Kollective Group — Comprehensive Research Report

Executive Summary

Kollective Group is a boutique executive search and recruitment firm headquartered in San Antonio, TX (Travis Park Plaza, 711 Navarro St, 78205), specializing in Sales, Marketing, and Technology placements. The firm offers three service models — Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), retained search, and contingency search — targeting high-growth retail, e-commerce, and technology companies. Kollective Group is a small operation (2–11 employees per third-party sources; 11–50 per LinkedIn) with one confirmed team member: Nicki (Rumanek) Geary, a recruitment specialist based in Austin, TX. The firm claims over a decade of recruitment experience but discloses no founding year, named founders, client logos, or case studies. No third-party reviews, BBB listing, or Google Business Profile exists. The global executive search market is valued at $63.99 billion (2026) growing at 10.11% CAGR, while the RPO market is projected to reach $22.9 billion by 2030 at 15.4% CAGR — both segments show strong tailwinds for the firm’s business model.

1. Company Overview

Services Offered

                    Positioning: Relationship-focused boutique recruitment partner specializing in Sales, Marketing, and Technology placements for high-growth retail, e-commerce, and technology companies.
                

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

Embedded recruitment partner model
Full-cycle talent attraction through onboarding strategy
Process optimization and quality improvement
Designed for fast-moving, high-growth businesses

Retained Search

Critical and executive-level positions
Depth-focused, structured engagement

Contingency Search

Rapidly expanding teams
Speed-focused, flexible engagement

Specialisms

Vertical	Role Types
Sales	BDR, SDR, AE, Account Manager, Sales Leadership, Sales Enablement, RevOps, Sales Engineer, Customer Success
Marketing	Digital Marketing, Product Marketing, Demand Gen, Content & Social, SEO/SEM, Field Marketing, Brand & Comms, CMO
Technology	Software Engineer (FE/BE/Full Stack), DevOps, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, E-commerce Platform, UI/UX Designer, Technical PM

Geographic Service Area

Headquarters: San Antonio, TX

Active Markets: San Antonio, Austin, NYC, Chicago (per LinkedIn job postings)

Industry Focus: High-growth retail, e-commerce, and technology sectors

Source: Kollective Group Solutions, Specialisms

2. Contact Information

Phone

(737) 238-5332

recruitment@kollectivegroup.com

Website

kollectivegroup.com

Physical Address

Travis Park Plaza, 711 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX 78205

Note: The 737 area code is an Austin, TX overlay, while the office is at Travis Park Plaza in San Antonio — a 151,736 sq ft Class B office building owned by Entrada Partners (acquired from GrayStreet Partners in late 2023). This is a shared/coworking building, consistent with a small or virtual-office operation. One confirmed team member (Nicki Geary) is based in Austin, TX, suggesting a distributed operating model.

Sources: Kollective Group Contact Page, Connect CRE

3. Business Status and Registration

Registration Item	Status	Notes
TX Secretary of State (SOSDirect)	Unconfirmed	Requires direct $1 search at SOSDirect
TX Comptroller Franchise Tax	Unconfirmed	Requires direct query at Comptroller
Bexar County DBA / Assumed Name	Unconfirmed	Search: Bexar County Clerk
State Staffing License	Not Required	TX does not require state-level license for executive search / contingency recruiting
BBB Listing	Not Listed	No BBB profile found

Licensing Context: Texas does not require a state-level license for general employment agencies, staffing firms, or executive search firms. A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) license would be required only if operating as a PEO, which Kollective Group does not. Standard requirements include TX SOS entity registration, EIN, general liability insurance, and workers’ comp insurance.

Sources: Harbor Compliance, TDLR PEO FAQ

4. Key Personnel

Name	Title	Location	Background
Nicki (Rumanek) Geary	Recruitment Specialist	Austin, TX	4+ years recruitment experience; B2B SaaS sales focus; 14K LinkedIn followers; University of Alabama

Note: No founders, owners, or C-suite executives are publicly named on the company website, LinkedIn, or any third-party source. This is unusual for a professional services firm and limits accountability verification. The website’s “About Us” page references “our team” but names no individuals.

Sources: Nicki Geary LinkedIn, Kollective Group About Us

5. Reviews and Ratings

Platform	Status	Rating	Review Count
Google Business Profile	Not Found	—	0
Better Business Bureau	Not Listed	—	0
Yelp	Not Found	—	0
Glassdoor	Not Found	—	0
Indeed	Not Found	—	0
Talent Business Partners	Profile Exists	0/5	0
LinkedIn	Active	—	11,633 followers

Finding: Kollective Group has zero third-party ratings or reviews on any major platform. The complete absence of reviews — combined with no disclosed founding year — makes it difficult to assess service quality or client satisfaction.

Sources: Direct platform searches conducted March 18, 2026

6. Financial Information

Disclosure: Kollective Group is a privately held company. No revenue, client count, or placement volume data is publicly available. All claims below are self-reported and unverified.

