"It has been several months since John joined our Company as President after our search efforts with Kiradjieff & Goode. My partner and I have been truly impressed by his scope, focus and enthusiasm. His entrepeneurial nature and his deft skills with people have made his entry into our company culture a most positive experience. Because our organization is in product design, assembly operations, wholesaling and consumer-direct marketing including Internet, we needed a unique individual eager to participate in this array - and we feel we have found that person in John. He is currently engaged in team-building throughout the company, and the efficiencies and morale that will result from those efforts we expect to be transformative as John sheperds company growth.

In out judgement, the search process we engaged in with your firm was excellent. Its hallmarks were prioritization, time effectiveness, and clear communication. We felt K&G understood the characteristics and skills we needed, our company culture and our business goals. It was intense work, and I felt you and everyone on your team - Bryan, Laura, Teresa - were dedicated to our assignment. Thank you and your team for a most positive experience - and result."

"Five years ago, the time arrived in our family-held company, as it approached fifty years in age, and near the end of the service of two generations of family members to bring in a professional manager and to start a transistional process away from family-dominated top managment to a new way of operating and possibly to a sale in the business. Chip Goode at Kiradjieff & Goode with his extensive experience in executive search, particularly middle size companies, was able to grasp the need as well as any professional that was familiar with us or with whom we had dealt through the years.

Chip helped us find just the right person for the presidential position, combining professionalism and new dynamism to the company with a real respect for the family values and existing culture of this fifty year old company, including continuing relations with family members still involved. Although we have been very pleased with the candidate who was found by Kiradjieff & Goode, I believe there was at least one other candidate who could have done the job. I think if a search is really well done, the choice should be very difficult because more than one good candidate is presented, and that's the way it was. I would recommend Kiradjieff & Goode for anyone involved in an executive search."

"Our Board of Directors was impressed with the thoroughness, timeliness and quality of your search for both our new President and Vice President of Marketing. Both individuals are already forming the foundation of our growth."

"I have been absolutely astounded at the consistent quality of the individuals you have presented. The fact that we hired four of your five candidates is remarkable. It is reassuring to know that any professional you introduce us to will make a strong impression on management. It made me look great!"

"The quality of CEO candidates who were presented was consistent and extremely high. We were impressed with your search process, and in particular, with the thoroughness of the background checks. The requirements for our Chief Executive Officer position were extremely demanding and I was pleased with the caliber of the candidates."

"It was important that we hire a Chief Financial Officer who not only possessed the technical skills required, but also fit our corporate culture! You read this perfectly and brought us only candidates who met this criteria - saving us a lot of time and expense."

"You represent our interests in the market in the best possible manner. Your team's professional, confident and highly ethical approach gets "superstar" CEO candidates to listen to you, when they otherwise pass up the opportunity. You were a marvelous ambassador for our organization in the marketplace."

"Your guidance, enthusiasm, unending perseverance, "can-do" attitude and ability to attract high caliber professionals to our company has made a tremendous contribution to our continued growth. We particularly respect the passion you have for our client business."

"It has been refreshing to interact with an executive search professional who has made a concerted effort to understand our organization and the type of President we are trying to attract. Your consistent results over the years speak for themselves."

"To work with an executive search firm that has a comprehensive understanding of our business is a breadth of fresh air! You know the right questions to ask and how to get outstanding results in a timely fashion."

"You don't waste my time with inappropriate candidates. Your sensitivity and extra effort really distinguishes you from your competition."

CANDIDATE TESTIMONIALS
Here are some recent quotations from our candidates...

1. Thank you and your people for the kind letter to me concerning the search process.

   I want to reiterate in writing my comments made to you during this search process. I have worked with the Big 5 search firms and most of the regional firms over my career and your firm ranks as the best by not a slim margin. The professionalism, resourcefulness, candor, and counseling were outstanding. Your interview preparation material is excellent and will be used until I find a position. All of my references were very impressed with the professional manner and thoroughness of your professionals who conducted the inquiries.

   Chip, you, Laura and Teresa have built an outstanding firm and one of the best in the country and it has been my extreme pleasure to have had the opportunity to work with you. I wish you and your team all the best for continued personal and professional success.

2. "It has been just over a year now since I made the eventual decision to leave my former employer after eight years and join your client. That move began with your telephone call to me in late November. As another anniversary has recently passed, I wanted to share with you a few thoughts on the recruiting process.

   While at my former employer, I received a minimum of 1-2 calls per week from recruiters across the country trying to recruit me out. That effort by the recruiters actually increased in intensity after we completed a very successful initial public offering raising $40 million. I rebuffed those recruiting offers because: 1) I was happy with a significant equity position, 2) after eight years where I played a significant role in helping to build the business from less than $1 million in revenues to nearly $60 million in revenues, the business had taken a firm grip of me, and 3) the calls from the recruiters were never compelling enough to warrant consideration given the aforementioned items. It was not until you called that I really listened with any sincere interest in another opportunity.

   The reason your call had an impact on me is that the dialogue gave me the feeling of a well thought out recruiting strategy that told me you had intimate personal knowledge of your client and their business. That feeling was later confirmed from the research and homework you presented to me. In addition, the way you described the Company's business model, its growth path, and the overall compensation package for the position also interested me.

   In the next step of the recruiting process, I met with you to discuss the opportunity. After my interview with you, you said my background and personality were a perfect fit the Company and Board. While that was flattering, I discounted those comments as being part of a recruiting sales pitch. I later found out that those comments were sincere and frank. You did not wish to waste the valuable time of the candidate, your client, or yourself. The comments you gave were also most informative. As an example, each time, after the interviews that I had, we would discuss the interviews in depth. The conversations we had after each interview, and the conversations we had after you discussed my interview with the Board, were always most informative and helpful and provided me with strong guidance for the next interview. Thank you again for all of your help and best wishes for continued success!"

3. "Well, it took me five years, but I finally won a Chairman's Award for all of the business I brought into the company last year. I have enclosed a copy of what was said about me at the awards ceremony. I want to thank both of you for the roles you played in my successful year last year. After all, you were instrumental in placing me here. It's been a good fit for both of us. Thank you for your help and for your friendship since then.

   I wanted to take a moment to thank you both for your efforts on my behalf in placing me at your client. While I know it's your job, I thought I should let you know just how well I think you do it!"

4. "The first time you had me fill out the due diligence I thought for sure that I was spinning my wheels for naught. I soon came to realize that your efforts resulted in a package whose sole purpose was to best describe me as the very best candidate. I always felt that you had my best interests in mind. While it was ultimately my history (and prospects for the future) that got me this job, I do not believe I could have best portrayed who I am without your input and guidance.

   I am grateful for your assistance and I am now engaging you to build my management team. I wish all of you good fortune."