Kristin Taylor
Founder & Managing Member
- Based in
- Hudson Valley, New York
- Affiliations
- CoreNet Global, New York City Chapter
After more than 1,200 placements, I built the search firm I wanted when I was the one hiring. Every search we take on carries my name, and I stay close to it until your hire signs.
Kristin works with leadership teams on their senior hires and the people decisions around them: who to hire, how the role should be built, and what it should pay.
She spent the first part of her career in-house at two of the largest firms in commercial real estate, then moved to the agency side. She knows what a search looks like from inside the company and from the firm running it.
Kristin is a lifelong creative, with a background in theater, modeling, and hair and makeup for film and TV.
Fun fact: Kristin has been a background actor on every Law & Order series. She is also a proud, dues-paying member of SAG-AFTRA.
- Prior firms
- Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers
- Education and certifications
- Executive MBA, Quantic School of Business & Technology BS, Dramatic Arts, Film & Television Production, St. John’s University AOS, American Academy of Dramatic Arts SPHR, Senior Professional in Human Resources SHRM-SCP, SHRM Senior Certified Professional CDR, Certified Diversity Recruiter
Both sides of the desk.
In-house
- Human Resources Coordinator
- Talent Acquisition Recruiter
- National Talent Acquisition Manager
Agency
- Partner
- President
- Chief People & Talent Officer
- Founder & Managing Member
How I can help.
Executive search
I lead Director through C-suite searches myself. We map the market for every search, and every finalist comes with a written assessment.
How we workPeople leadership hires
I’ve held the Chief People and Talent Officer role myself, so I know what it asks of the person in it.
The CPO hiring guidePeople strategy and advisory
I help leadership teams shape roles, reporting lines and pay so the structure fits the business before they hire into it.
Write to meCareer advisory
I work one on one with experienced professionals on their résumé, LinkedIn profile and interviews.
Sessions and pricingThought leadership.
Everything I’ve writtenCommercial Real Estate Hiring: Why Structured Interviews Reduce Risk
Commercial real estate is relationship-driven by nature, and that familiarity makes unstructured interviews especially risky. Structured interviews are nearly twice as predictive of job performance, which makes them a risk-management tool in CRE leadership hiring.
Read →Search Practice · May 22, 2026Are Quality Applicants Not Applying to Your Job Postings?
Hiring managers, take a walk with me. Posting and praying won't reach the people you want. Even the best candidates need a reason to care, and here is how to give them one.
Read →Market View · March 13, 2026The Cost of a Bad Hire: Why Executive Hiring Cannot Be Replaced by AI
The cost of a bad hire at the executive level is one of the most expensive risks a company can take. In Director-level and C-suite hiring, a single misstep can cost 5 to 27 times the leader’s salary, according to research by Bradford Smart, author of Topgrading. For founders and boards, executive hiring is a risk management decision, and it deserves experienced executive search oversight.
Read →Recognition and speaking.
- 2025Women of InfluenceGlobeSt ↗
- 2024Top 20 Agency RecruitersTopRecruiter ↗
- 2022Notable HR LeaderCrain’s New York Business ↗
- 2021–22Top 20 Corporate RecruitersTopRecruiter, #8 and #10 ↗
- BOMA New York, International Women’s Day panelAccelerating Action in Commercial Real Estate2026 →
- BOMA New York podcastGrowth Through Connection: women’s leadership in commercial real estate2026 →
- CoreNet Global panelNavigating the CRE Job Market, New York2025 →
- TALiNT Partners workshopHuman and artificial intelligence in staffing, New York2024 →
- From Day OneSpeaker, DEI in talent acquisition2024 →
- TALiNT Partners, Talent & TIARAsFeatured speaker, Dallas2023 →
- CoreNet Global Eastern Regional SymposiumPanelist, early careers talent acquisition in CRE, Washington, DC2022
The most important quality that she has is that she cares deeply.
From client recommendations.