Recruiting leader · agency

Sarah Baroody
VP of Recruiting
@ Optimal Staffing
“The search found him on Friday. I had his résumé at 9:23 AM Monday and submitted him by 9:32 AM. It had even flagged the one thing to ask him first.”
Mangohound researches your prospect's hiring: who they've lost, where their competitors hire from, and which hires stay. You walk in with the map.
What every agency says
“We have a deep network in your space, and we can start sending you résumés this week.”
Heard ten times this month.
What you'll say
“Jordan — three of your last five AMs left after about a year, and two came from Oracle. Vantrix, your leading competitor, doesn't hire from Oracle. They hire from Apex, Summit and Beacon — and those hires stay. I've already got 15 of them on a shortlist.”
The prospect asks how you know that — and you walk out with the job order.
The fastest-growing recruiting agencies use Mangohound
Placeholder names — swap in real client logos before launch
Carrier relationships, plus national account experience at a major carrier.
Hands-on device lifecycle depth — credible with operations and supply chain leaders from day one.
A proven record growing large strategic accounts against quota, with measurable expansion and retention.
Jordan L.VP, Strategic Accounts3 yr 4 mo
Priya N.Director, Sales Ops2 yr
Alex K.Account Manager1 yr 2 mo
Sam M.Account Manager2 yr
Chris P.left → Vantrix9 mo
Mia R.left → Vantrix1 yr 5 mo
Lee T.left → Corelane1 yr 6 mo
Rosa B.Associate AM11 mo
Theo K.SDR Lead1 yr 8 mo
Gia W.Sales Development Rep8 moNorthpeak's competitors · the companies hiring AMs like theirs
↓ Where those 39 competitors found their AMs · the feeder firms, since 2022
competitor hires came from just six firms. All mid-size device and lifecycle companies.
competitor hires came from Oracle or Salesforce, and that's where Northpeak recruits.
took a step up to join (AE to AM, Senior AE to Key AM). Northpeak hires at the same level.
how long hires from those six firms have stayed so far, against Northpeak's 3 AMs who left.
Want to read the whole thing the way your client would? See the full sample briefing → No sign-up. Northpeak is fictional.
[ 01 ] From the pitch to the placement
Names shortened. Every move links to the public profile it came from.
Anonymous until you're engaged · every answer sharpens the search.
+ 12 more · your recruiter sees names, the client only ever saw them anonymous.
Working solo, retained or in-house? Same briefing — just skip the handoff. Use it to win the client, or to push back on a hiring manager who only wants “someone from Google.”
[ 02 ] Open doors
See a company hiring in your niche? Don't pitch. Offer to show them who their competitors hire for that seat. Build it only for the ones who say yes, and you walk in with the work already done.
A cold email or call with a yes/no ask: "Want me to send yours over?" Easier to answer than "can we book a call?"
Paste the role. The briefing is ready the same day as a draft only your team can see. Check it, then share.
You see the moment they open the link. That's your cue: "Saw you had a look. Want me to walk you through it?"
Hi Tim, saw Northpeak is hiring an Account Manager. We map who your competitors hire into that seat, where those people come from and how long they stay.
Want me to send yours over? No cost, takes us a day.
Sure, send it over.
"Hi Tim, I saw you're hiring an Account Manager. We put together briefings on who your competitors hire for that exact seat. Mind if I send yours over?"
Where the data comes from
Mangohound's research agents pull from licensed data and the public web, cross-check one source against another, and count real people. You get public profile links, never resold contact data.
Sources
Your client briefing



+3
Prepared by Jordan Lee · shared with NorthpeakEach person and each move links to the public profile it came from, so you can check any number.
Every insight shows how many people it's built on. Small samples are labeled.
Why someone left or what they were paid. That's what the client call is for.
[ 03 ] Proof, honestly
What it looks like when an agency runs Mangohound on live job orders.
Recruiting leader · agency

VP of Recruiting
@ Optimal Staffing
“The search found him on Friday. I had his résumé at 9:23 AM Monday and submitted him by 9:32 AM. It had even flagged the one thing to ask him first.”
Case · Accounting Manager search
Ranked against the client's real
decision, after the fact
Given only the job description, the search ranked the client's two actual finalists #1 and #2, including the person they hired.
Your agency
Start a 7-day trial, pick a client you're chasing, and take the briefing into the pitch. Cancel within 7 days and you pay nothing.
Start 7-day trial[ 04 ] Launch pricing
Pay for the AMs who pitch clients. Briefings win the job order, candidate searches fill it, and the recruiters you hand off to never need a seat.
Client briefing = the research plus a 15-person shortlist to win the job order. Candidate search = 100+ ranked candidates with public profile links to fill it, run once you've won. Both take minutes.
One placement fee is often $15,000 or more. Win a single job order a year and Solo has paid for itself many times over.
Start 7-day trialEvery plan starts with a 7-day trial and your first briefing is included. Cancel within 7 days and you're not charged. Recruiters you share briefings with never need a seat, there's no setup fee, and unused briefings and searches don't roll over.
[ 05 ] Fair questions
Send us a job order you're chasing. We'll build its briefing and walk you through it in 20 minutes.
Book a walkthroughLicensed B2B data and the public web: professional profiles, company websites, job postings, funding data, news and public filings. It's all included, so there's nothing to connect and no data subscriptions to buy. If you have your own LinkedIn Recruiter exports or résumés, add them and they're ranked alongside. Every company and move in a briefing links back to the profile it came from.
No — keep it. Your deck answers "why us?" with your team, your process and your results. The client briefing answers "do you understand our market?" with their team, their competitors and where those competitors hire from. Show it after your deck, send the link as your follow-up, or drop its charts straight into your slides.
No. Mangohound finds, ranks and explains. Your recruiters decide who to call and how — that's the relationship part, and it stays yours.
No. It sits before them: it helps you win the job order and briefs the recruiter. Direct CRM sync is coming soon.
Candidates are scored on evidence from their work history against the role — what they've done, where, and for how long. Education counts as a tiebreaker when experience is equal. Never on age, graduation year, or whether they resemble the client's current team.
Recruiter finds people who match a search you write. Mangohound tells you what search to write: which companies competitors actually hire from, which titles they come out of, and what the client says yes to — before you spend a week sourcing.
Start your trial and run a briefing on a client you're chasing this week: their team, where competitors hire from, what's working for them, and a 15-person shortlist. Cancel within 7 days and you pay nothing.
Rather see it live first? Book a 20-minute walkthrough with the form.