What Hunt Scanlon Media does

Hunt Scanlon Media is a privately held media, intelligence, and M&A advisory firm founded in 1988 and headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The company serves the executive search and recruiting industry through a multi-platform model spanning editorial media (huntscanlon.com Daily Newswire, sector-specific reports, and rankings such as the Top 50 U.S./Americas, Global 40, and Healthcare Top 50), live events (conferences, webinars, and the Talent Talks podcast), the Ellipsis talent marketplace, and M&A advisory through Hunt Scanlon Ventures. Its primary customer segments are executive search firms, with growing reach into PE/VC firms, corporate enterprises, investors, and boards, and selective exposure to healthcare services via deal advisory mandates such as the Zemantics Ventures acquisitions of Consilium360 and MedWell360.

The company's core technology is HSiQ, an AI-enabled talent intelligence platform launched in January 2026 and led by CEO Richard Stein. HSiQ combines proprietary data, original research, and market-wide benchmarking to deliver real-time competitive intelligence, people analytics, and strategic leadership insights supporting hiring, succession planning, and leadership decisions. Complementing HSiQ, Hunt Scanlon launched a Recruiter Performance Training Program in April 2026 — a structured 10-session module targeting U.S. executive search firms with planned rollout to the U.K. and Europe. Leadership includes Editor-in-Chief and CEO Scott A. Scanlon, HSiQ CEO Richard Stein, newly appointed Chief Revenue Officer Kiko Restrepo (ex-Warner Bros. Discovery), and COO Erik Boender.

Hunt Scanlon generates revenue across four streams: subscription and advertising on its media platform, professional services fees from Hunt Scanlon Ventures M&A advisory, training program fees, and emerging SaaS subscription revenue from HSiQ. Distribution is omnichannel: owned digital properties for top-of-funnel content, conferences and webinars for mid-funnel engagement, and direct enterprise sales for HSiQ, training, and advisory. The firm operates as a small team of 11-50 employees, suggesting a lean, founder-led operating model pivoting toward AI-enabled intelligence and recurring SaaS revenue.

Name

Hunt Scanlon Media

Legal name

Hunt Scanlon Media LLC

Website

https://huntscanlon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hunt Scanlon Media is a privately held media, intelligence, and M&A advisory firm serving the executive search and recruiting industry since 1988. It operates the Daily Newswire, industry rankings and reports, the HSiQ AI-enabled talent intelligence platform, the Recruiter Performance Training Program, and Hunt Scanlon Ventures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Industry Media and Intelligence

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Buy-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAB)

Keywords

• Executive search intelligence
• Talent intelligence platform
• Recruiter performance training
• Executive search rankings
• M&A advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenwich

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Media and Publishing: Hunt Scanlon operates huntscanlon.com as a media platform providing executive search and recruiting industry news, reports, rankings, and thought leadership content. Revenue is generated through content licensing, subscriptions, and advertising from industry participants.
2. M&A Advisory: Hunt Scanlon Ventures provides buy-side M&A advisory services, acting as advisor for acquisitions in the talent acquisition and healthcare services sectors. Example: acted as advisor for Zemantics Ventures acquiring Consilium360 and MedWell360.
3. Training Programs: Recruiter Performance Training Program - a structured 10-session training module for executive search firms. Companies investing in training reportedly see up to 47% higher profit margins and 86% better company value.
4. Talent Intelligence Platform: HSiQ AI-enabled talent intelligence platform providing real-time competitive intelligence, people analytics, and strategic leadership insights to enterprises, investors, and boards.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hunt Scanlon Media is a media, intelligence, and M&A advisory firm serving the executive search and recruiting industry. It sells industry news, research reports, and rankings (Top 50, Global 40, sector-specific power lists), runs conferences/webinars/podcasts, and operates the HSiQ AI-enabled talent intelligence platform providing competitive intelligence, people analytics, and leadership insights. It also delivers the Recruiter Performance Training Program and offers buy-side M&A advisory through Hunt Scanlon Ventures, alongside the Ellipsis directory connecting organizations with recruiting experts.

