About us.
This is how we do it.

Chris Edward Consulting is a Talent Acquisition Consulting firm founded in 2016, providing a modern end-to-end service solution that enables our clients to attract and secure the right talent for their teams.

As a result, this allows clients to increase their accuracy and speed while improving ROI per hire; which directly correlates to a stronger retention rate translating to YoY growth.

Think of us as an extension of your team

When it comes to the talent acquisition side of the business, Chris is by far the most consultative & dynamic recruiter I have worked with. I have leveraged his expertise on multiple occasions where the roles were high priority and difficult to fill, and he hit the mark every single time!

Scott Brown

President @ Smart Technologies

Every time we have turned to Chris Edward Consulting with an important need, they delivered and exceeded our expectations. We have used recruiters for many years, and CEC is in a class all by themselves. This is a difficult profession, yet they seemed to decode the formula for success.

Jeffrey Wolf

CEO @ Herman Pro AV

Chris Edward Consulting is an excellent judge of talent and has a unique skill set for finding the right candidates for the position. When we were looking for three people to fill my team, we used several recruiters. However, the most qualified and best-fit candidates came from Chris’s team, and they prescreened and recommended everyone we hired.

Tracy Markum

VP of Sales @ Avigilon

Chris Edward Consulting puts the time and effort into understanding the hiring manager’s true needs for talent, the impact and fit to the organization, and a myriad of market factors when recruiting talent, and I couldn’t be more thankful to have them guide me during my team-building process.

Andrew Gross

VP of Enterprise Sales @ Crestron

“Chris Edward Consulting was able to bring me a range of candidates with various backgrounds that he had thoroughly vetted, allowing us to refine my needs. Their genuine interest to engage in the hiring strategy- and to get to know me personally- ensured that we not only had the right technical fit but also the right cultural fit.”

Debbie Myers

VP of Global Sale Operations @ Logitech

Chris and his team worked tirelessly to per-screen and find us quality candidates for our critical roles. They did a terrific job keeping us informed on the pipeline of candidates and provided a detailed summary of the top recruits selected to be interviewed.

Ed Grabscheid

CFO @ Atlona

Careful attention paid to the nuances of our needs and the ability to discuss rather than dictate–whether for specific requisitions or changes to our processes–has truly made for an easy partnership and set the groundwork for the years to come. Chris Edward Consulting has set a high standard of quality for the candidate.

Galen Lee

HR Business Partner @ Diversified

Knowing that this was the first time I used a professional recruiter, Chris was very ‘consultative,’ patient, and thoughtful throughout the entire process. After understanding more about my requirements, he presented only the highest-qualified candidates to me so as not to waste my time or theirs.

Marla Suttenberg

CEO @ Sapphire Marketing

I’ve been very fortunate to build excellent teams in startups as well as Fortune 10 companies. People often ask what your best advice? Partner with someone who can truly be an extension of you and your team. Someone who shares your passion and will run over, under, or through the obstacles with you. Look no further than Chris Edwards.

Ted Colton

VP of Microsoft Alliances @ Crestron

Quality, consistency, and the highest level of dedication is what you will experience when working with Chris Edwards Consulting. There hasn’t been a time when working with Chris that he hasn’t met or exceeded my expectations, which is why I exclusively use his company. From the moment you engage Chris, you know his passion, commitment to excellence

Joshua Rush

VP of Operations @ Electrosonic

We went from having absolutely no idea how we were going to locate hard-to-find talent to having multiple perfect candidates almost overnight. Chris and the team have a network of talented individuals that they can quickly match up to opportunities. Candidates are a fit technically and culturally for the organization.

Stefan Schade

VP of Engineering @ Yorktel

Chris Edward Consulting listens closely to my needs and consistently brings me the best talent to fill the position. More importantly, his team truly cares about placing the right candidates and ensuring their tenure in the role.

Nicole Raymer

Director of Enterprise Sales - West @ Crestron

I have had the privilege of partnering with @ChrisNakiso and #ChrisEdwardConsulting for a few years now. Chris and his team contributed greatly to this and they know phenomenal people in multiple segments of the Tech industry. Chris Edwards Consulting is an essential part of any GTM strategy that I lead.

Ehrika Gladden

CRO @ Logitech

Meet the team

“Sports was everything to me growing up. I was fortunate enough to compete at the collegiate level for basketball, and eventually found my way into the world of sales. Over 15+ years as a successful seller exceeding an average of 117% as Rep. Also, 7+ years as a Sales Manager achieving between 102% – 109% of target. ‘”Talent can get you to the top, but it is character that will keep you there.”

