TopHeads — Private Executive Talent Market

Curated, anonymous executive profiles for companies hiring leadership roles at $150K+. Personally vetted by industry insiders.

Executive Talent, Confidentially

The private market for verified leaders earning $150K+. Stay visible to the right companies without signaling the market. Every candidate personally reviewed by Mike Torchinsky. You decide who gets your contact details.

How It Works

Upload your CV. Our AI creates an anonymous profile card. Mike Torchinsky personally reviews and endorses your profile. We promote anonymized profiles to a network of 70,000+ executives. Companies request introductions. You decide who gets your details.

Why TopHeads

Anonymous by default. Personal curation by an executive recruiter with 25+ years of experience. No placement commissions. Your data is protected and your identity stays private until you choose to share it.

For Candidates

Whether you are actively looking or simply want to be findable to the right opportunities, TopHeads is the private market for senior executives. Our two tiers — TopHeads ($150K-$199K) and Select ($200K+) — offer different levels of personal endorsement and visibility.

For Companies

Access pre-vetted senior executive candidates. During Early Access (until Fall 2026), full platform access is free for hiring companies. Send introduction requests, search by industry and region, and find candidates who match your specific needs.

Notes

Short-form intelligence and observations on executive search, leadership hiring, and the private talent market. Written by Mike Torchinsky.

Field Notes

On-the-ground dispatches from executive search — real patterns, real market signals, and unfiltered observations from active searches across industries and geographies.

On The Record

Candid conversations with senior executives and hiring leaders. What they really look for, how they think about talent, and what it takes to land at the top.

Career Quiz

Find out which executive tier you belong in. Answer a few questions about your role, compensation, and career goals to see whether TopHeads or Select is the right fit for you.

About Mike Torchinsky

Mike Torchinsky is an executive search consultant with 25+ years of experience in placing senior leadership across financial services, technology, and professional services. He has built a network of 70,000+ executives on LinkedIn and personally vets every candidate on the TopHeads platform.

Services

When membership isn't enough.

Six services for members who want direct, paid work with me on a specific career decision. Every service is one-to-one. Members get 15% off.

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Strategic career session

$50090 min

A 90-minute one-to-one working session on a specific decision. Stay or move. Switch geography. Choose between two offers. Go founder. You come with the question; I come with 25 years of seeing this exact decision play out across 1000+ placements. Written summary after the call.

Not sure if you need it? Take the 5-min quiz

One specific decision, worked through fully

25 years of senior placement context

Written summary after the call

Executive CV rewrite

Includedfor new members · $500 otherwise

A complete rewrite of your CV for the band you're actually in. Most senior CVs read like middle-manager CVs. I fix that. Included in your TOPHEADS membership the first time; $500 for repeat work or for non-members.

Included in membership (first time)

Rewritten for senior level, not middle management

$500 for repeat work or non-members

Interview preparation

$500up to 3 × 60 min

Focused prep for one specific process — any industry, any level. We map the questions you'll get, the signals the firm is reading for, and we rehearse. Up to three 60-minute sessions.

One process, one firm

Questions mapped, signals decoded

Live rehearsal with feedback

Career roadmap

$1,000+ 1 follow-up at 90 days

A structured 12 to 24-month plan. Where you are, where you want to be, what decisions get you there. Includes one follow-up session 90 days in. This is the service for people who know they need to move but can't yet see the shape of the move.

12 to 24-month structured plan

Current position audit + target mapping

One follow-up session at 90 days

Offer negotiation

$500one live offer

Support through one live offer. I read the offer with you, model the package, draft the counter, and coach you through the conversations. On your side of the table — not the firm's.

Offer read and modelled together

Counter drafted by me

Coaching through the conversations

Advisory retainer

$500/mo1 call/month + unlimited email

For founders and senior leaders who want a standing line to me. Unlimited email, one call per month, priority response. Used mostly by people building senior teams or navigating multi-year moves.

Unlimited email, priority response

One call per month

Standing line — use when you need it

Executive Rating

$99one-time · ~10 min analysis

A credit-rating-style report on your full LinkedIn footprint. Five lenses (Recruiter, Employer, Investor, Competitor, Colleague), composite grade, prioritised actions, and a 12-month roadmap. Standalone product — no membership required.

Five lens chapters with grades and outlook

Six prioritised actions and 12-month roadmap

Professional PDF export

Member discount

15% off every service for active TOPHEADS and Select members. Applied automatically at checkout.

A note on how I work

I don't take on engagements I can't move the needle on. If your question is outside what I can actually help with — a situation where a specialist would serve you better — I'll tell you, and point you somewhere useful.