Todd Gitlin

Managing Partner & Founder, Safire Partners

Todd Gitlin is the Managing Partner & Founder of Safire Partners, the most active executive search firm in Southern California focused on emerging growth companies. Safire was founded in 2006 and takes on 75 searches annually. Todd has been a recognized leader in executive search since 1999 completing over 700 assignments. Todd is a founding member of the Los Angeles Mayor’s Council on Industry and Innovation (LAMCII), which has been rebranded to inLA (www.inla.org) with LAEDC. He is also a mentor at local accelerators: MuckerLab, AmplifyLA, Science Inc and LaunchpadLA; and serves on a number of advisory boards. Todd worked at two other executive search firms between 1999 and 2006. In 1995, Todd founded CareerCreations.com, a failed venture-backed software company focused on matching companies and college students. Todd has a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management from California State University, Chico.

Articles by Todd Gitlin

The Realities of PR for Startups with Priscilla Vento

In the dynamic realm of PR for startups, understanding the nuances and timings is crucial. Priscilla Vento, the founder and CEO of 30 Miles North PR, a recommended partner, joins...

Building A Sales Development Function for Early Stage Startups with Sally Duby

Sales development is a nuanced blend of art and science, requiring a delicate balance for its effective implementation within a company. Drawing from substantial experience, Sally Duby from The Bridge...

Company Culture: How to Scale Without Losing Your Soul with Todd Emaus

In one of the recent Mucker’s Growth Series Webinars, we proudly invited one of the previous MuckerLab Partners, Todd Emaus, a serial founder, author of the book Scale Without Losing...

Link Building: A Mission-Critical Component of SEO with Eric Carrell at DoFollow.io

As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Eric Carrell, founder of DoFollow.io, to dig into the world of SEO, especially in the link-building space. A recap...

Technical SEO for Startups with Jacque Alec at Capconvert

As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Jacque Alec, the CEO of Capconvert, to go deep on the topic of technical SEO for startups. A recap...

Product-Led Growth (PLG) For Startups

Hila Qu joined Mucker’s Tony Yang for an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) conversation about Product-Led Growth (PLG) for Startups to kickoff the 2023 Mucker Growth Series. Hila Qu has been the Head...