About Us
We love building companies, growing businesses and helping people thrive, personally and professionally.
Austin Frogge
My foray into sales and hiring began while growing a residential painting business in college which grew to six figures in revenue. This experience led to the building of increasingly large teams and organizations, across several startups and IPOs. From strategic, low volume leadership recruiting to high volume recruiting numbering >50 hires per month I’ve hired hundreds if not over a thousand people into organizations I’ve built and managed.
Most recently, I served as Monalee’s CRO and Sunrun’s VP of Sales. At Sunrun, I grew my division's revenue from $75M to $500M annually, 600 employees, 50 managers and 5 Directors deploying residential solar across 14,000 rooftops annually. Much of this growth can be attributed to talent mapping and development which led to Sunrun receiving Comparably’s ‘Best Sales Team’ award in 2022 and 2023.
On weekends, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my wife and two boys, often with a diaper bag in tow.
Taylor Smith
As an entrepreneur, I've built several businesses ranging from millions to tens of millions in annual sales. My approach is a blend of engineering (UC Berkeley), strategy (Accenture management consulting) and creating a working culture where people can reach their full potential (Blueboard).
My most recent journey was building Blueboard. Over 12 years we grew the company from nothing to 500+ customers (including blue chip names like Crowdstrike, AT&T and Mercedes Benz) and 250 employees. We raised $25M in venture capital from top investors, and built and scaled teams across sales & marketing, product, operations and HR. Along the way, we earned national recognition for sales growth and company culture (4x Inc. 5000, 2x Fortune's Best Places to Work).
On weekends you’ll find me surfing, writing & producing music or tailgating at Niners games.
Our Beliefs:
In competitive markets, talent is the ultimate differentiator.
The right leaders create continuity, clarity & compounding growth.
The best partner to find this talent? People who have walked this path before.