At Star Wards, we change the lives of candidates and leadership teams by helping clients with difficult-to-fill executive positions, finding the right match to help businesses grow.
Since 2019, 2/3 of our placements have been diversity hires!
Star Wards, Inc., is in a saturated market – recruiting – but we bring knowledge of the investor space, a background in law and technology and an unparalleled history of search success.
We develop these relationships with the right candidates – it takes work. Perhaps this great service, developing a deep relationship with our candidates, is why so many placements are still in their roles 5, 7, or even 9 years on!
"I had the opportunity to meet Leonard about five years ago when he reached out to me for a CFO opportunity. He had a level of energy and professionalism about him that caught my attention. He took the time to ask the right questions to learn about me and share information about the opportunity that helped determine fit for the role. He was engaging, responsive, professional and persistent in follow up with me through the entire interview process to final acceptance. I highly recommend working with Leonard for all of your sourcing needs."
"Having worked with Leonard on both sides of the transaction – years ago as a candidate, more recently as the employer – I’ve found him to be consistent, fair, focused and very effective for all parties. In our search for a head of sales, we were 60 days from engagement letter to someone in the chair."
"Leonard is the most thoughtful and engaged executive recruiter I’ve ever worked with. He’s a true partner throughout the entire process with a relentless focus on creating a positive and timely outcome!"
"I’ve been working with [Star Wards founder] Leonard Ward for almost ten years now, from both sides of the table. He always presents an honest, detailed assessment of a role presenting the business case from soup to nuts. That way we have decided together whether the role is a good fit. The result was taking a role I held for five years. When I hired Leonard to recruit members of my own team, he understood our business needs and found me not only the best people for those roles, but team members I would hire again and again."
"I have worked with Leonard Ward in a variety of situations over the past ten years, and can state with confidence that Leonard is a creative professional who excels at locating hard-to-find candidates, partnering with management teams and getting exceptional alignment on what is needed in a candidate, and that Leonard is able to complete placements with the right combination of speed and quality."
