Hunt Scanlon Ventures

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Hunt Scanlon Media

Hunt Scanlon Media has been defining and informing the senior talent management sector for over 25 years. Our global staffing intelligence data comes in many forms: daily newswires, annual leadership and state of the industry reports, market intelligence sector briefings, and in our flagship newsletter Executive Search Review. Our exclusive news briefings, interviews, industry trends reports and rankings, forecasts and expert commentary offer unique insight and market intelligence as we track global talent management developments. Since our inception, talent management professionals worldwide have turned to Hunt Scanlon Media — making us the most widely referenced, single source for information in the human capital sector.

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‘What do you do for a living?’ It is the classic cocktail party opener, the easy ice-breaker that leads to conversation – and opportunity. It is a question that is almost as common as asking the other person’s name or noticing how tall they are or how they speak.

An individual’s occupation is one of the key measuring sticks by which we judge another person. Like it or not, our jobs define us. But finding a good one – and then managing and developing  a suitable career path, is not a simple task. As we all know, there is more than one path up the corporate ladder. Take the right steps, and you’re golden.

But that’s not as easy as it sounds. Finding a job is tough work. And for most of us, it all starts at job boards. Your grind is finding the right one, focused on your unique skills sets and interests.

If that happens to be in HR or the talent acquisition and recruitment field, you’ve come to the right place! Ezayo interfaces with more than 125,000 top professionals, connecting this all-important functional community in over 60 countries. Find out why we’re the fastest-growing global pipeline to HR and executive recruiting jobs on the planet.

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Chairman and CEO

Scott is CEO and co-founder of Hunt Scanlon Media. He oversees M&A advisory services and  brand management strategy for more than 400 active clients. He oversees a social media distribution team across four countries. 

Scott is a renowned expert on human resources, talent management, executive search and leadership solutions strategies and is regularly quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Businessweek, The Financial Times, The Economist, Forbes and other major media. 

He has authored several business and career books with John Wiley & Sons, including Navigating Your Career, which was selected as "One of the 30 Best Business Books."

Prior to co-founding Hunt Scanlon Media, Scott was a compensation analyst for two leading consulting firms, McLagan Partners and Hewitt Associates, where he managed market research intelligence reports for Wall Street investment banks and Fortune 500 companies.

I believe in the power of networking, that's why I am a LinkedIn Open Networker (LION).  Please feel free to connect with me.

CEO of CVS Health Selected as the Hunt Scanlon 'Excellence in Culture' Award Recipient

Hunt Scanlon Media has announced that Karen S. Lynch, president and #CEO of CVS Health, has been named the 2022 recipient of Hunt Scanlon's 'Excellence in Culture' Award. 

The #award honors companies that have developed a creative and collaborative #workplaceculture that enhances performance and champions #diversity. 

"Forward-thinking leaders understand that #culture is a company's greatest #asset and drives #value, #growth and performance," said Christopher Hunt, president of Greenwich, Conn-based #HuntScanlonMedia. 

In selecting Ms. Lynch, Mr. Hunt said that #CVSHealth has developed a reputation of #leading with purpose and building a culture of more than 300,000 #employees who personify that purpose every day. 

"CVS Health is the embodiment of culture in action," he said. "Great culture starts at the top and, thanks to Karen's #leadership, CVS Health employees are passionate about bringing the company's purpose to life."

To register for the Linking Culture to Value and Growth Conference, visit https://lnkd.in/grcF8xPH.

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As seen in Hunt Scanlon Media's recently released Annual Recruiter Rankings Special Issue newsletter, there has been an evolution throughout the human capital space shifting search firms beyond simply placing an executive towards a more holistic value proposition.

Turning to aligned #talent offerings has not been relegated to just the biggest providers, however. ZRG Partners, LLC clocked in as the fastest growing search firm on Hunt Scanlon’s Top 20 rankings, and for good reason: programmatic M&A.

“We have been in on almost all of these trends for the last several years,” said CEO Larry Hartmann. “When we started, we were a single line, retained executive search firm. We now have four business lines (search, interim, consulting, #RPO) handling talent needs for our clients across the world. We’ve diversified our offerings because we want to say yes to more clients when they have a need,” he said.

To read more, and download the full newsletter, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eck_TgF

Hunt Scanlon Media Releases Select Guide to Top 250 Executive Search Firms. “Executive #recruiters play an increasingly vital role in today's dynamic business environment. Whether it's tapping into diverse #talent pools, leveraging industry-specific expertise, or streamlining the #hiring process, search firms serve as invaluable assets in identifying and securing top-tier talent,” said Hunt Scanlon president Christopher Hunt.

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Hunt Scanlon Media Releases Select Guide to Top 250 Executive Search Firms

N2Growth, a global leader in executive search and #leadership development, has announced the launch of Vue, a trailblazing, cloud-based platform set to redefine the executive and board search experience. Vue marks a significant leap in the executive search industry, offering unparalleled transparency, collaboration, and data-driven insights at every stage of the search process.

