Elysian Search Consulting and Hunston Partners merge to form Hunston Grove, a joint recruitment disruptor in executive search and leadership development.
Today marks the launch of Hunston Grove, a new executive search and leadership development practice born from the merger of two specialist firms: Jemma Gajic‘s Elysian Search Consulting and Rob Glass‘s Hunston Partners. Together, the founders bring decades of combined experience in senior-level recruitment, joining forces to challenge convention in an industry they believe has long relied on guesswork over evidence.
Built on Shared Expertise
Hunston Grove is built on shared expertise, values, and a singular commitment to placing senior leaders who are set up to succeed. Formed through the merger of two specialist practices, the firm has deep roots in executive search across the consulting, technology, and professional services sectors.
At the centre of the new practice is Search & Succeed™, a proprietary methodology developed by Rob Glass over the course of his career. It is the product of decades of combined experience, an understanding of what makes a great senior hire, and a determination to do things differently – bringing together deep sector knowledge, active professional networks, behavioural science, and dedicated onboarding support.
Why Hunston Grove?
The firm’s proposition rests on five core commitments:
– Deep sector knowledge, an insider’s understanding of their clients’ markets, competitors, and candidate pools.
– Candidate relationships, building relationships with senior leaders before they’re actively looking, enabling faster action when the right opportunity arises.
– Structured process, no shortcuts, no gut feel; every decision grounded in evidence.
– Fixed-price model, complete transparency from the outset, with no hidden fees or variables.
– Retained partnership, with accountability to the outcome.
Leadership
Jemma Gajic, Managing Partner, leads the firm’s strategy desk, bringing close to two decades of experience in executive search and talent advisory across professional and digital consulting. Prior to founding Hunston Grove, she was Managing Director of Elysian Search Consulting, where she built a data-driven talent advisory and executive search practice for professional services firms.
Rob Glass, Managing Partner, has specialised in executive search since 2005, partnering with organisations globally to appoint senior leaders across the Digital, Technology Services, and Professional Services sectors. He is the creator of the Search & Succeed™ methodology, reflecting his belief that great search continues past the offer – through helping leaders integrate and create lasting impact.
A New Identity, Built for the Next Chapter
To mark the launch, Hunston Grove partnered with 1721 Studio to design and build its new brand identity. The collaboration equips the Hunston Grove team with the design materials needed to continue delivering the highest quality of output across their ongoing projects, giving the newly merged practice a visual identity as considered and distinctive as the methodology behind it.
With the merger complete and a new identity in place, Hunston Grove enters the market positioned as a joint recruitment disruptor – one built to bring structure, transparency, and lasting impact to executive search and leadership development.
For more information about Hunston Grove and the Search & Succeed™ methodology, visit Hunston Grove on LinkedIn.