Protis Global

What Protis Global does

Protis Global is a privately held executive search and advisory firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm specializes in retained search for senior leadership roles (C-suite, VP, director-level) within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, with vertical concentration in non-alcoholic beverages, beer/wine/spirits, food and snacks, cannabis, and increasingly food tech, robotics and automation, health and beauty, packaging, and pet care.

The firm's core product is tailor-made retained executive search, differentiated by a proprietary "Personal Scorecard" methodology that evaluates candidates across personal, professional, and financial motivations to assess long-term fit beyond resume credentials. Revenue is generated on a professional-services fee model (industry standard 20-33% of first-year compensation, with engagement formats of retained, contingency, or hybrid depending on seniority). Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct enterprise outreach to CPG hiring executives, supplemented by a referral network built over thousands of placements, an inbound website channel (I Need Talent / I Am Talent portals), and content marketing anchored by the "Beyond the Bottom Line" podcast and industry webinars.

The firm operates within Protis Global Holdings, alongside a sister brand (ace Talent Curators), the Bert Miller personal brand, and candidate/employer portals. Its client portfolio includes recognizable consumer brands such as White Claw, Poppi, Hostess, Pabst Brewing, Mars Petcare, Mark Anthony Brewing, Trulieve, and Barebells, with multiple 8-15 year client tenures. Stated scale metrics include 3,000+ lifetime placements, 9,395 first-round interviews, $754M attributed economic impact, and a 37.1% promotion rate of placements within 24 months. The firm has 11-50 employees and is independently owned with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Protis Global

Legal name

Protis Global, Inc.

Website

https://protisglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Protis Global is a privately held executive search firm founded in 1995 that places C-suite and senior leaders for consumer packaged goods brands across food, beverage, cannabis, and adjacent verticals, using a proprietary Personal Scorecard methodology and a relationship-driven enterprise sales motion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Delray Beach

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

Revenue model

1. Retained Executive Search Services: Protis Global operates as a retained executive search firm specializing in CPG executive placements. They provide tailor-made executive and professional retained search services for consumer brands. Fee structures typically follow industry standards of 20-33% of first-year compensation, with engagement models including retained, contingency, and hybrid options depending on role seniority and search complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Protis Global is an executive search and advisory firm that provides tailor-made executive and professional retained search services for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. The firm specializes in placing senior leadership (C-suite, VP, and director-level talent) across food, beverage, and cannabis industries, applying a proprietary personal scorecard methodology that assesses candidate personal, professional, and financial motivations to drive long-term placement success.

Product overview

Protis Global is an award-winning executive search and advisory firm specializing in the CPG sector. The firm offers tailor-made executive and professional retained search services for consumer brands across food, beverage, and cannabis industries. The core offering consists of executive recruiting and retained search, supplemented by candidate resources, board-level advisory services, and a media center providing industry content (webinars, videos, podcasts, articles). The portfolio includes affiliated sub-brands such as ace Talent Curators. Services are organized through dedicated portals: I Am Talent for job seekers and I Need Talent for companies seeking executive hires. The firm was founded in 1995 and operates as part of Protis Global Holdings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Recruiting / Retained Search Tailor-made executive and professional retained search services for consumer brands in the food, beverage, and cannabis industries. Engagement models include retained, contingency, and hybrid options depending on role seniority and search complexity.
• Board of Directors Advisory Executive placement and advisory services for board-level positions within CPG organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 37.1% of placed executives promoted within 24 months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Protis Global HoldingscoreOthersParent holding company overseeing the Protis Global brand and related talent ecosystem including ace Talent Curators, Bert Miller personal brand, I Am Talent, and I Need Talent platforms. This corporate structure provides operational integration across talent services.
• ace Talent CuratorsminorOthersRelated talent acquisition platform under the Protis Global Holdings umbrella, operating as a sister company to Protis Global's executive search focus.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JM Search: US-focused executive search firm with a dedicated Consumer & Retail practice; highly comparable in business model and vertical focus on CPG leadership mandates, with similar mid-market positioning though slightly larger.
• DHR Global: Mid-sized global executive search firm with deep consumer practice expertise; highly comparable to Protis in business model and CPG vertical focus, but with broader international reach and a wider range of functional practices.
• Odgers Berndtson: Global executive search firm with a strong Consumer Products practice covering food, beverage, and retail; comparable to Protis as a retained search competitor in CPG, though operating with broader international bench depth.
• Caldwell Partners: Public executive search firm with a Consumer & Industrial practice; comparable in business model (retained executive search) and CPG client overlap, though larger and more diversified across additional industries.

Broad incumbents

• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with consumer products expertise; comparable as a CPG-focused retained search competitor, though it serves a broader mix of industries and operates with materially more geographic coverage.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a dedicated Consumer & Retail Practice; comparable as a senior CPG leadership recruiter, though it is partnership-structured, much larger, and diversified across many industries.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a large executive search practice across consumer goods; comparable to Protis because both serve CPG clients for senior leadership mandates, though Korn Ferry offers a much broader portfolio (consulting, assessment, RPO) at significantly greater scale.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Public, global executive search firm with a dedicated Consumer Markets practice covering food, beverage, and retail; directly comparable as a CPG-experienced retained search competitor, but with broader industry coverage and global bench depth.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a Consumer Goods practice; comparable as a senior-level search competitor for CPG boards and C-suite roles, but operating at a much larger scale and broader industry footprint.

Emerging players

• Slayton Search Partners: Smaller US executive search firm with CPG and consumer products experience; comparable in vertical specialization and retained search model, though smaller in scale and lacking Protis's broad beverage/cannabis niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/protisglobal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCzN3F9EmUB4PwEggYIyGxw
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProtisGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/protis-global
• Instagraminstagram.com/protis.global
• TikToktiktok.com/@protis.global

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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