Steady Consulting

What Steady Consulting does

Steady Consulting is a privately held, family-owned headhunting and consulting firm headquartered in Sophia Antipolis, France, operating with 1-10 employees. The company targets large multinational corporations, with an explicit focus on Fortune 500 clients undergoing digital transformation, providing three core service lines: talent acquisition for freelance or permanent roles, strategic consulting on digital transformation projects, and C-level executive search. Steady has placed 500+ consultants on IT projects and supported 100+ consulting engagements, with a claimed footprint across 40+ countries and a roster of named enterprise clients including Microsoft, Ahold Delhaize, GSK, Danone, Heineken, Infor, SBM Offshore, Thumbtack, Applegreen Stores, Satelia, Avanade, and BDR Thermea Group.

The firm is organized into three sub-brands that together form the Steady ecosystem: SteadyConsulting, the core headhunting and consulting entity handling recruitment, executive search, and business transformation; SteadyTech, a tech startup studio that helps entrepreneurs build and launch startups by bundling designers, developers, marketers, and industry experts; and SteadyLuxe, a vertical dedicated to luxury brands, hotels, and restaurants. The firm does not disclose any proprietary technology platform, software product, or technical system; its differentiation rests on the founder's claimed 30 years of industry experience, a cross-border network of freelance and permanent talent, and a "Pull-not-Push" placement philosophy.

Commercially, Steady operates on a success-fee-only model with no retainer fees, earning revenue only upon successful placement or project completion. Distribution is direct: the founder, CEO, and principal consultants personally engage enterprise prospects, with meeting scheduling handled through Calendly. The company is led by founder Fred Betito and CEO Elliott Betito, supported by principal consultants and a senior recruiter, and has no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or institutional ownership. No revenue, headcount growth, or financial performance data is publicly available.

Name

Steady Consulting

Legal name

Steady Consulting

Website

https://steadyconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Steady Consulting is a France-based, family-owned headhunting and consulting firm serving Fortune 500 companies with talent acquisition, executive search, and digital transformation consulting on a success-fee-only model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Executive Search Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL), Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Talent acquisition consulting
• Digital transformation staffing
• Freelance consulting placement
• Headhunting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sophia Antipolis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services Revenue: Steady Consulting generates revenue through success-fee based consulting arrangements. They do not charge retainer fees, instead earning fees only upon successful placement of consultants or completion of consulting engagements. This model aligns the company's incentives with client outcomes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Steady Consulting is a headhunting and consulting firm that recruits freelance and permanent talent and provides strategic consulting for digital transformation projects targeting Fortune 500 companies. It operates three verticals: SteadyConsulting for recruitment and executive search, SteadyTech as a startup studio for entrepreneurs, and SteadyLuxe for luxury brands, hotels and restaurants. The firm earns revenue exclusively through success-fee engagements with no retainer fees.

Product overview

Steady Consulting is a consulting firm that operates as a unified platform offering multiple service verticals rather than a single software product. The company is organized into three distinct sub-brands: Steady Consulting (core headhunting and consulting entity handling recruitment, executive search, and business transformation), SteadyTech (tech startup studio helping entrepreneurs build and launch startups), and SteadyLuxe (luxury industry vertical serving premium clients including luxury brands, hotels, and restaurants). Beyond these branded verticals, the company provides three core service offerings: Talent Acquisition (for freelance or permanent roles), Strategic Consulting (digital transformation expertise), and Executive Search (C-level placement). The firm operates on a success-fee-only model with no retainer fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SteadyConsulting: Our headhunting & consulting entity dedicated to solving our clients' challenges with recruitment, executive search and business transformation.
• SteadyTech
• SteadyLuxe

Products and services

• Talent Acquisition Recruitment service that finds freelance or permanent professionals to match client requirements, using Steady's global network and pull-not-push matching philosophy. Aimed at enterprise and mid-market clients needing qualified talent.
• Strategic Consulting Consulting service where Steady's consultants work with large enterprises on digital transformation initiatives, leveraging the firm's network to staff and support complex change programmes.
• Executive Search C-level executive placement service that leverages Steady's global network to help clients meet their next top-tier executive. Targeted at top companies and senior leadership roles.
• SteadyTech Startup Studio Tech startup studio service that helps entrepreneurs imagine, build and launch startups by assembling teams of designers, developers, marketers and industry experts as a one-stop shop.
• SteadyLuxe Luxury Recruitment Specialised recruitment and people-solutions branch dedicated to the worldwide luxury industry, serving luxury brands, hotels and restaurants facing critical business and people challenges.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WorkcationminorOthersWorkcation appears as a partner/client relationship. The Workcation logo appears on the website with the company tagline referencing work-life balance themes. The exact nature of the partnership is not explicitly detailed in the source material.
• SteadyTech (Internal)coreOthersSteadyTech is an internal tech startup studio operated by Steady Consulting. It functions as a separate business vertical focused on helping entrepreneurs imagine, build and launch startups. Works with designers, developers, marketers and industry experts to serve as a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs.
• SteadyLuxe (Internal)coreOthersSteadyLuxe is the luxury industry branch of Steady Consulting. This business vertical brings the Steady mindset to premium clients including luxury brands, hotels and restaurants facing critical business and people challenges. Operates as a specialized vertical within the Steady ecosystem.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Toptal: Vetted freelance talent network for technology, design, and consulting — competes with Steady's freelance IT talent acquisition and shares the 'top-tier only' positioning philosophy.
• Nigel Frank International: Specialist technology recruitment firm focused on Microsoft and enterprise tech ecosystems — directly comparable to Steady's IT/digital transformation talent placement and named Avanade/Microsoft-adjacent relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global HR services and staffing giant with permanent, temporary, and consulting offerings — a scaled incumbent that competes with Steady on enterprise contract and permanent placements.
• Robert Half: Large public staffing and consulting firm placing professionals across finance, technology, and operations — overlaps with Steady's freelance/contract IT and consulting placements at greater scale.

Direct peers

• Heidrick & Struggles: International executive search and leadership consulting firm serving large enterprises, directly comparable to Steady's executive search service and senior-level Fortune 500 placements.
• Spencer Stuart: Privately held global executive search and leadership advisory firm focused on C-level and board placements — closely mirrors Steady's Executive Search and Strategic Consulting verticals.
• Egon Zehnder: Private global executive search and leadership advisory firm; comparable in family/private ownership style and in serving senior leadership mandates for large multinational clients.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm combining executive search, talent acquisition, and strategic consulting — the most direct scaled analog to Steady Consulting's combined recruitment + digital transformation offering.
• Hays: Global recruitment and workforce solutions specialist with deep permanent and freelance placement across multiple industries — directly comparable to Steady's talent acquisition model.
• Michael Page: International recruitment firm placing permanent and contract professionals across industries; comparable in mid-to-senior permanent placement focus and multi-sector reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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