cb partners

What cb partners does

CB Partners, LLC is a privately-held, founder-led executive search and staffing firm headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado (Denver metro area), with a second office in Kansas City. Founded by Cory Baker, who serves as President, the firm operates with a team of approximately 13 employees including an Executive Vice President, a Senior Vice President, several Senior Executive Recruiters, Executive Recruiters, and a Recruiting Coordinator. The company is organized as an LLC under the laws of the State of Colorado and is privately held by its founder with no disclosed outside investors or parent company relationships.

The firm delivers recruitment and talent acquisition services across three specialized practice areas: Accounting & Finance (covering accounting, tax, finance, financial reporting, audit, and treasury roles), Organizational Support (HR, office management, payroll, and executive support), and Supply Chain & Logistics (purchasing, demand planning, inventory, transportation, manufacturing, and warehousing). Its service portfolio for employers includes Executive Placements, Interim Solutions, Retained Searches, and Talent Consulting with associated Market Trends and Compensation Analysis support. For job seekers, it offers Permanent Placements, Temporary Employment, Resume Review, Interview Coaching, and a Job Board. The firm has filled over 1,000 positions cumulatively and assisted more than 10,000 candidates, serving 100+ clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies across diverse industries including oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, real estate, consumer packaged goods, retail, distribution, entertainment, engineering, and financial services.

CB Partners generates revenue through professional services fees paid by hiring companies upon successful placement, with services offered free of charge to job seekers. Pricing is customized based on search complexity and candidate profile, with an optional paid replacement guarantee period. Distribution is direct-to-business via enterprise field sales and direct candidate engagement through the website. The firm has no proprietary technology platform and relies on recruiter-driven workflows. It has been recognized by the Colorado Business Journal as a Top 10 Staffing Agency in the Denver Area for three consecutive years and as a Top 200 Private Company in Colorado. Reported customer outcomes include a 99% repeat-customer rate among companies and a 9-of-10 candidate recommendation rate.

Name

cb partners

Legal name

CB Partners, LLC

Website

https://cbpsearch.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CB Partners is a privately-held, founder-led executive search and staffing firm in Greenwood Village, Colorado, with a Kansas City office. It recruits accounting & finance, organizational support, and supply chain & logistics professionals for employers from startups to Fortune 500.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Contract staffing
• Talent consulting
• Permanent placement
• Accounting finance recruiting

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenwood Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Placement Fees: Fees paid by hiring companies (employers) when a successful placement is made. Services are free for candidates/job seekers. The company invests in recruitment software, technology, and training. Replacement guarantee periods are offered for additional cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CB Partners is a recruiting and staffing agency that places accounting, finance, organizational support, and supply chain/logistics professionals into permanent, temporary, interim, and executive roles for employers ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Its employer-facing offerings include executive placements, retained searches, interim solutions, and talent consulting, while job seekers receive free resume review, interview coaching, and access to a job board. The firm operates across Denver and Kansas City with a team of executive recruiters organized around three practice areas.

Product overview

CB Partners is a recruiting and staffing agency offering a comprehensive suite of talent acquisition services. The core service portfolio includes Executive Placements, Interim Solutions, Retained Searches, and Talent Consulting for employers, along with Permanent Placements, Temporary Employment, Resume Review, and Interview Coaching for job seekers. The company specializes across three practice areas: Accounting & Finance, Organizational Support, and Supply Chain & Logistics. Services are delivered through a combination of recruiter expertise and a Job Board platform. The company operates with a team of executive recruiters across Denver and Kansas City locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of companies would use CB Partners again
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kforce: Kforce is a public professional staffing firm placing finance, accounting, and technology talent on a contingent and direct-hire basis. Its mid-market go-to-market and functional specialization in A&F overlap closely with CB Partners' three practice areas.
• Creative Financial Staffing (CFS): CFS is a direct peer — a specialized staffing firm focused on accounting, finance, and IT placements for SMB and mid-market clients, with a comparable contingent and direct-hire model and similar industry verticals. It operates across many U.S. metros, putting it in direct competition with CB Partners in any overlapping geography.
• Goodwin Recruiting: Goodwin Recruiting is a national recruiting firm placing professionals across finance, operations, HR, and supply chain — overlapping the same functional verticals and SMB/mid-market employer segment that CB Partners targets.
• Parker + Lynch (Robert Half brand): Parker + Lynch is a direct competitor in accounting, finance, and HR placement, sharing CB Partners' emphasis on A&F and organizational support functions. It is a Robert Half subsidiary, giving it national reach and brand — a direct comparison point for the same client accounts.
• Lucas Group: Lucas Group is a mid-market executive recruiting firm with practice areas including accounting/finance, HR, and supply chain — a near-exact functional mirror of CB Partners' three practice areas. It operates nationally and competes for the same mid-market employer accounts.
• Vaco: Vaco is a recruiting and consulting firm that places accounting, finance, IT, and supply chain professionals, with a multi-vertical boutique-style model very similar to CB Partners' specialized practice areas. It competes for the same mid-market employer accounts and is increasingly investing in technology-enabled sourcing.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with a substantial executive search practice that overlaps directly with CB Partners' Executive Placements and Talent Consulting offerings. It is a much larger incumbent serving many of the same enterprise clients.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is the largest U.S. accounting and finance staffing firm and a parent of competing brands (Accountemps, Parker + Lynch, OfficeTeam). It competes with CB Partners in every one of its A&F and HR engagements and represents the upper bound of competition in CB Partners' core verticals.
• Ajilon (Adecco Group): Ajilon is a large staffing brand under the Adecco Group placing finance, accounting, HR, and administrative professionals. It is a broad incumbent in the same verticals as CB Partners but at national scale and with greater pricing flexibility and back-office resources.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search firm with practice areas overlapping CB Partners' Executive Placements service. It competes for senior-level finance, HR, and operations mandates at the higher end of CB Partners' retained search engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cb-partners-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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