StartupTAP (Talent Acquisition Partners) is a full-service, relationship-driven search firm. We partner with some of the world's fastest-growing companies to hire the mission-critical talent enabling them to scale. When we recruit, we often take an integrated approach, becoming an extension of our clients' team. See more about us at www.startuptap.com

Worked closely with Todd Gitlin, Managing Partner & Founder of Safire Partners, the most active executive search firm in Southern California focused on emerging growth companies. Safire was founded in 2006 and takes on ~100 searches annually. Todd has been a recognized leader in executive search since 1999 completing over 800 assignments. Safire Partners also invests in our clients, and since 2006 have deferred ~$4M in fees for equity.Clients include (partial list): Accurate Background, Adconion, Advanstar, AEG Live, AirMap, Airpush, AssetAvenue, Beautycounter, Betfair, Brighter, Business.com, Cake Marketing, CBS Interactive, Central Desktop, CitizenHawk, Clique Media Group, CloudVirga, DataScience, DealScience, Defy Media, Demand Media, DigiTour, Docstoc, Dogswell, DogVacay, Emagispace, Evolve Media, FanConnect, First Advantage, Fox Sports Media Group, Funny or Die, Gehry Technologies, Goldstar, Gravity, GumGum, Happiest Baby, HauteLook, Headspace, Health Data Vision, Hopscotch, HopSkipDrive, ICON Aircraft, Idealab, Inspire Energy, Instantly, Interset, Invoca, Ipsy, JumpStart, LA Times, LegalZoom, Lifescript, Live Nation, LiveOffice, Loot Crate, M-GO, Machinima, Maker Studios, Manduka, MarketShare, MD Insider, Mindshow, Mobile Majority, MVMT Watches, MyLife, Nasty Gal, NuORDER, Omaze, Onestop Internet, OpenX, Oversee.net, Paciolan, ParkMe, Pathmatics, PatientPop, Payoff, Razorgator, RealtyMogul, RealtyTrac, Reformation, Revolution Prep, SaatchiArt, Science Inc, ScoreBig, Scorpion Design, Seedling, Sense360, Shift Technologies, Shift.com, Shopzilla, SignedIn, Sole Society, Soothe, Spark Networks, SpinMedia, Stardoll, Startplug, SteelHouse, StudyMode, Team Coco, The Search Agency, The Virtual Reality Co, Thrive Market, Ticketmaster, TigerText, TouchCommerce, TrackR, true[X], TrueCar, Turtle Beach, Twenty20, UCode, United Online, Upfront Ventures, Vertical Mass, Victorious, Violet Grey, Wilshire Axon, Wiredrive, WME-IMG, Yandy, Zebit, Zowdow.

Worked closely with the proven entrepreneurial executive team to scale the $200M private-equity backed startup from 5 founding execs to over 65+ employees in the first year. The company has since been acquired by Dun & Bradstreet NYSE: DNB.

Partnered with the founders and senior executive team to scale the company from 45 to 130+ employees. At the time, EdgeCast was the fastest growing global content delivery network (CDN). EdgeCast been acquired by Verizon Digital Media Services in 2014 with over 300 employees and 6000+ clients.

Partnered with the founding team to acquire talent during a period of hyper-growth for the first venture-backed online fashion, e-commerce subscription service.