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About Us

Z3Talent is a highly connected, retained executive search partner designed for today’s ambitious entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, and private equity-backed investors who aspire to rapidly grow and improve their business by hiring high-caliber talent.

Experience
For the past 25 years, we have been partnering with entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses and private equity-backed companies seeking transformational growth. After 25 years in business, we have executed on thousands of search assignments, each with unique constraints and business dynamics. Our expertise lies in supporting growth-oriented companies, typically small to mid-sized, with employee counts ranging from start-ups to 450.

Z3 has been recognized as the Top Recruiting Firm by the readers of CoBiz for 3 of the last 5 years. On a national level, we have been awarded Hunt Scanlon’s Power 100.

We are 100% dedicated to filling all work we accept.

Understanding Your Business
80% of our team holds advanced degrees. We are a group of highly intelligent and business savvy consultants. We are inquisitive and ask lots of questions to learn absolutely everything we can about our clients. We are an entrepreneurial firm supporting entrepreneurs and investors. We understand the risks they take and believe they can change the world.

Thorough Interview Process
We have executed hundreds of senior leadership assignments with our proven Z3Talent process that incorporates world-class hiring practices including a professional behavioralist. When we execute this system, we guarantee exceptional outcomes.

Details Matter
We do the work…all the work without taking shortcuts. We roll up our sleeves so you don’t have to and handle all the details because they matter.

Perseverance
We are not satisfied until the right candidate is identified and joins your team. No matter how long it takes, how difficult the job may be, or uncomfortable the conversation, we’re dedicated until completed. We pride ourselves in finding the needle in the haystack.

Achievements

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Solutions And Expertise

How Z3 Can Help
We help growing businesses that are looking for a transformational shift, identify and recruit exceptional talent.

Executive Search
We provide a professional, systematic, and targeted approach to identifying and attracting the best available talent for key hires. Our search process is designed for companies who can’t afford to make a costly hiring mistake. We do whatever it takes to find the right person, guaranteed.

Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Career Services
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Search
  • Mgmt. Consulting
  • Outplacement
Industries
  • Consumer
  • Education
  • Financial Services
  • Industrial
  • Life Sci./Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
  • Non-Profit
  • Professional Services
  • Technology
Functions
  • All Functions

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News Briefings

Z3Talent Helps CFO Selections Recruit Top Leader

Denver, CO-based executive search firm Z3Talent has assisted in the recruitment of Brian Turner as the new managing partner (CEO). He succeeds Kevin Briscoe, who is stepping down after 11 years. Steve Ziegler and Paula Stolebarger led the assignment. “Z3Talent was pleased to partner with the board at CFO Selections in conducting the search for their next managing partner (CEO),”

Z3Talent Retained by FreshLo to Lead CEO Search

Denver, CO-based executive search firm Z3Talent was recently retained to lead the search for the founding chief executive officer of FreshLo, a non-profit grocery enterprise expanding in Montbello and other Denver neighborhoods. Steve Ziegler and Paula Stolebarger are leading the assignment. This is a build-from-scratch leadership mandate with meaningful operating complexity and community impact. “This is

The Most Important Career Advice You Haven’t Acted on Yet

In an environment defined by constant change and heightened expectations, leadership has become as much about clarity of purpose as it is about capability. Organizations are reassessing what effective leadership looks like—seeking individuals who not only bring expertise but can communicate their impact with precision and authenticity. As business models evolve and competition for skilled

The Power of Peer Groups: Why Every Leader Needs One

Success can be isolating. As entrepreneurs, executives, and business owners, we are expected to have all the answers, make the tough calls, and push forward—even when the weight of leadership feels overwhelming. However, here is the truth: no one succeeds alone, according to a recent article from Steve Ziegler, founder of the Denver-based executive search

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Press Releases

Z3Talent a “Top 99” Retained Executive Search Firm in 2021

(May, 2022) Z3Talent (Z3T), a Denver-based retained executive search partner led by Steve Ziegler, is pleased to find itself selected as a “Top 99” Retained Executive Search Firm in 2021 based on rankings compiled by C-Suite CV Secure, a confidential CV/Resume sharing platform for C-Suite executives. The rankings are decided following a formal review of

Z3Talent Adds Super Bowl 50 Champion Bennie Fowler as Vice President of Business Development

(Jan. 2022) Z3Talent (Z3T), a Denver-based retained executive search partner led by Steve Ziegler, is pleased to announce that Bennie Fowler has joined the organization as Vice President of Business Development. “We’re excited about adding a talent like Bennie to our team.” Says Steve Ziegler, Founder of Z3Talent, “Bennie has shown as incredible commitment to leadership

Z3Talent a “Top 99” Retained Executive Search Firm in 2021

Z3Talent (Z3T), a Denver-based retained executive search partner led by Steve Ziegler, is pleased to find itself selected as a “Top 99” Retained Executive Search Firm in 2021 based on rankings compiled by C-Suite CV Secure, a confidential CV/Resume sharing platform for C-Suite executives. The rankings are decided following a formal review of 140 Retained

Z3Talent Adds Super Bowl 50 Champion Bennie Fowler as Vice President of Business Development

Z3Talent (Z3T), a Denver-based retained executive search partner led by Steve Ziegler, is pleased to announce that Bennie Fowler has joined the organization as Vice President of Business Development. “We’re excited about adding a talent like Bennie to our team.” Says Steve Ziegler, Founder of Z3Talent, “Bennie has shown as incredible commitment to leadership and

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