BroadView Talent Partners

About Us

We don’t just place leaders. We place leaders who last.

Founded in 2015, BroadView Talent Partners is an executive search firm dedicate to placing exceptional leaders at organizations nationwide. We partner with nonprofit, middle market and PE-backed organizations to identify their next great leader — and strongest brand ambassador.

Our work is grounded in a simple belief: differences spark innovation. We connect clients with rigorously benchmarked candidates who align with their values and are positioned to make a lasting impact.
  • 96% of our CEO placements remain after year one — when most failures occur
  • 85.7% are retained at the critical two-year inflection point
  • 83% stay four+ years — nearly double typical long-term retention rates
Our proprietary 10-Step Engagement Process goes beyond filling roles. It’s a proven approach that helps organizations secure the right leader and sets them up for long-term success.

Representative Clients

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Our Team

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Clients and candidates always have an experienced partner leading their engagement. We are selective in the assignments we accept to make sure that each participant receives personalized attention and expert insights directly from our partners. Our boutique firm is small by design. We work cohesively to identify, acquire and retain executive talent, utilizing deep experience, diligence, and an extraordinary standard of care.

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Solutions And Expertise

Retained Executive Search
Our goal is to exceed client expectations. BroadView Talent Partners delivers a diverse pool of top-level executive candidates utilizing our time-tested 10-Step Engagement Process® which has proven to successfully fill senior leadership positions faster and more effectively than the industry standard. We consistently provide verbal and written communications throughout the process that clients have said are a cut above the rest.

On-Boarding & Retention
The onboarding process helps you to develop a happy contributor. Onboarding conveys your organizational brand and values, explains your people and professional culture, aligns institutional expectations and performance and provides the tools for the employee to successfully assimilate into his or her position with a quicker ramp-up to productivity.

Seamlessly transitioning the candidate through the new hire and onboarding experience, then into the performance management process matriculates the new employee and ensures success. BroadView Talent Partners has a track record of integrating both On-Boarding and Retention Solutions via our “Protect Your STARS®” template for both current and prospective clients.

Leadership Succession & Strategic Planning
Whether integrated as a part of a retained search or enmeshed in current or prospective leadership consulting engagements, BroadView Talent Partners helps its clients focus on and pave pathways for leadership succession.

Using our considerable industry knowledge and expertise, in-depth understanding of and observations about client culture, values and strategic objectives, our firm provides value added services including but not limited to facilitation of executive leadership team and senior executive staff strategic planning meetings, retreats and team-building initiatives. These solutions further enhance our ability to “get a client and keep a client…”

Solutions
  • Assessment
  • Career Services
  • Culture Shaping
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Recruitment Research
  • Succession Planning
Industries
  • Associations
  • Consulting
  • FinTech
  • Foundations
  • Non-Profit
  • Technology
Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • CEO/President
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • GM/Operations
  • Human Resources

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News Briefings

Replacing a Longtime, Non-Profit CEO

Many a search firm has encountered the following scene, probably more than once: A frantic board chair or search committee member calls because their esteemed founder and long-tenured leader (LTL) has decided to retire. The organization has no succession plan or otherwise strong internal candidates so they must engage a search firm. “It is never

Does Your No. 2 Leader Have What it Takes for the Top Job?

When clients lack internal bench strength and succession planning does not deliver, they retain executive search firms to recruit the organization’s next leader. Whether it is a chief executive officer, executive director, or president role, organizations tend to be favorably disposed toward sitting CEOs, those who are current No. 1 leaders. “While this may be

BroadView Talent Partners Seeks CEO for Homeless Prenatal Program

Executive search firm BroadView Talent Partners has been retained to find a new chief executive officer for Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP). Tracy McMillan, the search firm’s CEO and managing partner, is leading the assignment along with Melania DaSilva Deaver, VP and senior associate. The CEO is responsible for overseeing the overall direction, strategy and vision of HPP and

BroadView Talent Partners Seeks CFO for Microlending Platform Kiva

Executive search firm BroadView Talent Partners has been retained to find a chief financial officer for Kiva, an international person-to-person microlending platform. “This mission-oriented, dynamic and strategic professional will lead the finance department, working with the executive leadership team to build Kiva and expand the organization’s impact,” said the search firm. Based in San Francisco,

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Press Releases

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Multimedia

C-Suite Elevated Podcast

The Value of Interim Leadership with Sandra Murphy
The Strategic Importance of Interim Leadership with Terri Gehr
Retirement Meets Rewirement with Harold T. Epps
The Value of Executive Coaching with Gordon Hewes
Style as a Leadership Tool with Wardrobe Therapy

What our clients have to say…
Fenice Taylor, Senior Director of Finance Washington State Housing Finance Commission

“It had been over 20 years since my last job interview, so I had a little trepidation when the recruitment process started, and it was my first time working with an executive search firm. Tracy and Johanna were there to support and guide me every step of the way, no matter how busy they were. Their expert guidance and support helped me land with a housing agency I admire.”

Kate Barr, President & CEO (Retired), Propel Nonprofits

“Thank you for your care and stewardship of the search for Propel’s next President & CEO. I also want to thank you for the respect and tender care you provided throughout the process. I always felt informed of appropriate boundaries and lines of communication. Your excellent reputation is well deserved!”

Dr. Candis Fields-Johnson, Vice President of Global Talent Management

“Working with Melania and Tracy far exceeded my expectations. The experience was best in class, offering stellar communication, professionalism, and support. It was the best level of engagement I could ask for. They have truly set the bar when it comes to candidate experience, matching the right talent with the right role and organization. Because of their guidance and support, I not only have the role I identified as being well-matched with my career aspirations but also a role with a great organization that I have long admired.”