Forge Search + Consulting

What Forge Search + Consulting does

Forge Search + Consulting is a boutique professional recruiting firm founded in 2021 by Rhiannon Poore and headquartered at 135 S Main St in Greenville, South Carolina. The firm specializes in placing mid- to executive-level talent across four vertical sectors: Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing & Operations Leadership, and Non-Profit Leadership. It is a 100% women-owned LLC that serves a mix of mid-market and enterprise clients, with placements spanning 19 states from a Southeast operational base; named engagements include a $1.4B international technology company, global engineering and manufacturing leaders, and PE-backed manufacturing organizations.

The firm operates without proprietary technology, relying instead on conventional recruiting software, the personal networks of its recruiters, and a process-driven methodology that includes detailed hiring-manager interviews, candidate screening, interview coordination, reference checking, and offer management. Core deliverables are retained and contingency-based executive search engagements, complemented by a secondary Recruiting Training product that helps organizations build in-house talent acquisition capabilities.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees tied to individual search engagements; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, combining direct client engagement with content marketing, regional SHRM and GACC South speaking engagements, podcast appearances, and earned media. The company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no M&A activity. In 2024 it reported revenue of $2,109,645, up from $1,323,829 in 2023.

Name

Forge Search + Consulting

Legal name

Forge Search + Consulting, LLc

Website

https://forgesc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Forge Search + Consulting is a Greenville, SC-based boutique professional recruiting firm placing mid- to executive-level talent in accounting & finance, sales & marketing, manufacturing & operations, and non-profit leadership across the Southeast and nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Recruiting and Executive Search Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Engineering Leadership Search (BPACAAAD), Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting (BPAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Executive search recruiting
• Professional staffing services
• Accounting finance recruiting
• Sales marketing recruiting
• Manufacturing operations hiring

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenville

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Recruiting Services: Retained and contingency-based professional recruiting services placing mid- to executive-level talent in accounting & finance, sales & marketing, manufacturing & operations, and non-profit leadership roles.
2. Recruiting Training: Training services for organizations looking to develop in-house recruiting capabilities. Includes audit of current recruiting efforts, best practices implementation, interviewing techniques, passive candidate recruitment, and salary negotiation training.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Forge Search + Consulting is a boutique professional recruiting firm that places mid- to executive-level talent in Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing & Operations Leadership, and Non-Profit Leadership roles. The firm runs a process that includes needs assessment, candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination, reference checking, and offer management, supported by weekly client communication. It also provides Recruiting Training programs that help organizations audit and build internal recruiting capabilities.

Product overview

Forge Search + Consulting is a professional recruiting firm offering two primary services: Professional Recruiting Services and Recruiting Training. The Professional Recruiting service focuses on placing mid- to executive-level talent across four key sectors: Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing & Operations Leadership, and Non-Profit Leadership. The Recruiting Training program helps organizations build internal recruiting capabilities. The firm operates primarily in the Southeast but serves clients nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Recruiting Services Full-service professional recruiting for mid- to executive-level talent, specializing in Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing & Operations Leadership, and Non-Profit Leadership roles throughout the Southeast and nationwide. The engagement covers need assessment, market positioning, candidate sourcing and screening, interview coordination, reference checking, and offer management with weekly client communication.
• Recruiting Training Training program for organizations looking to develop internal recruiting capabilities, covering audit of current recruiting efforts, talent acquisition foundation setup, passive candidate recruitment, interviewing techniques, and salary negotiation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 350+ mission critical roles filled
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GACC South - German American Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Forge Search sponsored and spoke at the GACC South SME Conference in Atlanta. The Southeast is described as a melting pot of cultures with diversity of nationalities and companies. Forge works with international clientele building US headquarters.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vaco: Consulting and recruiting firm with deep functional verticals in finance, technology, and operations — closely aligned with Forge's multi-vertical mid-market executive search model.
• The Liberty Group: Specialized recruiting firm focused on real estate, property management, and accounting & finance — comparable boutique search firm operating in adjacent functional verticals with a similar people-first positioning.
• StevenDouglas: Boutique executive search and interim staffing firm focused on accounting & finance, operations, and technology — directly comparable mid-market executive search peer with similar functional vertical depth.
• Kforce: Public staffing firm with a strong professional staffing practice in finance & accounting, technology, and corporate services — directly comparable to Forge's functional specialization, though at far larger scale.
• Goodwin Recruiting: National recruiting firm placing professionals across multiple functional verticals including finance, operations, and sales — directly comparable multi-vertical boutique search competitor.
• Parker + Lynch (Roth Staffing): Specialized direct-hire recruiting brand within Roth Staffing focused on accounting & finance and legal placements — competes head-to-head with Forge in the mid- to executive-level finance search niche.

Broad incumbents

• Hays: Global publicly traded recruiting firm with deep vertical specializations including finance, accounting, and operations — a broad incumbent operating in the same end markets as Forge's four verticals.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a premier executive search practice — sets the fee and methodology benchmarks against which mid-market boutique executive search firms like Forge are evaluated by enterprise clients.
• Robert Half: Largest publicly traded specialized staffing firm in finance, accounting, and administrative recruiting — the dominant incumbent against which boutique firms like Forge compete for accounting & finance talent.

Emerging players

• Accountingfly: Niche remote accounting & finance recruiting firm focused on startups and SaaS companies — emerging player competing in an overlapping functional vertical (accounting & finance) with a tech-enabled delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forge-search-consulting
• Facebookfacebook.com/forgesearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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