Metric	Claimed Value	Verification
Experience	“Over a decade” in recruitment	Self-Reported
Employee Count	2–10 (Talent Business Partners) / 11–50 (LinkedIn)	Conflicting
Revenue	Not disclosed	Private company
Client Portfolio	Not disclosed	No logos, case studies, or testimonials
Placement Volume	Not disclosed	No metrics published

Industry Revenue Benchmarks

Metric	Value	Source
US Executive Search Market (2026)	$10.3 billion	IBISWorld
US Executive Search Firms	5,479	IBISWorld
Avg Revenue per Firm	~$1.88M (derived)	$10.3B / 5,479 firms
US Staffing Market (2026)	$183.3 billion	Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)

Sources: IBISWorld, SIA

7. Industry Market Data

Abbreviations:
RPO = Recruitment Process Outsourcing
CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate
SIA = Staffing Industry Analysts
MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
HUD = U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
ACS = American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau)
VC = Venture Capital

Global Executive Search Market 4 metrics

Metric	Value	Source
Global Market Size (2026)	$63.99 billion	Mordor Intelligence
Projected Global Market (2031)	$103.54 billion	Mordor Intelligence
CAGR (2026–2031)	10.11%	Mordor Intelligence
US Market Size (2026)	$10.3 billion	IBISWorld

Global RPO Market 4 sources

Source	2024–2025	2030 Forecast	CAGR
Grand View Research	$7.33B (2022)	$24.32B	16.1%
ResearchAndMarkets	$9.7B	$22.9B	15.4%
Technavio	—	—	16.9%
National Law Review	$8.18B (2025)	$16.42B	14.6%

US Staffing & Recruiting 3 metrics

Metric	Value	Source
US Staffing Market (2026)	$183.3 billion	Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)
Global HR & Recruitment Services	$739.4 billion (2026)	IBISWorld
US Executive Search Firms	5,479 firms	IBISWorld

Austin Metro Demographics 10 metrics

Data Point	Value	Source
Austin MSA Population (2025)	2,550,637	Community Impact
MSA Growth Rate	+2.3% YoY	Community Impact
Median Household Income (Metro)	$100,431	Data USA
HUD Median Family Income (FY2025)	$133,800	City of Austin / HUD
Tech Employment (Central TX)	203,000 workers (16.2% of workforce)	Opportunity Austin
CBRE Tech Talent Rank	#5 in North America	CBRE
VC Invested in Austin (2024)	$4.5B across 487 deals	SiliconHills News
Capital Region Businesses	79,580 establishments	TX Comptroller
Creative Industry Jobs	50,000–70,000+	City of Austin
Population Projection (2030)	~2.8 million (MSA)	Opportunity Austin

                    Addressable Market Estimate — Austin/San Antonio Tech Recruiting:

                    Austin metro has 203,000 tech workers and 79,580 business establishments. Assuming 5–10% of tech companies use external executive search annually for Sales/Marketing/Tech roles, the addressable opportunity is 4,000–8,000 potential search engagements per year in the Austin metro alone. At industry-average contingency fees of 20–25% on $80K–$150K base salaries, this represents a $64M–$300M annual fee pool across all competing firms.

Texas & Regional Context 5 metrics

Metric	Value	Source
Texas GDP (2024)	$2.77 trillion	BEA
Net Domestic Migration	#1 destination in U.S.	Census Bureau
TX New Business Applications (2024)	~500,000	Census Bureau BFS
Capital Region GDP	$229.2B (9.5% of TX GDP)	TX Comptroller
Austin Tech Job Growth (2018–2023)	+31% (+48,000 jobs)	Opportunity Austin

Industry Trends 2026 5 trends

Trend	Key Insight	Source
AI-Driven Recruiting	RPO providers investing heavily in AI-driven matching platforms; reshaping candidate sourcing	ResearchAndMarkets
RPO Growth Outpacing Search	RPO at 15–17% CAGR vs. executive search at 10% — embedded models gaining share	Grand View Research
Sector Specialization	Boutiques with vertical expertise in Sales/Marketing/Tech outperforming generalists	Mordor Intelligence
Remote/Distributed Work	Geographic boundaries dissolving for talent search; firms serve national markets from any location	Industry consensus
Tech Talent Demand	7,396 AI workers in Austin alone; tech sector growing 31% (2018–2023)	CBRE

8. Competitive Analysis

Austin/Texas Executive Search Competitors

Firm	Founded	HQ	Specialization	Ratings	Notable
Betts Recruiting	2009	Austin	GTM: sales, marketing, CS	5.0/5 (Expertise.com)	Scaled 35 unicorns; RaaS subscription model
Sales Talent Inc.	N/A	National / Austin	Sales, SaaS, healthcare	4.98/5 (225+ G2 reviews)	7x ClearlyRated Best of Staffing; 9.63-day avg time-to-candidate
The HT Group	2001	Austin	IT, sales, marketing, exec search	4.9/5 (ClearlyRated)	25 years; full-service with dedicated IT branch
HireBetter	2004	Austin	Tech, marketing, sales, C-Suite	Forbes listed	Forbes Best Executive Recruiting; acquired by 512Financial (2025)
Naviga Recruiting	2002	Tampa / Austin	Sales, marketing, finance, ops	95% retention rate	1 hire per 4 candidates; 20+ year process
Talentfoot	2009	Chicago / Austin	Sales, marketing, tech, finance	94/100 (self-score)	2,500+ companies; 200K+ candidate network
Bulls Eye Recruiting	2012	Austin	Sales, marketing, tech, engineering	—	Boutique quality-over-quantity model

