Kalon Executive Search For Nutraceuticals, Cpg And Wellness

What Kalon Executive Search For Nutraceuticals, Cpg And Wellness does

Kalon Executive Search (also operating as Kalon Executive Search and Staffing) is a private, founder-led executive search and staffing firm that places C-suite and senior leadership talent exclusively in the nutraceutical, dietary supplement, functional food and beverage, and wellness CPG industries. The firm was founded in 2016 and was re-launched as a standalone brand in 2023, spun out from CannabizTeam — a leading cannabis-industry staffing firm — bringing across a 400,000+ professional candidate database and seven years of domain relationships. Kalon is headquartered in La Jolla/San Diego, California, and is led by CEO Liesl Bernard, with active operations across multiple U.S. states (including California, Florida, Utah, Texas, and New York) and into Europe (France).

The firm's core offering is retained executive search for confidential C-suite and senior leadership placements, supported by a wholly-owned subsidiary (Kalon Staffing) that delivers fractional executive placement, direct hire, and temporary staffing to the same vertical. Beyond transactional search, Kalon operates a content and community ecosystem that functions as both brand authority and top-of-funnel lead generation: a 'Leading for Wellness' podcast, recurring CEO and investor events, an industry advisory board, a published Nutraceutical & Wellness CPG Salary Guide, and a blog covering wellness science, career advice, and a weekly featured-talent series. Distribution is entirely direct — the firm engages hiring companies on a per-engagement retained basis with no channel partners, resellers, or marketplace intermediaries. Pricing and engagement fees are not publicly disclosed, consistent with the confidential nature of retained executive search mandates.

Kalon's business model is professional services fee-based revenue across retained search, direct hire, and temporary staffing engagements, with the additional content/community layer (podcast, events, salary guide) functioning as marketing infrastructure rather than a separately monetized product line. The firm competes on vertical specialization, industry-veteran relationships inherited and grown through its CannabizTeam lineage, and the depth of its specialist candidate network — rather than on technology or scale. Revenue, funding, and detailed financial metrics are not publicly disclosed; the firm appears to operate with a small internal team (1-10 employees) relative to the breadth of its service offerings.

Name

Kalon Executive Search For Nutraceuticals, Cpg And Wellness

Legal name

Kalon Executive Search

Website

https://kalonsearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kalon Executive Search is a private, founder-led retained search and staffing firm that places C-suite and senior leadership talent exclusively in the nutraceutical, CPG, and wellness industries, supplemented by a podcast, events, and salary guide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer & Retail Leadership Search (BPACAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA), Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB), Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Search (BPACAAAE)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Retained executive search
• Nutraceutical recruiting
• Wellness CPG staffing
• Leadership talent placement

Headquarters

HQ city

La Jolla

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retained Executive Search: Kalon charges retained fees for confidential, dedicated executive search partnerships to place C-suite and senior leadership talent in nutraceutical and wellness CPG companies. The firm also offers direct hiring and temporary staffing services.
2. Staffing Services: Beyond retained search, Kalon provides fractional executive placement, direct hiring, and temporary staffing to health and wellness companies, generating fee-based revenue across these service lines.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kalon Executive Search is a specialized retained executive search firm that places C-suite and senior leadership talent for nutraceutical, wellness, and CPG companies. Beyond retained search, the firm offers direct hire, fractional executive placement, and temporary staffing services through its Kalon Staffing subsidiary, supported by a Health & Wellness Job Board for open roles.

Product overview

Kalon Executive Search is a staffing and executive search firm offering a unified talent placement service for the nutraceutical and wellness CPG industries. The core offering consists of Retained Search for executive placements, supported by a Health & Wellness Job Board for direct hire roles. Additional services include a Salary Guide for industry benchmarking, a Leading for Wellness Podcast for thought leadership content, CEO & Investor Events for networking, and Advisory Board Services leveraging industry veterans. The company specializes in placing talent across functions including R&D, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retained Executive Search Confidential, dedicated search partnership for placing C-suite and senior leadership talent in nutraceutical and wellness CPG companies.
• Health & Wellness Job Board Job board listing current openings across the nutraceutical and wellness CPG industries in functions including R&D, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and operations, serving both employers posting roles and candidates seeking positions.
• Kalon Staffing (Direct Hire, Fractional Executive, Temporary Staffing) Wholly-owned subsidiary delivering direct hire, fractional executive placement, and temporary staffing services to health and wellness companies.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Chase Group: Boutique executive search firm specializing in healthcare, life sciences, and wellness sectors. Operates a comparable specialty boutique model focused on health-and-wellness leadership placements.
• JM Search: Mid-market executive search firm with vertical practice areas including Consumer and Health & Life Sciences. Closely comparable mid-sized specialty model to Kalon's retained search focus.
• CannabizTeam: Sister firm under common CEO Liesl Bernard; the largest cannabis-industry executive search and staffing firm from which Kalon was spun off. Most directly comparable in operating model and target verticals.
• WittKieffer: Mid-size executive search firm specializing in healthcare, life sciences, and adjacent health-and-wellness sectors. Closely comparable to Kalon in its vertical-specialist boutique model and serves nutraceutical-adjacent clients.
• Diversified Search Group: Mid-size US executive search firm with dedicated Consumer & Industrial and Life Sciences practices. Comparable mid-sized boutique model with industry-specific specializations similar to Kalon's vertical focus.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: One of the largest executive search and organizational consulting firms; serves CPG and consumer products companies including nutraceutical clients. Directly competes on senior mandates but operates as a broad incumbent.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with a strong Consumer Goods practice. Directly competes for C-suite and senior CPG mandates but as part of a broad portfolio across industries.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search firm with strong Consumer and Health practices. Competes for the same C-suite mandates in CPG and wellness but as a broad incumbent with global reach.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search leader with a dedicated Consumer & Retail practice that serves CPG and wellness companies. Competes for the same senior executive mandates but as a broad incumbent, not a sector specialist.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm serving consumer products and healthcare clients. Competes for senior mandates in CPG and wellness but operates as a broad incumbent across sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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