Executive Search · Leadership Capital™ Advisory · Career Coaching

The right executive hire changes everything.

The fastest way to change a company's trajectory is to hire the right leader. The costliest mistake is getting it wrong. That is where I come in.

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Arleen Torgersen Co-Founder & CEO, Antares Professional Solutions Los Angeles

The Belief

Leadership is capital.

Deployed wisely, it strengthens performance, expands what is possible, and shapes an organization's future. Deployed carelessly, a single mis-hire weakens trust, slows momentum, disrupts culture, and creates friction that can take years to undo.

I have watched both outcomes from the inside, on both sides of the table: as an HR and talent leader inside Fortune 100 and 500 organizations, and for the last 18 years as the search consultant a founder calls before the board meeting, not after.

A search is not a seat to fill. It is a decision about who the company becomes next.

The Work

Three ways I work with leaders.

01 · Search

Executive Search & C-Suite Consulting

Retained search for the roles that carry the most weight. The work begins before a job description exists: clarifying the business problem underneath the opening, defining what success looks like at twelve months, and getting every decision-maker to say out loud what they actually want. Human judgment paired with AI-assisted sourcing, so a search moves faster without moving past the right person.

  • ➢C-suite, VP and critical-hire search
  • ➢Talent acquisition consulting and organizational design
  • ➢End-to-end recruiting through high-growth phases
  • ➢Interim leadership and project-based support

02 · Advisory

Leadership Capital™ Advisory

For leadership teams building the people infrastructure that has to scale with their ambition. We look at how the team is composed, where the bench is thin, what the compensation market will actually bear, and which leadership intelligence the organization needs next. I listen for what is said in the room, and for what stays unresolved after it.

  • ➢Leadership team composition and succession thinking
  • ➢Headcount planning and workforce strategy
  • ➢Market insight and compensation reality checks
  • ➢Hiring process design for growth-stage teams

03 · Coaching

Leadership & Career Transition Coaching

For executives between chapters, by choice or by surprise. Positioning, search strategy, and a steady presence through the part nobody prepares you for. The most qualified leader in the room is often the one nobody can find. That is not humility. That is a gap worth closing.

  • ➢Executive positioning and career narrative
  • ➢Search strategy and interview preparation
  • ➢Coaching through transition and re-entry
  • ➢Leadership visibility and reputation building

The Record

Placements that stay.

2008 Antares Professional Solutions founded
18yrs Partnering with founders, CEOs, CHROs and talent leaders
95% First-year retention on placed executives
5+ yrs How long most placements have stayed with their organizations

Since launching Antares in 2008, every executive we have placed has remained beyond our 90-day guarantee period. Long-term and legacy clients have returned to build core leadership teams through multiple phases of growth and change.

The Approach

Collaborative by design, boutique by choice.

I do not approach executive search as filling positions. I work alongside leaders to clarify the business problem, define success, align the decision-makers, and identify the leadership intelligence the organization needs next.

I listen for what is said and for what remains unresolved. I ask the deeper question, invite the honest conversation, and move a room from competing opinions to shared clarity.

High-pressure decisions get a steady presence: curiosity, empathy, objectivity, and respect for everyone in the process, including the finalist who does not get the offer. My work is to help people think clearly, decide with confidence, and see what may not yet be visible.

I don't expect perfection. I expect congruence. Arleen Torgersen

The Path

Both sides of the table.

  1. 2008 - Present Antares Professional Solutions, Inc.
    Co-Founder & CEO. Executive search and talent strategy.
  2. 2019 - 2020 Cydcor
    Head of Talent Acquisition. Built the talent acquisition strategy, systems and processes; led recruiting for senior leadership and technology roles.
  3. 2015 - 2016 Fox Corporation
    Vice President, Talent Acquisition. Established and led hiring for Fox Filmed Entertainment Group across multiple business lines.
  4. 2008 Disney General Entertainment Content
    Senior Human Resources Business Partner to department heads and line managers.
  5. 1999 - 2008 Early career
    Human resources and recruiting for Yahoo! Search Marketing, Sony Pictures Entertainment, ABC Television Network, and Disney Imagineering.
  6. Education California State University, Long Beach
    B.A., Communications. Continued study in diversity, inclusion and belonging, and in unconscious bias.

Who I Serve

Growth-stage companies at the moment leadership decides the next phase.

Startups and growth-stage organizations, most often between 50 and 200 employees, where one leadership hire moves the whole trajectory and there is no room to get it wrong twice.

Antares is boutique by design and collaborative by nature, which means the person you meet in the first conversation is the person who runs your search.

Sectors

Technology Entertainment Media Financial Services Nonprofit
First who, then what. Jim Collins, Good to Great

Contact

If your next hire could define your next phase, let's talk.

Whether you are building a leadership team or navigating a transition of your own, I would welcome the conversation.

Book a 30-minute conversation Email me
Email[email protected]
Mobile(310) 987-7590
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