Building GTM Leadership Teams That Build Exceptional Companies.
25+ years of executive leadership and search experience
Heads Apart Group is a boutique retained executive search firm partnering with founders, CEOs, boards, and private equity investors to recruit transformational go-to-market leaders across AI, SaaS, HealthTech, Digital, and growth-stage companies.
Why Heads Apart
Gary Bembridge is the Founder and CEO of Heads Apart Group, a retained executive search firm based in Southern California, specializing in placing transformative go-to-market leaders for AI, SaaS, HealthTech, Digital Media, and private equity-backed companies.
With more than 25 years of executive leadership and recruiting experience, Gary has helped organizations identify and hire the executives who drive growth—from Vice Presidents to C-suite leaders, including Chief Revenue Officers, Chief Commercial Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and other critical GTM executives.
Before founding Heads Apart Group, Gary held senior revenue leadership roles at Microsoft, where he helped launch the company’s digital advertising business and built one of its first national sales organizations, contributing to revenue growth from approximately $8.5 million to more than $160 million. Throughout his career, he has advised Fortune 500 companies, venture-backed startups, and growth-stage businesses on leadership strategy, organizational design, and executive talent.
Gary is widely recognized for his relationship-first approach to executive search, combining deep industry expertise with an extensive network of senior leaders across technology, healthcare, media, and high-growth industries. His firm partners closely with founders, CEOs, boards, and private equity investors to recruit leaders who accelerate growth and create lasting organizational impact.
As one of the few Black-owned retained executive search firms focused on growth-stage technology and healthcare companies in Southern California, Gary is passionate about helping organizations build exceptional leadership teams while expanding access to executive opportunities.
He is a frequent advisor to CEOs and executive leadership teams on hiring strategy, leadership succession, and building high-performing commercial organizations. International search experience spans the UK, Australia, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Canada, and Latin America, including advising on 0-to-10 GTM build outs for companies entering the North American market.
"I will be eternally grateful to Gary and his team at Heads Apart who found us great VP Sales candidates in several markets, leading up to our acquisition."
Scott Y, CEO
Client Testimonials
"I was impressed by the professionalism and dedication of Heads Apart during my recent job search. What stood out me was the ability to actually talk to someone whenever I had a question or needed more information."
VP Sales Candidate
"The team at Heads Apart recruits top notch candidates. Inclusivity is important in our hiring process. The team truly understood our company culture and found us the perfect match for a leadership position."
Michele B
"We worked directly with Gary on a recent confidential search. This felt more like a partnership and we have developed a strong working relationship. I highly recommend Heads Apart Group."
Sarah W
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