Competitive Positioning

Kollective Group Strengths

Niche focus: Sales + Marketing + Technology vertical specialization aligns with highest-demand hiring categories
RPO offering: Embedded model differentiation vs. pure contingency firms
Lean operations: Low overhead enables competitive pricing
Relationship-first positioning: Post-placement support as differentiator

Kollective Group Challenges

Zero reviews: No ratings on any platform vs. competitors with hundreds (Sales Talent: 225+ G2 reviews)
No named leadership: Founders/owners undisclosed; only 1 confirmed team member
No client portfolio: No logos, case studies, or testimonials vs. competitors citing Fortune 500 clients
No awards or certifications: Competitors hold ClearlyRated, Forbes, G2 recognitions
Team size discrepancy: 2–10 vs. 11–50 across sources
Empty jobs board: No active postings on own site despite LinkedIn showing active placements

Industry Fee Benchmarks

Fee Type	Typical Range	Notes
Contingency Fee	15–25% of base salary	Most common for mid-level roles
Retained Search	25–35% of total first-year comp	For executive/critical roles
RPO Engagement	Project-based pricing	Scoped by volume and duration
Monthly Retainer (RPO)	$5,000–$15,000/month	Embedded recruiter model

Sources: Betts Recruiting, Sales Talent Inc., The HT Group, HireBetter, Naviga Recruiting, Talentfoot, Bulls Eye Recruiting

9. Online Presence

Website Audit

Attribute	Assessment	Notes
Domain	Active	kollectivegroup.com
Design	Professional	Clean, modern layout
Service Pages	Present	Solutions, Specialisms, About Us
Team Page	Missing	No named individuals on website
Client Portfolio	Missing	No logos, case studies, or testimonials
Jobs Board	Empty	Page exists but no active listings
SSL Certificate	Valid	HTTPS active

Social Media & Directory Presence 5 platforms

Platform	Status	Details
LinkedIn	Active	11,633 followers; 11–50 employees listed
Talent Business Partners	Listed	Profile exists, 0 reviews
Google Business Profile	Not Found	—
Glassdoor	Not Found	—
Clutch.co	Not Found	—

Sources: Direct platform searches conducted March 18, 2026

10. Data Verification Summary

Full Verification Matrix 14 items

Data Point	Source	Status	Confidence
Company Name	Website, LinkedIn	Confirmed	High
HQ Address (San Antonio)	Website, CRE listings	Confirmed	High
Phone Number	Website	Listed	High
Services (RPO, Retained, Contingency)	Website	Confirmed	High
Nicki Geary (team member)	LinkedIn	Confirmed	High
Founding Year	Not disclosed	Unknown	N/A
Founder / Owner Identity	Not disclosed	Unknown	N/A
“Decade+ experience”	Website (self-reported)	Unverified	Low
Employee Count	Talent BP vs. LinkedIn	Conflicting	Low
TX SOS Registration	SOSDirect	Unconfirmed	Requires direct query
BBB Listing	BBB.org	Not Listed	High
Google Reviews	Google	None Found	High
Client Portfolio	Website	Not Disclosed	N/A
Active Job Listings	Website vs. LinkedIn	Inconsistent	Medium — LinkedIn active, site empty

11. Conclusions and Recommendations

Key Findings

Minimal public footprint: Kollective Group has zero third-party reviews, no named leadership, no disclosed clients, and no published case studies — making independent quality assessment impossible.
Favorable market positioning: The firm’s Sales/Marketing/Technology specialization aligns with the highest-growth recruiting verticals. RPO at 15–17% CAGR and executive search at 10% CAGR provide strong sector tailwinds.
Competitive disadvantage on trust signals: Every identified competitor has at least one of: named founders, client logos, platform reviews, or industry awards. Kollective Group has none.
Active but opaque operations: LinkedIn job postings confirm active recruiting in NYC and Chicago markets, yet the company’s own jobs board is empty and no placement metrics are disclosed.
Strong regional opportunity: Austin’s 203,000 tech workers, $4.5B in VC, and 79,580 business establishments create substantial recruiting demand.

Recommendations for Further Research

TX Secretary of State: Run SOSDirect search for “Kollective Group” to confirm entity registration and filing details
Founder identification: Request disclosure of ownership/leadership directly from the firm
Client references: Request verifiable client testimonials or placement metrics
Physical presence: Confirm office occupancy at Travis Park Plaza via building directory
LinkedIn deep dive: Identify additional team members through LinkedIn employee searches
Placement verification: Contact companies listed in LinkedIn job postings to verify relationship

Report compiled from publicly available sources. Research conducted March 18, 2026.

12. Sources and Citations

Company Sources 7 sources

Industry & Market Data Sources 8 sources

Austin Metro & Texas Sources 10 sources

Competitor Sources 7 sources

Registration & Property Sources 4 sources