AI for executive search firms
Retained mandates go to the partner who stayed in touch. drip drafts client development outreach in your voice across LinkedIn, email, and text, keeps prospective clients and referral networks warm, and books the pitch. Drafts by default, so nothing goes out that does not sound like you.

How a mandate gets won.
- 01Connect LinkedIn, email, and iMessage on your Mac.
- 02Pick the prospective clients and referrers drip can help with.
- 03Review drafts in your voice, or let trusted threads run.
- 04Book the pitch and keep the next step close through the mandate.
What people usually want to know.
How do executive search firms use AI?
The highest-leverage place for AI in executive search is business development: winning retained mandates. drip drafts client development outreach in the partner voice, keeps prospective clients and referral networks warm with steady follow-up, and books the pitch, with drafts by default so partners approve what goes out.
Will AI outreach sound generic to executives?
Not if it writes in your voice. drip drafts from the actual thread and your own way of writing, not a template, and you review drafts before anything sends unless you enable autopilot for a thread you trust.
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