Co-founder & Managing General Partner,
Jefferson Partners
"Danelle understands that companies evolve in stages, and she has an incredible ability to match a candidate’s personality and pedigree with a company at a particular point in its evolution. And for us that’s no small thing, especially when you consider that most of the companies we’re dealing with are doing things that have never been done before."
Executive Director
Border Ware
"Danelle has a great human touch. She’s personable, smart, detail-oriented and articulate. And she brings a great deal of knowledge to her work — about industries, people, the importance of teamwork…about the value of things. Working with her is a very pleasant and satisfying experience. She has the ability to make difficult things seem effortless."
Chief Technology Officer
CyWorld, US
"Danelle’s running a very high-end and focused organization, and she’s extremely good at what she does. In my case, not only did she portray the CyWorld US position very persuasively, she was instrumental in helping me understand the role CyWorld can play within the social networking business and how I might personally be helpful. It took me about three months to make a decision (I had two other job offers at the time from high-profile Bay Area companies, and neither was easy to turn down) but Danelle kept in touch throughout the process. In the end, her insight, professionalism, and insistence that this was a great opportunity helped close the deal."
Chief Operating Officer
CyWorld, US
"CyWorld is to Korea what Facebook is to America — a very well-known and very popular social networking site. My job is to increase CyWorld’s market-share here, and that has meant hiring top-quality employees, in particular a CTO. The problem is it’s very tough to convince a C-level candidate to sign on with a foreign company that has little name recognition. That’s where Storm & Company has been indispensable. Danelle visited me here in my office several times, so that she could understand CyWorld and accurately present the opportunity it represents to the right person. Our search for a CTO went on for months. I think Danelle made 600 phone calls on our behalf before we began to meet candidates. But finally we found exactly the right person, and never once did Danelle suggest that we should settle for second best."
VP of Strategic Alliances
Accept Software
"Danelle does an exceedingly good job of positioning a company and presenting an opportunity quickly. That’s what impressed me when I first talked with her on the phone. I get a fair number of calls from executive recruiters but usually, when I take them, I just listen politely and then say thanks…but no thanks. Danelle was able to present the opportunity at Accept succinctly and in a way that got me interested enough to take the next step."
Chief Executive Officer
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
"I like her process — how she handled candidates and her periodic summary. She did a thorough job of whom to talk to, how she defined their experience, and her perceptions of their strengths and weaknesses."
President & Chief Executive Officer
Accept Software
"Danelle was instrumental in helping us focus our thinking and prioritize our needs. She identified a pool of superior candidates and brought multiple searches to successful closure."