𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: Proud to announce my new venture; EQV Talent (link)!

𝗪𝗵𝘆: My family. After almost 13 years in the recruiting business, 2025 was personally full of ups and downs (more downs than ups), but we all came out of it (very positively!) into 2026 with a 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 on how I can best serve my family, friends, and people that are important to me. This includes being a more present partner for my network and businesses that need to grow their talent base. My favorite thing about recruiting has always been 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆, I want to use all that I’ve learned (both book smarts and emotional intelligence) 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲:
Cell Phone: 𝟵𝟴𝟬.𝟰𝟳𝟱.𝟴𝟰𝟳𝟳 (𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥! Call me, text me anytime. My old 804.931.6891 number still works, but will phase that out eventually.)
Email: curley@eqvtalent.com
Lets Chat: https://calendar.app.google/nZwg9bagZHYRBRPA6

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗤𝗩? The name of the business, EQV Talent gives a good window into the why, EQV stands for 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗺 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶. The state motto of North Carolina, esse quam videri means “𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲, 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺,” a phrase that has always resonated with me after first hearing it at my Davidson College commencement ceremony in 2010. Think of it as the Latin translation for “𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁, 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁: I will be partnering with manufacturers across the east coast to find talent in 3 main verticals: 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀. That said, I’ve partnered with businesses across the US to find just about every type of position across an organization…I’ll be able to 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. Generally the focus will be on senior level roles, including with 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗲/𝗘𝗤𝗩: Let’s reframe this to ask, “Curley, why are you good at recruiting but so introverted?” I think one of the biggest benefits my version of introversion is the ability to listen. I may not be the person holding court at a networking event, but I know 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 to people, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, and 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 to what people really mean when they are telling me their needs and/or goals. I’ll throw in some buzzwords that I do really believe in: honesty, positive energy, commitment, and transparency.