Meet Jeff Hopkins

I'm the integral part in helping my clients accelerate their valuation thru high performing candidates coupled with finding an enhanced career, and future, for my candidates.

Jeff launched his recruiting career in 1999 and has built Arrowhead Partners, Inc. (AP, Inc.) as a premier executive recruiting firm for hundreds of early to mid-staged Venture Funded companies in the Disruptive and Emerging technology sector. Since inception, AP, Inc has solidified a superior reputation due to the ability to bring their candidates select opportunities that are tailor fit for their experience, career fit, company culture, future growth potential, and an opportunity to financially hit a home run. Arrowhead Partners, Inc. also focuses on bringing their client's candidates that are best of breed in their respective roles.  Jeff's commitment to do what's right for all parties (his employees, clients, and investors), leading with an "other's interest first" approach, along with his persistence and exceptional attention to detail has earned him the opportunity to work with many high performing executives and founders, venture capital firms, other alternative asset investors, and with companies that have experienced stratospheric growth.

Arrowhead Partners, Inc's recruiting efforts are focused on all GTM (Go-to-Market) C-Suite to Individual Contributor roles which include Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Product, and Customer Success.

Jeff graduated from Oregon State University, is a devoted (borderline fanatical) Beaver Fan and lives in Southern California. He is deeply committed and actively involved with his family (wife, 3 children,  the family's "lazy bones Jones" White Lab - Charlie and recent addition Black Lab - Stella) He is an avid golfer, devout student of self-development, and seeks to keep raising the bar and exceeding candidate and client's expectations.

Favorite Books:  "Go-Giver" - Bob Berg; "Can't Hurt Me" - David Goggins; "Fundable Startup" Fred Haney; "Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude"  Napoleon Hill; "Outliers" - Malcom Gladwell, anything Tony Robbins.
Favorite Movies: "Momento", "Young Frankenstein", "Fletch", "Dumb and Dummer", "CaddyShack"; "Elf", "Step Brothers", "Godfather (all of them)", "Scarface"; "Knox Goes Away"; anything with Peter Sellers.
Favorite sports:  Golf, Golf, Golf
Favorite person:  My wife.

Here’s how and why we can help you:

TENURE in SECTOR

Over 25 years servicing early to mid-stage VC/PE Funded companies,

TENACIOUS

Never ending work ethic to do what's right and find the perfect fit for all parties in the search process.  

REPUTATION

Jeff's mantra is simple, yet has earned him the respect throughout the industry:  Treat others the way you want to be treated and everything else takes care of itself.

1000+

Exceptional candidates placed

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Elated clients’ expectations exceeded