We cultivate the conditions where exceptional leaders, purpose-driven organizations, and the Natural Products Industry can flourish together.
Through trust, alignment, deep understanding, and regenerative hiring practices, we transform executive search into an opportunity to create lasting value for people, businesses, and the ecosystem they shape.
Our approach to executive search is designed to create value for everyone involved.
Cultivating Trust
We create the conditions for leaders and organizations to choose each other with confidence.
Curating Alignment
We intentionally connect the right leaders with the right organizations.
We uncover what both organizations and leaders are capable of becoming.
Revealing Potential
Collective Growth
We believe every search can strengthen the ecosystem.
We see potential before it is visible. We reveal possibilities that neither organizations nor leaders may have imagined on their own. By bringing the right people into the right environments, we help individuals grow into their fullest expression while enabling organizations to become stronger, more resilient, and more purposeful.
Like seeds placed in the right soil, people flourish when they are connected to the environments where they are meant to grow.
Every connection strengthens more than a company or a career.
It strengthens the future of the wellness industry and the collective movement toward healthier people, healthier businesses, and a healthier world.
At verdancy, we hire for executives and organizations to flourish.
At Verdancy, we believe every hiring process creates transformation.
When leaders discover organizations where their purpose, values, and potential truly belong, they don't just advance their careers, they expand what's possible for themselves, the people around them, and the organizations they help shape.
When organizations discover leaders who align with their vision, they don't simply fill a role, they strengthen their culture, accelerate their purpose, and create the conditions for others to thrive.
At Verdancy, connection is opportunity.
Successful Placements
Rather than simply filling positions, we intentionally cultivate connections, ensuring that every placement supports long-term success for both the executive and the organization.
CEOs
Presidents
General Managers
Chief Marketing Officers
Chief Commercial Officers
Chief Revenue Officers
Chief Operating Officers
Chief Supply Chain Officers
Chief Financial Officers
Chief Innovation Officers
VP Marketing
VP Sales
VP Operations
VP Product Development
VP Innovation
VP Quality
Our Client Community
When the right leader joins the right organization at the right moment, the company gains the leadership it needs to thrive, the individual finds meaningful work aligned with their purpose and values, and together they create lasting value for the industry as a whole. We call this a Collective Win - a philosophy rooted in the belief that hiring can be a regenerative practice, generating growth and positive impact far beyond a single placement.
Functional Foods & Beverages
Organic Foods
Supplements & Nutraceuticals
Natural Personal Care
Clean Beauty
Sustainable Household Products
Regenerative Agriculture Brands
Wellness Products
Pet Wellness
Climate-conscious Consumer Brands
Herbal Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
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Verdancy has deep experience and networks built in the natural cpg space with companies both private, public and founder or CEO led companies with VC and PE structures ranging from startup to $500M annual revenue. Our sweet spot is $25-250M organizations who manufacture or sell branded products in women’s health, supplements, nutrition/protein, herbs, food, beverage, personal care and adjacent categories.
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Our networks and capability is best suited for executive leadership roles ranging from Executive Director through C-suite across function. Some key roles we have filled include Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, Chief of Staff, Vice President of Quality, Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain, Head of Product, Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Marketing, Vice President or Executive Vice President of Sales and more.
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Each process is customized and designed with our clients' unique needs in mind. We start with initial conversations to deeply understand the company’s past, present and future, culture, growth goals, current challenges and opportunities. From there we build an ideal candidate profile, fine tune the position description to transparently and authentically generate interest from top candidates, and build a strategy for outreach. Each candidate outreach is done 1-1 by our president and founder building the strongest and most specific recruitment pipeline possible. We invite candidates to connect, then apply for the position. We present a slate of generally 3-6 candidates to begin and coordinate all meetings and debriefs with both candidate and client. Our goal is to make the ideal match with both candidate and client choosing one another as first choice.
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The best way to connect is on linkedIn. CLICK HERE to connect.
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This can vary depending on the specificity of the role, logistics and location, however our clients can expect a first slate of candidates between 1-3 weeks. From there much depends on our client’s ability to move quickly and efficiently through the interview process we design. Our average candidate is placed in 30--45 days from initial kick-off call.
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We work on a retained basis, with an upfront retainer of $10-20K depending on the search. This deposit guarantees that we present at min 3 highly qualified candidates within the first 30 days, and is credited to the final placement fee of either 25% (VP and Director level) or 28% (C-suite). We offer a 180 day (6-month) guarantee period on our placements as we recognize it takes time to settle in and assess performance and cultural alignment.
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There are several strategic advantages to hiring Verdancy as a partner for sensitive and mission-critical hires. The first being our highly curated network of over 35,000 executives with deep experience building early and mid-stage natural cpg organizations. Secondly, our relationships are foundational to everything we do and are respected as such. All communication is rooted in trust and transparency which has created a reputation behind Verdancy that garners strong responsiveness and interest. Finally, because we are a lean and extremely focused organization only taking on 1-3 clients at a time, we are able to work with an unparalleled level of focus, dedication, speed and care that leads to speed and success.
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We keep our search load intentionally small so every placement gets our full attention. That means our searches are highly specific, and we connect with candidates when there’s a true fit. Ready to flourish wherever your path leads? Our Candidate Coaching page is a great place to start.