Finding Company Leaders: Tips for Using the Find People Feature

Patrice · 2025-11-19T08:20:18.848Z

[Find People] I'm working on finding 2-3 leaders per company from a table. The table has the company domain, LinkedIn URL, employee count, etc. However, when I tried using Find People feature -> Company filter (using the domain and LinkedIn URL) and Job Title filter (VP, C-Suite, Director), Clay was not able to find any other employees for each company. What's the best way to work around this?

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To find 2-3 leaders per company, go to Actions → Find people at these companies.
In the setup:
Select your table under "Companies"
Choose the company domain or profile URL under "Column"
Under Job Titles, select seniority levels (C-suite, VP, Director) and relevant job functions [1]
Set a Limit to restrict results to 2-3 people per company
The Job Title filter includes synonyms and similar titles automatically, so "VP" will match variations like "Vice President." [2]
Click Preview People to check results before importing. If you're still not finding results, try broadening your job title criteria or adjusting seniority filters.
Before troubleshooting further, try using Sculptor (top-right corner) to help build this workflow—it's free and can quickly set up the automation for you.
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If you still need help with finding leaders using the Find People feature or Sculptor, I’m here to assist. Would you like to share more details about what you’re trying to achieve or any specific challenges you’re facing?
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Patrice Clay's 'Find People' function might have limited reach. At the end of the day, Clay doesn't connected directly to LinkedIn, but rather, they rely on multiple data providers when it comes to contact information. Secondly, Find People works better companies that have a linkedin presence. If the list of companies you have is often smaller companies, Clay might not have them. Personally, I prefer to create a claygent that goes to the web to find the right people, and return to you the full name + title, and you go ahead to find their email addresses afterwards with a waterfall method. Claygent can search the web in real-life and return you more update to date information,
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You're absolutely right—using Claygent is a great alternative, especially for smaller companies without a strong presence in our data sources.
For companies lacking prominent profiles, Claygent can pull publicly available contact details from company websites (often listed on /contact pages) and return names and titles. Once you have those, you can run a waterfall enrichment to find email addresses. [1]
This approach gives you more up-to-date information by searching the web in real-time rather than relying solely on our data providers.
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Did that help clarify your options?
Clay Support
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If you need any more help with finding leaders or using Claygent, please let me know. Would you like to provide more details about what you’re trying to resolve or understand?
Patrice
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Asher thanks for your input! Yes, these companies don't have a lot of presence in LinkedIn or other social media. Think old warehouses, plantations, etc. that haven't prioritized digital marketing in the past decades. I'm going to try out your suggestion regarding Claygent and let you know how it goes! Also sent you a LinkedIn connect
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Great approach! For companies without strong online presence, Claygent is ideal—it can pull publicly available contact details from company websites (often on /contact pages).
For building lists of small businesses like warehouses or plantations, use the "Find Google Maps" table source when creating a new workbook—it's optimized for small businesses lacking prominent profiles.
Good luck with your workflow! Let us know if you hit any snags.
Clay Support
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Did that help with your next steps?
Clay Support
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If you need any further assistance with using Claygent or the Find People feature, I’m here to help. Would you like to share more about what you’re trying to achieve or any challenges you’re facing?
Asher
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Patrice In that case, try to create a claygent that actually goes into the company's 'About Us' page, and find the relevant person! Or get Claygent to do a google search and find the right person. And don't forget to verify Claygent's response, just in case it hallucinates!
Clay Support
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Exactly! Use Claygent to scrape company 'About Us' pages or run Google searches to find relevant contacts. You can ask Claygent to find the head of a specific function or department based on web research. [1]
Once Claygent returns names and titles, use those as your corner pieces (full name + company domain) to run a waterfall enrichment for email addresses. [2]
Always verify Claygent's output—AI can occasionally hallucinate, so double-check the results before proceeding with enrichment.
If you'd like help building this workflow, try using Sculptor (top-right corner)—it's free and can quickly set up the automation for you.
Clay Support
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Did that help clarify your next steps?
Clay Support
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If you still need additional help with building or verifying your Claygent workflow, I’m here to assist. Would you like to share more about the specific challenges you’re encountering or what you’re aiming to achieve next?

