RecruitSeed LLC was built on a simple premise: the best recruiting combines seasoned judgment with the ability to reach beyond the obvious candidates. Based in Chicago and working with clients across the Southern US and nationally, we bring 15+ years of search work across manufacturing, medical devices, financial services, software, and adjacent markets — placing C-suite and VP leaders, managers, and the critical individual contributors businesses are built around. Placements succeed because of pattern recognition built over hundreds of searches.
We're a small team. The recruiter you meet on the first call runs your search through the accepted offer, backed by tools that widen where we look.
Meet Our Team
Scott Pugh
Scott founded RecruitSeed after 15+ years of executive and technical search. His placements span manufacturing, medical devices, financial services, and software — from C-suite and VP leadership to the critical individual contributors a plan depends on. He runs every search personally: reading what a spec actually requires, mapping the real candidate pool, and giving candidates the full picture early enough that hard questions get resolved before interviews.
Alejandra Lopez
Alejandra brings relationship-building expertise from 5+ years in B2B sales, applying client engagement skills to candidate sourcing and employer partnerships. Her bilingual capabilities and systematic approach to outreach help expand our reach while maintaining the personal touch that makes placements successful.