Höchsmann & Company is an owner-managed executive search boutique. We stand for sustainable, strategic and bespoke appointments in Executive & Board Search, Leadership Consulting and Management Assessment. For over 25 years, we have been connecting organisations with the right leaders – professional, discreet and quality-driven.
Partner* in collaboration with Höchsmann & Company
Scale your independent executive search practice with a strong network
What makes us especially attractive for consultants
You work without KPI pressure and without artificial off-limits restrictions, yet benefit from a supportive, collaborative environment. You operate with entrepreneurial freedom, fully autonomously, and can rely on collegial exchange and support whenever you need it. That is our definition of effective collaboration and quality.
You can make use of marketing and PR initiatives as well as modern IT tools, and draw on project-specific support flexibly at your discretion. This way, you invest your time where it has real impact: in assignments and relationships.
Key advantages
- Freedom, not a treadmill: no revenue targets, no rigid KPIs – a focus on quality and reputation.
- Brand & network: established since 2000, AESC and BDU member; international partners we know and value personally.
- Place of work: your choice; no attendance or availability requirements; Offices in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt.
- Client breadth: Mittelstand and hidden champions, family-owned businesses, international groups and the public sector, focused on C-suite and leadership roles.
Who H&C is a strong fit for
- Self-employed consultants seeking greater impact through brand, tools, research and sparring.
- Consultants who want to operate with greater entrepreneurial and procedural freedom.
- Consultants from organisations taking the step into self-employment, looking for a public-facing brand, flexible infrastructure, support and sparring, as well as an international network.
What you bring
You are (or are becoming) a self-employed entrepreneur, work in a structured way, communicate as an equal, uphold high quality standards and build trusted relationships.
Beneficial for a collaboration: several years’ experience in executive search or another advice-intensive environment, strong communication and business development skills, enjoyment of networking, integrity and reliability – plus the financial stability to run your own independent practice.
How we get started together
At an initial confidentially meeting, we jointly assess fit and positioning. As we progress, we agree the framework of our collaboration.
Connections that inspire and endure – not only for our clients and candidates, but also for our partnership.
We look forward to a personal conversation.
AESC BlueSteps – a portal for your international career
BlueSteps (AESC) offers internationally minded leaders’ additional visibility, webinars and practical tips for personal career planning.
As an active AESC member, we use the network for mandates and exchange with international colleagues.
* Collaboration is strictly on a self-employed, cooperative basis. There are no employment relationship and no instructions, attendance or availability obligations. Mandates may be accepted or declined freely; there are no minimum volumes. The title “Partner” is for external presentation only and is purely a marketing designation; it does not establish any corporate/legal affiliation.