Growthack

Growthack

Growthack Digital is an award-winning SEO consultancy based in the UK, founded by former Experian B2B SEO lead Kevin Kapezi.

Specialising in strategic SEO for B2B and e-commerce brands, they’ve delivered measurable results for clients like elementsuite, Molly Brown London, and Europadisc.

With accolades from the UK Digital Excellence and European Search Awards, Growthack is known for combining technical expertise with business-driven strategies that fuel long-term growth.

The brief

Growthack needed to make a critical Technical SEO hire to support their next phase of growth. After previous in-house efforts fell short, Kevin knew this hire was too important to risk.

Search For Hire sourced and secured an elite candidate who wasn’t even on the job market, someone Growthack never would have found through traditional channels.

“Josh, Daris and the team are true professionals.

As a small business, I have previously hired in-house staff, but I felt that the next hire was too important to take a chance on. I’m really happy that I made that decision.“

— Kevin Kapezi, Founder of Growthack

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The challenge

As a growing agency, Growthack had made in-house hires before, but this next role was too critical to leave to chance. They needed a high-level Technical SEO, someone with the experience to lead accounts and the technical depth to deliver results.

The right candidates weren’t actively job hunting, and traditional hiring channels weren’t cutting it. With a small team and limited time, the cost of another hiring misstep would be too high.

Growthack needed a partner who could find top-tier, passive talent and provide the confidence that the hire would stick.

The process

To ensure Growthack secured the right Technical SEO hire without risk or wasted time, Search For Hire deployed a focused and flexible hiring strategy tailored to their needs.

Passive Talent Activation

Search For Hire tapped into an exclusive network of senior SEO professionals, surfacing top-tier candidates who weren’t actively applying to jobs but were open to the right opportunity.

Tailored Candidate Fit

Search For Hire aligned closely with Growthack’s specific technical requirements and team culture to ensure every candidate put forward was not only highly skilled but a long-term fit for the business.

Flexible, Risk-Free Partnership

Understanding the needs of a growing agency, Search For Hire built flexibility into the hiring process and backed it with a 1-year replacement guarantee, giving Growthack full confidence in the outcome.

22 suitable leads entered the interview stages, with the top 1% passed on to Growthack for final stage interviews.

The outcome

The role was filled in just over a month, with talent that wasn’t actively looking on the job market.

The new Technical SEO Lead has become a key part of the team, contributing immediately to client delivery and helping scale Growthack’s SEO offering.

With a critical hire made and confidence restored in the recruitment process, Growthack was able to refocus on delivering results for clients and scaling the agency.

“They helped me find someone who wasn’t actively on the job market, so I would never have found them on my own.

Great customer service too as they allowed some flexibility according to our business needs. The 1-year guarantee was the icing on the cake.

Would happily recommend.“

— Kevin Kapezi, Founder of Growthack

Why this matters

For growing SEO agencies, a mis-hire at a senior technical level is not just a setback, it is a direct threat to client delivery and agency reputation.

The right candidates for these roles are rarely on the job market. They are not applying to listings. They are heads-down, delivering results for someone else.

Accessing that talent requires a network, a reputation, and a process built specifically for the SEO industry. Search For Hire’s ability to surface and secure passive talent is what separated this hire from what Growthack had attempted before.

The result was a high-stakes hire made with confidence, and an agency that could keep scaling without the process slowing them down.