It smelled of damp, not success.
My first “office”: a basement room, an old desk and a phone
that rarely rang.
No brand, no big budget, no back office.
But one goal: to rethink executive search.
Back then, plenty of people told me:
you need to grow: more people, more revenue, more locations.
For me it was clear: class matters more than size.
Trust doesn’t come from volume; it comes from relationships and reliable results.
So I decided:
• quality rather than expansion
• close collaboration rather than anonymous processes
• personal responsibility rather than delegating into the unknown
Even then I knew that
executive search only works with leaders who think like entrepreneurs.
People who shape transformation, not just administer it.
That’s still our focus at TALENTspy today:
finding the top 10 % of future-ready leaders who bring together technology, change and leadership.
Twenty years later, we’re a partner-led boutique.
Everyone in the team is an entrepreneur.
What our clients value:
• Direct access
• Personal responsibility
• Measurable results
Our growth doesn’t show in the number of offices.
It shows in trust built up over years,
in relationships based on equality and reliability.
I believe
real success comes from getting better in a targeted way,
not simply from getting bigger.
What’s your view: bigger, or better?
