Private Pipeline
We work the channels you don't have time for -- recruiters, hiring managers, warm intros -- for every role we touch. Your search runs whether you're online or in a meeting.
Independent Global Talent Sourcer - Executive Search for Companies - Reverse Recruiting for Senior Professionals - Daniel Ade
Global
Talent,
Sourced
Discreetly.
Daniel Ade is an Independent Global Talent Sourcer mapping passive executive talent across North America, Europe, and Asia for startups, PE-backed companies, and firms expanding internationally - using OSINT, deep-dive research, and warm introductions to surface candidates who aren't on any job board. He also runs KOV, a reverse recruiting practice for senior professionals: applications, recruiter outreach, and negotiation, handled end to end. Open fees on both sides. No percentage of salary.
We place senior leaders into roles you'd never find on a job board.
Senior & Executive Leaders--Tech - Finance - Operations--50--100 Targeted Applications / week--Recruiter & Hiring-Manager Outreach--Open Fees -- No % of Salary--1:1 Work with Daniel--
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The Agency
Advantage.
All services ?Two engines, one founder: sourcing talent for companies, and representing candidates in their own search.
Executive Ghostwriting
We rebuild your resume and LinkedIn around achievements, not job duties -- ATS-ready, human-written, and tailored per application. No AI slop.
Open Fees
No percentage of your salary. No surprise success fee. We agree the scope and fee in writing before anything starts.
Why we're
different.
Success-fee aligned. Founder-led. Built on a real outreach engine -- not a job-board firehose.
Aligned incentivesPaid when you're placed
Our fee structure is open and discussed up front -- we don't profit from a longer search.
Warm introductionsInternal referrals, every time
We reach 5--9 decision-makers at every company we apply to, skipping the resume pile.
Conversations weekly2--3 calls with decision-makers
A repeatable outreach engine that's been refined since 2010 and tested on hundreds of thousands of contacts.
Time to interviewFirst interviews in 2--3 weeks
Average placement runs 8--10 weeks. Most clients see real traction inside the first month.
9 interviews in your
first 90 days -- or you don't pay.
Claim a seat --The smarter way
to job search.
A successful search takes more than a polished resume. KOV handles the behind-the-scenes work so you can focus on what matters most -- preparing, showing up, and choosing the right offer.
Save Time
Customizing resumes, applying and networking can take 10--30 hours per week. We absorb the load.
Save Money
Most searches take 3--6 months. Ours typically wrap in 8--10 weeks -- every extra week unemployed costs you.
Save Stress
Job searches are emotionally draining. We do the heavy lifting -- you show up to the interview.
Job search frustrations,
solved.
Frustrated with not getting interviews?
We secure at least one interview per week, on average.
Worried your search is dragging on?
Our candidates typically land roles ~50% faster than self-directed searches.
Know networking matters, but nobody replies?
We book 2--3 conversations per week with decision-makers.
Invest in your next role
Open fees.
No surprises.
Engagement is scoped together up front. No percentage of your salary, no mandatory monthly retainer -- the fee is what we agree, in writing.
See engagement options --- Resume rebuilt around outcomes, ATS-ready
- LinkedIn rewritten for inbound recruiter reach
- 50--100 targeted weekly applications (when fit warrants)
- Outreach to 5--9 contacts at every target company
- Recruiter & hiring-manager calls booked on your calendar
- Interview prep, story bank, stakeholder mapping
- Offer negotiation -- base, bonus, equity, start date
- Direct line to Daniel for the full engagement
The
Method.
Six steps. One private agent. Daniel personally runs every search -- no junior hand-off, no offshore desk.
- 01
Auditing
Goals, target roles, comp range, timeline.
- 02
Positioning
Resume and LinkedIn rewritten around achievements.
- 03
Extraction
50--100 targeted applications and direct outreach every week.
- 04
Interviews
Mock loops, story bank, stakeholder mapping.
- 05
Negotiation
Counters on base, bonus, equity, and start date.
- 06
Hired
You sign. We close the file. Search complete.
From a recent client
--I was hesitant -- I thought I could do it myself. I was wrong. Within two months, I'd accepted the remote role I'd been chasing for a year.--
-- N. M., Director of Operations
Secure your seat
Take the
next step.
A short, confidential intake call with Daniel. Fees are open and discussed up front -- no obligation to continue.