Chris Nakiso

CEO & Founder

“I have an absolute passion for working with people and am fascinated by the impact people can bring to a team. Recruiting is such an interesting position because of where we sit, which is right in-between the employees and the employers. The insights and the lens that we have enables us to be more effective with the clients and professionals we work with.”

Kyndle Ruby

Technical Recruiter

“Over my 30 years in sales leadership I have had the privilege to lead multiple high performance sales teams. During this time I have participated in five exits that have driven over 5 billion in value. I have participated in two successful early stage companies where revenue was at ground zero I and I help them to grow to 50M plus businesses. I view sales leadership as more a science than an art and have always treated it that way. The most successful sales leaders put in the work to study the craft.”

Larry Satterfield

Advisor

“Over 5+ years of experience as a sourcer in the technology sector. Coming from a variety of technology backgrounds has afforded me the opportunity to see a lot of the consistent challenges professionals are experiencing. It is a lot of fun working with talented professionals who are trying to identify their next career move, and to be a part of that is extremely rewarding.”

Kim Dondon

Sourcer

“With 3+ years in recruitment, I enjoy connecting talented individuals with great opportunities. My experience in the field, combined with my passion for the humanities, has sharpened my skills and keeps me curious and grounded. I lead with a human-to-human approach, which gives me a unique perspective on people and their motivations, helping me connect with them on a deeper level.”

Hannah Paras

Technical Recruiter

“Technology has always amazed me. My first encounter with it and the complexity of each new discovery has continually offered opportunities for growth and self-challenge. In my seven years of experience working in various departments within the technology industry, working with data has captivated, challenged, and fascinated me the most. With the integrity and practice of properly handling data, our dreams become possible, one way or another.”

Nate Castillo

Customer Success

Industries We Cover

Services

Direct Placement

This process is a very consultative approach and we believe fit is just as much about candidate cultural and personality compatibility as is it about candidate capability. Leveraging our years of industry data and intelligence we are your advisors throughout the process helping to tell your story and guide you through the talent acquisition process, pointing you in the right direction of All-Star talent. This approach allows clients to increase their accuracy and speed while improving ROI per hire; which directly correlates to a stronger retention rate translating to YoY growth.

Temp & Contract to Hire

Our temporary professionals can positively impact your business right away, while also giving you the freedom and flexibility to work with talented candidates before you decide to hire. Our dedicated account teams deploy a proactively built candidate pool matched to specific client needs. We leverage the strength of our professional network and database, which reinforces a thorough understanding of resource needs across clients and geographies. By coupling the cost advantages of our distributed delivery model with the incorporation of MSP fees into our pricing model, we are able to optimize our clients’ spend on contingent staffing.

Retained & Executive Search

Whether you are planning for succession, expanding leadership, replacing a previous executive, or have a critical hire that is essential to your organization or a specific BU, we at Chris Edward Consulting have 20+ years of:

Executive Leadership experiences
Multiple exits
Accelerated growth and strategy advisement

To help guide your organization forward. We help our clients prioritize what is important to their organization’s success. Identifying the right leader is imperative when mitigating risk and navigating a complex Comment end economic environment.

What We Do Best

Whether you need to hire for one position, or to build out an entire team, we’re here to help you get it right the first time around. We speak the language of All Star performers fluently and know how to translate it into the talent marketplace for each role below:

Sales

Global|Strategic Accounts
Channel Manager|Partner Manager
Solutions Architect|Sales Engineer
Commercial Sales
Enterprise Sales
Alliance Managers
Customer Success

Operations

Program Manager
Project Engineer
Design Engineer
Service & Installation Tech
Field/Commissioning Engineer
Commercial Sales
Service Manager
Product Manager
Project Manager
Programmer

Leadership

Manager|Director|VP Sales
Manager|Director|VP Channel Sales
Manager|Director|VP Sales Engineering
Manager|Director|VP Alliances
Manager|Director|VP of Product Management
Manager|Director|VP of Engineering
Manager|Director|VP of Operations Manager
Manager|Director|VP of Service

Success Story

“When you work with Chris you can be certain of the following. Well-vetted candidates, honest, unbiased guidance, great industry information, and talented salespeople to hire. As a sales leader my success was always based on the quality of my salespeople. When I worked with Chris I was guaranteed that he would put in the work and do the required due diligence to make sure I hired great fits for my team.”

Larry Satterfield

Advisor

Cities We Focus In

Austin

Baltimore

Chicago

Denver

Houston

Professionals

Whether you’re changing careers, moving, or have questions. We’re here to understand your goals.

Companies

For companies out there that need to acquire talent

About us. This is how we do it.