Bearhug Recruiting

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The best opportunities never get posted. They get filled by someone who knew someone. Right now, someone is looking for exactly what you've built, your track record, your relationships, your ability to walk into a company and change its trajectory. They just don't know you exist yet.

7,857+

network intros facilitated so far

$7Bn+

in growth behind leaders we've placed

21,594+

professionals across the network (and counting)

You've built something remarkable, but the right people have no idea you exist

So you network. You take the coffee meetings. You keep your LinkedIn current and hope the right person scrolls past at the right time. You field recruiter InMails that have nothing to do with what you actually want. And the opportunities that would actually change your career? They get filled before you ever hear about them, decided by people who didn't know your name.

That's the gap this fills. Not another job board. Not another recruiter database. A curated, anonymized network where the people doing the hiring come to you, and every request is screened before it reaches you.

GETTING HIRED COO, 20 years in technical consumer brands

Registered on a Tuesday. Met their new CEO by Thursday.

Five-minute signup. Profile live within 24 hours. CEO had been searching for three months. First conversation within 36 hours.

BOARD PLACEMENT Independent director, PE consumer portfolio

Three board offers in 90 days.

Registered with zero expectations. Within three months, sitting on the board of a PE-backed consumer brand that found the profile through the network.

HIRING Series B ClimateTech CEO needing a CRO

Intro booked in less than 48 hours. Found their CRO.

Four profiles matched. One had the exact enterprise experience they needed. On the phone within two days.

How it works

01Your profile goes in anonymized. Nothing identifies you. No one at your current company, no one in your LinkedIn network, no one browsing casually will ever see your name. You stay protected while becoming visible to the people who matter. The only way someone learns who you are is if you want them to.

02The people browsing this network aren't recruiters blasting InMail. They're CEOs with a specific leadership gap, investors pointing a portfolio company toward the right hire, and board members who need to make a recommendation they're confident in. When one of them wants to meet you, we screen it before it reaches you. Nothing hits your inbox that isn't worth your time.

03You're not committing to anything. You're not on the market. You're making yourself findable for opportunities you don't even know exist yet. Whether you're exploring what's next, open to advisory or board work, raising capital, or simply want to know what's out there without broadcasting it, your profile works for you in the background while you keep doing what you're doing. Five minutes now, and the right thing finds you when the timing is right.

04Know someone who's too good to be invisible? Send them this page. You become the person who opened a door they didn't know existed. And when you refer a hiring authority who ends up working with us, whether they hire from the network or engage us for a full search, you'll receive a referral check. We're talking $5,000 on the low end, $12,500 or more for senior placements. All from a single introduction you probably would have made anyway. No paperwork, no hoops. Just a standing commitment that the people who make this network stronger get rewarded for it.

Takes less than 5 minutes. We handle everything from there. Your profile is reviewed by our team, anonymized, and goes live within 24 hours. The right people are already browsing. The only question is whether they can find you.

"Bearhug helped us hire damn great department heads who've all built strong teams. We're growing 10% MoM and have expanded into 30 states!"

Maria Khokhlova, Co-founder of TraceAir

"Bearhug's a N of 1 at what they do. Any early or growth-stage startup with go-to-market hiring would be very lucky to work with them."

Ryan Alshak, CEO of Laurel

Full Name *

Preferred Name Optional. If you go by a nickname or shortened name, let us know so we get it right.

Email *

Phone Number *

LinkedIn Profile URL *

I am a... * This helps us tailor the rest of the form and determines how your profile is categorized.

Current Title *

Current Company *

Level * Your current or most recent seniority level.

Primary Functional Expertise * The area you'd be hired to lead. This is the same whether you're in consumer brands or technology. Choose the one that best describes your core strength.

Your Market * Are you in consumer brands or B2B / technology? This determines which industry and growth options appear below.

Consumer B2B

Target Base Compensation * Base salary only, not including bonus or equity. This helps us match you with the right opportunities. Select "Prefer not to say" if you'd rather discuss in person.

Your Industry * What industry do you primarily work in? Select up to 3.

Apparel and fashion Footwear Beauty and personal care Food and beverage Health and wellness Fitness Outdoor and active lifestyle Pet Home and household Kids and family Restaurants and food service Travel, leisure and hospitality

Financial services Healthcare and life sciences Retail and consumer tech Supply chain and logistics Energy and industrials Real estate and construction Education and workforce Media and entertainment Government and defense Agriculture and food tech Legal and professional services Infrastructure and developer tools

How You Drive Growth * Select the channels and motions where you've had the most impact.

Consumer Go-to-Market

DTC / Ecommerce Wholesale / Retail Amazon / Marketplace Brand / Creative / Content Supply Chain / Sourcing

B2B Go-to-Market

Enterprise / Direct Sales Channel / Partner Product-Led Growth Platform / Developer Ecosystem AI / Machine Learning

Universal

International / Global

Stage Experience * What company stages have you operated in? Select all that apply. A founder who built a brand from nothing selects the first. A VP who joined at $20M and helped scale to $200M selects the third.

Building from scratch (first team, first product, first revenue) Early growth (finding the model, proving the concept) Scaling up (professionalizing the team, expanding channels) Running at scale (large org, P&L ownership, complexity) Turnaround or transformation (restructuring, repositioning, post-acquisition)

Location Preference *

Open to Relocation *

Top 2-3 Career Accomplishments * What are you most proud of? Specific numbers, outcomes, and scale matter more than titles.

Current Disposition * Select all that apply. This helps visitors understand what you're open to.

Actively Looking Passively Open Open to Fractional / Advisory Seeking Board Seats Seeking Capital

Capital Raise Details

Company Stage

Target Raise

What types of people, roles, or companies do you most want to connect with? * Be specific. What doors can you open for others, and what doors are you looking for someone to open for you?

What's the one thing that sets you apart from everyone else who does what you do? Optional. Your superpower. The thing clients, colleagues, or investors would say makes you different.

What's the one thing in your work life that drains your energy and you'd avoid if you could? Optional. Your kryptonite. Knowing this helps us steer you toward the right opportunities and away from the wrong ones.

Almost there. Two quick ones.

These help us understand where you are and what you need so every introduction we send your way is worth your time.

What prompted you to register today? * Be as honest as you want. The more we understand about where you are right now, the better we can match you with the right people and opportunities.

If something compelling came along, how quickly could you realistically move? * This helps us prioritize the right introductions at the right pace for you.

City, State * Where you currently live.

Birthday Optional. We like to remember the little things.

How did you hear about us? *

Resume PDF or Word document. Helps us build a stronger profile for you.

You're in

We'll take it from here.

Your profile is being reviewed now. Once it's live, CEOs, investors, and board chairs will be able to find you and request an introduction through us. We screen every request before it reaches you, so nothing hits your inbox that isn't worth your time.

Want to be first in line for referral rewards?

We're building a referral program that rewards people who help us bring the right people together. Drop your mailing address and you'll be on the list when it launches.

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