Origins & Vision

Flywheel Search Group’s origins can be traced back to experiences in retained clinical search and, later, contingency headhunting services across many industries. Our model combines these two structures to deliver retained-level services within a contingency fee-structure, sharing risk with our clientele. In part, the firm was founded to escape the commercialization and commoditization of the client experience that most large recruiting firms slide into as they scale. Rather than this type of general “off the rack" experience, we deliver bespoke engagements that are carefully crafted to meet the specific needs of our clients. We excel in highly-collaborative & consultative customer relationships.

Flywheel Search Group was created out of a desire to amplify impact in our society. Most of us would agree that our work, and all the implications it has on our lives, is important. Because of the amount of time we devote to work and the effect it has on our perceived self-worth, when employees and employers are properly aligned, all parties involved more easily go home to be better spouses, parents, & neighbors. When misalignment exists, the reverse also holds true.

Flywheel Search Group's thesis is that when this employee-employer alignment is created within mission-driven companies residing in sectors that are being transformed, it acts a force-multiplier for good in our world. Stated another way, Flywheel serves organizations that are moving humanity forward by solving difficult problems by identifying, engaging, & developing talented people, who are driven by purpose.

W-H-E-E-L serves as an acronym to capture the sectors in which our search efforts are focused: Wealth (think: Financial Services), Healthcare, Education, Enterprise, & Legal.