Unleashing human potential.
At Acertitude, we believe in the unstoppable power of brilliant people at work – their ability to transform an entire business, to empower a whole team, to change their lives and the lives of the people they care about for good. So, our focus is singular: finding the right individual, for the right role, so that they can unleash their true potential.
A team of determined doers.
We are a team of strategic problem solvers and genuine partners. We give everything we’ve got, a group of individuals who won’t stop short of success. No matter the distance or difficulty, we show up every time.
Our clients say it best.
To perform at our best, we listen to clients. We complete a third-party quality survey after every project, using feedback to get better and better.
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9.2
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8.7
0-10satisfaction with search experience
In it for the long-haul.
Extreme ownership
We take ‘extreme ownership’ — a long-term partner that is focused on getting to know you and attracting the best talent by championing your brand in the market.
Agile delivery
We move at the speed of our clients. Using an understanding of your business and sector, we anticipate your needs and adapt our approach with speed and agility.
Informed choices
We combine instinct and data to vet candidates, using validated assessment tools to target the right people and ensure that those we put forward are destined to make a difference.
Case study
Platinum Equity: Building in-house operations and portfolio leadership teams for value creationPlatinum Equity is a global private equity firm. Along the way to growing its AUM to more than $19B, Platinum needed to maintain its most powerful competitive edge - its trademarked M&A&O™ strategy. So, here was our challenge: deepen the firm's bench of operational leaders.
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We are impatient, demanding, and expect the best talent. Acertitude delivers on all fronts!Bryan Kelln, Partner & President, Portfolio Operations
Our story.
Acertitude was born out of a desire to reimagine what executive search could be. A fortuitous meeting between Managing Partners Kevin O’Neill, Rick DeRose, and Guy Barnes led to a shared epiphany: the industry had lost its way.
Candidates were treated poorly, frequently exiting a search disenchanted. This impacted not only the search firm’s brand — but more troubling — the client’s reputation with consumers. Larger firms were increasingly inclined to favor shareholders over clients, investing in databases over people, decisions which often failed to produce lasting results.
In 2015, Kevin and Rick launched our new challenger firm with the extreme commitment to always – and without exception – keep client and candidate interests front and center. And in 2020, always late to a party, Guy joined to lead our international expansion.
Acertitude represents this new era in the evolution — or perhaps the revolution — of executive search, bringing art and science together again to ensure an outcome and experience that is without equal.
