Your Future.
Our Focus.
About
Our Core Values
INTEGRITY
Honest and transparent in all interactions.
TRUST
Earned through consistent delivery and confidentiality.
EXCELLENCE
Maintaining the highest standards in recruitment.
WORK ETHIC
Committed to finding the perfect match.
Our Strategic Approach
We combine strategic vision, local expertise, and risk mitigation to deliver exceptional executive search results. Our four-stage search process ensures success:
DEEP DISCOVERY
Understanding your company culture and needs.
STRATEGIC SOURCING
Leveraging our network to identify ideal candidates.
RIGOROUS VETTING
Assessing skills, experience, and cultural alignment.
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION
Supporting onboarding and long-term retention.
Why Us
Expertise rooted in industry experience
At Brinc Search Partners, we specialize in talent recruitment for sponsor-backed companies, private equity firms, real estate investment platforms, family offices, private credit institutions, and hedge funds. Our team brings a strong foundation rooted in Wall Street experience, combined with deep sector-specific insight and a nuanced understanding of the talent landscape. This unique perspective allows us to identify, engage, and secure top-tier candidates who align with each client’s strategic goals. We are committed to delivering exceptional results through a high-touch, consultative approach that prioritizes long-term value and trusted partnerships.
Personalized Service
We offer dedicated, hands-on support and strategic counsel at every stage of the search process. By gaining a deep understanding of your organization’s culture, vision, and objectives, we ensure each placement is not only a strong functional fit but also aligned with your long-term strategic goals. Our consultative approach enables us to deliver candidates who contribute meaningfully from day one.
Beyond Recruitment
Comprehensive Talent Advisory
We go beyond traditional recruitment by delivering strategic, insight-driven talent solutions that support long-term business success. Our expertise includes:
Talent Identification: Leveraging deep market intelligence and industry networks to identify high-impact candidates who align with your strategic goals and culture.
Organizational Design Consulting: Providing data-informed guidance on optimal team structures to drive scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.
Strategic Workforce Planning: Anticipating future talent needs through proactive analysis and market trends to position your organization for sustainable growth.
Enduring Partnerships: Acting as a long-term talent advisor, grounded in trust, discretion, and a deep understanding of your evolving business needs.
Solving Your Pain Points
Solving Talent Challenges with a Purpose-Built Process
Our tailored search methodology is designed to address your most pressing hiring challenges through:
Precise Alignment: Identifying candidates who align not only with role requirements but also with your organization’s culture, values, and long-term vision.
Cost Efficiency: Reducing the high costs of turnover by ensuring strategic, high-retention hires from the outset.
Accelerated Timelines: Saving time and resources through a streamlined process and access to thoroughly vetted, pre-qualified talent.
Who We Partner With:
Sponsor-Backed and Founder-Led Companies
Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Estate, Venture Capital and Hedge Funds
Family Offices
Discreet and highly selective environments requiring trusted, strategic hiring support.
Engaged, Collaborative Clients
Long-Term Talent Partners
Meet Our Founders
Ross Cohen
MANAGING PARTNER
BIO
Brett Nortman
MANAGING PARTNER
BIO
Brett Nortman
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Brett Nortman is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Brinc Search Partners, where he brings a modern, tech-forward approach to executive search in financial services. With 18 years of experience, he specializes in placing top talent across private equity, hedge funds, private credit, real estate, and investment banking.
Before launching brinc, Brett was Managing Director and Co-Head of Financial Services at StevenDouglas. He began his career at Solomon Page, where he ultimately became a Partner and spent over a decade honing his expertise in financial services recruitment.
Known for his strategic mindset and relationship-driven style, Brett pairs deep industry expertise with a hands-on, consultative approach—delivering exceptional results for clients and candidates nationwide. Brett enjoys time with his family, tennis, padel, and traveling.
Ross Cohen
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Ross Cohen is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Brinc Search Partners. He brings more than 11 years of experience in financial services recruiting, with deep expertise in identifying and placing top-tier talent across a wide range of financial disciplines.
Prior to founding Brinc, Ross served as a Managing Director at StevenDouglas, where he established and led the firm’s financial services practice. His client portfolio included organizations across private equity, real estate, hedge funds, investment management, investor relations, corporate development, investment banking and alternative investments. He began his search career at Solomon Page, following his early experience in equity research as an Associate at Lazard Capital Markets in New York.
Ross’s combined background in both finance and executive search allows him to offer clients and candidates an informed, credible perspective grounded in firsthand industry experience.