Planet Green Search

What Planet Green Search does

Planet Green Search LLC is a privately held, Scottsdale, Arizona–headquartered recruiting firm operating on a sales-led, direct-to-client basis across the United States. The company specializes exclusively in placing candidates into corporate sales positions spanning entry-level through executive roles and across multiple industries, serving clients from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Its go-to-market relies on personal relationships held by a small team of executive recruiters led by founder Ryan Eberhard, with no technology platform, AI tooling, integrations, or proprietary sourcing infrastructure disclosed.

The firm operates a dual revenue model. Retained search clients pay for dedicated, priority recruiting effort aimed at urgent hires, while contingency search clients pay no upfront fee and are billed only upon successful placement — attractive for clients with multiple open roles. Pricing is bespoke and not publicly disclosed, and there are no volume, ARR, or financial metrics available. Distribution is entirely direct via phone (970-614-5432), email ([email protected]), and the company website; demand generation leans on organic presence across LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook tied to the founder's personal profiles, with candidate intake routed through a CatsOne careers portal.

The team comprises Ryan Eberhard (Founder, two decades of sales recruiting experience), Chris Pendergast (Executive Recruiter), Batsheva Chase (Executive Recruiter; founder of Peak Performers Inc., 2002), and Andy Chase (Executive Recruiter; founder of Zengo Talent). Two of the four named recruiters maintain separate recruiting businesses that appear to collaborate with Planet Green Search rather than be fully absorbed. The company is structured as a single LLC under U.S. jurisdiction with 11-50 employees, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding history, no partnerships, no awards, and no regulatory actions on record.

Name

Planet Green Search

Legal name

Planet Green Search LLC

Website

https://planetgreensearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Planet Green Search is a Scottsdale, Arizona–based nationwide recruiting firm that places candidates in corporate sales roles across all levels and industries, serving clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies via retained and contingency search engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sales Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Confidential/Replacement & Succession Search (BPACAAAK)

Keywords

• Sales recruiting services
• Executive search firm
• Retained search services
• Contingency recruiting
• Sales talent placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

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

Revenue model

1. Recruiting Services: Planet Green Search generates revenue through professional recruiting services. They offer two models: (1) Retained search - clients pay for dedicated, priority recruiting efforts for urgent positions; (2) Contingency search - no upfront cost to clients; they only pay when a successful candidate placement is made. This creates a performance-based revenue structure where the firm earns fees upon successful placements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Planet Green Search is a nationwide recruiting firm that places candidates in corporate sales positions at all levels and across many industries. It sells two services: Retained Search, where the firm dedicates full recruiting efforts to urgent positions on a priority basis, and Contingency Search, where clients pay only if a candidate is successfully placed, making it suited to clients with multiple openings.

Product overview

Planet Green Search is a nationwide recruiting firm offering two distinct service offerings for placing candidates in corporate sales positions at all levels and across many industries: Retained Search (a priority service for urgent hires with dedicated recruiting efforts) and Contingency Search (a no-upfront-cost model where clients pay only upon successful placement).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retained Search A priority recruiting service in which Planet Green Search dedicates its full recruiting efforts to urgent sales positions, receiving the highest priority over other clients; recommended when the hire is urgent and immediate attention is required.
• Contingency Search A recruiting service with no upfront cost where clients pay only if Planet Green Search successfully places a candidate, expanding the candidate search for sales positions and preferred by clients with multiple openings to fill.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Hunt Club: Tech-enabled recruiting platform and agency placing sales, marketing, and operations talent using a network-driven sourcing model. Comparable in target market (sales talent) and contingency-style engagements, but with greater technology investment.

Broad incumbents

• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm serving Fortune 500 clients across functions including commercial leadership. Comparable to the retained-search side of Planet Green Search's business at the executive end of the market.
• Robert Half International: Large, publicly traded staffing and executive search firm with a dedicated practice for sales, marketing, and operational roles. Competes for the same corporate clients but at significantly greater scale and with broader service offerings.
• Heidrick & Struggles: International executive search firm placing senior leaders including chief revenue officers and sales VPs. Directly comparable in the retained executive search model though at a much larger scale and price point.
• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and organizational consulting firm with a sales and commercial-officer practice. Targets the retained-search segment of Planet Green Search's offering, particularly for senior sales leadership.

Direct peers

• Sales Talent Agency: Specialized sales-recruiting firm placing SDR, AE, and sales leadership candidates across industries. Most directly comparable to Planet Green Search in vertical focus (sales roles), service model (retained and contingency), and target client base (startups to enterprise).
• Aerolab Search Partners: Boutique recruiting firm specializing in sales, marketing, and operations placements for high-growth and enterprise clients. Overlaps with Planet Green Search on target roles, dual retained/contingency model, and client size.
• Peak Performers Inc. Founded in 2002 by Batsheva Chase, who also recruits for Planet Green Search. Specializes in sales and management team placements, making it a directly overlapping firm with shared personnel.
• BridgeGroup Executive Search: Boutique executive search firm focused on placing revenue-generating leaders (sales, marketing, customer success). Comparable in scale, vertical focus on go-to-market leadership, and retained-search model.
• Zengo Talent: Founded by Andy Chase, who also recruits for Planet Green Search. Provides talent assessment and placement services with overlapping client relationships and recruiter bench.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/RyanEberhard
• Facebookfacebook.com/PlanetGreenSearch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/planet-green-search

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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