Tired of the long timelines and high costs of hiring? 

As the Founder/CEO of Think Evolutionary, I provide on-demand access to top-tier talent leadership, giving your business the expertise it needs, without the wait or expense.

From leading talent teams in high-stakes environments like government contracting, consulting firms, and competitive tech companies, I’ve seen firsthand how the right leadership and strategy can transform a company’s trajectory. After 25 years in talent acquisition, I realized many businesses need an alternative to traditional executive hires—something flexible, efficient, and tailored to their unique challenges.

At Think Evolutionary, we provide access to top-tier talent flexible pricing options built for each company. Our approach is centered on understanding your organization’s unique needs and challenges, offering:

Fractional Executives Placements
Executive Search 
Contractor and Direct Hiring Placements
Embedded Recruitment Services 

Ready to transform your talent strategy? Let’s discuss how Think Evolutionary can give your company the agility and expertise it needs to succeed.

* Connect with me here on LinkedIn

Together, let's elevate your talent game and position your business for sustainable growth.

James Jr

🚨 Confidential Search: Fractional (or FT) Controller | Northern Virginia 🚨 

I’m leading a confidential search for a Controller to step into a major player in the Construction/AEC space here in NoVa.

This isn't a "maintenance" role; it’s a leadership seat for someone who understands the high-stakes financial mechanics of the construction world.

The Setup: We are looking for a heavy hitter who can hit the ground running. My client is open to two structures:
Fractional: ~30+ hours/week (Immediate start preferred).
Full-Time: 4 days onsite / 1 day remote.


The Mission: Reporting directly to the CFO, you’ll lead the Assistant Controller and the broader accounting team. We need someone to own the financial narrative, not just the entries.

The Essentials:

The Technical: Deep experience with ASC 606 and Percentage-of-Completion (POC) accounting is non-negotiable.
The Pedigree: 10+ years of progressive leadership; CPA or MBA is strongly preferred.
Industry DNA: You know the rhythms of Construction, Engineering, or Utilities.
The Tools: High-level ERP proficiency and Advanced Excel skills.


If you’re a fractional leader who thrives on cleaning up complex revenue recognition and scaling financial operations for a large-scale firm, this is your next anchor project.

DM or email me directly to discuss the client and the specifics in confidence.
james.dyson@thinkevolutionary.com

James Dyson Jr

CEO/Founder - Think Evolutionary | We offer Workforce Development, RPO, Contract Staffing & Retained Searches | 25+ years of Talent Engineering Expertise | Talent Solutions Provider

We are currently leading a confidential search for a key leadership role in the Northern Virginia construction space. 

My client is looking for a Controller who not only manages the books but also owns the business's financial narrative.

We are looking for a heavy hitter, someone who understands that in the AEC and construction world, the "how" of the numbers is just as important as the "what."

Flexibility by Design
We aren't interested in rigid boxes; we’re interested in talent. This role is structured to meet a high-level leader who can be:

-> Full-Time: Onsite 4 days (1 day remote) to deeply integrate with the team. OR 
-> Fractional: 30+ hours per week for the consultant-minded leader who can hit the ground running.

The Mission
Reporting directly to the CFO and leading a dedicated accounting team. This isn't about maintaining the status quo; it’s about operational excellence. 

You’ll be:
-> Mastering the Mechanics: Driving ASC 606 revenue recognition and percentage-of-completion accounting.
-> Strategic Partnering: Translating complex GAAP data into actionable insights for the CFO.
-> System Optimization: Leveraging ERPs and advanced Excel to keep the "financial story" crystal clear.

The Profile
-> Experience: 10+ years of progressive accounting leadership.
-> Industry DNA: Construction or AEC experience is strongly preferred
-> Credentials: CPA or MBA is the gold standard here.
->The "X" Factor: You enjoy the build. You like scaling operations and mentoring a team to be their best.

Good People Know Good People
Think Evolutionary is all about connecting elite talent with firms that actually value their impact. If this sounds like your next move, or if you know a finance leader who is currently "under the radar," let’s talk.

Message here directly or email me, james.dyson@thinkevolutionary.com to discuss the details in confidence.

We're Hiring! Exciting Opportunities Across the U.S.

At Think Evolutionary, LLC, we engineer scalable human capital, and we're currently recruiting for outstanding roles on behalf of our client. Whether you're ready for your next move or know someone who is, let's talk!

Healthcare & Clinical Roles

Psychologist | $120K – $150K 📍 Abilene, TX | El Paso, TX | Concord, NH
Audiologist | $90K – $130K 📍 El Paso, TX | Abilene, TX
Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | $110K – $150K 📍 Warwick, RI | Wexford, PA

Technology / Cleared Professionals

Sr. Oracle DBA/Engineer (Exadata) | $225K – $250K 📍 Annapolis Junction, MD | Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph required

These aren't just jobs — they're opportunities to do meaningful work with competitive compensation in locations across the country.

