The Free Agent (TFA) is focused on providing high quality interim and permanent assistance to Corporations and Private Equity Owned businesses within the finance, IT security, and sales functions. Aaron serves as a Partner and Board member of TFA. Aaron has 28 years of experience in the Leadership, Finance, Accounting, and M&A at global accounting firms Price-Waterhouse, Deloitte, and Grant Thornton. He brings his deep network, experience and solution-oriented mindset to help clients of TFA secure talent to triage and resolve business issues.
For Companies
Pioneering talent, curated just for you.
We work on Full-time, Fractional, and Interim roles
Every Free Agent goes through a rigorous screening.
We use a proven process to not only confirm a candidate’s “on paper” qualifications, but understand and articulate their style and approach as well, ensuring someone that can help make your growth journey as fluid, productive and enjoyable as possible.
Read about the disciplines and types of engagements we source for here.
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Join.
Create an initial, private profile. This is a brief process and helps us learn a little bit about you and prepare before our initial conversation.
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Get to know each other.
We set up a call to understand more about you, what you’re trying to accomplish, and your longer term vision. We’ll answer all your questions about what to expect when you work with us.
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Prepare.
Once we’re sure we can help you, we’ll dig deep on your specific goals, company and industry dynamics, and challenges you’re facing to discover who you are looking for.
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Start the search.
Preparations were extremely thorough, so we won’t have to use more of your time for follow-up questions. We’ll stay immersed and focused for the first couple of weeks and emerge with 3-5 candidates and supporting briefs of pertinent information to review with you and schedule your first introductions!
The Free Agent Exchange
Executive Level Contract Resources
If you need to fill a senior level position, but it may be too early for a full-time resource , you can leverage our vetted talent on The Free Agent Exchange–a private, closed network where you can browse and leverage Executive-Level contract resources.
We are...
- Industry agnostic
- Focused on backgrounds in the strategic layer of an organization, versus sheerly tactical
- Engaged largely with highly experienced with candidates who have Fortune 2000 experience and compensation in excess of $250k, running and managing a team of at least 10+ employees
The majority of the organizations in our network are technology companies with revenues ranging from $30-400M, that need access to thoroughly vetted, top-tier talent to ensure no loss of momentum.
Engagement flexibility is critical for growth.
Our model helps companies fill interim, fractional or full-time roles–fast.
When you’re growing, your budget may not support full-time involvement, and the future is rarely clear. Flexibility is required to navigate the journey, but it doesn’t lessen the importance of the value you need. Our transparent pricing and guarantees support both.
TEAM MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Meet the team committed to your success at the The Free Agent
Aaron F. deSouza
Partner, Board Member
Garrett Girvan
Talent & Business Development Director
Garrett excelled in SaaS sales for 7+ years in Silicon Valley, selling to SMBs, Mid & Enterprise Markets, as a multi-president’s club award winner.
He worked at Broadly as employee #3 (Pre-seed to Series B) and Fintech Unicorn Tipalti (Series C to E, $8.3B Evaluation), growing from 160 to 1k+ full time employees.
Prior to Tech, Garrett worked as an employment specialist & recruiter, supporting various marginalized groups: foster care teens in Central California, disabled adults in Dublin Ireland, homeless community members in SF’s Tenderloin District.
Full-desk technical recruiting has been an excellent opportunity to weave these two worlds together with empathy, competence and diligence.
Garrett is a Dual US / Irish citizen, has traveled to 20+ countries, and has led a band to a packed house at San Francisco’s Warfield theater.
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Free replacement* should someone not work out (though this is why we vet exhaustively!)
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