Product overview

Hunt Scanlon Media operates as a unified media, intelligence, and M&A advisory platform for the executive search and recruiting industry. The core product portfolio centers on HSiQ, an AI-enabled talent intelligence platform providing real-time competitive intelligence, people analytics, and strategic leadership insights, complemented by the Recruiter Performance Training Program for professional development. Supporting these primary offerings are Hunt Scanlon Ventures (M&A advisory services), the Daily Newswire (industry news), industry reports (research publications), conferences and events, webinars/podcasts, Ellipsis (talent marketplace), and comprehensive rankings of leading search firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HSiQ Talent Intelligence Platform AI-enabled talent intelligence platform offering real-time competitive intelligence, people analytics, and strategic leadership insights. Combines proprietary data, original research, and market-wide benchmarking to support strategic hiring, leadership planning, and succession decisions. Sold to enterprises, investors, and boards.
• Recruiter Performance Training Program Structured 10-session training module designed to boost recruiter productivity, performance, and revenue generation skills for executive search firms. Curriculum spans business development, client advisory, candidate assessment, market intelligence, and execution excellence. Delivered to executive search firms in the U.S. with planned rollout to the U.K. and Europe.
• Hunt Scanlon Ventures (M&A Advisory) Buy-side M&A advisory unit providing acquisition advisory for transactions in the talent acquisition and healthcare services sectors. Provides transaction support to companies executing strategic acquisitions in these verticals.
• Daily Newswire Daily news aggregation and distribution service providing executive search and recruiting industry news coverage, including M&A activity, leadership appointments, and industry trends.
• Industry Reports and Research Publications Research publications including State of the Industry Reports, Corporate Culture Reports, Private Equity Recruiting Reports, DEI Reports, AI Integration Reports, Healthcare/Life Sciences Reports, Higher Education Talent Leadership Reports, and Select Guide to America's Top 250 Executive Search Firms.
• Conferences and Events Industry conferences and networking events for executive search and recruiting professionals, including events focused on private equity and venture capital talent acquisition. The October 2025 San Francisco PE/VC talent conference brought together 250+ industry leaders.
• Webinars and Podcasts (Talent Talks) Educational content series including webinars and the Talent Talks podcast covering talent acquisition trends, AI integration in executive search, leadership assessment, and strategic hiring.
• Ellipsis Executive Recruiting Marketplace Executive recruiting talent marketplace/directory connecting organizations seeking talent acquisition services with specialized third-party recruiting experts and executive search firms.
• Executive Search Firm Rankings Annual and periodic rankings of leading executive search firms including Top 50 U.S./Americas, Big Five, Global 40, and sector-specific rankings such as PE Recruiting Power 100, Healthcare Top 50, Technology Top 50, Financial Sixty, New York Power 60, Non-Profit Top 75, HR/Diversity Power 70, Top 40 EMEA, Cleantech/Sustainability Top 25, Canada Top 60, and Top 50 Higher Education Recruiters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies that invest in recruiter training report up to 47% higher profit margins and 86% better company value

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WinpeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 October 2025Sheffield Haworth partnered with Winpe ProClub Mentorship Program to help expand careers of high-potential women in private equity, venture capital, and their portfolio companies. This is mentioned in Hunt Scanlon coverage as industry news, not a direct Hunt Scanlon partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Hunt Club: Hunt Club is a talent intelligence and referral-based recruiting platform serving employers. It overlaps with HSiQ's enterprise talent intelligence thesis at the intersection of AI and recruiting, although Hunt Club focuses on individual contributor/hiring rather than leadership.
• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI is an AI-native talent intelligence platform offering talent acquisition, management, and succession analytics. It competes with HSiQ for enterprise people-analytics budgets, but with broader HR-tech scope and meaningfully more capital.

Direct peers

• Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA): SIA is a media, research, and advisory firm dedicated to the staffing and workforce solutions industry — the closest direct analog to Hunt Scanlon, but for the broader staffing market rather than the executive search niche. Both monetize proprietary research, rankings, and advisory services to a B2B audience.
• ERE Media: ERE Media is a media and events company covering the recruiting and talent acquisition industry with conferences, awards, and content. It directly parallels Hunt Scanlon's media/events/rankings model, although ERE is oriented more toward in-house corporate recruiting while Hunt Scanlon focuses on executive search firms.
• Source Global Research: Source Global Research produces subscription research, benchmarking, and advisory for the professional services industry. Like Hunt Scanlon, it monetizes deep, niche B2B research with reports, rankings, and executive briefings — a comparable intelligence/research-as-a-service model.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is one of the 'Big Five' global executive search firms regularly covered in Hunt Scanlon rankings and news. While not a direct competitor to Hunt Scanlon's media/advisory products, it is a recurring subject of Hunt Scanlon's intelligence and a benchmark for the industry served.
• The Conference Board: The Conference Board produces executive research, benchmarking, and leadership content for senior decision-makers. It is a comparable executive-intelligence subscription business and overlaps with Hunt Scanlon's enterprise/board audience for HSiQ.
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a leading global executive search and leadership advisory firm — another Big Five incumbent that Hunt Scanlon covers and benchmarks. Comparable as a reference customer/audience for HSiQ intelligence products and conference attendees.
• LinkedIn Talent Insights: LinkedIn Talent Insights is a people-analytics and labor-market intelligence platform sold to enterprises and investors. It overlaps with HSiQ's talent intelligence thesis, but at vastly greater scale, with LinkedIn's underlying professional graph as its core data asset.
• Gartner Talent Insights: Gartner's HR and talent research serves enterprises and CHROs with benchmarking and advisory. It overlaps with HSiQ's enterprise buyer (CHROs, investors, boards) for subscription talent intelligence, although Gartner operates across the full HR stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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