Learn more >> https://lnkd.in/dXJz3Mtw

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N2Growth Unveils Vue: Revolutionizing Executive Search with Unmatched Transparency & Insights - Hunt Scanlon Media

As President Joseph R. Biden Jr. orders every U.S. agency to appoint a chief #AI officer within 60 days, Hunt Scanlon Ventures managing director, Cody Crook, examines how the role, and the #technology, will play out across private equity and M&A in the coming decade >> https://lnkd.in/gk7TFFkv

#PrivateEquity

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Private Equity In Hot Pursuit Of Chief AI Officers With Strategic Vision

Hunt Scanlon Ventures has advised founders on more than a dozen #humancapital transactions with an enterprise value in excess of $300 million. 

We have a singular focus on the human capital markets. 

Let’s explore your true value - https://lnkd.in/eRbUxtwn

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According to just-released market intelligence from PitchBook, global M&A dealmaking is slowly coming back after two consecutive years of declines. But a stronger recovery is being checked by flat #PE dealmaking.

Cody Crook, managing director of Hunt Scanlon Ventures, unpacks what it all means for human capital M&A activity >> https://lnkd.in/eHa6wqMw

#HumanCapital #MergersandAcquisitions

PitchBook Calls 2024 A Rebuilding Year For Global M&A

The keys to unlocking a successful corporate culture are predicated upon how leaders in those prospective organizations perceive #culture as a top priority. And many senior-leaders agree that a healthy company culture is a basic component of any successful organization. It lays the groundwork for strong employee #engagement, #retention, and performance. And this reality isn’t going unnoticed by business leaders. In fact, almost 70 percent of employees and leaders say culture is more important to business success than strategy and operations. And 69 percent of leaders credit much of their success during the recent pandemic to company culture. Now’s the time to face culture head on and use it to drive employee, team, and business success.

To address this, Hunt Scanlon Media is convening hundreds of Chief Culture Officers, CHROs and Senior-Level Talent Chiefs at The Plaza Hotel of New York on June 6, 2024. Join us as we leading experts from major companies and other organizations asses why they need to continually alter their strategies and designs ensuring that their respective cultures create a workforce that is both content and offers the best path for growth and success.

Making Culture Your New Superpower will include leaders across the full spectrum of corporate culture including Amanda Fajak, CEO of Walking the Talk ; Matthew Breitfelder,  Partner, Global Head of Human Capital – Apollo Global Management, Inc.; Jame Cofran, Principal at TiER1 Performance; Catherine Tucker, Head of Organizational Effectiveness & Learning and Jennifer Andrews, Head of Equity and Inclusion; both from Guardian Life. Also participating is Judia (Hudson) Jackson, MBA, SPHR, SHRM - SCP, Chief People and Culture Officer at The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center; Tracey Keele, Advisory Partner & Culture Transformation Leader, KPMG US; Christopher Rodriguez, Vice President – Talent, Culture & Engagement & Human Resources at Air Products; Beth Nastachowski, Director of Training & Development at TI Verbatim Consulting (TIVC), Tara Blythe, EdS, SPHR, Chief People Officer at Infotech; Ty Woodfolk, Deputy Director and Chief Culture and Inclusion Officer at The Guggenheim Museum; Jaison Williams, SVP, Talent Management, Capabilities & Culture at Expedia Group and Todd Lingle, Partner, Caldwell Analytics.

Reserve your seat today! https://lnkd.in/e-z2kmyY

In the closing days of last year, the dry powder held by private equity firms reached a baffling all time high of $2.59 trillion, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence and Preqin data. This marks an 8% increase from the year earlier total of $2.39 trillion.

The unprecedented build-up of dry powder is in part due to the limited opportunities firms saw to deploy capital in 2023. Weak deal activity in the previous year is reflected in S&P’s market intelligence data for the year to Nov. 30, where global private equity deal value showed a 35.6% decline compared to the same period in 2022.

Cody Crook, managing director of Hunt Scanlon Ventures and head of the firm’s #investment strategy group, discusses the impact on human capital markets >> https://lnkd.in/gFtfXS6G

#PrivateEquity #HumanCapital

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2024 M&A Dealmaking Outlook, With An Eye On Human Capital Markets

Executive Recruiters Look to Diversification and Human Capital Tailwinds for Growth

As seen in Hunt Scanlon Media's recently released Annual Recruiter Rankings Special Issue newsletter, executive recruiters pulled through a challenging year in 2023. Market turbulence and a soft economy impacted most search firms with the sector declining 12.2 percent. Hardest hit were recruiters serving the #tech stack, #VC, and high growth companies. Nevertheless, the Top 50 generated $6 billion in fees last year.

70 percent of U.S. recruiting firms on the Hunt Scanlon Media Top 50 ranking reported negative growth, but there were exceptions: No. 22 Modern Executive Solutions earned the distinction as the fastest growing search firm of 2023, rising 40 percent. No. 7 ZRG Partners, LLC, which moved up two spots on the rankings, was up 31 percent driven by programmatic M&A, giving it the distinction as the fastest growing search firm among the Top 20. 

