Search Accelerator Workshop

Hi [CEO Name],

We’ve partnered with Kraig Ward, Managing Director at Bearhug Recruiting, to offer our portfolio CEOs — and select founders in our broader network — a complimentary Executive Search Accelerator Workshop. Normally this is the first $10K of his engagements, but through us, you can access it at no cost.

Each of us only has a limited number of credits to allocate, so when I offer one, I want to make sure it goes to someone who’ll benefit most.

In the 2-hour private session, Kraig helps you:

• Sharpen your pitch to the market.

• Define your sourcing strategy.

• Align your recruiting process.

And you’ll leave with two tangible deliverables:

1. A Search Blueprint — your internal playbook for the pitch, sourcing strategy, recruiting plan, and scorecard.

2. A Persuasive Position Brief — a candidate-facing asset to attract and engage top 10% executives.

The result? You de-risk your search, save 20+ hours upfront, and position yourself to impress leaders who might otherwise have ignored you or said no.

Kraig’s prepared a short 4-minute video overview so you can see how the workshop works in practice [insert link].

I’ll let you and Kraig take it from here.

Best,
[Your Name]

P.S. Since credits are limited, I encourage you to take advantage while they’re available.

It’s a 2-hour private working session where we help CEOs build a complete Search Blueprint and equips them with prompts to turn that into a candidate-facing Persuasive Position Brief. Normally the first $10K of a Bearhug engagement, it’s complimentary for them through our partnership.

Only select investment partners we’ve invited and formally onboarded. Each approved partner is allocated a limited number of credits to extend to CEOs in their network, with defined expiration dates and options to refresh over time. Not yet a partner? 👉 Apply [here].

The workshop is designed for early- and growth-stage CEOs who are considering or preparing for a senior executive hire in GTM, Finance/Ops, or Product. It’s equally valuable:

• Pre-funding, when diligencing founders who may need to add leadership before scaling.

• Portfolio CEOs, with a critical executive role to fill in the next 1–2 quarters.

The earlier the better — ideally when a CEO is 30–90 days away from kicking off a search. Keep in mind they’ll likely need another 60–90 days to run the process and make the hire. That’s when the workshop delivers the most value: setting up the strategy early so momentum isn’t lost.

Up to 3 per week. To protect capacity alongside retained search work, the program is currently being rolled out on a trial basis with select partners. This ensures every CEO gets focused attention and high-value outcomes.

Use the talk tracks provided. Whether you’ve got 30 seconds or a couple of minutes, they make it simple to position the workshop as a $10K value you’re giving them for free.

Copy and paste the email template provided. It includes a link to the CEO landing page and a short 4-minute video that frames the offer in a way that perfectly complements your intro.

There’s no heavy prep required upfront. All they need to do is book a short intro call. From there, we’ll set expectations, walk them through how to prepare, and provide a simple prep guide to make sure they’re ready to get the most out of the session.

The workshop takes just 2 hours. By the end, they’ll receive:

• The Search Blueprint — a draft internal playbook capturing their pitch, sourcing strategy, recruiting plan, and scorecard.

• The Persuasive Position Brief — instructions and AI prompts to transform the Blueprint into a candidate-facing asset that attracts and converts top 10% passive executives.

• Bonus Reference Materials — sample links to real-world search assets they can benchmark against.

👉 The outcome: a board-ready plan that de-risks the search, saves 20+ hours upfront, and sets them up to land a 10x leader.

Yes. With a fully fleshed-out Search Blueprint and tools to create a candidate-facing Position Brief, most CEOs can run a stronger, more effective search on their own.

If they later struggle to fill the role, or simply decide they’d prefer Bearhug to run the process, we can extend our Easy Button offering (capacity permitting) to back them up. The model includes deferred engagement fees and search credits for future hires — but there’s absolutely no obligation.

No. The workshop is 100% complimentary thanks to our partnership. If a CEO later decides to engage Bearhug, we’ve built favorable terms into our Easy Button model — including deferred engagement fees and search credits for future hires — but there’s absolutely no obligation.

Yes. You can preview the same private landing page and 4-minute video that CEOs will see 👉 [here]. This ensures you know exactly how it’s positioned before sharing.

If you’ve found your way here but aren’t yet an official partner, simply head over to our [Partner Sign-Up page] to get started. That way we can structure a deal that enables you to offer our Search Accelerator Workshop to select CEOs in your network.