Your trusted partner in the Quest for the right talent fit.
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Your trusted partner in the Quest for the right talent fit.
Meet Founder/Principal - Brad
I’m a seasoned Talent Acquisition Leader and Recruiting Strategist with 15+ years of experience driving full-cycle recruitment and talent strategy across industries including fintech, media/tech, banking, and healthcare—from Fortune 20 powerhouses to scaling startups. My expertise lies in helping to build high-performing recruiting functi
I’m a seasoned Talent Acquisition Leader and Recruiting Strategist with 15+ years of experience driving full-cycle recruitment and talent strategy across industries including fintech, media/tech, banking, and healthcare—from Fortune 20 powerhouses to scaling startups. My expertise lies in helping to build high-performing recruiting functions that not only fill roles, but elevate organizational performance.
Whether leading global teams or rolling up my sleeves as a hands-on recruiter, I specialize in attracting top-tier passive talent, leveraging comprehensive sourcing solutions, and delivering a seamless candidate experience. My approach is consultative and data-informed, backed by a strong track record of performance—consistently ranked in the top 3% of recruiters across multiple organizations(including multiple years stack ranked #1) in production.
As the Founder of Questfinder Recruiting, I partner with growing companies to solve complex hiring challenges, scale teams, and drive strategic outcomes. I bring a rare blend of operational excellence and relationship-first mindset, which has earned me roles leading scaling, raising the bar for talent, tackling “purple squirrel” searches, and managing high-profile, business-critical hiring initiatives.
The Real Cost of a Bad Hire (and how we help you avoid it)
Bad hires are expensive—far beyond the initial recruiting fee. SHRM pegs the average cost per hire at ~$4,700, before you add ramp time and productivity loss( SHRM). Many leaders use the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule of thumb that a bad hire can cost ~30% of first-year earnings; at mid-senior levels, totals can climb much higher once you include lost output and team impact. Topgrading research estimates the true cost of a mis-hire can range from 5x to 27x salary for critical roles—once you include managerial time, team drag, customer impact, and replacement costs (rhythmsystems.com).
Questfinder’s structured approach—tight performance objectives, calibrated scorecards, evidence-driven interviews, and rigorous reference/track-record checks—systematically reduces mis-hire risk while accelerating time to productivity. (If you want to quantify the risk on a specific role, we’ll walk you through Topgrading’s free “Cost of a Hiring Mistake” calculator so you can see the math in your context (topgrading.com)
How we work with you
- Discovery & role design: Align on business outcomes, success metrics, and “day-one to month-twelve” deliverables.
- Market mapping & outreach: Targeted, values-aligned sourcing; discreet outreach that protects your brand.
- Structured selection: Consistent, comparable evidence at each stage; we minimize interview load while increasing signal.
- Decision & close: Clear trade-offs, compensation guidance, and acceptance risk management.
- Onboarding check-ins: Post-start support to help your new hire ramp and stick.
If you want a search partner who treats every role like it impacts the P&L—because it does—let’s talk. We’ll deliver the right hire, at the right value, and stand behind the result.