To read more, and download the full newsletter, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eck_TgF

These are tumultuous times for #VC investors and the businesses they fund. According to Ben Dewar, a partner with NU Advisory Partners, that makes linking businesses in the industry with next-generation #leaders fascinating, important, and genuinely transformational.

With that in mind, Ben sat down with Hunt Scanlon Ventures managing director, Drew Seaman, to discuss the trends he’s been observing in recent work for VC firms and their portfolio companies >>

Leadership Needs Shift Dramatically As VC Moves to Wartime Footing

Leadership is the key to sustained value creation. But according to AlixPartners, the PE industry is not taking steps to produce sustained #leadership excellence.

Hunt Scanlon Ventures managing director, Drew Seaman, takes a look at why PE still manages #talent in transactional ways >> https://lnkd.in/evEbTBjP

#PrivateEquity

Here’s How PE Firms Can Reduce Talent Churn And Produce Better Leaders

Over a 20-plus-year search career, Ben Dewar has led hundreds of #recruiting engagements across every corporate function imaginable. Along the way, he has recruited dynamic executive talent into CxO and VP roles for VC-backed, PE-backed and public high-growth #technology and consumer companies.

From that perch, he has witnessed up close and personal just how transformational great #talent can be – and what happens when businesses, or an entire sector, can’t tap the fresh perspectives that talent brings.

“Compared to a placement at, say, a Fortune 500 company, a world-class executive can make an outsized difference at a smaller, venture-backed company,” he said in a recent one-on-one interview. “In fact, two of the main reasons I enjoy working in venture are impact and immediacy,” he said.

Read more >> https://lnkd.in/eqsibC4j

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Executive #recruitment firm SearchWide Global  has been retained by the Alaska Raptor Center to lead in its search for a new executive director. Nicole Newman, the search firm’s vice president, is leading the assignment.

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SearchWide Global Tapped by the Alaska Raptor Center to Find New Leader - Hunt Scanlon Media

Toronto-based executive search firm Massey Henry has assisted in the #recruitment of Cheryl Maksymiw, CPA, CA as chief risk officer and chief financial officer of SaskCentral. “Cheryl brings more than 20 years of experience in #financial services, with deep enterprise #risk management and financial reporting expertise,” Massey Henry said.

Read more >> https://lnkd.in/e8MGPcp8

Massey Henry Recruits Chief Risk Officer and CFO for SaskCentral - Hunt Scanlon Media

Attention Executive Search CEOs and Managing Directors: Attend Hunt Scanlon's fourth annual "Executive Recruiting M&A Founder's Forum: Navigating the Art & Science of Dealmaking," and listen to the experts who will discuss, debate and advise on valuations & how to sell your search firm or make key acquisitions on the buy-side. The conference will be held on September 19, 2024 at The Harvard Club in NYC. Passes going very fast! Click on the "Reserve Your Seat Now" tab and follow the steps to register: https://lnkd.in/d8erYNha.

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Executive Recruiting M&A Conference NYC September 2024 - Hunt Scanlon Media

Warren, NJ-based executive search firm BrainWorks has secured Jason Bohrer as CEO of RightCrowd, a Bloom Equity Partners company. Ashley Peretick collaborated with Bloom Equity and RightCrowd to assess the optimal candidate for the #CEO position. “Recognizing the significance of partnering with a private equity firm and the imperative of possessing adept security management #skills alongside practical experience, Jason Bohrer, former president/CEO of Sentry Interactive, emerged as the quintessential leader,” BrainWorks said.

Read more >> https://lnkd.in/dCaeRaTZ

BrainWorks Delivers on RightCrowd CEO Search - Hunt Scanlon Media

Navigating a tapestry of challenges, private equity CFOs have undergone a transformative evolution, shifting from being #financial overseers to becoming strategic pilots. Their role surpasses the scope of accounting and reporting monthly numbers; they now own and harness data, providing invaluable insights that improve fact-based decision making for the organization at large, according to a recent report from Acertitude’s Scott Carberry.

“The emerging PE #CFO is a vital linchpin, balancing the financial acumen, operational resilience, and strategic foresight poised to unlock new dimensions of success in an ever-changing landscape,” he said.

Read more >> https://lnkd.in/eiTc4jCu

#PrivateEquity

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A Look at How the CFO Role in Private Equity is Evolving - Hunt Scanlon Media

Hunt Scanlon Media is convening hundreds of operating partners, chief talent officers, and executive recruiters at the Harvard Club in New York on May 23, 2024. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of Operating Partners in value creation from investment decisions and operational strategizing through the execution of the perfect talent at the portfolio companies to optimize returns. Click here to secure your Early-Bird pass which expires early next week: https://lnkd.in/ejyhmtHn.

Peña Search has assisted in the recruitment of Ashley Brundage as the new CEO of the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity. Travis Hillier and Cindy Maloney led the assignment. “We are thrilled to welcome Ashley O. Brundage to Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity as our new, and first woman #CEO; she is a force for good with a proven track record of convening groups, building strong teams, and leading with collaboration and innovation,” said Ashley Sheetz, Habitat chair of the board of directors.

Read more >> https://lnkd.in/e4hvrKZz

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