D&S Executive Career Management

Name

D&S Executive Career Management

Legal name

D&S Executive Career Management

Website

https://dscareermanagement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Career Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Outplacement (C-Suite & Senior Leaders) (BPACAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Executive Presence & Communication Coaching (EDABANAE)

Keywords

• Executive resume writing
• Career coaching services
• Executive job search
• Board placement services
• Corporate outplacement

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Career Services: Professional services including executive resume writing, LinkedIn profile optimization, job search strategy, interview preparation, and compensation negotiation coaching. Project-based engagements with personalized, high-touch service delivery.
2. Corporate Outplacement: White-glove outplacement services for organizations supporting departing senior leaders. B2B engagement with corporations needing executive-level transition support for their leaders.
3. Speaking & Training: Keynote presentations, interactive workshops, and masterclasses for organizations on executive careers and board strategy topics. Revenue from speaking fees and workshop facilitation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

D&S Executive Career Management is a professional services firm that delivers high-touch, personalized executive career management for senior leaders. Its core services include executive resume writing, LinkedIn profile optimization, targeted job search strategy, interview preparation, compensation negotiation coaching, and board positioning. The firm also provides white-glove corporate outplacement services for organizations supporting departing senior leaders.

Product overview

D&S Executive Career Management is a career coaching and professional services firm (not a software product) offering a portfolio of executive career services. The core offerings include: Executive Job Search Service (strategic resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and job search strategy for senior leaders), Board Director Candidate Services (guidance for corporate board seats), and Executive Outplacement Services (high-touch career transition support for organizations). The firm also offers Speaking & Training engagements and produces The Executive Career Playbook Podcast. All services are powered by the proprietary Executive Edge Method™ methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Job Search Service Strategic support to help senior leaders elevate their executive brand for top roles and land faster, including executive resume writing, LinkedIn profile optimization, multichannel go-to-market job search strategy, interview preparation, and compensation negotiation.
• Board Director Candidate Services Expert guidance to position executives for corporate board seats, including development of a strong board-ready value proposition, board-specific resume and bio creation, board search strategy, and LinkedIn profile optimization for board visibility.
• Executive Outplacement Services Premium, high-touch career transition services for organizations supporting departing senior leaders, including executive resume, LinkedIn profile, job search strategy, and interview coaching tailored for senior-level candidates.
• Speaking & Training Keynote presentations, interactive workshops, and masterclasses for organizations and executive audiences on executive careers, job search, and board strategy topics, delivered at venues including NYSE, Deloitte Board Ready Program, and Private Directors' Association.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99%+ success rate claimed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BoardReadycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2024D&S Executive Career Management partnered with BoardReady, a not-for-profit organization, as their exclusive resume-writing partner for TalentVault members. D&S provides tailored services including strategy sessions to define board search goals, value proposition development, board-specific resume and bio creation, and LinkedIn profile optimization. Partnership aims to increase diversity and inclusion on boards by supporting qualified, diverse candidates in their board search journey.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LHH (Lee Hecht Harrison): LHH, part of The Adecco Group, is the largest global provider of career transition, outplacement, and executive coaching services, directly overlapping with D&S's executive outplacement and career management offerings for senior leaders.
• Challenger, Gray & Christmas: A long-standing executive outplacement and career transition firm serving senior leaders and corporate HR teams; directly comparable to D&S's white-glove outplacement and executive career services.
• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): ManpowerGroup's career transition and outplacement arm; offers executive-level career services and corporate outplacement programs analogous to D&S's B2B outplacement stream.
• RiseSmart: Tech-enabled outplacement and career transition provider combining coaching with a software platform; a comparable direct peer representing both the human-service and digital-delivery side of executive outplacement.
• The Barrett Group: Boutique executive career management firm focused on C-suite and senior-level job search and coaching; closely mirrors D&S's executive-only, project-based, high-touch delivery model.
• Keystone Associates: Executive transition and outplacement firm focused on senior leaders and board candidates; comparable in service scope and target executive buyer to D&S.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm whose executive search, leadership development, and board services touch the same senior-executive and board-candidate segments D&S serves, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Spencer Stuart: Leading executive search and board advisory firm with deep overlap in board-candidate positioning work that D&S explicitly targets through its Board Director Candidate Services offering.

Emerging players

• TopResume: High-volume, tech-enabled resume writing service; overlaps with D&S's resume and LinkedIn writing products but serves a broader, mid-career market rather than the exclusive executive niche.

Others

• Career Directors International: Industry association and network of certified executive resume writers and career coaches; functions as an ecosystem of peers and competitors to D&S's credentialed resume-writer team and the broader executive career services category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@DSExecutiveCareerManagement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dscareermanagement
• Facebookfacebook.com/DSCareerManagement

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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