There’s no shortage of articles about how to choose an executive search firm. Many contain the same pithy and cliched advice about requesting references, making sure you understand the difference between contingent and retained agreements, and asking about guarantees of results. These are all important topics, but this post...

It’s about two weeks into Pride Month, and alongside updating our branding to show support for the LGBTQ+ community, as the Founder & President of Highline Outdoor Group, I feel compelled to address efforts to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the outdoor industry. However, I’m aware that...

We’re talking to executives in the outdoor industry all day long, and something we noticed recently is that many of these companies are doing groundbreaking things when it comes to sustainability. Problem is, they’re not always communicating their commitment to sustainability clearly and forcibly in their recruitment efforts. In...

If you grew up in the U.S., you’re probably familiar with the “telephone game” — a favorite in grade school classrooms and kids’ birthday parties. For the uninitiated, the game involves repeating a message from one person to another in a long chain of players. With each iteration of...

We’re of the opinion that, if you’re going to blog, you might as well take advantage of the opportunity to introduce the people who make your company what it is today. In our case, that would be the folks who make Highline Outdoor Group (HOG) the executive search firm...