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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 Helps Fill Senior Role for the University of San Diego

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group has assisted in the recruitment of John Rogers as associate vice president for university events and partnerships for the University of San Diego (USD). Sarah Hempen, vice president of search, led the assignment. “It was clear through the interview process that John’s extensive experience and leadership developing and implementing

Building Strength in the Messy Middle

The managers who bridge senior leadership and frontline teams play a vital role in shaping organizational success. Many of these professionals have been promoted from an individual contributor position into leadership for the first time or are in an elevated leadership role without the necessary guidance and training to address increasingly complex challenges and systems,

Bryant Group Retained by Cure HHT to Fill Senior Role

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group has been selected to recruit the vice president of operations for Cure HHT. Sarah Hempen, vice president of search, is leading the assignment. “We’re seeking an exceptional leader who is passionate about making a profound impact and driving meaningful change for those affected by HHT,” said Marianne Clancy,

Bryant Group Leading Senior Search Assignment for the University of San Diego

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group has been retained by the University of San Diego to lead in its search for an associate vice president for university events and partnerships. Sarah Hempen, vice president of search, is leading the assignment. “On the heels of an exceptional 75th anniversary year, the University of San Diego is

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Press Releases

University of Oklahoma Foundation Assistant Vice President for Marketing & Communications

Bryant Group, a Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm, has been selected to recruit the Assistant Vice President for Marketing & Communications for the University of Oklahoma Foundation. Bryant Group Vice President Sarah Hempen is leading the search. “We’re looking for a marketing leader who will help us build a best-in-class communications organization whose

Bryant Group Places Associate Vice President for Advancement Services at University of Nevada, Reno Foundation

October 15, 2025 – Dallas-based executive search and leadership consulting firm Bryant Group conducted a nationwide search led by the firm’s Vice President, Search, Sarah Hempen, resulting in Samriti “Sam” Natt of Fullerton, CA securing the role of Associate Vice President for Advancement Services at the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation. Ms. Natt is an

Bryant Group Places Assistant Vice President for Advancement, Norman Campus at The University of Oklahoma Foundation

October 11, 2025 – Dallas-based executive search and leadership consulting firm Bryant Group conducted a nationwide search led by the firm’s Vice President, Search Sarah Hempen, resulting in Kendall Mayer of Moore, OK securing the role of Assistant Vice President for Advancement, Norman Campus at The University of Oklahoma Foundation. In this role, Mr. Mayer

Executive Search for Vice President, Campaign Manager at HonorHealth Foundation

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group, has been selected to recruit the Vice President, Campaign Manager for HonorHealth Foundation. Bryant Group’s Colleen Rogers Aivazian, Executive Search Director, is spearheading the assignment for the search firm. “As we embark on our first transformational campaign, we’re looking for a Campaign Manager who can think

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Multimedia

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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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