Strategic operating & talent partner to founders, CEOs, and family offices.

Nathaniel Koloc

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Capabilities

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Talent

50+ exec searches, multiple large-scale org evolutions

I've led 50+ executive searches over the last 15 years — and designed hiring systems that have hired over 12,000 people. I emphasize dimensions of org fit that many hirers neglect.

I've served as general manager and run executive team performance for companies up to ~$25M in topline revenue; and run org design, team builds, and key hires for multiple companies scaling from $30M to $100M in revenue.

  • Org Design
  • Exec Search
  • Fractional C-Suite
  • Team Builds

Sales

$3M+ sold since 2010

I've personally scoped and sold over $3M of recruiting and consulting services since 2010, am well versed in customer discovery, and have built go-to-market teams in multiple contexts.

M&A

Both sides of the table.

I've led M&A from both sides, including as seller-side deal principal for a mid-eight-figure media transaction, as buyer-side principal for smaller media acquisitions, diligence contributor on over a dozen deals, and supported org integrations on multiple acquisitions. The recruiting company I cofounded was also acquired.

IRL

Commercial experience design

I've always loved designing experiences for people to enjoy together, and have used IRL experience design in multiple of my businesses with various formats: day-long hackathon style events called Scrimmages, multi-day Accelerator programs to constellate a new offering, a 30-day residential "personal accelerator" program, and most recently co-creating the Super Age Games, an obstacle-style fitness challenge that will extend your healthspan.

Political

State & national experience

I have deep experience in state and national politics, having ran talent operations for a presidential campaign and then chaired a successive longshot State Senator race that transformed the political landscape of New York in 2018. Since then, I've been active in supporting democracy reform initiatives across the country.

Searches led, by function

Executive & General Management
  • Chief Operating Officer (2)
  • Chief of Staff (3)
  • Managing Director (2)
  • EVP & Head of West Coast
  • Executive Vice President, Digital
  • Head of Strategy
  • Deputy National Operations Director
  • Director (2)
Investment, Finance & Analysts
  • Partner (5)
  • Head of Finance
  • Analyst (12+)
Revenue, Growth & Partnerships
  • SVP Partnerships
  • VP Product & Partnerships
  • Senior Director, Sales & Partnerships
  • VP Growth & Development
  • SVP Operations
  • SVP Insights
People & Talent
  • Head of People
  • Head of Talent Acquisition
  • Director of Talent
  • Director of People Operations
  • Talent Manager
Product
  • Director of Product (2)
Communications & Creative
  • VP Communications & Narrative
  • Creative Director
  • Lead Videographer
Programs & Policy
  • Director of Programs & Climate Initiatives
  • BerlinRosen
  • Blue Whale Materials
  • HR&A Advisors
  • New Harvest
  • Orchestra
  • Urban Villages
  • The Resiliency Company
  • Waterfront Alliance
  • High Line
  • Palm Ventures
  • Unite America
  • Parallax

Work sectors

I serve the sectors creating the American civilization that I want to live in.

University of Vermont
Built Environment
Longevity & Healthspan
Climate & Resilience
Manufacturing & Industrials
Democracy Reform
State & Federal Policy
Conservation & Rewilding
Cozytech