Sara Grace Newhall
Founder, San Francisco
Sara Grace has recruited winning talent for emerging companies (and start-up divisions of larger companies) since 1996. She founded Sara Grace Recruiting in 1998, which became InFlux Partners in 2006. Sara Grace has focused on building revenue-generating teams for entrepreneurial organizations, and has developed deep knowledge and expertise in all types of technology. She began her recruiting career at The Culver Group (INC Magazine Fastest Growing Company) and previously worked at the business law firm of Mackenzie & Albritton, both in San Francisco.
Sara Grace graduated from the University of San Diego with a dual degree in English and French. In her free time she serves as a Board Member of Pathways to Children, an international volunteer organization. She also likes to practice yoga and dance.
George Ristad
Managing Partner, San Francisco
In 2004 George became a Managing Partner at InFlux Partners. Since then, he has built up a reputation for being able to consistently find ‘needle in a haystack’ candidates. With his help, InFlux Partners has been able to grow and expand into new sectors such as Clean Technology.
Prior to InFlux Partners George joined Vector Marketing as a Field Sales Manager. He was promoted to Branch and then District Manager to build out the Los Angeles area for Vector. During his tenure he helped drive Vector’s worldwide revenue from $80M to $240M USD. After Vector George went to Costa Rica to help start a boutique, adventure hotel, which opened in 2003.
George earned his BS in Information Management and Technology from Syracuse University. In his spare time, George is an avid surfer.
