StevenDouglas CEO Matt Shore Honored as a 2026 South Florida Ultimate CEO

Published:11/11/2026 | Posted by StevenDouglas

Shore is being recognized with multiple awards in 2026, including the Ultimate CEO and Titan 100 as the firm posts record growth and continues its national expansion.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – November 11, 2026 – StevenDouglas, a leading boutique executive search, technology staffing, and interim resources firm headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, today announced that CEO Matt Shore has been named a 2026 South Florida Ultimate CEO by the South Florida Business Journal. The Ultimate CEO Awards recognize top chief executives across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties for their leadership, business impact, and community involvement. The Titan 100 recognizes Miami’s top CEOs and C-level executives who demonstrate exceptional leadership, vision, and passion in their industries.

A Leader Who Built the Firm from the Inside

Shore joined the company in 2006 as a Senior Vice President, brought in to launch the highly successful Project and Interim Resources Practice, and soon after was promoted to President to help scale the Search business as well. Since then, Matt has helped StevenDouglas opportunistically grow from 1 office and 15 employees when he joined, into a national firm with over 20 offices and hundreds of professionals. Matt has been a catalyst for the firm’s 2000% growth since 2005, making StevenDouglas one of the fastest growing firms in America.  “Matt has led this firm with the same values that I founded it on, and the results speak for themselves: record growth, new offices, and awards across the board. I couldn’t be prouder to see him be so successful, and I’m thrilled to see him recognized as an Ultimate CEO” said Steve Sadaka, Founder & Chairman of StevenDouglas.

Leading Record Growth and Expansion

This recognition comes during the strongest stretch in the firm’s 43-year history. In July 2026 StevenDouglas reported its biggest Executive Search quarter in firm history, putting the business 34% ahead of last year, with June 2026 marking the largest single month in company history. The firm has earned five consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and is recognized among Hunt Scanlon’s Top 50 executive search firms and as a leading search firm in the U.S.

Expansion has kept pace under Shore, as StevenDouglas has built out its Texas presence and added multiple offices throughout the Sunbelt states, as well as attracting highly sought-after industry veterans to serve high-demand disciplines. During this time, the firm has also scaled various practices to offer national recruiting services in key areas such as Human Resources, Operations, Supply Chain & Engineering.

A Growing Voice and Community Advocate

Shore has also emerged as a recognized thought leader in recruiting and talent strategy on the firm’s How to Hire podcast. He is regularly quoted on hiring and workforce trends in national and trade outlets and has appeared as a panelist on industry webinars covering leadership, recruiting strategy and executive search. The firm’s How to Hire podcast has become a central platform for that conversation. It has built an audience across StevenDouglas’ 350,000+ LinkedIn followers, including a YouTube channel with over 150,000 views and How to Hire podcast episodes averaging over 10,000+ impressions per episode. Podcast guests include founders, CEOs, leaders and talent executives sharing what it takes to build and sustain high-performing teams with a focus on how they attract, cultivate, and retain top talent to build their businesses.

In response to this overwhelming success, Shore said, “This recognition reflects the incredible team we’ve built at StevenDouglas. Our people are the reason for our growth, and our culture is the reason they stay. I’m grateful for the Ultimate CEO awards and other honors I’ve received, and even more committed to keeping culture at the center of everything we do as we continue to grow.”

An active community member, Matt is a current board member of Habitat for Humanity of Broward, a former Board Chair for United Way of Broward County and a former Board Chairman for YPO Palm Beach and current Board Member of the YPO Fort Lauderdale Chapter. In addition, he has made a significant impact on many civic organizations locally and nationally.

About Matt Shore: Matt has been an industry leader in Executive Search for over 25 years, before becoming CEO at StevenDouglas, he led the highly successful CFO Search practice while directing the broader Executive Search practice company wide. Prior to joining the firm, Matt spent 10 years in progressive leadership roles for a national recruiting firm where he ran the Professional Recruiting division throughout Florida. Matt received both his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Master of Accounting degrees from the University of Florida and initially was a Florida CPA that worked in the Audit practice at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

About StevenDouglas: StevenDouglas, one of the nation’s leading boutique executive search, technology staffing, professional recruiting, and interim resources firms, has been a recognized leader in identifying and providing access to top talent for clients since 1983. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the firm’s client base is industry agnostic and ranges from emerging middle-market to Fortune 500 companies, private equity and venture capital firms, hedge funds, family offices, and wealth management firms. Recognized as a Top 50 Executive Search firm nationally and #1 in the state of Florida, StevenDouglas’ footprint spans more than 25 offices across the Americas and 150-plus professionals committed to creating successful outcomes for both clients and candidates. The firm is nationally known for search expertise in Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Executive Leadership, Financial Services, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Legal, Risk & Compliance, Supply Chain & Logistics, and Wealth Management, as well as providing interim resources and staffing in Information Technology, Finance & Accounting, and Human Resources. For more information, visit www.stevendouglas.com or call (954) 385-8595.

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