When a leading F&B client came to us about their Marketing Director role, vacant for over a year despite many agencies' efforts, the CEO said, "Tony, we need someone who fits our culture." Their hiring was reactive, focused on filling a seat rather than strategically preparing leadership. They sought skills but needed the right potential […]
After three agencies failed, a multinational feed-mill company in Bekasi called us about their Mill Finance Controller role, vacant for nearly a year. The CEO’s words in our first meeting shifted everything: “Tony, we need someone who gets our culture.” In my 7+ years of executive recruitment, I’ve learned niche roles like this demand deep […]
A few weeks into an executive search for a leading OTA client, we found the local market exhausted, with competing hiring agency tapping the same candidate pool in Jakarta. Instead of repeating the process, we expanded our reach—mapping talent across Singapore’s fintech sector, Malaysia’s e-commerce market, and sourcing globally from Canada, Europe, and the UK. […]
When we were brought in to find a Mill Finance Controller for a multinational feed-mill manufacturing company in Bekasi, the role had been vacant for nearly a year. Other recruitment agencies had tried and failed, frustrated by the niche requirements and the location outside Jakarta’s central business district. During our first discovery session, the client’s […]
Three weeks into our search for a client’s design leadership roles, we found the local market exhausted. The challenge was finding leaders with Human-Centered Design experience who could drive innovation under tight deadlines. We expanded our search across ASEAN, tapping overlooked talent in Singapore and Malaysia. This strategic recruitment help met a tight 1-week SLA […]
After the third agency gave up on finding a Marketing Director, the client called us. The role had been open for over a year, and the CEO told me, “Tony, we don’t just need someone who can do the job. We need a strategic partner who understands our culture.” This reinforced my belief from 7+ […]