✅ Competitive salaries
✅ Opportunities in healthcare, federal contracting & tech
✅ Multiple locations available

Know someone who'd be a great fit? Tag them below or share this post — your referral could change someone's career trajectory. 

View all open roles & apply here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eMSE8546

DM us directly or reach out to our team to learn more about any of these positions.

Think Evolutionary, LLC | Engineering Scalable Human Capital 
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So many employers miss amazing employees because they are judging the book by its cover.  Sometimes you have to read a little bit to understand better who the person is and why their career took the course it did.

Sometimes, just an email to ask about someone's path can change someone's life.

CEO & Founder @ Aligned Recruitment | Top Tech Recruiter

Average employers: You're job hoppy. We can't hire you.

Amazing employers: You're job hoppy. Tell us more. 

Job hoppiness doesn't mean people are flaky.

It means the world has fallen apart several times since 2020. 

Give people a shot!

Right now, some of our clients are drowning in resumes and missing the top 1% in the noise. Others face a talent drought and are panic-hiring just to fill the seat.

Same market dynamics, opposite hiring breakdowns. One common cause: a talent process that was never built to handle either storm.

I wrote about this at length, the two opposing pressures hitting IT, Engineering/AEC, and GovCon firms, what the data says it's actually costing you, and what it looks like to build a hiring infrastructure that holds its quality bar, whether talent is scarce or abundant.

As you're developing your workforce plans and hiring for Q2/Q3, this one's worth five minutes of your time.

Click below and let me know your thoughts!

#TalentStrategy #GovCon #EngineeringHiring #ThinkEvolutionary #WorkforceDevelopment #TheEvolutionaryWay

In the current market, "finding people" isn't the problem—orchestration is. We are living through a strange paradox in talent acquisition, and nowhere

Open article: Market Volatility Is a Stress Test for Your Talent Infrastructure by James Dyson Jr • 6 min read

Market Volatility Is a Stress Test for Your Talent Infrastructure

🚨 Controller Opportunity | Commercial Construction | Northern Virginia 🚨 

I’m working on a confidential search for a Controller with strong commercial construction accounting experience.

This leader will report to the CFO, oversee the accounting function, and manage an Assistant Controller and team.

We’re looking for someone who understands the real mechanics of construction finance:

• GAAP financial reporting
 • ASC 606 revenue recognition
 • Percentage-of-completion accounting
 • Strong ERP and advanced Excel skills

Flexible structure depending on the candidate:

• Full-Time Controller – 4 days onsite / 1 day remote
 • Fractional Controller – ~30+ hours per week with the ability to start quickly

If you’re a Controller in the DC / Northern Virginia construction market, or know someone great, send me a message.

Always appreciate strong referrals.

50 Years of Experience. Zero Interest in "Traditional" Consulting

When John Redmond and I created the "Evolutionary Workforce Framework", we didn't do it to write 60-page reports that sit on a shelf. We did it because we saw a systemic failure in how high-stakes firms manage their most important asset: People!

We operate under a simple, non-negotiable mandate:

1.  Stabilize Hiring: Move from reactive "panic-buying" to predictive capacity.

2.  Cost Control & Predictability: Turn the variable, high-cost "headhunter fee" into a predictable, high-ROI operational line item.

3.  Modernize Infrastructure: Harmonize your tech stack so your team spends more time on relationships and less on data entry.

4.  Reduce Dependency: Our ultimate goal is to work ourselves out of a job by increasing your internal team's expertise and capacity.

Our work is collaborative and intense. We typically define projects to be delivered in 90-120 days. Because we embed ourselves so deeply into your leadership team, we intentionally limit our engagements to 2-3 active projects per quarter.

As we consider Q2 and Q3 engagements, we are currently talking to select IT, Engineering/AEC, GovCon, and growth-stage organizations where talent strategy is the primary driver of the P&L, not a future agenda item.

Engagements are confirmed on a first-fit basis following a qualification conversation. If your decision timeline is ready to move from "discussion" to "delivery," let’s talk.

Put "WORKFORCE" in the Chat or message us here, Think Evolutionary, LLC to learn more!!

#FractionalLeadership #WorkforceArchitecture #CEOAdvisory #ThinkEvolutionary #ModernWorkforce

I read in a post where Ben Browning said, “Recruitment is the world’s most valuable professional service.”

And I couldn't agree more!!!

Most companies nod at that idea… and then budget for hiring like its printer paper.

We say talent is our competitive advantage.
Then we hand the decision process to whoever has a free calendar, assume AI can replace judgment, and negotiate down the very function that determines who represents our brand to clients.

Here’s the disconnect:

If your business sells expertise, execution, advice, or service…
your product is people.

