Changing the Face of Talent

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WHO WE ARE

CTE’s mission is to Change the Face of Talent. Our focus has always been to create a mission-driven organization capable of exceeding our clients’ expectations and providing our team members with a work environment that embraces individuality. Our Core Values inform every decision we make and action we take.

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  • PLAY THE RIGHT WAY
  • INNOVATE AND ELEVATE
  • STAY TRUE TO YOU
  • SEEK UNDERSTANDING
  • BE BOLD
  • DO AWESOME SH#T
  • PLAY THE RIGHT WAY
  • INNOVATE AND ELEVATE
  • STAY TRUE TO YOU
  • SEEK UNDERSTANDING
  • BE BOLD
  • DO AWESOME SH#T

CLIENTS

Marco Polo (2)
Distill Ventures
Openly
Affinity
Auditboard
Caffeine
Streamlit
duolingo
Suzy
Help Scout
FairMarkit Updated
AppHarvest
Brighthive
Klaviyo
Strava
Eventbrite
Root
Chipotle
Tektronix
Sweetgreen
Davita
7
Weber Shandwick
Lowes
Pizza Hut
Vista
Blaze Pizza
Wing Stop
Taco Bell
Yum!
kroger
Sally Beauty
Anheuser-Busch
New York
Our teams provide exemplary service to clients across the country.
San Francisco
Our teams provide exemplary service to clients across the country.
Los Angeles
Our teams provide exemplary service to clients across the country.
Boston
Our teams provide exemplary service to clients across the country.

OUR LEADERSHIP

Kyle Samuels

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Charlotte

Demetrios Chirgott

Head of Client Partnerships

Washington DC

Jared Cozart

Chief Operating Officer

San Diego

David Hipperson

Executive Search Partner

San Diego

Le Anne Harper

Head of Advisory Services

Los Angeles

Matthew Leitz

Chief of Staff

Albuquerque

MEET THE TEAM
We've been delighted to engage CTE for several executive roles — both technical and nontechnical. Each time, we've been incredibly impressed with both their sourcing, as well as their ability to connect with candidates. In terms of sourcing, CTE has met or exceeded the quality of boutique Bay Area recruiting firms we've used. As for connection with candidates, one successful executive hire told us that her interactions with CTE's recruiters were one reason she decided to join our company! We absolutely plan to work with CTE in the future.
Adrien TreuilleCo-Founder and CEO, Streamlit
It’s not often you can find a talented and efficient executive search firm that speaks the language of your business. CTE has proven to be that firm. They have a gift for quickly establishing trusted relationships with hiring managers. This has resulted in reduced search times for our specialty searches. Creative Talent Endeavors is a huge asset to our talent team and truly an extension of our amazing brand. We are so grateful for their partnership!
Stacey PayneVice President People, sweetgreen
The team at CTE were amazing to work with on our VP of Finance search. They took the time to understand our current needs and were able to identify high quality candidates who were representative of our users. Leveraging their diverse network, we were able to meet our ambitious goal of hiring our new finance leader in five weeks! We are so thankful to have partnered with CTE and highly recommend them.
Nadir JoshuaVice President of Operations at Caffeine

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