Flatiron Search Partners

What Flatiron Search Partners does

Flatiron Search Partners (FSP) is a privately held, boutique executive search and staffing firm founded in 2018 by Bill Stauffer and Joe Miller, who serve as Co-CEOs. The firm specializes in placing C-suite, VP, and senior leadership talent at modern, high-growth, and PE/VC-backed consumer brands, operating two service lines: (1) retained Executive Search for CEO, CFO, COO, CMO, Board, and other senior placements, and (2) Non-Executive Staffing ("Team Builds") for sub-executive roles across Finance, Marketing, Operations, HR, Sales, Supply Chain, and Customer Experience. The firm reports 800+ completed searches, a 97% position fill rate, ~35-day average shortlist time, and 2% attrition within the guarantee window. FSP's differentiator is its operator-led team — partners are former P&L owners and talent leaders at consumer brands such as Equinox, SoulCycle, lululemon, Vita Coco, and Bulgari, complemented by alumni of major search firms (Heidrick & Struggles, True Search, Spencer Stuart, Korn Ferry).

The firm serves clients across 13 verticals including Beauty & Personal Care, Fashion & Lifestyle, Health & Wellness, F&B/Restaurants/Hospitality, Multi-Site Consumer Services, Pet Services, Home & Lifestyle Products, and Technology & SaaS, with named clients spanning Supergoop!, Figs, Eight Sleep, Equinox, Barry's, Planet Fitness, Brooklinen, K18, Club Pilates, Bulgari, Hyperice, and Hairstory. Geographically, FSP serves the United States and Canada with offices referenced in New York, Colorado, and Connecticut. The team comprises 42+ professionals, including multiple Practice Leads across Finance, Healthcare, and consumer verticals, plus dedicated corporate leadership in operations, finance, talent, and data/automation.

Commercially, FSP operates as a professional services firm on a retained search engagement model, with pricing structured as a percentage of the placed executive's compensation and multi-year contractual relationships. The firm follows a direct, relationship-driven go-to-market motion targeting founders, boards, and PE/VC sponsors — it does not engage in traditional marketing or paid acquisition, relying instead on referrals and embedded sponsor relationships. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors, no parent company, and no publicly available financials, operating as an independently owned boutique.

Name

Flatiron Search Partners

Legal name

Flatiron Search Partners, LLC

Website

https://flatironsearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flatiron Search Partners is a boutique executive search and staffing firm placing C-suite, VP, and senior leadership talent at high-growth, PE/VC-backed consumer brands across the US and Canada, supported by a 42+ person operator-led team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer & Retail Leadership Search (BPACAAAG), Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Talent acquisition consulting
• Leadership recruiting
• Consumer brand staffing
• Retained search firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Stamford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retained executive search engagements placing C-suite, VP, and senior leadership roles at consumer brands. Revenue generated through placement fees, typically a percentage of the placed executive's compensation.
2. Non-Executive Staffing: Staffing services for roles below executive level across functions including Finance, Marketing, Operations, HR, Sales, Supply Chain, and Customer Experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Flatiron Search Partners is a boutique executive search firm that places C-suite, VP, and senior leadership talent at high-growth consumer brands through retained search engagements. The firm complements this with a Non-Executive Staffing (Team Builds) practice that places candidates across functions including Finance, Marketing, Operations, HR, Sales, Supply Chain, and Customer Experience. Both services operate under a shared methodology focused exclusively on the consumer sector.

Product overview

Flatiron Search Partners (FSP) is a boutique executive search and staffing firm offering two distinct service lines: Executive Search for C-suite and senior leadership placements, and Non-Executive Staffing (Team Builds) for broader organizational hiring needs. The firm specializes exclusively in the consumer goods and services sector, partnering with high-growth, PE/VC-backed consumer brands. Both services operate under the same methodology and team infrastructure, providing clients with a unified talent solution across executive and non-executive levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search Retained executive search service placing C-suite, VP, and senior leadership roles (CEOs, Board Members, CFOs, COOs, CMOs, and other key leadership positions) at high-growth consumer brands. Leverages deep industry networks and an operator-background team to identify and place executives.
• Non-Executive Staffing (Team Builds) Staffing service for roles that fall outside traditional executive search, covering functions such as Customer Experience, Development/Facilities, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Operations, People/Human Resources, Sales & Business Development, and Supply Chain/Procurement. Uses the same search methodology as the executive search practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800+ searches completed with 97% fill rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Oxeon Partners: Oxeon Partners is a boutique retained search firm focused on placing leaders at high-growth, venture and private-equity-backed consumer and healthcare companies. FSP Managing Director Jamie Villadolid was the fifth employee and led C-suite and VP-level searches at Oxeon, making it a directly comparable peer.
• True Search: True Search is a boutique executive search firm specializing in placing leaders at venture and private-equity-backed companies, with a particularly strong consumer practice. It is one of FSP's closest comparables — multiple FSP partners and managing directors (Saloni Ahuja, Christina Danka, Adrienne Martasin, Jane Maalouf, Clare Bastian, Trish Lynch, Jeff Bruce) joined FSP directly from True Search.
• SPMB Executive Search: SPMB is a boutique executive search firm specializing in placing C-level executives at high-growth, venture-backed technology and consumer companies. FSP Partner Alexis Gabel Devaiah previously ran consumer and investment practices at SPMB, and FSP Senior Associate Hannah Royer was an early hire in SPMB's NYC office, marking it as a direct peer.
• Daversa Partners: Daversa Partners is a boutique executive search firm focused on placing C-suite talent at high-growth, venture and PE-backed technology and consumer companies. FSP team members such as Renee Daloia and Mason Rivera previously executed searches at Daversa, making it a directly comparable boutique competitor in the same customer base.
• Kirk Palmer Associates: Kirk Palmer Associates is a boutique executive search firm focused on the consumer products and retail sector, placing executive and senior-level talent. FSP Associate Directors Suzannah Brown and Caroline Powers previously led consumer/beauty searches at Kirk Palmer, making it a tightly comparable direct competitor in the same vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a broad sector coverage including dedicated consumer, finance, and healthcare practices. Multiple FSP partners previously served as partners at Heidrick (Adrienne Martasin — 16 years; Kristy Fiesel; Caroline Powers; Frances Hartnett), making it a direct competitor for senior mandates in the same consumer verticals.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with deep consumer practice expertise, competing for senior consumer leadership mandates. As a top-tier incumbent, it represents an alternative that FSP's consumer-brand clients may engage for larger or international engagements.
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a global executive search and advisory firm with deep consumer/retail practice coverage. Suzannah Brown (FSP Associate Director) previously ran searches in Spencer Stuart's Global Retail, Apparel, and Luxury Goods Practice, indicating a directly overlapping customer base and offering.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is one of the largest global executive search and organizational consulting firms, with a dedicated Consumer Practice and expertise across senior leadership placements. FSP's Sr. Research Analyst Venus Urbano previously did data-driven sourcing at Korn Ferry, and Korn Ferry directly competes for C-suite and VP-level consumer mandates.

Emerging players

• Robert Half International: Robert Half is a publicly traded staffing and talent solutions firm that, through its executive search practice, places senior finance, marketing, and operations leaders at growth-oriented companies. It overlaps with FSP's Non-Executive Staffing offering (Team Builds) across Finance & Accounting and functional leadership placements at consumer brands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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