Yet organizations routinely try to acquire that product at the lowest possible cost and with the least intentional process. Then they’re surprised when performance stalls, managers spend their time fixing mistakes, and growth plateaus.

Recruiting isn’t a resume collection.
It’s risk management.

Great recruiting answers:

-> What capability do we actually need?
-> Who succeeds specifically here, not just anywhere?
-> Why would that person choose us?
-> What future problems does this hire prevent?

AI can accelerate information.
It cannot replace judgment.

When hiring is treated as transactional, companies fill seats.
When it’s treated as strategic, companies build capacity.

The firms that scale the easiest aren’t lucky.
They simply make better decisions earlier in the lifecycle.

You don’t fix business problems later with management effort.
You prevent them upfront with disciplined talent decisions.

That’s why recruitment isn’t an HR activity.

It’s an economic one.

Bryan McDonald

I’ve been in sales my whole 24+ year career and my company onPurpose growth is a coaching & consulting firm that focuses on helping grow our clients revenue. 

When I look back on the start of my career, I shouldn’t have been in sales. The only reason I got into it is because for a few summers in college, I worked at a box manufacturing plant because a friend of mine’s dad was the GM and they needed help. So, a wholesale packaging company hired me for sales because "I knew the product" - the problem was I applied for a marketing job not a sales job.

The reason why I shouldn’t have been in sales, is the fact that I was so worried about what other people thought of me and that causes a problem in sales. Rejection was a part of the role and that was tough for me. Rejection also felt like conflict to me and based on my childhood I avoided conflict,

So, in the beginning  I was very hesitant to go see clients, I got worried before every meeting I had, and was constantly worried about what to say, what to do and how should I be doing things. Pile all of that on the top of the fact that I had ZERO training or mentoring on sales. 

Luckily, I had a great mentor at this business that was an example of what NOT to do. He didn't know he was mentoring me by modeling what NOT to do. After getting to know my clients and spending time with them this "mentor" insisted on coming out with me and what happened next was fascinating. My clients would say "I really like you and you can come here anytime, but if that guy is with you - DON'T COME!

So, I realized I needed to do the exact opposite of what this "mentor" did. I realized that was "sold" things was me showing up as my natural self. Because the more I was just myself and didn’t act like salesperson, the more I was calm and confident. So, how I “saw myself” determined my results. 

So, the journey of "just do the opposite" of what most sales people do began.

I was at that job for about a year and when they gave me a raise on Monday, I quit on Friday. That was my last "corporate" job and every other sales job I had was entrepreneurial. I got recruited into businesses and was told: "here is your desk, a phone and here is what we do. Let me know if you need help!"

So, I had to figure out how to:

1) What was my strategy in the marketplace
2) How do I differentiate
3) How do I find clients
4) How do I build a relevant network to get referrals
5) How do I enroll prospects to be clients

Now, I help people who are experts at what they do, figure out the same things and make more money then they did in Corporate America

Partner - Revenue Growth Coach For Entrepreneurs, Founders & Consultants

▶︎𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐄: I understand how taking an idea and turning it into a business can be frustrating and not always move as fast you would like. Not enough people understand your value so clients come & go. Not enough stick around so you can building a solid base of clientele that will take you to the next level. So, I help clients predictably & reliably grow revenue by removing anxiety & frustration from their sales efforts so, they can sleep better at night & enjoy their lives when not working. This allows them to finally build the business they have always desired to create.

▶︎𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑: Group or 1 on 1 coaching in our Breakthrough Sales Program, Fractional VP of Sales & Revenue Growth Consulting. 

▶︎𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒: Business owners, entrepreneurs or sales pros that falling short of their revenue & income goals, don't have a predictable sales process, tired of competing on price & want to create a wider gap of differentiation between them & their competition. 

▶︎𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐖𝐄 𝐃𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒: 

● 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙎 𝘼𝙎𝙎𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏:  Identify & verify each client's 3 biggest bottlenecks to growth

● 𝙎𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙎 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝘾𝙀𝙎𝙎 𝙈𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙄𝙉𝙂: Create and document a sales process that is repeatable and predictable that our client's prospects define as valuable to them 

●𝙎𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙎 𝙎𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙂𝙔: Build out a true differentiation strategy to increase sales

●𝘼𝘾𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏𝘼𝘽𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔: We support owners, consultants, entrepreneurs, sales leaders, sales teams & sales pros develop the results they desire, through holding them accountable to improvement & results.

▶︎𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑺 𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑺𝑨𝒀𝑰𝑵𝑮: "Bryan has been working with me to help grow my consulting business. I appreciate his approach because he focuses on understanding the problem first and then helps me think through possible solutions.....I enjoy working with him. I am sure he can & will help many other small business owners like me" - Matt Kroll



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