Ep. 439 - Y Scouts CEO, Max Hansen

Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief

Second in Command with Cameron Herold

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Careers

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode of the Second in Command podcast, Cameron is joined by Max Hansen, CEO for Y Scouts, a purpose-based executive search firm. The discussion centers on the unique approach and philosophy of a retained executive search firm, exploring how their process differs from traditional contingent search models.

You'll discover a distinctive approach that incorporates aligning leadership with organizational culture, emphasizing purpose and values as key drivers in recruitment. Cameron and Max detail a covert discovery process that prioritizes building genuine connections with candidates before revealing company names or roles, fostering trust and deeper insights into alignment and fit.

You'll also gain insights into the client-recruiter relationship and the challenges companies face when managing their own hiring processes in conjunction with outside search firms. Advice centers on ensuring collaboration through clear communication, transparent processes, and structured planning—emphasizing that over-interviewing without strategy can lead to inefficiencies.

This conversation shows that successful recruitment relies on balance: combining established interviewing methods with strategic executive search insights while maintaining candidate engagement and experience throughout the hiring journey.

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In This Episode You'll Learn:

The difference between contingent and retained search firms, including the thorough due diligence and market mapping done by retained firms. (0:43)
The three unique elements of Y Scouts: aligning people with culture and values, role visioning, and a leadership model for hiring. (5:12)
The importance of understanding a firm's process, how they find candidates, and their track record. (8:57)
The need for collaboration and a scoring mechanism to ensure consistency in evaluating candidates. (14:56)
And much more...

Resources:

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Cameron Harold, the host of the Second Command podcast. Before we dive in, there's something
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0:34.6	Go to COOalliance.com to learn more and see if you qualify.
0:38.9	You can even book a free call with our team to ask questions. Now let's jump into this week's
0:43.3	episode. You know, if you really have to get a role right, especially at the C level or a key role,
0:48.7	it doesn't have to be at C level. Maybe it's a, you know, director of operations because the company is not, you know, big enough to even
0:54.2	have a VP or a C level. If you have to get something right, you go find somebody you trust and you
1:00.1	go deep with them. That would be my advice. And if you've had, if you've been burnt by retained
1:03.5	search firm, I think you just, you know, kind of chose the wrong firm and the wrong person to trust.
1:08.2	So that would be my advice.
1:15.1	Okay. firm and the wrong person to trust. So that would be my advice. Welcome to the Second in Command podcast, produced by the C.O. Alliance and brought to you by
1:21.5	its founder, Cameron Harold. In the Second in Command podcast, we talked to top COs who share the insights, strategies, and tactics that made them the chief behind the chief.
1:32.9	And now, here's your host, Cameron Harold.
1:39.6	Today I'm joined by Max Hansen, the CEO of Y Scouts, a purpose-driven executive search firm.
1:45.5	Together, we unpack the philosophy behind retained executive search firms and how their approach
1:49.6	transforms recruitment into a strategic alignment process. Max and I explore how Y-Skouts process
1:57.3	prioritizes purpose and values, aligning leadership with organizational culture to ensure
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