BRYANT GROUP

About Us

Bryant Group is a leadership firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, and retained search. Trusted by some of the world’s most influential organizations in healthcare, higher education, and the nonprofit sector, Bryant Group delivers C-suite solutions that drive organizational excellence. Their search expertise spans fundraising, advancement, finance, HR, academic leadership, and top executive roles, including CEOs and presidents.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, please visit www.bryantgrp.com.

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Advancing Great Leaders

The Bryant Group team brings a wealth of experience as advancement and recruiting professionals. As experts in Recruiting, Team Effectiveness Consulting and Leadership Coaching, we are ready to help you build your most powerful team.

We strongly value our partnerships with each of our clients and pride ourselves on representing you with professionalism and integrity.

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Solutions And Expertise

For more than 30 years, Bryant Group professionals have partnered with some of the world’s most impactful institutions, focusing on recruiting and developing great leadership.

Solutions
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Recruitment Research
  • Succession Planning
Industries
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Cultural Arts
  • Faith Based
  • Foundations
  • Healthcare Systems
  • Higher Education
  • Hospitals
  • K-12
  • Non-Profits
  • Social Service
Functions
  • Advancement
  • Board/Governance
  • CEO/President
  • CEO/President/Executive Director
  • CFO
  • COO
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • Fundraising
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing & Sales

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News Briefings

Bryant Group Fills Senior Post for the University of Oklahoma Foundation

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group has assisted in the recruitment of Laura Ketchum as assistant vice president of advancement, OU Health Campus, at the University of Oklahoma Foundation. The search was led by Sarah Hempen, vice president of search. “Laura brings an extraordinary combination of campaign leadership, principal gift expertise and a proven ability to inspire high-performing

Bryant Group Fills Senior Post for Belmont University

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group has assisted in the recruitment of Michele Miller as associate vice president for advancement services at Belmont University. Executive search director Colleen Rogers Aivazian conducted a nationwide search. “I am thrilled to welcome Michele Miller to Belmont University as our new associate vice president for advancement services,” said

Bryant Group Retained to Find Vice Chancellor for Advancement and Executive Director for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Chattanooga Foundation

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group has been retained to recruit the vice chancellor for advancement and executive director for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and the University of Chattanooga Foundation. Katie Riecke is leading the assignment. “We are seeking a dynamic leader to advance the mission of the University of Tennessee

Bryant Group Appoints Vice President

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group has named Nick Miller as vice president and consultant. “Growth only matters if it strengthens what you stand for and how you serve,” said Sally Bryant, CEO of Bryant Group. “At Bryant Group, our work begins with relationships—and Nick is exactly that kind of leader: a natural connector with

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Press Releases

Bryant Group Places Vice President for University Development for the University of Washington

May 29, 2026 – Dallas-based executive search and leadership consulting firm Bryant Group conducted a nationwide search led by the firm’s President, Chris Bingley, resulting in Justin Michalka of Austin, Texas securing the role of Vice President for University Development at the University of Washington. Mr. Michalka is a seasoned advancement leader whose career spans

Bryant Group Places Assistant Vice President of Advancement, OU Health Campus for the University of Oklahoma Foundation

May 12, 2026 Dallas-based executive search and leadership consulting firm Bryant Group conducted a nationwide search led by the firm’s Vice President of Search, Sarah Hempen, resulting in Laura Ketchum, CFRE, of Stillwater, Oklahoma securing the role of Assistant Vice President of Advancement, OU Health Campus, at the University of Oklahoma Foundation. Ms. Ketchum is

Bryant Group Places Assistant Vice President of Marketing & Communications for the University of Oklahoma Foundation

April 6, 2026 – Dallas-based executive search and leadership consulting firm Bryant Group conducted a nationwide search led by the firm’s Vice President of Search, Sarah Hempen, resulting in Maria Kuntz of Boulder, Colorado securing the role of Assistant Vice President of Marketing & Communications at the University of Oklahoma Foundation. Ms. Kuntz is a

Bryant Group Places Associate Vice President for Advancement Services for Belmont University

March 20, 2026 Dallas-based executive search and leadership consulting firm Bryant Group conducted a nationwide search led by the firm’s Executive Search Director, Colleen Rogers Aivazian, resulting in Michele Miller of Fishers, Indiana securing the role of Associate Vice President for Advancement Services at Belmont University. Ms. Miller is a dynamic advancement professional with more

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Real Talk on Leadership with Sally Bryant at the Inc. 5000 Conference

Blogs
Why Most Leadership Programs Don’t Change Behavior
The Most Important Element in Executive Search: Organizational Culture
Scale Your Impact, Not Just Your Size
Leading Through Loss: What Five Leaders Taught Me About Caring for Ourselves While Caring for Others
Alignment: The Quiet Force Behind High-Performing Teams
Are You Putting a Band-Aid Over a Bullet Hole?
3 Critical Shifts Every Leader Must Make ASAP
Mid-Year Reviews Are a Joke—Unless You Make Them Matter
EQ Beats AI: The Hiring Edge You’re Missing
From Disconnected to Dialed In
What Coaching Is — and What It Isn’t: Unlocking Leadership Potential
Filling Advancement Gaps Before They Drain Your Bottom Line
Building Strength in the Messy Middle
Are You Strong, Smart, Kind and Brave?
Difficult Truth and Ridiculous Grace
The Hidden Power of Philanthropy: How Hospitals Can Thrive in Tough Times
Unleashing Potential in Leadership Teams
Bryant Group Recognized for the Second Year in a Row as One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies on the 2024 Inc. 5000
Well, Well, Well…Are You?
Navigating Workplace Stress: The Art of Integration and Intentional Change
Leading Through Crisis: The Role of Moxie in Leadership
Are You Prioritizing “Keeping” Over “Hiring?”
Role Modeling for Working Moms during Women’s History Month
Tech-Tested Virtual Interview Tips for Professionals
Celebrating Black Excellence in Leadership: A Reflection on my HBCU Experience
Better Leaders are Happier Leaders —and Vice Versa
Remote Work, Candidate Pools and Attrition
Facilitating an Equitable Search Process: Insights from a Certified Diversity Recruiter
What does it mean to be an American Latino?
Are You Waiting on Moxie?
Are You Prioritizing “Keeping” Over “Hiring?”
The Great Opportunity Continues
What I Didn’t Know About Success
COVID Inspired Leadership – Changes, Lessons, and Reminders Is It Remote?
Do You Run With Scissors?
The Positive Transition
Interview Secrets to Success
Put Your Own Oxygen Mask On First
Are You Supporting Your Free Agents?
What We’ve Been Missing
The Great Opportunity (Part III)
The Great Opportunity (Part II)
The Great Opportunity (Part I)
Remote Work. What Now?
Planning a Successful Departure

Podcasts
Keeping Fundraisers Fundraising: Insights on Retention and Leadership with Sally Bryant
The Great Resignation is Here. How to Leverage it as The Great Opportunity
Efficient Advancement Staffing
Life Unedited: Working Women
Get Better at Business (Part 2) Shownotes
Get Better at Business (Part I) Shownotes
We Are For Good Podcast Shownotes
Hiring and Workplace Trends During and After COVID
Sally Bryant’s Podcast with The Eight Principles
A Non-Profit Empowerment Webinar Series
How to Ace Your Interview

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