A note from our co-founders: Matt Mooney, Jin Ro and Vicky Whitley Wilkens
At HR Tech 2025, it was clear: executive hiring is a high value, underserved market (especially when it comes to tech).
We are here to solve two problems in executive search:
01/ The process problem - It begins with 3-5 weeks of slow, manual, subjective prospecting across fragmented tools - just to build a qualified candidate list.
02/ The economic problem - Search fees ($150K+) are unpredictable, often exceeding one-third of first-year comp, before adding labor and tech costs.
Here's how:
01/ The process solution - By compressing weeks of expert research and evidence-based candidate assessment into minutes, Marovi makes the initial process of search measurable, scalable, and efficient.
02/ The economic solution - And with fixed, predictable pricing, we shift the economics to create more value for talent teams & search firms, and accessibility for organizations previously priced out.
The launch & what people are saying
Since unveiling Marovi @ HR Tech 2025, the response has been encouraging - from press coverage to influencer buzz.
🎙️ Live with WRKdefined Podcast:
A conversation on why executive hiring is overdue for transformation, and how Marovi is solving long-standing challenges. Watch now!
🎤 Pitchfest Stage: In just three minutes, we showed how Marovi:
- Evaluates the executive market in real time
- Surfaces overlooked candidates
- Brings evidence and transparency to high-stakes candidate assessment
- Unlocks broader access to executive talent with a new economic model
📣 Media Spotlight:
- Business Insider covering the launch: “Backed by Four Decades of Executive Recruiting Expertise, Marovi Launches to Transform the Way Leaders Are Hired."
- Hunt Scanlon covered the launch to its executive search community: "Marovi Launched by Veteran Executive Search Consultants."
👊🏽 Community Spotlight: The Post, a community of athletes turned executives, featured Marovi on LinkedIn:
"Vicky, a four-year starter on the University of Michigan Division 1 women’s soccer team, and Matt, a football player at TCU, bring the same discipline and team mindset from their athletic careers to entrepreneurship."
💬 Voices From the Ecosystem:
- WRKdefined (HR Podcast Network) shared on LinkedIn:
"🔥Congrats to the Marovi team for a great launch, great origin story, and a unique way to approach to pains of executive search. 🔥"
- Abhinav Shrivastava (IDC Research & Technology Analyst) shared on LinkedIn:
"While the general focus has been on the top of the funnel for general and high-volume hiring, a few vendors are channeling efforts into specialized use cases -- Marovi combining AI and human expertise to shorten executive search hiring cycles."
- Jeanne Achille (Chair, HR Tech Conference and HR/PR thought leader) shared on LinkedIn:
- And we love to see the HR technology world start to take notice: HR Technology Solutions & HR Tech Feed
We appreciate all the shout outs so far - keep 'em coming 😉.
Three ways to use Marovi
We are here to shift the economics of executive search.
Three clear paths to fit different executive hiring needs. All with fixed, predictable pricing.
01/ Full-Service + Platform:
What you get → End-to-end executive search service + one year platform access for additional executive searches.
Perfect if → You need to hire a VP to C-level executive. You want help from start to finish.
02/ Platform Subscription:
What you get → User seat based platform access for multiple searches. Upfront market research and evidence-based candidate evaluations in minutes.
Perfect if → You have multiple executive hiring needs. You have an in-house team to do it. You just want upfront research and qualified candidates faster.
03/ Prospects-as-a-Service:
What you get → Evidence-based candidate evaluations and final prospect list. Your talent team takes it from there.
Perfect if → You have an in-house team. You can do the hiring. You want an expert to do the upfront market research and find qualified candidates for you.
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We're live.
And, we're glad you're with us.
- Matt, Jin & Vicky