The UpGroup is a boutique Executive People Firm providing comprehensive Retained Executive Search, People+Organization Consulting, Specialized Recruitment Solutions, and Container Searches to a selective roster of fast-growing start-ups based in Seattle, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and San Diego. We bring a collaborative, consultative approach as your trusted People Team to help your company reach its growth goals and provide your leadership team with the tools and talent to foster that success. Founded as Thinque Consulting in Seattle in 2004, we partnered with a diverse group of Seattle and San Francisco start-ups, yet wanted to truly understand what it takes to make an exceptional executive match, so we paused and became more hands-on. For the past 12 years, we’ve held roles internally as the Head of People Operations, owning both Talent Acquisition and HR at a myriad of rapidly growing technology start-ups along the West Coast (all with an international footprint), including Livemocha, buuteeq, Glowforge, Wyze, and Postclick. We personally built out the People and Leadership teams and played a pivotal role in several acquisitions. Rebranded as The UpGroup in 2022, we are back to our passion of partnering with executive teams within technology start-ups to successfully navigate Hyper-Growth and become your Executive People Partner. Services: Retained Executive Search People+Organization Consulting Specialized Recruitment Solutions Container Searches (Container Searches are a hybrid search service between two common recruitment models: contingency and retained. Working exclusively, clients pay one upfront fee in order to secure our time and resources.) Contact: Cynthia Mason cynthia@theupgrp.com