HVO Search

HVO Search HVO Search is an executive search firm working with Fashion, Fashion Tech, Luxury, Lifestyle, Beauty & Cosmetics companies globally.

We are experts in finding and hiring exceptional senior executives across all functions. Maria Hvorostovsky’s exceptional talent network coupled with her relentless entrepreneurial spirit led to the inevitable creation of HVO Search in 2012. Based in the heart of London, HVO Search is the provider of bespoke executive search and intelligence services to global clients within digital, retail, consu

mer and technology industries. We advise our clients on recruiting exceptional leaders as well as help build the senior management teams across all functions.

Ah the 40s club - thanks for letting me join! As I get my head around what it means to be a woman in her 40s I reflect o...
26/07/2022

Ah the 40s club - thanks for letting me join! As I get my head around what it means to be a woman in her 40s I reflect on my journey so far…

What I learnt (the hard way):

👍🏻 Sleep is the foundation - especially for your emotional regulation - skip it at your peril

👍🏻 You are the product of the 5 people you spend your time with - who you work with is important

👍🏻 Perfection doesn’t and shouldn’t exist - it’s a trap and likely the result of past trauma

👍🏻 The power of ‘I don’t know’ - the more I learn the more I realise how much I don’t know - don’t stop learning

👍🏻 Stay in the game - the goal isn’t to finish, it’s to enjoy the journey patiently

👍🏻 Consistency, consistency, consistency - especially when you don’t ‘feel like it’

👍🏻 Business will always be there - time with your loved ones won’t

What I accomplished in my 30s:
📈 Successfully launched HVO Search - my executive search business
📉 Failed at launching a coaching chatbot
💔💔 Led my family through a time of personal loss and crisis (you have to grow up fast when you lose your mother and stepfather within 2 years)
❤️ Found the love of my life - if you want to go fast go alone if you want to go far go together
👶🏼👶🏻 Had two beautiful babies at home - if I can do this I can do anything
🧗‍♀️ Led my business through a global crisis - pandemic and mental health
🎙 Launched a podcast - Anatomy of a Leader

Thank you for being there in my 30s.

I look forward to forging even deeper connections and collaborations in this new unexplored decade!

15/04/2022

Hasna Kourda, the Tunisian born Founder of , is considered, methodical and pragmatic. A recovering perfectionist.

She has been fighting the good fight about customer consumption and the importance of circularity way before it became fashionable.

With only 2% of funding going to female founders she had to learn on the go how to pitch for her idea (in the early years even sending her husband in to ‘look’ like the lead) and assess investors on whether they are right for her business in the first place.

She learnt that saying ‘no’ to investors even when you have no money isn’t always a mistake and that separating yourself from your business is important to keep your sanity.

Listen or watch Episode #27

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Who did you want to be when you grow up? Did you play the guitar, but ended up in finance? Did hours fly by when you wer...
05/04/2022

Who did you want to be when you grow up?

Did you play the guitar, but ended up in finance? Did hours fly by when you were painting and yet you are now a Commercial Director for a fashion brand (...well, that’s sort of close, right)?

As a child, I loved to paint, to dance, act, to make clothes for my Barbies and yet I followed a more ‘commercial’ route.

Don’t get me wrong, I love being a headhunter. I love finding and getting to know incredibly talented people. I am curious about what makes them unique. But I didn’t start off with that dream.

I didn’t pursue painting because I got too ‘busy’.

That’s why I am quite jealous of my husband who always pursued his creative passions.

When his grandmother gifted him a camera, he became practically glued to it. Experimenting in every way possible.

And now, his love of photography, music (he was also a drummer in a rock band back in Brazil), and beauty collide for the exhibition of his portrait pieces of London artists who are also making pursuing their dreams.

Why not come and visit Roy's Art Fair this week 7-10th April at Truman Brewery?

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Perhaps you love collecting art, or perhaps you need some inspiration to pick up the craft you dropped that made your heart sing.

Because art isn’t something we should neglect even when we are limited on time.

Art is part of our soul that makes life meaningful and worthwhile.

And it’s essential to our wellbeing.

What art did you give up and wish to restart again?

Let me know in the comments below.

23/12/2021

Sarah Crook is a brand builder through and through having worked with Club 21 (Prada, Armani, Donna Karan), Stella McCartney, Christopher Kane and Peter Dundas.

In Episode 26 we talk about what first time CEOs should be thinking about when working with creatives especially if they are the founders, building trust and honing that gut instinct.

In this short clip Sarah shares advice from Frederick Lukoff who she worked with at Stella McCartney.

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09/12/2021

Do you wish there was a way to improve your memory? 🤔 Ever heard of mnemonic techniques? These can seriously change your life - like it has for who is a memory expert, neuroscientist, author, award winning international keynote speaker, 8x world memory champion and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records four times.

In Episode 25 of Anatomy of a Leader, I speak with Boris about:
▪️ How his brain is different to regular people like me
▪️ What memory is
▪️ How you can harness the power of memory in your everyday life.

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Have you tried any memory techniques and did they work for you?

25/11/2021

Your customer service sucks! This might be a little strong, but seriously, you retailers have lost the art of selling.

With store staff barely able to greet you, weeks of unanswered emails or worse automatic useless chatbots, Martin Newman the has seen it all.

Luckily he is here to tell you what you need to think about and do to get back to customer centricity and what it’s going to do for your business.

Check out the full Episode #24

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28/10/2021

Do you have enough female role models in your life? Who are the female leaders you look up to who are inspiring, courageous, risk takers, mothers, trailblazers, luminaries? This week, I’ve put together insights from the female founders I interviewed on Anatomy of a Leader in Season 2 who have become my inspiration.

Thank you to , , , and for sharing your wisdom.

Here is a snippet from the video.

Watch the full Episode on YouTube and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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21/10/2021

What do you think is more important, thinking or doing? Of course we need both, but do we spend enough time on quality, deliberate thinking in meetings? This week I spoke with Dr Brennan Jacoby, a philosopher and Founder of about how we can all apply thousands of years of philosophy to “think our best”.

At the end I asked Brennan who the best thinker of all time is and the answer isn’t what I expected...

In Episode 20 on Anatomy of a Leader we discussed:
▪️ Thinking vs doing
▪️ Staying curious and asking questions
▪️ How to make meetings impactful
▪️ How to incorporate quality thinking into our day-to-day busy work lives

Brennan is one of the most interesting people I know who also made a huge impact on how I communicate and, now, how I think.

For the full episode check out 🔗 links in bio..

LEO🦁наш маленький Левушка, самый сладкий мальчик ❤️❤️❤️
02/09/2021

LEO🦁наш маленький Левушка, самый сладкий мальчик ❤️❤️❤️

Anatomy of a LeaderEpisode #9Link in Bio
28/07/2021

Anatomy of a Leader
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Anatomy of a LeaderEpisode #8Link in Bio
28/07/2021

Anatomy of a Leader
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Anatomy of a Leader Ep #7
28/07/2021

Anatomy of a Leader Ep #7

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