"I have great respect and admiration for Robin, because she takes a deep partnership approach in the truest sense and spirit when it comes to a pursuit of special talent for unique roles. I highly recommend Robin to anyone, with no reservation whatsoever."
Dr. Qi Lu, President
Microsoft Online Services Group

Robin knocked the cover off the ball for us. The single best thing one of my board members did this year was introduce me to Robin.
Reed Hastings, Founder/CEO, Netflix

Robin and Susan are terrific executives who have added value wherever we have worked with them. KPCB ventures, my partners and I have enjoyed very good fortune with them over the years.
John Doerr, Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Robin and Susan 'get it' about how to identify and recruit exceptional people...you get their undivided attention and it shows in their results.
Vinod Khosla
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers/Khosla Ventures
Successfully recruited:
Chief Information Officer
VP Engineering
VP Fraud Prevention
VP Payments R&D

I've had years of experiences with search people and after working with Robin, I'm convinced she's raised the bar. This is how executive search should be - responsive, decisive, relentless and leveraging their knowledge base to help us make a strategic leap in our technology leadership team. Working with Robin was a great experience, and it really feels like a partnership. It's been a big help to have her on our side.
Meg Whitman, CEO, eBay
Successfully recruited:
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Information Officer

I understand now why I'm referred to Robin by many colleagues of mine. She thinks fast, moves fast, and has a deep context for our business and industry. She took on a tough assignment and over-delivered.
Jerry Yang, Founder, Yahoo!
Successfully recruited:
EVP, Yahoo! Open Strategy Platform and Infrastructure

Robin has helped me build out my team with some key executive hires, and has been a cultural force for getting things done. She really understands people and uses that skill to make the best fit for each role. But most importantly, Robin has helped me become a better leader. Her effects will be felt at Facebook for a long time.
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder/CEO, Facebook

Our company has audacious goals. We wanted Robin as our Advisor to help us attract the best people in the world. Her intellect and experience pushed us forward. She recruited our CTO and Chief Product Officer hires which launched our Bay Area Technology Center. She's a great friend to ShareThis.
Tim Schigel, Founder/CEO, ShareThis.com

We chose Robin for her deep experience, strategic insights and relationships. She delivered huge value and we hired an excellent CTO in record time.
Michael Yang, Founder/CEO, Become.com

Susan and Robin have done a killer job for us, they were pivotal in building our extraordinary technology leadership team. Jeff Bezos, Founder & CEO, Amazon.com
Successfully recruited:
Chief Information Officer
VP Engineering
VP Fraud Prevention
VP Payments R&D

Robin uniquely understood the complexity of technology, security and operations at our Wynn Las Vegas property and how underlying systems and infrastructure support Steve Wynn's trademark of delivering a superlative experience to every guest. This CIO role is about running the technology for a city within a city. Robin delivered excellent results.
Andrew Pascal, President and COO
Wynn Resorts Las Vegas

We hired a CTO that was beyond what we expected. That happened because of Robin Reed.
Dan Nordstrom, CEO, Nordstrom.com
Successfully recruited:
Chief Technology Officer
VP Engineering

This is a first-rate search team. The combined search experience of Reed and Shay is truly extraordinary. This is a firm that we will rely on for our most critical search projects.
Tim Haley, General Partner, Redpoint Ventures
Successfully recruited:
Chief Logistics Officer, Reflect.com

Robin has been a tireless and tenacious search partner for us, and her intellect, sense of urgency and passion for making big contributions to young companies is unique.
Kevin Efrusy, General Partner, Accel Partners

Mobile, messaging, advertising, social! Everyone is recruiting in our space. With Robin's reputation and rich insights, we recruited an incredible CTO.
Zaw Thet, Founder/CEO, 4INFO

Robin's expertise in helping us define our VPE role was as strategic as the results she delivered. I enthusiastically recommend her!
Dennis Fong, Founder/CEO, Raptr.com

We've worked with Susan for over a decade through several startups and searches. She exemplifies executive recruiting through her professionalism, integrity, and most important her insight into the company and candidates throughout the process.
Robert Currie, President, Dash Navigation
Successfully recruited:
Vice President of Engineering

I had a great time working with Robin. Our company was taking a major growth step, and she helped us define and attract a phenomenal SVP Engineering. It also moved fast, and the process was excellent.
Lyle Fong, Founder/CEO
Lithium Technologie

The technical complexity of a Chief Scientist role is difficult for most search firms. With Robin, we saw only candidates that were very well qualified, and that saved our time. We hired a Chief Scientist that's an awesome fit for the company.
Anand Rajaraman, Founder, Kosmix.com

Our first search for our first Internet Technology Executive was with Robin Reed. That experience was unique, it moved fast, the candidates were excellent, and the results were exactly what we were promised.
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Successfully recruited:
Chief Information Officer
VP Engineering
Senior Architect

Founders need trusted partners who understand intrinsically the kind of DNA to attract in the earliest stages. Robin gets it. Really gets it. She's a trusted member and advisor to our team.
Gaurav Dhillon, Founder/CEO, Snaplogic.com
Successfully recruited:
SVP Products and Engineering

ReedShay added value from the first meeting. The candidates were high quality, the process was very good, and throughout the cycle they were responsive and always moving ahead of us. Great work!
Bob Lewis, CEO, 41st Parameter
Successfully recruited:
Vice President Engineering

This was a complex assignment to recruit three Internet executives to lead our new Internet Products Group. We're based in Los Angeles, and we wanted Silicon Valley experts. It was nothing short of amazing... we hired an awesome team in record time. Robin and Susan are the best.
Rich Battista, CEO, TVGuide.com
Successfully recruited:
EVP, internet Products Group
SVP, Global Technology Resources
VP, Product Development

