Bearhug in the News

Explore press coverage, announcements, and media features highlighting how we’re redefining executive search for venture-backed startups.

Bearhug Recruiting Places Joel LeBlanc as COO at TraceAir, the Enterprise Software Platform Modernizing Land Development and Construction with AI & Drone Data.

Backed by PeakSpan Capital and trusted by nearly 300 homebuilders, TraceAir turned to Bearhug Recruiting to land a proven operator. Meet Joel LeBlanc, who’s scaled businesses from tens of millions into the hundreds of millions and is now driving TraceAir toward its $100M+ milestone.

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Bearhug Recruiting Places Amit Shrivastava as CPO to Lead ServiceUp’s Vehicle Repair Ecosystem Transformation

Ranked among the top 100 fastest-growing startups in the U.S. and backed by $55M from PeakSpan Capital, ServiceUp turned to Bearhug Recruiting to secure a proven product leader. Meet Amit Shrivastava, who helped scale Twin Health from concept to $1B+ and is now driving ServiceUp’s next $100M milestone.

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Kraig Ward Leads PeakSpan Capital Masterclass on Executive Recruiting for Scale-Ups

Bearhug Recruiting’s founder shared proven strategies on unleashing market demand, streamlining candidate qualification, structuring interviews, and closing top-tier executives to help founders unlock $100M+ growth.

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FAQs

  • While we’re certainly NOT your cheapest option, it’ll be hard to partner with any other search firm once you’ve tried Bearhug.

    Each service proposal is custom-built after thoroughly assessing your requirement, reputation, internal hiring process, and our available capacity.

    One of our greatest competitive advantages is the flexibility of our pricing model. Invest the time to talk with us and there’s a good chance we’ll be able to accommodate both your recruiting needs and budget.

    Book a call [here] – and ask about our Easy Button MSA [learn more here] – the most innovative, capital efficient, and outcome based fee structure available in the market.

  • Historically, our average search takes us 50.7 days from kick-off to getting a signed offer letter. However, that number is skewed due to some extreme outliers.

    We have a lot of control over how quickly things happen during the first 30 days (getting people into your internal process) and very little control with how fast you move things along afterward.

    However, we typically work with clients to align both sides of the workflow in order to complete any given search within ~60 days (+/- 15 day).

    Click [here] to book a call to discuss your needs and timeline.

  • While a competent Headhunter can help you fill any role you need, regardless of industry, function, seniority, size, or location, Bearhug has built its entire reputation on filling executive GTM, Finance/Ops, and Product roles.

    Click [here] to discuss your needs with us.

  • 100% of our search practice fits into either the “Environmental Technology” or “Enterprise Software” category (often both).

    However, the team always gets the most excited to support founders and investment teams focused on building cutting edge solutions that bring some form of digital transformation to the physical world (e.g. “Environmental Technology”).

    These solutions often involve solving incredibly complex scientific and engineering challenges and require large capital investments and R&D cycles before the product is ready to be commercialized. These solutions are often referred to as Frontier Tech, Hard Tech, or DeepTech companies.

    Click [here] to discuss your needs and timeline with us.

  • We offer a Zero Risk “Performance Partnership” Guarantee.

    (1) You’ll receive 2 interview-worthy candidates (or 1 you hire) within 21 days of search commencement or we'll refund your “engagement fee”.

    (2) Our 2nd invoice is typically due at the point you’ve chosen to have a 1st interview from one or more of the candidates on our slate during our weekly status calls that begin 2-3 weeks after search kick-off.

    (3) Our 3rd invoice is only due upon making the placement, meaning 100% of the risk is on OUR shoulders. We either deliver, or you pay nothing.

    Click [here] to discuss your needs and timeline.

  • Of course. Head on over to our “Hallway of Hugs” to see what over 100+ people we’ve worked with have to say. Free to contact any one of them. They’ll all tell you we do great work.

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