Michael King

Executive Recruiter - Marketing @ King Recruiting, Inc.

About

Contact me at: MichaelK@kingrecruiting.net With over 20 years of experience as an executive recruiter, I specialize in building marketing teams for startups and mid-sized B2B SaaS companies in Silicon Valley and Seattle. I have a proven track record of placing key executives and directors at leading companies such as Marketo, DocuSign, Gong, Clari, Coupa, Demandbase, and many more. I leverage my extensive network, industry knowledge, and strategic approach to help my clients find and attract the best talent for their marketing needs. In 2020, my wife told me that I need to share my journey. Since early 1998, my wife and doctors at UCLA have called me "The Miracle! On April 29, 2025, my memoir, “Be There When I Return” was released and was instantly an Amazon #1 New Release. I will take you on a journey on how I conquered epilepsy and then transitioned from an LA bartender to one of the top executive recruiters in Silicon Valley, Oh yeah, many readers have called it one of the best love stories they have read in years. You can learn more here - www.MichaelTKing.com

Country

United States

City

San Francisco Bay Area

Industry

Staffing & Recruiting

Skill

Internet Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Recruiting, SaaS, Sales, Technical Recruiting, Search, Interviews, Applicant Tracking Systems, Marketing, Strategy, Management, Networking, Sourcing, Product Management, Contract Recruitment, Temporary Placement, Social Networking, Staffing Services

Experience

Executive Recruiter - Marketing

King Recruiting, Inc.

2017-9 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

I help startups and mid-sized B2B SaaS companies in Silicon Valley and Seattle build their Marketing teams. I have placed key Executives and Directors at such companies as: Marketo, DocuSign, Gong, Clari, Coupa, Demandbase, Gong, Highspot, Juniper Square, Pipefy, Observe.ai, Spotnana, SupportLogic, Heap, Noname Security, Zinc, Xactly, PagerDuty, LeanData, ServiceMax, Successfactors, Adaptive Insights, CA Technologies, Jobvite, Interwoven, Nimsoft (CA), Taleo, Epiphany, Callidus Software, BroadVision, plus many many more!

Book Author

Simon & Schuster

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

New York, United States

Author of the Amazon #1 New Release - Be There When I Return - www.MichaelTKing.com When I was thirty-one-years-old I started to act out of character, which got the attention of my roommate and a woman I just started dating. After denying anything was wrong with me, I finally decided to visit a neurologist. My life took an unexpected turn when I received a life-altering diagnosis of epilepsy. What followed was a five-year saga of navigating the unpredictable terrain of seizures and the relentless pursuit of control. During this time, I found a lifeline in the unwavering support of a new love. This powerful bond fueled my resilience and determination to reclaim my life. At thirty-seven, I took a daring leap to undergo surgery, the first of its kind at the hospital. The procedure's success sparked a profound transformation in my life. Just nine months later, a chance encounter with an old bartending buddy opened the door to an unexpected career in Silicon Valley. Leaving behind my bartending job in LA, I dove headfirst into the tech recruiting world, where I built a career against all odds. Be There When I Return is a testament to courage, love, and the pursuit of dreams. It celebrates second chances and the triumph over life's greatest challenges. I hope my journey will inspire you to believe in the impossible and seize the moments that can change everything.

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TRIAD Group, Inc.

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