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Doing the hard work of hiring well.

 Matching High Performers with Pivotal Roles

10th St. Talent is a comprehensive executive search firm for growth-oriented businesses looking for their next key hire.

Our sweet spot? Low-frequency, high-impact roles.

When to Partner with a Search Firm

Let’s be real—hiring for your growing business is hard. You're already wearing multiple hats, resources are tight, and you need someone who can make an impact from day one.

That pivotal hire can transform your business, but finding them? That's where most growing companies hit a wall.

The Talent Challenge

Your organization's future hinges on securing talent that truly drives impact. If you've experienced one of these, it's time to reach out to us.

  • You've posted the job and got flooded with resumes that miss the mark

  • You don't have time to dedicate 200+ hours to running a proper search

  • You’re looking for an up-and-comer who needs to be evaluated on potential and capabilities, not just past experience

  • You need specialized expertise your internal team doesn't have

  • You're elevating a role from local to national search

  • You need exceptional talent but don’t meet big search firm contract minimums

  • The position is mission-critical and deserves a more robust process

How We Know What Works

We're not your typical executive search firm. Born as Permanent Equity's internal talent partner, we built our approach by solving real talent challenges for growing portfolio companies first —creating the exact search process we wished existed in the market.

No theory.

No outdated playbooks.

Just a practical method that delivered results...and it worked.

After years of refining our process through direct feedback loops with these businesses, we now bring that battle-tested operational expertise to growth-minded organizations that recognize talent as their most powerful lever.

People are messy, and so is traditional hiring. We’re here to change that.

For Companies

Hiring leadership for growing companies requires precision. Your roles need rare talent combinations—deep expertise, geographic fit, and shared values—aligned with budget. We've refined the process of uncovering exceptional leaders through operational experience. Our assessment approach delivers candidates with profile matches based on science, not feeling. And while data informs decisions, our recruiters add essential human insight—reading between the lines to identify the qualities that algorithms miss.

For Talent

We connect people who want to make a tangible impact with the businesses that need their unique talents. From C-suite leadership to specialized functional roles, we create precise alignments between your capabilities and organizations where you can drive meaningful growth. This isn't about filling another position on an org chart; it's about finding your place in a business where your contributions directly shape its future.