Shepherd Search Group has become a name frequently heard in the conference rooms of corporations and on the cell phones of CEOs looking to make a major impact. Shepherd has an outstanding reputation acting as the Power Broker for today’s professionals. As a global leader in the executive search & recruitment world, Shepherd’s focus is not only in talent acquisition but also in organizational development, training, recruitment process outsourcing, and a suite of HR services. With a retention rate second to none, Shepherd is putting its money where its mouth is and showing corporations and nonprofits alike how to recruit, retain and motivate their employees. Moreover, the search firm has been continuing to expand its global presence, opening offices in three new countries over the last nine months. After a record year, Shepherd Search Group is spreading its wings across the globe, providing its services to businesses domestically and across the globe.
As of this writing, the firm operates from four continents and in more than 20 major cities worldwide, including San Diego, Manchester (UK), New York, Manila, St. Louis, Dubai, Mexico City, Palm Beach, and, most recently, Taipei. They’ve acquired 12 talent solution firms specializing in over 15 different disciplines, including but not limited to healthcare, regulatory affairs, engineering, wealth management, finance, dermatology & aesthetics, optics & photonics, social services, and nonprofits with a recent acquisition of The Joel Paul Group, an executive search firm serving nonprofit organizations just last week.
Spearheading this transformation is Shepherd Search Group’s President and CEO, David Gantshar. His experience in the field and vast knowledge give him an upper hand and make all this possible. David Gantshar has been in the staffing/recruitment industry for more than two decades and has built a reputation as a leader in the field. He has a deep understanding of the various aspects of staffing and recruitment, including talent acquisition, employee retention, and talent management, and has developed strong relationships with industry professionals and clients, allowing him to effectively connect top talent with top companies.
David is the founder of Shepherd Search Group and the Shepherd Group of Companies. Under his leadership, the company has twice been recognized as one of the 1000 fastest-growing privately-owned search firms by Inc. Magazine (2017, 2019) and will no doubt be there again this coming year. David is also the founder of Merraine Group Inc, which inspired the creation of Shepherd Search. Merraine Group was started in 2001 after many years in the corporate world. Identifying a critical need within the talent acquisition space, David worked quickly to launch the firm initially as a regional healthcare staffing firm – based in New York. Working alongside his wife and his mother, the family business grew into a national firm in less than twenty-four months.
After growing Merraine Group to national prominence, David formed Shepherd Search Group in 2013. The goal was to help companies fill critical positions with exceptional talent while seeking out specialty recruitment firms looking to add market share. David and his rapidly growing team began acquiring struggling companies focused on executive search, interim leadership, and permanent placement. Time and time again, the results – post-acquisition – exceeded everyone’s expectations. Known today as a Talent Scout for tomorrow’s leaders, both Shepherd and Merraine have been widely acclaimed by thousands of companies and organizations in more than 40 countries.
Their approach to talent sourcing sets them apart. For the team at Shepherd Search Group, sourcing talent is more about finding the unusual chemistry that occurs when building a cohesive leadership team than seeking out a singular skill set. Shepherd prioritizes one-on-one communication over electronic communication, helping them to understand industry leaders on an entirely different level.
According to David, their goal is to lead positive change in today’s corporate world but also to ensure a different kind of leader for tomorrow. “Staffing has not seen the consolidation so many other industries have. Unfortunately, anyone can call themselves a ‘recruiter.’ For a firm like ours, success isn’t measured by one placement. It’s measured by how quickly an organization can adapt, how those we have placed have performed over time, and where Shepherd has left an indelible impression. If we’ve done our job properly, we’ve not only placed candidates an organization would not have found on their own but we’ve helped them to view their team a little differently and to perform at a higher level.”
“The most talented individual will fail in the wrong setting so ensuring both parties have their expectations met is something we excel in. This means our process has to work in not only sourcing highly sought after candidates, but in ensuring the firms we represent are the very best at what they do.”
With their continued expansion, Shepherd Search Group will continue to blaze a trail not only here in the USA but across the globe. True to their name, these Shepherds are the leaders of a new generation of business leaders.
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