The Firm

Creating a hybrid business model that completes searches faster!

Nick Pierce & Associates was founded in 2002 as a high-end, high-touch boutique retainer search firm primarily focused on serving progressive Financial Technology and Industrial clients. All of our partners have previously worked for at least one of the major global retainer search firms so we have the ability to combine the best of the largest search firms with a highly responsive boutique model where our clients mean everything to us.

Our business model has been rooted in our belief that all aspects of our searches are conducted exclusively by highly experienced partners in a metric-driven process where the client can participate in and evaluate our progression in a highly transparent and collaborative manner.

Finding talent is no longer driven by in-house databases. Technology has transformed the process of identifying the best executives to a point where it has leveled the playing field for boutique search firms. The critical differentiator for being able to present the top talent centers on inhibitors such as Client Off-Limits and Client Reservations. As a boutique firm focused on accepting fewer clients and achieving a high client repeat rate, Nick Pierce & Associates has the capability of delivering to our clients the broadest selection of the top talent within a highly competitive war for talent. Our motto – Finding Talent Where Others Can’t.
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