We are a culture-based executive search firm placing inspirational leaders who believe “culture drives success.”
Our Purpose:
Build inspirational cultures.
#1 ingredient that determines whether a business succeeds or fails is “CULTURE”
We have deep expertise in building highly effective teams and companies with culture as the driving ingredient for success.
5 Reasons to hire us:
Assess current culture - Using science-based proven method (OCAI instrument)
Provide comprehensive culture report - Valuable data on culture
Data driven search- We source/hire with culture
Provide culture template for hiring - We give you custom hiring template for all your hiring
Post hire follow up - We re-assess the culture 12 months later to ensure impact
Did you know…
100% Direct Influence
CEO and top leaders set the culture
90% CEO’s & CFO’s
Believe that culture drives valuation
85% Disengaged
Top reason for unhappiness is culture
67% Quiet Quitting
Unhappy workers = poor performance
67% Millennials in Workforce
#1 criteria to join or leave is “purpose” and “culture”
90% Skills based hires
Most focus on skills and ignore culture
Our Services:
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Executive Search Partner
Retained search partner for leadership roles
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Our Story
Our Story
As former CHRO (Babak) and Head of Talent Acquisition (Michelle), these two combined their strengths to start their own “culture-based search firm” with a unique approach that drives long-term results. They are experts who know how to assess an organization’s current culture and find the right leader(s) to either reinforce the current one or lead a transformation.
Babak and Michelle started out as in-house recruiters in various technology companies, hiring entire functions from C-level onwards. As recruitment advanced and evolved over time, they learned that talent alone is not the driving factor for success; it’s culture!
It’s the leadership that owns and shapes culture. Leaders set the tone and behaviors from the top. The right combination of leaders will set up the organization for long-term durability and success. Companies with a strong sense of culture are 40% more productive and have a higher valuation. “People-first” cultures outperform their competitors by 10x.
Babak specializes in G&A (General and Administration) functions such as CEO, President, COO, CFO, CHRO, COS and SVP/VP levels. Michelle specializes in GTM (Go-to-Market) functions such as CRO, CMO, CCO, and Regional Sales VPs.
They serve leaders who care about culture.
Meet us:
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Babak Dehnad
Chief Culture Scientist and Partner
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Michelle Ashby
Culture Search Partner
“Forte helped transform my leadership with a culture-first approach.”
— John R, Startup Founder/CEO
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