People Of – Colibri

Growth through people

Nothing elevates results like incredible talent… With People of Colibri, you can count on outstanding
candidates, innovative strategies, and market-leading expertise.

People of Colibri

Is a boutique talent firm with deep expertise in executive search, full life-cycle recruitment and people advisory. Our principal and partners each bring unique backgrounds and resumes from across the corporate landscape, public sector and beyond, serving in talent roles for organizations large and small.

We leverage every ounce of our collective experience to serve one goal – being your essential talent partner. Whether you’re seeking an adaptable partner to help hire critical roles, plan your next career move or develop a full 360-degree people strategy, we’re confident we can bring immediate value and ROI. We can’t wait to work with you.

We’re Driven By People

Our Services

Executive Search

We provide a specialized recruitment service that best suits your business, industry, and team. Our goal is to provide options for your open roles and give you several qualified candidates to consider for your team. We are excited to assist with searches at any level with a guarantee period and search commission that makes sense for your business. Our intake process allows us to build a high-level strategy from beginning to end of a search to provide the best results possible.

Talent Advisory

We have a passion for helping your business grow its overall objectives and goals. People of Colibri believes that the best way to accomplish this is through details and specialized succession plans for your current and future employees. We will advise you on structural organization and work with your human resources partners to build a succession plan and review process that boosts employee morale and guarantees internal employee growth to retain them and keep them happy. Lets talk about the future for your team!

Career Counseling & Resume Services

Adan Villalobos, our founder, has a special commitment to anyone out there who needs guidance, advisement, and assessment of your career search. Only 20% of the workforce is happy and passionate about their current career path and industry. Let People of Colibri work with you through conversations and exercises to see what the best step in your future should be so that you live a fulfilled, healthy, and profitable future. We will guide you on the most current resume trends, while we advise you on information to include when selling yourself on paper to a recruiter, executive or new industry.

Team Building and Employee Relations

Team building is essential for any organization to evolve into a cohesive unit. Improving communication, building trust, and fostering motivation are key elements in successful team-building exercises. Trust among team members ensures a relaxed dynamic, boosting productivity. People of Colibri will develop exercises that will enhance interpersonal skills and help individuals recognize their unique contributions, while fostering a sense of connection and motivation. Moreover, team-building activities can sharpen leadership skills by teaching initiative-taking, task delegation, and effective communication. People of Colibri will work alongside your teams with informative intakes to ensure we meet your goals and see valuable and measurable results within your business. People of Colibri is excited to join you as a partner and assist with employee relations and conflict resolution strategies. We are experts in ensuring we focus on your team’s strengths while building opportunities for the future!

Interview Prep

Along with career counseling and resume services, we want to enhance your interview skills and sharpen your ability to also interview your future employer. A positive result in an interview is truly about practice, confidence and selling yourself in the most effective way to get that offer. We will also help you to negotiate your offer, so you start with a love for what you do!

our values

Deeply Human

Everything we do is in support of people – their goals, aspirations, hopes, needs and must-haves. Our credo and practice every day are constantly focused on seeing people succeed… Our mindset and actions are always focused on inclusion, honesty, and respect.

Uniquely Yours

The DNA of every organization is unfailingly unique. Our consultation, services and strategies are always built from the ground up, customized 100% for your story, your needs, and your obstacles. While we always leverage past achievements and success stories, we never recycle solutions or underestimate the myriad of needs that make each organization individual.

Market Experts

We know talent. Any size firm, all industries, every geography – we hold a deep understanding of the trends and obstacles companies, and candidates face today. We’re researching, analyzing, and interpreting the critical forces at work in the global talent landscape daily and always activating those insights in support of you.

Modern, Innovative, Scalable

Whether your organization is a large global multi-national or small & intimate, we believe every company can create, adopt, and deploy incredible talent solutions and strategies. Right sizing your programs or recruitment doesn’t have to mean sacrificing innovation. You can cultivate both short- and long-term success. Our advisory, consultation and deliverables are always built to grow, scale, and deploy now and in the future.

Testimonials

Adan has been a significant piece of my and many others business success over the years. He is People first person, able to develop and spot talent almost without effort. With an acute ability to sense what the business needs are, Adan comes prepared and committed to doing the work, getting the job done and ultimately improving the business. I’d recommend Adan to anyone looking to increase sales and profit all while modernizing people processes

Brad Wolfer- SVP of Retail- Skechers

The Colibri team is knowledgeable, dedicated, passionate and professional. They communicate directly, provide sound advice with excellent conflict and resolution. Their innovative recruiting strategies have resulted in high employee retention. Best of all they have the inherent ability to scale up or down to meet the constant, fluid needs of the business.

Morgan Slade, Hotelier

Adan is much more than a Talent Consultant. His outstanding results and deep experience in Executive Search, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development and Succession Planning have launched careers and transformed companies. His customized solutions and partnership are essential for any organization looking to elevate their results through incredible talent and people programs. If you’re looking for an innovative, strategic partner to advise your organization in talent programs or executive search, Adan will be an incredible partner from the very first day. His approach and style are collaborative and strategic, his communication is detailed and always right for the audience and most importantly, the results he delivers are transformational.

Ryan Conley-Lin- Global Director of TA Operations- Crocs

I could not have succeeded in my role as Head of Visual Merchandising without an HR partner like Adan. His strategic support in recruitment, team development, and conflict resolution has significantly enhanced our team's productivity and creativity. Adan's proactive approach and deep understanding of our needs have made a remarkable difference in achieving our objectives. Adan has a strong commitment to inclusion, sharing ideas and building strategy for a growing Brand.

Danny Robles- Head of Merchandising - Topdrawer

Palm Springs

We’re proud to be founded, launched, and based in beautiful Palm Springs, CA. We aspire to model the same vibrance, innovation and invention that Palm Springs has shown the world since incorporating in 1938.

about us

Adan Villalobos

Principal and Founder

Nothing transforms or elevates organizational results faster than the right talent. Our decades of experience in talent acquisition, executive search, human resources advisory and organizational culture have brought countless success stories for companies large and small. We strive every day to activate every ounce of that experience and put those achievements to work for you.

Whether you’re a company seeking a talent partner for consulting or full life-cycle recruitment or a candidate looking to elevate or reimagine your career, were confident we can bring deep value and critical partnership. We can’t wait to meet you!

our clients

Retail

Hospitality-Restaurants and Hotels

Non Profitable Organizations

Entertainment Venues

Food and Beverage

College and Universities

Contact Us

Our consultation, services and strategies are always customized 100% for your story, your needs, and your obstacles. While we always leverage past success stories, we never recycle solutions or underestimate the myriad of needs that make each organization individual.

Growth through people