Y Scouts finds the unique COO your company needs, tests them against your mission, and brings them to you ready to lead.
We’ve placed hundreds of chief operating officers in top organizations. As a proud silver-level sponsor of COO Alliance, we bring decades of executive-only search experience to your organization.
Executives placed at
The real math
Most CEOs picture a severance check and a few wasted months. Move the sliders and see the fuller number.
Estimated cost of that mis-hire
$286,000
A directional estimate, not an audited figure. It’s the math most CEOs skip when they think about their last mis-hire.
Hear from placed executives and their employers
“Finding the right COO felt impossible until we brought in Y Scouts. They understood exactly who we needed, not just what the resume said, and the whole process stayed personal without losing structure.”
Shanda SumpterCEO at HeartCore Business
The process
No job boards. No mass postings. Just a direct path to the operator who fits your business.
We sit down with your team and define exactly what success looks like in this role, before we contact a single candidate.
We reach out directly to proven operators who aren’t job hunting. No postings, no noise, no tipping off your competitors.
Every candidate goes through in-depth conversations about values and fit before you ever see a resume.
We help you build an offer strong enough to get a yes, and guide the negotiation so nothing falls apart at the finish line.
We check in at 30, 60, 90, 180, and 365 days to make sure the fit holds long after the offer is signed.
Further reading
One argument and one real search, both about the gap between a plan and a leadership team that can carry it out.
Article
Most planning cycles start with the strategy settled and the budget approved. The harder question, the one that goes largely unasked in the boardroom, is whether the leadership team in place can actually carry it out.
Read the articleCase study
A golf apparel brand growing fast and a founder stretched too thin. Here is how the search ran, who it surfaced, and what changed once the right operator was in the seat.
Read the case studyCOO Alliance members
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