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We help fast-growing startups secure the best talent. Because getting it wrong isn’t an option.
We know you needed to fill this role yesterday. Your team is covering the gap and feeling it.
You’ve tried posting. Maybe you’ve even tried other firms. But you’re still here, with an open role, and the cost is real.
→Growth Mode was built for exactly this moment.
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We know what great hiring looks like.
We built our careers inside tech companies. We know what great internal recruiting looks like because we’ve led it. We know what an empty seat costs because we’ve carried it ourselves. And we know what it’s like to try to fill a role without the infrastructure, the process, or the bandwidth to do it right.
Before we reach out to a single candidate, we do the work of figuring out what “right” actually means for this specific role and your specific goals.
That means asking hard questions about your expectations, how the role is defined, and what would make this opportunity genuinely compelling to the person you most want to hire.
→ Then we go get them.
To find the right person, we don’t just match keywords on a resume. We go find who’s doing the best work at the companies worth targeting. Then we have real conversations that reveal motivation, judgment, and whether someone will actually thrive in your environment.
And because we’ve sat on the hiring side of the table, we know a great hire goes both ways. We make sure the people you want are just as excited about your company as you are about them.
The best hires don’t just fill a seat. They elevate the whole team and help move the business forward.
“Sarah and her team are the best. I’m always impressed with how they understand the nuances of what’s needed in candidates and pre-filter so that we’re only spending time with the top picks.”
– Keith Jensen, President, Cadre AI
The values behind every search, and every great hire.
Diverse and impactful hires
Your customers don’t all look the same. Your leadership team shouldn’t either. We’ve seen that hiring leaders whose backgrounds and experiences aren’t already in the room drives more product innovation, greater team engagement, and stronger revenue outcomes.
Curiosity over assumptions
Before starting a search, we get to know everything about your goals, your team, and what would make this role genuinely compelling to the right person. We bring that same curiosity to every candidate we meet. That depth of attention is what produces matches that stick, and why our clients keep coming back.
Integrity in every search
We’ve never recommended a hire just to close a search, and we never will. That means telling you when a role isn’t defined in a way that will attract the right person, or when your expectations and the market aren’t aligned. Honest guidance isn’t always comfortable, but it’s what a real partner does.
Happy Clients
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“Growth Mode Talent Partners is consistently one of the strongest recruiting partners I’ve worked with. I’ve trusted them with some of the most important hires we’ve made. What stands out most is how quickly they understand the business, the role, and the type of person who will actually thrive on the team. They move fast, communicate exceptionally well, and bring a high level of thoughtfulness and partnership to every search.”
— Kelly Sheridan, Chief People Officer, Qventus
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“Sarah is on speed dial for any of my critical recruitment needs. The leaders we hired through Sarah were among the best candidates we ever brought into CareAcademy. Working with Sarah never felt transactional. She brought urgency without pressure, candor without ego, and a level of strategic partnership that is rare in executive search. And after the hire, she stays close to ensure fit, connection, and alignment — not just a signed offer.”
– Helen Adeosun, Founder & CEO, CareAcademy
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As CFO of a number of rapidly growing technology companies, I worked with Sarah and her team to build out my finance, strategy, legal, HR and corporate development teams. Sarah is easily the best search professional I've worked with in my career: very smart, strategic, and responsive, with a wide network and a creative approach to sourcing talent.
— Jamie Kiggen, Managing Partner, Raining Stone Capital LLC
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“Growth Mode Talent Partners is my preferred partner for outside help filling a role. A lot of other firms tend to throw a lot of candidates at you and work on volume. In contrast, Sarah and her team took the time to understand our business, as well as the unique personality and culture of our company. This gives them the unique ability to zero in on the perfect candidate and get them just as excited about our company and role as we are about them.”
– Mark Stewart, Chief Technology Officer, HCSS
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“It was a pleasure working with Sarah. She was a fantastic sounding board and spent the time to truly understand our needs. Her professional attitude and consistent communication made finding senior talent a seamless process.”
– Tzipi Avioz, CEO APJ, Mirakl LTD
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“We’re a growing company, and Growth Mode Talent Partners worked with our constraints and still helped us hire high-quality talent. Their combination of recruiting expertise and HR experience made the whole process smooth for us and the candidates.”
– Lisa Reinhardt, HR Director, INNIO
