L.J. Kushner & Associates

Name

L.J. Kushner & Associates

Legal name

INSPYR Solutions

Website

https://ljkushner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Confidential/Replacement & Succession Search (BPACAAAK), General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Executive search
• Professional recruitment
• Talent placement
• Executive recruiting
• Professional staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Freehold

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices23 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Technology Talent Solutions: Information technology careers and technical staffing available across a range of specialties and experience levels, generating revenue through placement fees, contract staffing margins, and consulting engagements.
2. Professional Services: Specialized technology solutions and a global delivery model to assist with the delivery of strategic initiatives, generating revenue through project-based consulting fees.
3. Business Talent Solutions: Business operations support with expertise in finance, administration, HR, logistics, legal, marketing, and more, generating revenue through staffing and placement fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

L.J. Kushner & Associates is an executive search and professional recruitment firm. The firm identifies and places talent for client organizations across experience levels and professional specialties, providing search and recruitment services as its core commercial offering.

Product overview

INSPYR Solutions offers a portfolio of talent and professional services rather than a unified software product platform. The core offerings consist of Professional Services (specialized technology solutions with global delivery), Technology Talent Solutions (IT staffing across specialties), Business Talent Solutions (operations support in finance, HR, marketing, etc.), and INSPYR Velocity (AI acceleration consulting). These services are designed to address both talent acquisition and strategic technology initiatives, with flexible engagement models including contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire arrangements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INSPYR Velocity: An AI Acceleration offering that provides strategy, governance, and execution for organizations beginning or scaling AI initiatives.

Products and services

• Executive Search Services Recruitment services focused on identifying, evaluating, and placing executive-level talent for client organizations seeking senior leadership hires.
• Professional Recruitment Services Recruitment services focused on placing professional talent across specialties and experience levels for client organizations.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Gold Partner, indicating highest-level certification and expertise in Microsoft technologies and solutions deployment for enterprise clients.
• WorkdaycoreTechnology or IntegrationWorkday Partner providing Workday-related technology talent solutions and professional services to enterprise clients.
• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle Partner delivering Oracle technology solutions and talent support for enterprise implementations.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAP Partner providing SAP technology talent and implementation support for enterprise clients.
• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or IntegrationServiceNow Partner offering ServiceNow platform talent solutions and professional services.
• UKGcoreTechnology or IntegrationUKG Partner providing UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) human resources and workforce management technology talent solutions.
• DatabrickscoreTechnology or IntegrationDatabricks Partner delivering data engineering and AI/ML platform talent and solutions to enterprise clients.
• TableaucoreTechnology or IntegrationTableau Partner providing business intelligence and data visualization technology talent solutions.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationSnowflake Partner delivering cloud data platform talent and implementation support for enterprise clients.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Largest global executive search and organizational consulting firm. Offers retained search plus adjacent talent advisory, and competes directly with boutique executive recruiters for senior mandates.
• Egon Zehnder: Privately held global executive search and leadership advisory firm. Closely comparable business model—private, partner-led, premium retained search—making it a useful benchmark for L.J. Kushner's potential trajectory.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm focused on senior leadership across multiple sectors. Comparable on retained-search methodology and target client base of large enterprises and boards.
• Spencer Stuart: Privately held global executive search firm with a strong board and CEO practice. A direct competitor for C-suite retained-search engagements that L.J. Kushner pursues.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global retained executive search firm with a broad C-suite practice across industries. A scaled incumbent that competes with boutique firms on senior-level mandates and represents the upper bound on what L.J. Kushner could scale toward.
• Robert Half: Large publicly traded staffing and talent solutions firm. While primarily known for contract and direct-hire staffing rather than pure retained search, it competes in adjacent professional recruitment categories and could acquire or partner with L.J. Kushner.

Direct peers

• Daversa Partners: Boutique executive search firm specializing in technology leadership placements. A close comparable to a founder-led boutique in scale and executive search focus, particularly relevant if L.J. Kushner operates in the technology leadership niche.
• DHR International: Global executive search firm serving mid-to-senior level executive placements across industries. Operates at a scale and business model similar to what L.J. Kushner would need to grow into to serve larger mandates.
• Boyden: Mid-sized global executive search firm with a partner-led model. Operates at a similar scale tier to L.J. Kushner and competes for the same retained executive mandates in mid-market and regional accounts.

Emerging players

• True Search: Tech-enabled executive search firm with a strong focus on technology, digital, and growth-stage executive placements. Represents a more modern, digitally-positioned competitor to traditional boutique search firms.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lj-kushner-and-associates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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