Victory Search Group

What Victory Search Group does

Victory Search Group is a women-owned, privately held retained executive search firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, founded in 2002 (with founder Amy Frink's bio citing 2003) by a former Principal at Heidrick & Struggles. The firm places senior executives and C-level leaders across seven functional areas — Finance, General Management, Human Resources, Marketing, Nonprofit, Operations, and Sales — for enterprise and mid-market clients, and runs dedicated specialty practices in Nonprofit, Private Equity, and Financial Function search.

The firm operates through seven U.S. offices (Scottsdale, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Milwaukee, New York) staffed by a partner bench largely drawn from Heidrick & Struggles, Korn/Ferry/Futurestep, and other tier-one search firms. Its methodology is a six-phase retained search process (Align & Launch, Identify, Assess, Select, Onboarding, Ongoing) with a client portal for progress tracking and 12 months of post-placement support. No proprietary technology platform, AI tooling, or software product is disclosed; the operating model is process-based and human-judgment-driven. Reported client outcomes include 47% of placements being women and 94% of searches originating from previous clients or referrals.

Victory Search Group generates revenue exclusively through retained executive search engagements, with pricing not publicly disclosed and engagements negotiated individually. Distribution is entirely direct, enterprise-field sales conducted by partners through a national office network; marketing relies on the firm website, client-logo display, and partner bios. Customer logos span consumer goods (Whirlpool, Chobani, Driscoll's, Dr. Schär), food and beverage (Bazooka, Zing Zang, Del Monte, Blue Diamond Growers), healthcare (Elevance Health), media (DirecTV), nonprofit (Make-A-Wish, Goodwill Dallas, Girl Scouts, Audubon), and other sectors, indicating a diversified but high-touch client mix typical of boutique retained search.

Name

Victory Search Group

Legal name

Victory Search Group

Website

https://victorysearchgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Victory Search Group is a women-owned, privately held retained executive search firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with seven U.S. offices, placing C-level and senior leaders across finance, general management, HR, marketing, nonprofit, operations, and sales functions for enterprise and mid-market clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB), Financial Services Leadership Search (Banking/Insurance/PE/Asset Mgmt) (BPACAAAF), Public Sector, Education & Nonprofit Leadership Search (BPACAAAI)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Retained executive search
• Senior leadership placement
• Executive recruitment firm
• C-suite talent acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retained Executive Search Services: Victory Search Group operates as a retained executive search firm, placing senior executives and leaders for clients. The firm partners with organizations to understand their unique leadership needs and deliver exceptional talent. Revenue is generated through retained search engagements where clients pay for dedicated search services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Victory Search Group is a women-owned retained executive search firm that places senior executives and functional leaders (CFO, CEO, COO, CMO, CHRO, VP-level) across industries including consumer packaged goods, nonprofit, healthcare, financial services, retail, and technology. The firm delivers a standardized six-phase search methodology (Align & Launch, Identify, Assess, Select, Onboarding, Ongoing) with specialized practices in Nonprofit, Private Equity, and Financial Function, operating through seven U.S. offices.

Product overview

Victory Search Group is a women-owned executive search firm offering a single, unified service: retained executive search. The firm operates across seven U.S. offices and delivers specialized practices in Nonprofit, Private Equity, and Financial Function areas. All services follow a standardized six-phase search methodology (Align & Launch, Identify, Assess, Select, Onboarding, and Ongoing), serving clients across Finance, General Management, Human Resources, Marketing, Nonprofit, Operations, and Sales functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search Services
• Nonprofit Practice
• Private Equity Specialty Practice
• Financial Function Specialty Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• 47% of placements are women
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global retained executive search firm where Victory Search Group's founder Amy Frink and several partners previously held senior roles. Directly competes for C-suite and senior executive search mandates across similar functional areas and industries.
• Korn Ferry: One of the largest global executive search and organizational consulting firms. Multiple VSG partners previously worked at Korn Ferry and its Futurestep mid-management division, and the firms compete for similar retained executive mandates.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm focused on board-level and C-suite placements. Competes with VSG for senior executive engagements and serves many of the same Fortune 500 client types.
• DHR Global: Global retained executive search firm; VSG Partner Susan Gottlieb previously spent nearly a decade at DHR subsidiary Jobplex. Competes in mid-to-senior level executive search across multiple functions.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with deep practice in C-suite, board, and functional leadership placements. Competes with VSG for senior executive mandates across consumer, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors.
• Egon Zehnder: Privately held global executive search firm focused on board, CEO, and senior executive advisory work. Competes with VSG for senior leadership placements across industries.

Direct peers

• Witt/Kieffer: Boutique executive search firm with strong specialty practices in healthcare, education, and nonprofit sectors — directly overlapping with VSG's Nonprofit and Healthcare practices and similar client types.
• CarterBaldwin: Boutique retained executive search firm specializing in C-suite and functional leadership placements. Closely comparable in size, model, and client profile to VSG.
• ON Partners: Boutique retained executive search firm with practices across technology, consumer, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Comparable boutique scale with multiple practice verticals similar to VSG.
• Slayton Search Partners: Boutique retained executive search firm focused on senior executive placements across corporate functions and nonprofit sectors. Closely comparable boutique retained search model to VSG.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vsgnonprofit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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