Brent Hurtig

Experience

1. Founder & Managing Partner

   Motive Search Inc

   Sep 2015 — Present

   // Motive is a boutique retained search consultancy that leads C- and V-level assignments in Silicon Valley, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and elsewhere worldwide. We build long-lasting relationships that unleash potential and drive success for our clients and candidates alike. Every search is global, often serving a social impact mission. Our team\'s experience spans over 35 countries on six continents — from San Francisco to Berlin, Singapore to São Paulo, and New York to Nairobi. Our team has served industry leaders such as Google, YouTube, and Amazon, and disruptive unicorns such as Nubank (10 placements), Wildlife Studios, Bitso, Unity, Qualtrics, and SoundCloud. We partner regularly with Sequoia Capital to lead global searches, and serve other leading VCs such as Andreessen Horowitz, Quona, Flourish (Omidyar Network), Redpoint, Bessemer, Lakestar, Index, NEA, Earlybird, BlueYard, DFJ, DCM, Monashees, QED, Union Square, Tiger Global, General Atlantic, SoftBank, and many others. Representative search experience: CEO • COO • CFO • GM • Chief Product Officer • Chief Technical Officer • Chief Data Scientist • Chief Information Security Officer • Chief Marketing Officer • VP of Engineering • VP of Product • VP of Design/UX/UI • Vice President of Optimization • Head of Growth • Head of Cloud Platform • VP of Infrastructure • SVP of Marketing • VP of Communications • VP of People Analytics Sector experience: Consumer Web • Mobile • Ecommerce • Entertainment • Transportation • Sharing Economy • Enterprise SaaS / PaaS / IaaS • Payments / Fintech • Blockchain • Cryptocurrency • SuperApps • Big Data Platforms • A.I./ Machine Learning • Analytics • Quantum & High-Performance Computing • Cloud Services • Data Infrastructure / IaaS • Adtech • Video Technology • Audio Technology • Game Technology • Life Sciences • Bioinformatics

Education

• Brandeis University

  B.A., Sociology & Urban Studies (dual major; cum laude)

• Brandeis University, The Heller School for Policy and Management

  Graduate-level coursework (concurrent with undergraduate studies)

Skills

• Recruiting
• Integration
• Social Media Marketing
• Marketing
• Copywriting
• Content Strategy
• Publishing
• Digital Media
• Strategic Partnerships
• Music
• Crm
• Online Marketing
• Editing
• Social Media
• Blogging
• Video
• Creative Direction
• E-Commerce
• New Business Development
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership
• New Media
• Social Networking
• Marketing Communications