— HR & People Leadership Search
Some cultures are simply too important
to leave to chance.
We find the HR and People Leaders who build organizations worth working for — inside companies bold enough to prove that doing good and performing well aren't in conflict.
IMPACT FOCUS PRIVATE EQUITY
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ESG FORWARD FOR-PROFITS
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MISSION-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE
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CERTIFIED SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
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HUMAN SERVICES
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IMPACT FOCUS PRIVATE EQUITY + ESG FORWARD FOR-PROFITS + MISSION-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE + CERTIFIED SOCIAL ENTERPRISES + HUMAN SERVICES +
The Impact Narrative Manifesto
We are architects
of culture.
In companies built to last and built to matter, people leadership isn't a support function. It's the foundation.
We don't recruit HR leaders. We find the builders…the ones who can scale alignment without losing it, hold culture together under pressure, and turn an organization's values from wall art into daily practice.
Because whether you are a B Corp, a mission-driven healthcare organization, or a impact-focused investment entity that simply refuses to treat people as a line item, who leads your people defines what you become.
The impact economy is growing. The organizations inside it need People Leaders who understand that culture, values, and performance aren't trade-offs.
They are the same thing. This is Impact Narrative.
Across the full spectrum of purpose-driven business.
Who We Serve
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B Corps & Social
Enterprises
Companies that have made their values legally binding. Where HR leadership means protecting the certificate and the culture simultaneously.
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Future-Forward
Healthcare
Organizations where people leadership is patient-outcome leadership. Behavioral health, community health, integrated care — we know this terrain.
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ESG-Forward For-Profits
Mid-market and growth-stage companies where sustainability and people strategy are competitive advantages, not compliance exercises.
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Impact-Focused Investment Organizations
Impact investors and portfolio organizations who recognize culture is the multiplier — and that the right CPO can fundamentally shape the trajectory of an investment.
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Human Services Organizations
Organizations entrusted with the care, dignity, and real human outcomes. Where clients, communities, and staff all hold a mission to a higher standard.
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Your Organization
If you believe culture is a competitive advantage and people are the strategy — we built this for you. Let's start the conversation.
How We Work
Three Paths. One Conviction.
Buildout
Scale intelligence, not overhead
Project-based access to elite search expertise — working as one with your team to find the People Leaders you need, when you need them. No overhead. Just intelligence.
O1
Search
Beyond the checklist. Into the conviction.
Our native-led process goes were the resume can’t follow. We align organizational values with individual conviction — finding leaders who don’t just fit your culture, but fuel it.
O2
Attract
Narrative is the ultimate talent magnet.
Your story is your strongest recruiter. The People Leaders who thrive in the impact economy aren’t bought — they are inspired. We help you shape the narrative that brings the best to your door.
O3
15+
YEARS IN EXECUTIVE SEARCH
100%
NARRATIVE-FIRST METHODOLOGY
1ST
PEOPLE SEARCH FIRM BUILT FOR THE
IMPACT ECONOMY
What Clients Say
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Dana is easily the finest executive search professional I have ever worked with; I've worked with dozens over the years, so I don't say this lightly — he's the best I've ever known.
Executive Director
Nonprofit Healthcare Organization
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Your next chapter might already be in motion.
We maintain a running network of the most exceptional HR and People Leaders in the impact economy. The right opportunity has a way of finding the right person — but only if we know your story.
For the People Leader
Ready to Begin
Your culture is your competitive advantage.
Let's find the People Leader who protects it, builds it, and takes it
further than you imagined.