20 | Q1 2022 Dec21075 Best Executive Search Agency for Start-Ups 2021 As a dedicated team of start-up specialists, Wilson Grey’s expertise is firmly embedded in helping early-stage and high growth tech businesses scale, with unique access to the top talent in the space. We speak to the firm’s Founder about the journey the agency has been on since its inception nearly five years ago. Wilson Grey specialises in supporting tech startups and fast growing businesses with their talent acquisition. As a start-up itself, Wilson Grey understands first-hand the challenges that its clients face and is there to ensure they grow at speed. Offering three main services of executive search, team hires at the mid to senior level, and interim support, the firm’s core focus is on the FinTech, Healthtech and SaaS businesses, although it also assists clients in a number of other niche sectors too. Simon Benson Founded the firm singlehandedly in 2017 having started his career in recruitment more than 12 years prior. He tells us a little more about the firm’s commitment to its clients. “Our company values are transparency, dedication, and drive, which underpin everything that we do,” he explains. “That’s how we deliver better outcomes for our clients, and a better experience for candidates.” With a client base which is comprised of predominantly tech businesses looking to scale their operations at any stage of funding, from seed through Series A and B and beyond, Simon and the team at Wilson Grey provide these firms with access to the best pool of talent in the start-up space. “All of our candidates already work in this area and are well-versed in what it takes to make a business succeed,” Simon elaborates. “They are unphased by the nature of working for early-stage or fastgrowing and fast-changing businesses and relish the challenge. They bring with them the experience of having helped other businesses in a similar position achieve their objectives.” Wilson Grey has also developed some unique offerings for clients that set it firmly apart from the competition. These include a platform with candidate profile previews and interactive Q&A videos of candidates to help clients get a feel for culture fit, thus providing opportunities for clients and candidates to connect with peers across the industry and experience a truly consultative service with tailored advice. As a small but growing team where each member is critical to the success of the business, it is important that all employees share the values of the business and are honest and hardworking, driven by a need to provide each client with exemplary service, and dedicated to ensuring a great match for our candidates when it comes to finding them their next move. “The company culture is one of supportiveness and openness, no one individual has all the answers so we work closely with each other to achieve our goals,” says Simon. “It is definitely the most collaborative environment I’ve worked in and free of ego, which is very refreshing in recruitment,” Simon enthuses. Like most businesses, the Covid-19 pandemic took the company by surprise, however due to its agile ways of working, coupled with its ability to act and react quickly, Wilson Grey was able to transition to a remote model both quickly and easily. Simon adds, “the unexpected benefit of this has been to be able to employ a geographically diverse workforce which wasn’t something we had ever considered pre-Covid-19. It has really opened up the talent pool and is something we actively encourage our clients to take of advantage of too to ensure they are in touch with all the great talent across the UK, and indeed continent.” Having recently been awarded the title of Best Executive Search Agency for Start-Ups 2021 in the Southern Enterprise Awards, it seems the sky’s the limit for Wilson Grey. With ambitious plans to further grow the team, Simon tells us that he is always looking for great talent, wherever they are based in the UK, who can contribute to the firm’s growth and complement its existing expertise. “Beyond that, we are also working with more and more clients further afield throughout Europe and the United States, which is exciting and planning to expand our team and operations internationally,” Simon concludes. Contact Details Contact: Simon Benson Company: Wilson Grey Web Address: www.wilson-grey.com
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