I do the work myself. No work is passed on to less qualified juniors in the back room. This results in better speed, better quality, and most of all personal service. The most important factor in a successful executive search assignment is the quality of the individual recruiter, as well as his perseverance and sensitivity.

I have an ownership interest. I am the firm - it’s me. This means much higher incentive to succeed.

I have only a limited number of clients, thus, each client is more precious and more closely cared for. My strategic focus is on fewer clients and being sure I service them better than a large firm. Nimbleness is the advantage of the small firm.

Additionally, the largest firms are primarily publicly owned. Their first priority is to their shareholders, not their clients. The advantage of using a boutique search firm is your importance to them and thus, their motivation to service you better.

I have no blockage. Can search nearly every company in the world. This is key as most of the very largest search firms are blocked from recruiting from clients i.e. some of the best candidates from the Fortune 500.

I am at no disadvantage in finding people because of the Internet. The playing field between small and large firms is now level. The large firms giant databases are no longer the advantage they once were. My emphasis is targeted, current research of all appropriate companies taking into account startups, spin offs, mergers, etc.

I have available to me specialty firms such as researchers and reference specialists to call upon if required. This reduces any hesitation of using a one-man firm.