Praveen Palani – Corporate Dir of Finance @ Paramount Hotels / Hilton
Our Herd Freed Hartz executive search team was honored to partner with Paramount Hotels / Hilton on a retained executive search to find their new Corporate Director of Finance.
Loren Peterson – CEO @ Ninilchik Natives Association
Our Herd Freed Hartz executive search team was honored to partner with Ninilchik Natives Association on a nationwide retained executive search to find their new CEO.
Reflections on America at 250: A Front-Row Seat to the American Dream
Herd Freed Hartz was founded on July 4, 2001. As America marks its 250th birthday, co-founders Jim Herd, Paul Freed, and Kevin Hartz reflect on 25 years of executive search, the American Dream, and a heart full of gratitude.
The One Sentence That Can Change Everything
When accomplished people hit a career transition, the hardest question is the simplest one: what is your ideal job? Partner Scott Rabinowitz shares a one-sentence exercise that defuses the fear and points leaders toward the problem they were made to solve.
Craig Irwin – VP Sales @ CopilotKit
Our Herd Freed Hartz executive search team was honored to partner with CopilotKit on a retained executive search to find their new VP Enterprise Sales.
CopilotKit (founded 2023, headquartered in Seattle) is the #1 open-source platform for connecting AI Agents with user-facing applications
Jerod Gummer – CEO @ Exact Electric
Our Herd Freed Hartz executive search team was honored to partner with Exact Electric on a retained executive search to find their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Exact Electric is a Seattle-based, non-union electrical contractor providing electrical construction and service solutions across the Puget Sound region
Michelle Santiago-Fuller – Dir of Sales @ Paramount Hotels
Our Herd Freed Hartz executive search team was honored to partner with Paramount Hotels on a retained executive search to find their new Director of Sales – Hilton SeaTac.
Paramount Hotels is an independent, family-owned boutique hotel group with properties in Seattle, Portland, and Maui. With legacy properties in prime downtown locations, Paramount delivers timeless service and amenities with a modern, artful boutique twist.
Rick Engstrom – CFO @ Greer Tank
Our Herd Freed Hartz executive search team was honored to partner with Greer Tank on a retained executive search to find their new CFO. Founded in 1952, Greer Tank & Welding is a multi-site industrial fabrication and tank manufacturing business serving customers across Alaska and the Lower 48
Trevor Day – Director of Manufacturing @ Cascade Coffee
Our Herd Freed Hartz executive search team was honored to partner with Cascade Coffee on a retained executive search to find their new Director of Manufacturing.
25 Strategic Interview Questions To Ask Candidates
With our firm having a front-row seat to thousands of executive interviews across industries, company stages, and economic cycles has taught us one thing: the best interview questions don’t feel like tests. They feel like conversations that unlock something real, something a polished résumé simply can’t show you.
So to mark our 25th anniversary this year, we asked our executive recruiting team to compile our favorite 25 interview questions we have found most insightful.