Elevate your company’s leadership. Amplify your mission and impact.

Through a humanity-centered approach, we expertly guide your mission-driven organization through the hiring process, resulting in aligned placements in top leadership positions.

We partner with purpose-led organizations in finding leaders who align not just on skill, but on values, presence, and vision.

Soulless and transactional search processes are energy drains

Most search firms prioritize volume over meaning. The process becomes transactional, rushed, and disconnected from the people inside it. We believe leadership placement deserves time, care, and attention—because who you bring in shapes everything that follows.

OUR SERIVCES

What We Do

01.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH

Thoughtful, values-aligned leadership searches designed to support organizations through moments of growth, transition, and long-term impact.

02.

Alignment CoACHING

One-on-one coaching for individuals seeking clarity, alignment, and a more intentional relationship with their work, leadership, and next chapter.

A Search Process Rooted in Humanity

What to expect from working with us:

True partnership and co-creation

Inclusive and equitable searches that challenge bias

Quality over quantity, small and intentional on purpose

Exceptional level of care and communication

A Different Standard of Search

Dedicated
care

PERSONIFIED APPROACH

MINDFUL PROCESSES

Equity
Focused

What Clients Say

“Kara and her team at Calibrated Search demonstrated exceptional professionalism, thoroughness, empathy and keen insights throughout the recruitment process for our Chief Development Officer. Kara knows to take the time to deeply understand one’s mission, the culture, and an evolving set of strategic priorities resulting, in our case, in a slate of candidates who were values-aligned and absolutely top tier. The slate of finalists was a case study in “any of them would be fabulous” and Kara’s job then was to help me make the choice that was fabulous. I recommend her as often as I can.”

Suzanne Elhers

Executive Director and CEO, USA for UNHCR

“A company’s success is defined by its people. One of the most important decisions we made, especially given our size, was to work with Calibrated Search. Kara and her team have not only helped us find incredible colleagues, but also ensured a process that was kind, research-driven, and bespoke. It’s why we now use them for all our recruitments."

Dilafruz Khonikboyeva

Executive Director, Home Planet Fund

“I’ve partnered with Calibrated Search on three successful recruitment projects, including two senior positions. Kara and her team are simply the best, delivering exceptional candidates on time and on budget. Most importantly, they treat candidates with humanity and consideration, keeping their promises and maintaining open lines of communication.”

Michael Sutton

Executive Director, Goldman Environmental Foundation

“Kara and the team at Calibrated Search have helped us find highly qualified candidates to fill several executive level positions over the past decade. They know the market, they seek understanding and help us identify just what we need, and they bring top notch, talented people forward - putting us in position to choose between excellent candidates.”

Jon Goldin-Dubois

President, Western Resource Advocates

Meet the Team

Calibrated Search was created to offer an alternative to rushed, transactional hiring. We believe leadership search is both an art and a science—requiring discernment, structure, intuition, and care.

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If you’re about to embark on an executive search or looking for more alignment, we’d love to talk about how we can work together.

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