The Story

You’re probably wondering what an antique chair has to do with an executive search firm. The answer is absolutely nothing, until now.

My grandfather Hy’s antique chair (pictured above) holds special meaning in our home. I have vivid memories of him sitting in it, a small man with empathy and ethics that filled the room. He was a law clerk. Not the judge. Not the attorney. He was the person sitting beside them. The one who knew where everything was, who'd turn the courthouse upside down to find a missing file an hour before the clock ran out on somebody's case.

People described him as “incisive, useful, impartial, and quietly indispensable.”

That chair has become far more than a piece of furniture handed down from one generation to the next. It represents the standards required to excel in a business rooted in trust, ethics, value and care. As I've reflected on how and why I operate the way I do, the answer kept coming back to him.

With that context, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Sidekick, an executive search firm built on a simple idea;

Leaders who shape a company's legacy are found by those who are in it with you. In the weeds, gritting it out, staying until the work is actually done.

In it when it matters.

Quietly indispensable.

Listening to what’s said and what isn’t.

Enabling the outcome, not needing to be the hero.

In my 16 years in talent, recruiting and executive search, I’ve realized that most search firms don’t operate this way. They arrive with a framework, run a process behind a curtain, present a slate of candidates and upon acceptance, send you an invoice.

The standard I was raised on is that you stay close to the work, you tell people the truth, and you treat the person in front of you like their outcome matters — whether they're the client paying the fee or the candidate who didn't get the job.

That's the foundation upon which I’m building this firm.

Sidekick is an executive search firm built on a law clerk's ethics, one known for being there when it counts.