How 5Strands is building its leadership team with Mappa
5Strands offers affordable at-home health testing. Over the past year, Mappa has worked with the company on its leadership team, starting with the hire of a technical leader who now serves as CTO. That work is continuing as 5Strands searches for a Chief Marketing Officer.
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About 5Strands
5Strands offers affordable at-home health testing.
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The challenge
Building a leadership team takes more than a strong résumé. 5Strands needed leaders who could build the product, work well with the team, and move at the pace a growing company requires.
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Our solution
Mappa worked alongside 5Strands across the year, using behavioral analysis to help the company evaluate candidates for how they work as well as what they’ve done. The approach is the same one Mappa uses for every role, with each candidate assessed on how they operate, decide, and handle ambiguity.
Key results
- CTO
Hired through Mappa.
- CMO
Search underway with Mappa.
Over the course of the relationship, 5Strands has hired its CTO and has a CMO search underway. The company now has a leadership structure that is still being built, with Mappa as a continuing partner on each new role.
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FAQ
The science is complex, but the answers aren’t. If yours isn’t here, let’s talk.
How long before I get candidates for a role?
Within 72 hours you’ll receive a shortlist of top-fit candidates based on their behavior alignment, experience, and communication style.
What if none of them feel right?
We’ll keep working. We recalibrate based on your feedback and deliver a refreshed shortlist until you find the right match. You don’t pay until you hire.
Is there a minimum commitment?
No. Try us on a single role. Month-to-month or one-time fee, your choice.
How do you ensure cultural fit?
Behavioral voice analysis maps how a person actually communicates, decides, and collaborates — the signals that drive real cultural fit, not the surface ones a résumé can show.
Can I reject anyone from the shortlist?
Absolutely. The shortlist is a recommendation, not an obligation. You move forward only with people you’re excited about.
It starts with a call
Brief us today, you’ll be hiring by end of week.