Client Testimonials – Randy Bogue
“Randy Bogue has an uncanny ability to consistently secure the best talent. Since we began our relationship with Venator (almost four years ago) Carbonite has grown ten-fold and Venator has placed 20 people at the company including 5 VP’s. Both Venator’s approach and results are well differentiated and they have had a very clear impact on our success.”
Swami Kumaresan
GM Consumer
Carbonite
“Venator Partners has proven to be an invaluable partner in helping to build Carbonite from a startup to a sizeable, rapidly growing business.
It’s been over 30 years since I started my first of now five companies. It wasn’t until Carbonite that I’ve found a recruiting relationship to be as valuable as the one we have with Venator. For over two years they have consistently exceeded my expectations. Whereas most recruiters take a job description and produce resumes, hoping one will stick, Venator is able to develop a deep understanding of the business, organizational dynamics and roles for which they recruit. That’s why they’ve consistently produced excellent candidates for manager-, director- and excecutive-level positions. And perhaps more importantly, they’ve trained my staff in the critical best practices needed to run a rigorous, disciplined and effective recruiting process. They’ve also served as an advisor to me and my executive team on issues not necessarily related to searches. They do a lot more than they’re paid for which is why they’re invited back time and again.”
David Friend
CEO
Carbonite
“You guys do a great job, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am for your understanding of our business, your ability to find and assess great people, and your tireless efforts to make sure the project gets done right.”
Kevin Walker
CEO
SimpleTuition
“Venator Partners brings three highly differentiating elements that drive results. They are sensitive and comfortable
around the chaos at small, high growth companies and they spent the time to understand our evolving business and to effectively navigate the whole organization (company, employees, recruits, managers, and shareholders). Finally, the firm is highly adaptable and capable to fill most searches from sales and BD to senior management and engineering positions.”
Seth Birnbaum
CEO, Verdasys
“Finding the best talent takes skill, finesse, focus and energy, and few firms can find the right balance of each. Venator just happens to be one of the few that has. This is the partner you always wish you had, and the company that just ‘gets it’.”
Dave Balter
Founder/CEO, BzzAgent
“The most effective search firms are those that clearly understand their client’s needs and bring depth and insight to assessing the quality and fit of the candidates under consideration. In my experience with Venator Partners, they have proven to be very insightful and effective in both of these critical areas.”
Jeff Bussgang
General Partner, Flybridge Capital
“I truly enjoyed working with Venator Partners on this project. Your firm’s systematic process, good judgment and passion are unique. I look forward to working with your firm again.”
Yochi Slonim
CEO, Identify Software
“I have now worked with Venator Partners for over a year and they have been instrumental in helping me build almost my entire senior management team. They added value at every stage of the process and helped me think through the issues of building an effective and cohesive team. Building the team is a CEOs most important job and clearly one of the most difficult. But as any CEO of a start-up company knows there are a multitude issues that need to be managed. I never had to worry about Venator driving the process and meeting their deliverables. That made a major impact on my ability to do my job effectively and I am very pleased with the team we have built.”
Yoram Salinger
CEO, Red Bend Software
“When I was working with Venator Partners, I never felt like I was dealing with just a recruiter. Randy operated as a part of our team with the mutually aligned interests of placing the best possible candidate at our company. He conducted the entire process effectively and with integrity.”
Harmeet Singh
CEO, Optovia Corporation
“We began speaking with Venator Partners while we were finalizing our Series A funding round. We had a critical need to bring in a VP of Marketing and Business Development that would lead the go-to-market activities of the company. PanGo Networks has the capability to deliver multiple applications to multiple verticals that each will require the formulation of a different value proposition. We are also creating a new technology category. We retained Venator Partners, in part, because they were able to quickly understand the complexities of our situation and our business model and translate that into a tangible strategy for conducting the search and defining the desired outcome. Venator’s approach is very consultative and was oriented toward the long-term good of the company, not just on filling the position. They were very committed to the project and really drove the process and the deliverables. I also came to really value the depth of their ability to understand and assess candidates. Ultimately I think what impressed me most was their work ethic, the tenacity demonstrated when things got tough and the discipline they brought to the execution of the project. Venator was absolutely instrumental in helping us recruit a great candidate that is the right fit for the company.”
Michael Campbell
CEO, PanGo Networks
“I enjoyed working with Randy and Eric on the search for our new CEO. Their diligence, focus and involvement made me feel like partners sharing one goal. The team worked very professionally, justifying the excellent reputation I heard prior to hiring Venator Partners.”
Amnon Yacoby
Chairman, Aternity
“Dear Randy:
I felt that it is very important for me to tell you how impressed I was by you. It isn’t often that one finds the combination of a ‘real’ human being and a ‘pro’ in the proportions that make for a successful personal and business relationship. Your dedicated efforts and perseverance in finding the right person for the job, in my mind, means that the Virtue 3D, Inc.’s U.S. subsidiary is now being headed by a superbly qualified individual. You have our deep appreciation for this accomplishment.”
Eyal Zagagi
President and CEO, Virtue 3D
