The headhunting partner
for growing companies.

We're the headhunters growing companies call to poach the people who drive growth and enterprise value, straight from their competitors.

The people who will scale your company aren't looking for a new job. They're too busy winning for one of your competitors.

We find the people worth hiring.

We don't post jobs,
we hunt heads.

The person you want isn't sending out applications. They're busy being good at their job somewhere else. We find them, and we make the case for yours.

The best people aren't on job boards. They're closing deals and building books. You go get them, or you don't.

We don't pitch the role,
we tell the story.

Great people don't move for a job description. They move for a story. We learn what makes yours worth leaving for, and we tell it well.

Nobody leaves a job they like for a job posting. They leave when someone shows them something better.

Where we focus.

Five verticals where teams are the rate-limiter on growth, and where headhunting beats posting.

Jeremy Jenson, Founder & CEO

The highest-return investment is people.

The fastest growing companies in the world have one thing in common: they understand that people are what make or break their vision. Capital is a commodity. Execution isn't. So they invest in acquiring the people who can execute better than anyone else. Those people aren't on job boards. They're already executing someone else's plan. We go poach them.

Jeremy Jenson Founder & CEO, Encore Search Partners
Read the full strategy

A team that gets growth.

The people behind the work, on why they chose Encore.

Hear from the team in their own words

A firm built like the companies it serves.

Most search firms are 1099 networks pretending to be firms. Encore is a 30-person direct-hire recruiting firm built on W-2 headhunters, supported in-house by operations, finance, technology, and analytics.

We run the business the way the companies we serve run theirs.

$81M+
IN SUCCESS FEES
90%
Submit to Interview
75%
Fill Rate
1,900+
SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENTS
250+
Successful Placements / Year
7.2M+
Outreach Calls
Ranked #1 Search Firm in Houston · 2026 Largest Executive Search Firm in Texas · 6x Best Places to Work
Houston Business Journal
Inc. 5000 Best Places to Work, Houston Business Journal InvestmentNews Morningstar Houston Fast 100 Legal Power 100

What clients say.

“I'd used industry contacts to fill a high-profile Director role with little success. Within days, Encore brought me candidates who fit exactly what I wanted.”

Shawn Kahler
Shawn Kahler Vice President

“Our internal recruiting team had difficulty finding the right candidates for our sales team, we turned to Encore and they made it happen.”

Jonathan Sbert
Jonathan Sbert Vice President

“We were very particular about hiring the exact person who fit our criteria, culture, and energy. I'd use and recommend Encore again to anyone.”

Cheston Syma
Cheston Syma CEO

Ready to poach the people driving your competitors' growth?

They're not looking for a new job, but they're open to a better story.

“Capital is a commodity. Execution isn't. We poach the people who execute the plan and drive enterprise value.”

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