The best headhunter for your career is not you.
For 25 years as an Executive Search Partner, I have seen what really causes executives to fail in career decisions. Rarely a lack of qualifications. Almost always the gap between self-perception and market perception — and the fact that no one in their circle tells them honestly.
Your network means well. That's exactly why it's so unhelpful.
Colleagues don't want to destabilize. Friends and family want security for you. Supervisory boards have their own agenda. The result: everyone talks. No one actually tells you what the market thinks of your profile right now.
That's exactly the perspective I bring — from a position that has so far been reserved for clients only: that of an active search partner who makes real shortlist decisions every week and sees what truly counts.
Three paths — depending on where you stand
The honest assessment
An honest assessment of your current positioning — where you stand compared to what search partners actually see for your target role.
The direct outside view
No generic questionnaire. A direct conversation in which I tell you what I would see in your profile as a search partner — strengths, blind spots, concrete next steps.
For genuine crossroads
For executives at a genuine crossroads: signature story, interview preparation based on real job requirements, ongoing market validation — for as long as it takes, not on a rigid 8-week schedule.
25 years on the other side of the table
I am Partner and Global Subsector Leader Retail, Wholesale & Food Services at Stanton Chase. I fill leadership positions at the intersection of AI, industry, consumer go-to-market, and management consulting — for boards, CEOs, and investors leading their organizations through transformation. Before Stanton Chase, I held leadership roles at HP, Dell, Gemini Consulting, and Siemens Telecommunications myself.
GEX Advisory is not a second search firm. It is the consequence of 25 years on the other side of the table.
Hendrik Geissler · Founder and Managing Partner, GEX Advisory
If you want to know what the market thinks of your profile right now — write to me.
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