Bringing top level talent into your organization can be challenging. What appears to be experience and competency on paper can result in a lack of cultural fit, meaning time wasted and trust lost with other leaders. We avoided this by working with connected leaders like Neal and Rich, who bring team members to your organization who are hungry, humble and smart. I deeply appreciate the way they took time to understand us culturally and relationally, which also informed our pathway forward in securing our open key leadership roles.

Rich was truly a "God send" for us. After surveying and interviewing our Leadership Team and Board of Directors, he provided us with very wise and insightful counsel, while at the same time honoring our Board's wisdom and authority to make final decisions.

Mission Leadership's process for vetting candidates is detailed, thoughtful, and thorough. As a candidate, the process helped me to learn just as much about myself as I hope the organization hiring me did. In many ways, the questions asked before actually engaging with the organization better prepared me for the interviews.

It’s great to work with a recruiter that really understands who we are and what we do. Neal and his team have definitely “been there, done that,” which served us very well. The depth of understanding they provided on each candidate was second to none, leading us to the hiring of a great new CEO.

Our work is challenging. Our work is meaningful. We face spiritual opposition in every form. I thank God for Rich and the significant way he and his team served Avail at a crucial time in our growth. We gained not one but two  tremendous hires, and over the last two years they have grown so wonderfully in their roles and also in their leadership. The people he brought us have all the qualities of exceptional leaders, They continue to inhabit their roles upward and to the right! We have walked through some really intense storms, and I wouldn't have wanted to do it with anyone else. They have risen to every occasion with focus and the nimbleness that comes from humility." So grateful for the real weighty value they bring to Avail.

Mission:Leadership brought excellence and experience to our growing understanding of what we needed. They demonstrated a heart to serve our mission above the details of the search, brought forth quality candidates, and delivered.

Rich has a unique ability to articulately describe the ideal candidate profile for an organization utilizing both keen observation and strong intuition. He then combines this within a finely tuned search process, wrapped with the right amount of communication back to the client, and delivers on what he promises. I highly recommend Rich and his team for your executive search needs.

As a consultant with churches and schools for 20+ years, I understand many of the facets required to conduct an executive-level search. Because of this, I can highly recommend Dr. Rich Kidd and his expertise in searching for executive-level employees. I have discovered how personable and positive Rich is and how willing he is to adapt to the needs of his client. Rich and Neal form a great team, and I highly recommend their services for any organization that requires a professional-level search process.

I so appreciate the invaluable support and collaboration provided by the Mission Leadership Team in helping me secure the role of Vice President of Development here at ALM. My journey to finding the right position was made significantly smoother and more rewarding through their guidance and assistance. Their team’s dedication to fostering growth and facilitating meaningful conversations and connections within the organization has been nothing short of exceptional.

My screening and interview process with Mission:Leadership was very helpful to me as a candidate. From the thorough organizational background and job profile, to the availability and responsiveness of the staff, Mission:Leadership made the entire process seamless. Great job to the entire M:L team!

Working with the Mission:Leadership team was a fantastic experience. They took the time to really learn about our organization and the role we needed to fill. The only difficult part of the process was picking between the five highly-qualified candidates they delivered!

We are thankful for the help of our search partner, Mission:Leadership, who spent the time to truly understand our school, our community, and our mission. They ran an exhaustive national search which yielded just the right fit for our next Head of School. We’re so grateful for their partnership.