Clay Support
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To find 2-3 leaders per company, go to Actions → Find people at these companies.
In the setup:
Select your table under "Companies"
Choose the company domain or profile URL under "Column"
Under Job Titles, select seniority levels (C-suite, VP, Director) and relevant job functions [1]
Set a Limit to restrict results to 2-3 people per company
The Job Title filter includes synonyms and similar titles automatically, so "VP" will match variations like "Vice President." [2]
Click Preview People to check results before importing. If you're still not finding results, try broadening your job title criteria or adjusting seniority filters.
Before troubleshooting further, try using Sculptor (top-right corner) to help build this workflow—it's free and can quickly set up the automation for you.
Clay Support
APP
·
·
Is that what you were looking for?
Clay Support
APP
·
·
If you still need help with finding leaders using the Find People feature or Sculptor, I’m here to assist. Would you like to share more details about what you’re trying to achieve or any specific challenges you’re facing?
Asher
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Patrice Clay's 'Find People' function might have limited reach. At the end of the day, Clay doesn't connected directly to LinkedIn, but rather, they rely on multiple data providers when it comes to contact information. Secondly, Find People works better companies that have a linkedin presence. If the list of companies you have is often smaller companies, Clay might not have them. Personally, I prefer to create a claygent that goes to the web to find the right people, and return to you the full name + title, and you go ahead to find their email addresses afterwards with a waterfall method. Claygent can search the web in real-life and return you more update to date information,
Clay Support
APP
·
·
You're absolutely right—using Claygent is a great alternative, especially for smaller companies without a strong presence in our data sources.
For companies lacking prominent profiles, Claygent can pull publicly available contact details from company websites (often listed on /contact pages) and return names and titles. Once you have those, you can run a waterfall enrichment to find email addresses. [1]
This approach gives you more up-to-date information by searching the web in real-time rather than relying solely on our data providers.
Clay Support
APP
·
·
Did that help clarify your options?
Clay Support
APP
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·
If you need any more help with finding leaders or using Claygent, please let me know. Would you like to provide more details about what you’re trying to resolve or understand?
Patrice
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Asher thanks for your input! Yes, these companies don't have a lot of presence in LinkedIn or other social media. Think old warehouses, plantations, etc. that haven't prioritized digital marketing in the past decades. I'm going to try out your suggestion regarding Claygent and let you know how it goes! Also sent you a LinkedIn connect
👍1
Clay Support
APP
·
·
Great approach! For companies without strong online presence, Claygent is ideal—it can pull publicly available contact details from company websites (often on /contact pages).
For building lists of small businesses like warehouses or plantations, use the "Find Google Maps" table source when creating a new workbook—it's optimized for small businesses lacking prominent profiles.
Good luck with your workflow! Let us know if you hit any snags.
Clay Support
APP
·
·
Did that help with your next steps?
Clay Support
APP
·
·
If you need any further assistance with using Claygent or the Find People feature, I’m here to help. Would you like to share more about what you’re trying to achieve or any challenges you’re facing?
Asher
·
·
Patrice In that case, try to create a claygent that actually goes into the company's 'About Us' page, and find the relevant person! Or get Claygent to do a google search and find the right person. And don't forget to verify Claygent's response, just in case it hallucinates!
Clay Support
APP
·
·
Exactly! Use Claygent to scrape company 'About Us' pages or run Google searches to find relevant contacts. You can ask Claygent to find the head of a specific function or department based on web research. [1]
Once Claygent returns names and titles, use those as your corner pieces (full name + company domain) to run a waterfall enrichment for email addresses. [2]
Always verify Claygent's output—AI can occasionally hallucinate, so double-check the results before proceeding with enrichment.
If you'd like help building this workflow, try using Sculptor (top-right corner)—it's free and can quickly set up the automation for you.
Clay Support
APP
·
·
Did that help clarify your next steps?
Clay Support
APP
·
·
If you still need additional help with building or verifying your Claygent workflow, I’m here to assist. Would you like to share more about the specific challenges you’re encountering or what you’re aiming to achieve next?