Our Approach
Food & Beverage Industry Insight, Intuition and People Intelligence.
The Wolf Difference starts day one. Wolf brings decades of versatile recruiting expertise having partnered with a wide range of companies at varying stages of the life cycle. Each search is unique and high stakes. Our team approaches each interaction and assignment with a mission-critical mindset relentlessly driven to get it right the first time. Our clients appreciate the quality of our work saving them valuable time by interviewing the right candidates from the start. Along the way, we lead with a refreshing level of candor and transparency eliminating unnecessary surprises.
Wolf begins by listening and learning your business's vision, culture, strategic priorities, competitive threats and changing market dynamics. We are heavily invested in the upfront work. Our strong results are the outcome of attention, rigor and diligence at every step of the process.
We leverage our proprietary and rigorous vetting process to identify, secure and engage Optimal Fit Candidates that go beyond the requisite technical skills, ensuring they have the right motivation for the short and long-term opportunity as well as the necessary growth agility to add value ongoing. By getting the fit factor right, our candidates on-board faster quickly assimilating and leading positive change and driving impact.
The Optimal Fit Advantage
Optimal Fit means both client and candidate win by matching client's needs with candidate career aspirations and motivations. Every search and every client is unique and high stakes - it is our customized, tailored and proprietary approach that delivers the Optimal Fit Advantage.
We listen and learn about your company's strategic imperatives and cultural dynamics. It's not about the 'who's who' but 'who fits.' We overdeliver on your unique needs.
Wolf excels at precision targeting and extensive vetting to recruit the strongest leaders for your company. In addition, our approach leads with transparency, candid conversations and sharing insights beyond the obvious.
Our candidates bring deep relevant capabilities and experience, aligned with your company culture, strong emotional intelligence and resilience, flexible leadership capacity, strong growth agility and the right motivation for the role. This in combination = Optimal Fit Candidate.
Optimal Fit provides mutual value to the clients and candidates. There are short-term and long-term benefits including high retention rates, right motivation leading to career progression and trajectory, improved engagement by all employees and exceeding financial goals.
Our proprietary Optimal Fit Assessment is powered by the Hogan Assessment Certification, EQi 2.0® Assessment, and the Hardiness Resilience Gauge™, to deliver the best candidate with the strongest experience, technical expertise, EQ traits, and company value compatibility. These are best in class certifications that enrich and validate our findings from our rigorous interview process. These assessments provide a holistic picture of the Optimal Fit Candidate.
Strongest Experience
Optimal Fit Candidates are recognized experts in their field with a proven track record of success.
Technical Expertise
Candidates have the strongest technical skills, knowledge and insights in their discipline.
EQ Traits
Candidates have the emotional intelligence necessary to lead effectively and overcome challenges.

Wolf is a certified practitioner of Hogan, and we apply Hogan’s three core personality assessments, including Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI), which helps align candidates with the roles and environments that will most optimize their value.
EQ-i 2.0 Assessment is published by Multi-Health Systems (MHS), a leading global provider of psychological assessments. The American Psychological Association recognizes the EQ-i 2.0 as a reliable assessment of emotional intelligence and as a Level B Instrument constructed to a psychometric standard.


The Hardiness Resilience Gauge™ (HRG) from MHS is an assessment that’s grounded in over 30 years of research and development and provides valuable insight into an individual’s level of hardiness and their ability to cope with stressful and unexpected situation.
Differentiators
Wolf’s transformational recruiting methodology delivers on your organization’s current objectives and its ideal future state. We are versatile and bring deep expertise across company types, channels, functions and company lifecycle stage. We are agile and experienced problem solvers and drive game changing sustainable talent solutions and expertise that translates to your unique situation. We show up ready to immerse and embrace your unique story, and partner with you every step of the way.
At Wolf, it's not about making a placement. It's about establishing meaningful relationships, solving high stakes hiring challenges and setting our clients up for future successes with meaningful talent solutions.
We bring over 30 years experience in the food and beverage industry. We show up with a growth mindset and prepared to listen and learn. We bring a balance of rich historical industry perspective and future focused mindset.
The foundation of our points of difference is our candid and transparent communications.
Metrics of Success
65
Average search cycle time of 65 days
27
Average candidate slate introduction in 27 days
4:1
Average candidate introduction to hire ratio
62%