Our long standing relationship with Reed Shay has made an invaluable contribution to the building of many key companies in the areas of engineering and technology development. Their robust network, unique approach to each assignment and depth of experience have made for a winning combination, time and time again.
Juliet Flint, Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer

Our VPE hire was one of the most critical placements in our company's growth and success. Robin delivered exceptional results and we made a fantastic hire for our executive leadership team.
T.M. Ravi, Founder/CEO, Mimosa Systems

Working with Robin on our search was a very positive experience. I felt her full commitment and partnership, and she helped us hit the high bar we'd set for a mission critical executive hire.
Kim Polese, CEO, Spikesource
Successfully recruited:
SVP, Engineering

Our CTO search required a consultative approach. We needed a Web 2.0 experienced technical leader who could mentor and inspire our team, and be a magnet for talent. Robin delivered and we made a new friend during the process.
Tina Sharkey, CEO, Babycenter.com
Successfully recruited:
Chief Technology Officer

We made a VP of Engineering hire that significantly pushed our company forward. Robin brought us exceptional candidates and helped us make the best decision. I'd recommend her in a heartbeat.
Jameson Hsu, Founder/CEO, MochiMedia
Successfully recruited:
Vice President of Engineering

I've had a long association with Robin and been on both sides of the table with her. She brought me to Ebay. I highly recommend her.
Maynard Webb, CEO, LiveOps.com

Robin added value from the first meeting. Her involvement with our recruiting efforts has been a strategic push for us in building our company.
Rob Lord, Founder/CEO
Pioneers of the Inevitable, Inc.
Successfully recruited:
Vice President of Engineering

Our CIO search with Robin Reed raised the bar on what we will expect from search firms going forward. Our new CIO is an incredible match to our culture and to what we hoped to achieve with the hire. Exceptional results!
Myles McCormick, COO, Bare Escentuals (BARE)
Successfully recruited:
Chief Information Officer

Beyond the excellent process and results of our Chief Product Officer search, Robin generously opened her network to us which is invaluable for a startup company. We look forward to a long relationship with her.
Daniel Graf, Founder & CEO, KyteTV
Successfully recruited:
Chief Product Office

Robin and Susan rose to the occasion quickly identifying and recruiting top talent. They were able to bridge that difficult gap between media and technology - making sure that we had top development talent that could flourish in a media environment. I would not hesitate recommending them to both media and technology companies alike.
Ruthann Quindlen, Board of Directors, TVGuide.com
Successfully recruited:
EVP Products & Strategy
VP Engineering
VP Technology Resources & Operations

Search completed in under 60 days, excellent results, smooth process.
Greg Steiner, COO, eHarmony

When Robin recruited me in 1997, I wasn't looking to make a change. Moving my family and leaving Wal-Mart at a time when the dot.com world was unproven, there was a lot at stake for me. Robin told me I'd kick myself if I didn't do it. Ten years later, I can't imagine having missed out on Amazon.com and this incredible experience for myself and my family.
Rick Dalzell, CIO and SVP Worldwide, Architecture & Platform Software, Amazon.com
Successfully recruited:
President, Amazon
Chief Information Officer
Chief Architect
VP Customer Service
VP Engineer

When you find a search person you know will work as hard as you will, build that relationship. That's what we're doing with Reed Shay & Company.
Doug Leone, Partner, Sequoia Capital

I've had multiple successful searches with Robin over the years. She recruited our current CTO which pushed us forward strategically. Earlier, she introduced me to the person who became Turn's co-founder. She's the bar-raiser in the search industry.
Jim Barnett, Founder & Chairman, Turn.com

Our company is one that intends to disrupt a giant market, and our technology has many levels of complexity. Robin carried our vision expertly, closely understood our technology, and evangelized us into the top talent strongholds. It was a difficult search, and the results were excellent.
Professor Monica Lam, Founder/CEO
mocha5
Successfully recruited:
SVP Engineering and Product Development

When we need to recruit those high impact Engineering and Technology executives to build companies, we turn to Susan and Robin. They both understand the complex technologies and business models, and they add a ton of value to our team.
Andy Rachleff, Partner, Benchmark Capital

Recruiting key executives is the differentiating factor for successful start-ups, and Robin and Susan get this right for us every time.
Doug Mackenzie, General Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Shutterfly has compelling technologies and services, and our SVP Technology search led by Robin delivered a tremendous executive who has added huge value to our company.
Jeffrey Housenbold, CEO, Shutterfly

All search firms are not created equal is an understatement when it comes to comparing ReedShay with the rest of the pack. In our recent CTO search, Robin was a strategic advisor as much as she was our recruiter. Her experience and insights, combined with a superb network of star candidates, delivered not only one, but two successful hires to round out our executive team. We hired a Chief Product Officer, too.
Magid Abraham, Founder/CEO, ComScore.com

There are lots of search firms out there who claim to over-deliver but Robin and Susan prove it again and again. Excellent follow through on tough assignments, and relentless about getting the work done quickly.
Bruce Dunlevie, General Partner, Benchmark Capital

Three years later, I look back at the work Robin did for us and understand now the impact of that search. We recruited an executive who has expanded our capabilities far beyond what we were looking for when we initiated the search. Robin pushed us to think BIG.
Mark Vadon, CEO, Blue Nile, Inc.
Successfully recruited:
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operations Officer

Our team at Ignition is impressed with Robin Reed and the results she and her team delivers. We're looking forward to a long association.
Jon Anderson, Partner, Ignition Partners