We design the role
before we search
for the leader.
Hive places VP+ leaders in Design, Product, and Brand — and helps senior leaders land the roles they've earned. At this level, the cost of getting it wrong is too high to leave it to chance.
For Companies
The wrong hire at the VP level costs more than the search fee.
We design the mandate, align stakeholders, and define what success actually looks like — before a single candidate is evaluated. Most searches fail before they start. This is where we fix that.
For Leaders
You've earned the next level. The market needs to know it.
Kate spent 20+ years on the other side of the hiring table. She knows what gets leaders shortlisted — and what quietly takes them out of contention. Most leaders don't find out what went wrong. You don't have to be one of them.
"Most executive hiring fails not because the wrong person was chosen, but because the right role was never designed. We fix that first." — Kate Bannister, Founder, Hive Talent Advisors
Design the role
Define mandate, decision rights, and success criteria before candidates are ever considered.
Align the stakeholders
Surface misalignment before it becomes a mis-hire. Every search begins with organizational clarity.
Then find the leader
Only when the role is built do we run the search — with precision, not volume.
"She understood what we were building before we finished the sentence. Kate helped us find the right leader in half the time — and made the process feel grounded, rigorous, and calm."
"Kate helped me turn a scattered resume into a powerful narrative. Two weeks later, I had three interviews lined up — and one of them became my dream role."
"We needed to fill a global design leadership role fast — Hive delivered. Within two weeks, we had a vetted shortlist, hired our ideal Experience Design Lead, and built a pipeline that will fuel our next phase of growth."
20+
Years inside the hiring room
Talent Architecture™ is the methodology behind every Hive engagement — built on two decades at McKinsey, JPMorgan Chase, Publicis Sapient, and Navan.
Work with Kate →Two ways in.
One standard of work.
Start with clarity, not guesswork
Whether you need one role scoped correctly or a full leadership bench assessed, we start with a diagnostic — not a search. Both credit toward the search if you move forward with Hive.
- Clarity Session — $5,000 (one role)
- Leadership Readiness Assessment — $10,000 (multiple roles)
- Executive Leadership Installation
- Talent Architecture™ Retainer
The Insider Suite
Career advisory for VP+ leaders in Design, Product, and Brand. Positioning, narrative, active search support — and the insider perspective most leaders never get.
- Insider Brief — $825
- Insider Narrative — $4,000
- Insider Navigator — $7,500
- Insider Arc — $10,000
The right hire doesn't happen by accident.
Neither does the right move.
Whether you're filling a critical role or building toward your next one — the cost of waiting is already there.