Hiring CEOs Still Takes Weeks | Moravi Cuts It to Minutes

Most recruiting tech stops at keyword matching. Moravi is trying to kill that model before another bad executive hire costs a company millions. A CEO search can drag for 10 weeks before teams even align on what they want. Meanwhile, the business bleeds time, productivity, and trust. Matt Mooney, Vicky Wilkins, and Jen Row break down why executive hiring still runs on manual research, gut feel, and “headhunter” logic and how they’re rebuilding the process with assessment-first technology, real proof, and faster decision-making. In this episode… The Moravi founders explain why most recruiting software fails at executive search, how they compress 4 weeks of market mapping into a 45-minute kickoff, and why “show your work” matters when one bad leadership hire can wreck a company. They also unpack assessment logic, candidate credibility, culture fit, and the skepticism slowing innovation in executive hiring. Key Takeaways : Executive search still operates like a 1970s industry despite modern recruiting tech Most executive hiring research is still done manually Moravi’s goal is compressing a 3–4 week search kickoff into 30–45 minutes Teams often spend weeks “realigning” during searches instead of forcing alignment upfront Traditional recruiting tools were built for staffing, not executive hiring Keyword matching alone misses leadership impact, company context, and business outcomes The platform evaluates candidate history against company performance, growth, and outcomes One bad executive hire creates outsized operational and financial risk Search firms regularly miss 30–40% of viable executive talent pools because of narrow filters Moravi highlights both strengths and risk gaps so recruiters know what to probe deeper The founders built the platform after failing to find software they trusted themselves Their biggest differentiator: every recommendation is backed by visible proof and data Guests : Matthew Mooney - Co-founder Marovi LinkedIN : https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewamooney/ Vicky Wilkens - Co-founder Marovi LinkedIN : https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickywilkens/ Jin Ro - Co-founder Marovi LinkedIN : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinro/ Connect with Us : William Tincup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tincup/ Ryan Leary LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanleary/ WRKdefined : Site: http://www.wrkdefined.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wrkdefined LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrkdefined Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WRKdefined/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/WRKdefined Substack: https://wrkdefined.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices