University of California, Santa Barbara

Talent Leader (ex Dollar Shave Club, DogVacay, Joymode)

Seattle, Washington, United States

Helping leaders and founders solve their most difficult talent problems.

Connors Long

Founder

Safire Partners is an executive search firm.
See more @ <a href="http://www.safirepartners.com">www.safirepartners.com</a>

We have searched for every role in org including Board Director, CEO, COO, CFO, Co-founder, CRO-VP Sales, CMO-VP Mktg, Head of Biz Dev; CPO-VP Product; CTO-VP Engineering, GMs for P&Ls; Head of Operations, General Counsel, VP People.

Safire Partners has also invested in our clients, and since 2006 have deferred ~$4M in fees for equity

Safire Partners

General Manager, PNW

Joymode is helping invent a world where what you do isn't limited by what you own. We want to be defined by our experiences, not our possessions. We want people to have happier lives, ones filled with unique experiences shared with loved ones, that don't require buying more things. In short: Do more. Own less.

Joymode

Head of Talent & Recruitment

Building a Startup

Safire Partners is an Executive Search firm focused on emerging technology companies.
See more at <a href="http://www.safirepartners.com">www.safirepartners.com</a>

Safire Partners has also invested in our clients, and since 2006, we have deferred ~$4M in fees for equity.

Principal

DogVacay is the largest and fastest growing online and mobile community of pet care providers. DogVacay is one of the fastest-growing tech companies, and the pioneer of an online marketplace where owners can find services for their pets. The company started with dog boarding and is expanding into other services. Better for Pets.  Better for People.

DogVacay (Acquired by Rover, March 2017)

Dollar Shave Club is a rocketing men's lifestyle brand and e-commerce company on a mission to change the way men address their shaving and grooming needs. From our BS-free razor subscription, to our Shave Butter chemistry, to tomorrow’s cutting edge user experience – we’re dedicated to inventing smart products to make guys’ lives better and easier. We have an exploding member base to show for it and are backed by top tier VC funds.

Dollar Shave Club

Recruiter

StartupTAP provides retained recruitment support for emerging growth companies in Southern California. We partner with entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders to provide a recruitment road-map, strategy and acquisition solution.

Portfolio of Retained/Project clients include:

ConsumerTrack (<a href="http://www.consumertrack.com/">http://www.consumertrack.com/</a>)
Meitu (<a href="http://xiuxiu.meitu.com/en/">http://xiuxiu.meitu.com/en/</a>)
Apica (<a href="https://www.apicasystem.com/">https://www.apicasystem.com/</a>)
MeUndies (<a href="http://www.meundies.com/">www.meundies.com/</a>)
Enflick (<a href="http://www.enflick.com/">http://www.enflick.com/</a>)
TaskUs (<a href="http://www.taskus.com/">www.taskus.com/</a>)
ZipRecruiter (<a href="http://www.ziprecruiter.com">www.ziprecruiter.com</a>)
Connectivity (<a href="http://www.connectivity.com/">www.connectivity.com/</a>)
Wiredrive (<a href="http://www.wiredrive.com/">www.wiredrive.com/</a>)
Central Desktop (<a href="http://www.centraldesktop.com">www.centraldesktop.com</a>)
Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. (<a href="http://www.dandb.com">www.dandb.com</a>)
DogVacay (<a href="http://www.dogvacay.com">www.dogvacay.com</a>)
EdgeCast Networks (<a href="http://www.edgecast.com">www.edgecast.com</a>) now Verizon Digital Media Services
ShoeDazzle (<a href="http://www.shoedazzle.com">www.shoedazzle.com</a>)
TheBouqs (<a href="http://www.thebouqs.com">www.thebouqs.com</a>)
Nasty Gal (<a href="http://www.nastygal.com">www.nastygal.com</a>)
The Honest Company (<a href="http://www.honest.com">www.honest.com</a>)
EXOS formerly Athletes' Performance (<a href="http://www.athletesperformance.com">www.athletesperformance.com</a>)

Feel free to reach out.

M: 661-618-9065
E. <a href="mailto:rl@startuptap.com">rl@startuptap.com</a>

StartupTAP

Associate

AppFolio Property Manager is a web-based property management software solution designed to help professional residential property managers focus on growing their business, not managing their software.

Riley Long