Magellan began 25 years ago to focus on better ways to accomplish executive search in Houston, Texas, in the professional services industry.
Specifically, the firm reframed the search process by addressing two critical needs: completion of the search and persistence of fit. Early on we learned our clients make money by keeping and cultivating people, not just by hiring them. We also realized that persistence of fit is improved immeasurably by empowering our candidates to move beyond taking jobs and towards owning their careers before they interview with our clients.
To accomplish these goals, Magellan developed what we call a Market Credible Search Process, which is aimed at two outcomes:
Enabling clients to control the growth and excellence of their businesses
Empowering candidates to get control of their careers
By acting as a trusted advisor to both clients and candidates, we leverage our deep experience to build long-standing relationships and facilitate strategic placements that are persistent.
Proven results
- Magellan measures its completion rate based on placements per retainer – on average Magellan makes 2.2 placements for every retainer we engage in
- Our candidates stay on average 5-7 years, as opposed to the industry standard of 22 months
- We have helped generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for our clients through our strategic placements
- We have worked with all of the top 40 consulting firms
Why Choose Magellan
Why Magellan Succeeds
Our Results fuel our passion for success:
- 95% Completion Rate
- 75% Candidate Promotion Rate
- 4+ Years Retention
- 2.2 Candidate Placements per Search
- Our People are our most important asset. To see our team, click this link
Our process supports our people’s success and our clients’ results. Over the 30 years, we have done retained search, and we have evolved our Market Credible Search Process framework. Each professional we hire or affiliate we work with is trained in this framework. For a fuller description of the Methodologies and Processes that follow along with this Framework, please click here.
We achieve these results with our Market Credible Search Process training for each team member. The following diagram defines our culture:
Meet the Team
Our passion for excellence and growth encompasses the Magellan culture.
Our clients choose us as partners to help them establish and grow practice areas and geographies, and candidates seek our help to navigate their career opportunities. We are headquartered in Houston, Texas with offices in New York and London.
Meet the Team
Our passion for excellence and growth encompasses the Magellan culture.
Our clients choose us as partners to help them establish and grow practice areas and geographies, and candidates seek our help to navigate their career opportunities. We are headquartered in Houston, Texas with offices in New York and London.
Jonathan H. Phillips CEO and Founder
Read full bio »Marlie Wuntch Consultant/Recruiter
Read full bio »Jason SandersExecutive Director
Read full bio »John Furth Advisor
Read full bio »Carol Limperos Advisor
Read full bio »Jim Uschkrat Advisor
Read full bio »Mike Griffiths Advisor
Read full bio »Mark DayExecutive Director
Read full bio »Jacob Beasley Recruiter
Read full bio »Blake Phillips Recruiting Manager
Read full bio »Susie A. Uschkrat VP of Business Development
Read full bio »JoAnn Thomas Career Strategist
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Contact Us →Jonathan founded Magellan International, LP in 1993. He works with many diverse clients in the professional services sector including: General Management Consulting, Turnaround Advisory Services, IT Services Firms and building Consulting Services within operating companies. For these clients he has performed searches in multiple industries, such as: Upstream Oil & Gas, Downstream Energy, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Packaged Goods, High Tech and Retail.
Prior to Magellan, Jonathan worked for Shell Oil Company. During his tenure at Shell Jonathan served in various Engineering, Research & Development, Product Management, and Planning roles. He held positions as a refinery engineer, a research chemist, technical sales professional, a product manager, and a business manager before leaving to build Magellan.
Jonathan is an active member of The Petroleum Club of Houston, The Houston Technology Commission (HTC), The Greater Houston Partnership, and Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC). He was previously a member of Houston Area Association of Personnel Consultants (HAAPC). In 1998 he was honored as CPC of the year for the state of Texas. He served as President of HAAPC for two years and was a past Vice President of Arbitration for HAAPC, and its Director of Education and Certification for four years. He has also served on the Texas State Board (TAPC).
Jonathan holds a B.S in Chemistry and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia. He also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Illinois. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys fly fishing, cycling, skiing, and camping. He is a member of the Krewe of Thoth in New Orleans.
Marlie is a Communications Advisor with cross-functional expertise in public relations and legal analysis.
At Magellan, she is responsible for business development, marketing, and public relations. Marlie is also in charge of planning Magellan’s quarterly charity event. Past events have raised thousands of dollars in kind and monetary donations for: Houston Children’s Charity, Texas Children’s Hospital, and local communities effected by Hurricane Harvey.
Prior to Magellan, Marlie worked at Rubenstein in New York City where she helped clients think through their most pressing challenges to build, advance, and protect their reputations with authenticity and integrity. She designed integrated campaigns that aligned organizational initiatives, personal activities, and communications with business goals to reflect what clients were trying to achieve.
Marlie holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Alabama and a J.D. from the Tulane University School of Law. Marlie an active member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on the Breeders Greeters committee. She enjoys golfing and spending time with her family.
Jason Sanders has helped numerous consulting firms grow their businesses based on quality talent he has provided. For more than 20 years, companies turn to him when they need to make a critical senior hire or grow a practice.
He focuses on selling your organization and open role by drawing on deep market knowledge and consultative selling capabilities. This combination of skills will allow you to hire the best consulting talent available.
Jason offers two types of recruiting services: a traditional executive recruiting model and a cost-effective multiple hire model. If you are looking to hire more than one experienced consultant, you will want to learn more!
In addition to running his own business for more than 20 years, Jason holds multiple Master’s degrees and loves learning about new cultures and languages. He is fluent in Spanish and spends significant amounts of time in Colombia, South America.