The Lindquist

What The Lindquist does

The Lindquist Group, founded in 1890 and headquartered in New York, is a privately held U.S. domestic staffing placement agency focused exclusively on private and residential households. The firm serves high-net-worth families, private estates, and a narrower segment of small businesses with confidential, full-charge household staffing needs spanning 14 placement categories, including Personal/Executive Assistants, Estate/Property/House Managers, Domestic Couples, Chiefs of Staff, Chefs, Executive Housekeepers, Laundresses/Lady's Maids, Nannies/Governesses/Special Needs caregivers, Baby Nurses, Companions, Chauffeurs/Security, Butlers, Housemen/Handymen, and Caretakers/Gardeners.

Revenue is generated through two engagement models: Lindquist Client Engagement (LCE), a traditional contingent search where the client pays a placement fee only upon hiring (with a free replacement guarantee), and Lindquist Partner Engagement (LPE), a partially retained search with an upfront fee, preferential pricing, longer trial and replacement guarantees, and a complimentary premium background check. Both packages include basic background screening. An add-on service, the Right Start Program, offers up to four hours of structured onboarding consulting across new hire documentation, orientation, training, and retention best practices. Pricing is quote-based and disclosed only upon direct contact with one of four offices (New York, Greenwich CT, West Palm Beach FL, Miami). Go-to-market is exclusively direct, recruiter-led engagement with HNW clients, supported by a structured referral channel through family offices, estate attorneys, private banks, wealth management advisors, insurance advisors, and real estate professionals, plus a partnership with Talent Plus for validated aptitude assessment.

The firm operates with no proprietary technology platform, no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed digital marketplace channel. All placement work is performed manually by professional Recruiters, with candidate screening grounded in the firm's self-described industry-leading database and network built over more than a century of operations. The operating model is traditional, relationship-driven, and high-touch, with the company explicitly positioning its 130+ year heritage and curated private-service-professional network as its core competitive assets.

Name

The Lindquist

Legal name

The Lindquist Group

Website

https://thelindquistgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Lindquist Group, founded in 1890, is a privately held U.S. staffing placement agency that recruits domestic household staff for high-net-worth families and private estates across 14 specialty categories, delivering engagements via recruiter-led direct placement in NY, CT, and FL offices with national reach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Domestic Placement Services: Retained and contingent placement services for private staffing needs. Two search options: Lindquist Client Engagement (LCE) - traditional contingent search with free replacement guarantee; and Lindquist Partner Engagement (LPE) - partially retained search with preferential pricing and premium background check.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Lindquist Group is a private and residential staffing agency offering retained and contingent placement services for high-net-worth families, private estates, and small businesses. The company recruits and places domestic staff across more than 14 specialty categories (including estate managers, nannies, chefs, butlers, chauffeurs, housekeepers, and companions), supported by two engagement models (LCE contingent search and LPE partially retained search) and an optional onboarding consulting program.

Product overview

The Lindquist Group is America's leading private and residential staffing company offering a comprehensive portfolio of staffing placement services for private households and high-net-worth families. Their core offering consists of 14 distinct placement categories spanning domestic staff positions including Personal/Executive Assistants, Estate/Property/House Managers, Domestic Couples, Chiefs of Staff, Chefs/Cooks, Executive Housekeepers, Laundresses/Lady's Maids, Nannies/Governesses, Baby Nurses, Companions, Chauffeurs/Security, Butlers, Housemen/Handymen, and Caretakers/Gardeners. The company operates two search models: Lindquist Client Engagement (LCE), a traditional contingent search with free replacement guarantee, and Lindquist Partner Engagement (LPE), a partially retained search with preferential pricing. Additionally, they offer the Right Start Program, an add-on consulting service for onboarding support covering new hire documentation, orientation, and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal / Executive Assistant Placement
• Estate / Property / House Manager Placement
• Domestic Couple Placement
• Chief of Staff Placement
• Chef / Cook Placement
• Executive Housekeeper / Housekeeper Placement
• Laundress / Lady's Maid Placement
• Nanny / Manny / Governess / Special Needs Placement
• Baby Nurse Placement
• Companion Placement
• Chauffeur / Security Placement
• Butler Placement
• Houseman / Handyman Placement
• Caretaker / Gardener Placement
• Lindquist Client Engagement (LCE)
• Lindquist Partner Engagement (LPE)
• Right Start Program

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• International Association for Private Service Professionals (IAPSP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2010Non-profit trade association established in 2006 focused on developing professionalism and leadership skills in estate service delivery. The Lindquist Group supports and participates in IAPSP activities including chapter meetings and professional networking events.
• Talent PluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide talent selection expertise to fine households nationwide. Talent Plus provides validated selection tools based on aptitude assessment to identify candidates with natural abilities matching specific roles and organizational culture.
• Family OfficescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuccessful relationships with family offices serving high net worth clients. Services include residential staffing, HR best practices, candidate sourcing, background investigations, and payroll solutions.
• Estate AttorneyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted advisor relationships with estate attorneys who refer clients requiring private staffing services.
• Private BankscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted advisor relationships with private banking institutions serving high net worth clientele requiring staffing services.
• Wealth Management AdvisorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted advisor relationships with wealth management professionals who refer clients needing private household staffing.
• Insurance AdvisorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with insurance advisors for risk management and employee benefits consultation for household employers.
• Real Estate ProfessionalsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral relationships with real estate professionals serving clients with luxury property and staffing needs.
• Marquis JetsminorOthersPreferred travel partner offering private jet services (25-hour card at $4,500/hour average rate, with reduced 12.5-hour option) for clients requiring luxury travel arrangements.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Town & Country Resources: Long-standing U.S. household staffing agency placing domestic staff for estates and private homes. Competes directly with The Lindquist on service mix, geographic reach in HNW corridors, and relationship-led sales motion.
• Polo & Tweed: Boutique domestic staffing and household recruitment firm placing nannies, house managers, personal assistants and similar private staff. Highly comparable in model, customer profile, and curated placement approach.
• British American Household Staffing: New York-headquartered household staffing firm placing nannies, housekeepers, butlers, chefs, estate managers and other private staff for HNW families. Direct competitor in the same private/residential placement category with a comparable boutique service model.
• Hutchinson Consulting: Household staffing recruiter focused on estate managers, housekeepers, chefs, nannies and private service professionals for UHNW families. Directly comparable offering and target client.
• The Nanny Authority: Specialized nanny and domestic staff placement agency serving HNW families in major metro markets. Overlaps with The Lindquist on childcare and household placements and competes for the same affluent client base.
• DOMUS: Private household staffing agency placing estate managers, butlers, nannies, and domestic staff for affluent households. Same placement-category breadth and private-home orientation as The Lindquist.

Broad incumbents

• Care.com: Large-scale online marketplace connecting families with caregivers, nannies, housekeepers and senior care providers. Overlaps at the consumer end of Lindquist's market but operates a marketplace/tech model at much larger scale and broader clientele.
• Sittercity: Online platform for childcare and household help, including nannies and sitters for affluent families. Adjacent incumbent that competes for HNW household-staffing demand with a more tech-driven, lower-touch model.

Emerging players

• ChildCare Careers: Childcare-focused staffing and placement network placing nannies and early-childhood educators. Partial overlap with Lindquist's nanny and governess specialty, but skews to institutional and high-volume placements rather than ultra-private.
• Helpr: Tech-enabled household staffing platform offering vetted childcare and domestic help with an employer-subsidized model. Represents the digital, app-based layer that potentially disrupts relationship-led boutique agencies like The Lindquist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lindquistgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-lindquist-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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