Bearhug’s Secret Sauce: The 5-Step Executive Search Method Trusted by Founders, CEOs, and Investors to Hire Top 10% Talent and Scale from Seed to Series C — Unlocking $100M in Revenue Scale.
If you’re a startup CEO, founder, or investor asking, “What makes Bearhug different from other executive search firms?” — this video breaks it all down.
In this behind-the-scenes walkthrough, Bearhug founder Kraig Ward reveals the 5 core ingredients of the firm’s proprietary executive search methodology — engineered specifically for early and growth-stage companies looking to scale fast, stay capital efficient, and hire the kind of executive talent that can unlock $100M+ in revenue.
You’ll see exactly how we:
✅ Create unbeatable alignment with custom-built scorecards
✅ Build fresh market maps from scratch (5K–10K profiles per search)
✅ Engage passive talent with omnipresent, pressure-stacked outreach
✅ Use long-form story weaving to pitch your opportunity better than you can
✅ Run a metrics-driven, structured process that moves 2.7x faster than industry norms
This is modern executive search — built for the speed and stakes of venture-backed startups.
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