Kintara
Reinforcing industrial and manufacturing companies
with good people.
“Kintara has a unique ability to find the right people that can up-level your team – their deep network and instinct for identifying great talent are unmatched. They introduced us to a leader who not only had the right skills but also rare experience in our niche industry."
Travis Johnston
CEO, Aropha
the challenge
Two-thirds of manufacturers are struggling to attract and retain talent.
Struggling to find and keep the right leaders
Constantly backfilling hourly roles
Seeing low engagement and performance
Kintara recruits, trains, and retains good people to strengthen industrial companies and take advantage of American reindustrialization.
We support talent needs across leadership, management, and labor.
Recruit
We recruit high-impact leaders and set up reliable pipelines and processes for frontline employees.
Train
We provide talent management strategy and training to frontline leaders and teams.
Retain
We develop and implement retention programs that boost engagement and reduce turnover.
Our services
Targeted support
Short-term engagement focused on a specific need: retained search, training workshops, etc.
Strategy and execution
Build your talent engine over a 3-6 month engagement that aligns your growth plans with a clear, company-specific talent strategy, and implement practical tools and processes that drive performance, retention, and engagement.
Long-term partnership
Strategic and executional partner embedded within your organization.
Founded on experience and expertise.
Carrie Murphy, the Founder of Kintara, has over 15 years of experience in executive search, talent acquisition, and leadership advisory.Previously, as CEO of Venture For America, she guided programs that launched 1,500+ entrepreneurial careers, leading to the founding of 350+ companies that raised nearly $1 billion.Earlier in her career, she nearly doubled the headcount of Vertical Knowledge (later acquired by BabelStreet), recruited top talent for Goldman Sachs, and placed C-suite leaders for VC & PE backed high-growth B2B and B2C companies while at the retained executive search firm, Daversa Partners.
Andrew Rising, Advisor
Managing Partner at Encore Venture Labs
David Gilkey, Advisor
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Development
at Hose Master
The name Kintara is inspired by the Japanese philosophy of kintsugi, the art of restoring ceramics with gold. We work with intention, resilience, and humanity to strengthen companies for both their immediate needs and long-term vision.
Based in the Midwest.
Kintara started in Cleveland, Ohio — the heart of the Great Lakes region. This region’s deep industrial roots and skilled workforce make it the natural home for the next generation of American industrial leadership.
Being close to our clients isn’t just a convenience; it’s a competitive advantage. We’re embedded in the ecosystem, working alongside both cutting-edge startups and legacy industrial leaders to help them scale, innovate, and compete on a global stage.
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