Function: Business Development

Grand Cru Executive Search Partners

March 23, 2025 – Grand Cru Executive Search: Precision in Executive Hiring At Grand Cru Executive Search, we excel in matching exceptional candidates to roles, companies, and cultures with unparalleled precision. Combining years of executive search expertise with cutting-edge, data-driven tools and methodologies, we deliver near-perfect hires. Our proprietary methodology for precision hiring leverages a specialized and proven approach, enriched by scientifically-validated psychometric assessments. This rigorous process ensures candidates align seamlessly with the role’s skills, your company culture, and the necessary behavioral criteria. The results? Enhanced productivity, stronger team synergy, elevated morale, and improved performance. Ultimately, our success translates into strategic focus, business growth, increased ROI, and greater profitability for your organization. Industry Specialization Government Contracting (GovCon) Technology Management, Strategy & IT Consulting Executive Search Expertise We specialize in retained executive searches for: GTM/Growth/Sales Leaders P&L Leaders Practice Leaders Technology Leaders: AI/Analytics, Digital, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Platforms Managed Services Leaders Corporate Functions Leaders: HR, Finance, Accounting, Security, IT, Legal, Marketing Let us deliver the precision, expertise, and results you need to drive your organization forward.

Cook Silverman Search

March 17, 2025 – Cook Silverman brings more than two hundred combined years of nonprofit experience, spanning all aspects of development, advancement, communications and marketing, and executive management. Our team includes individuals who have served as executive directors, development and marketing directors and other senior positions in nonprofits, and therefore have unique knowledge and abilities to evaluate skill sets of nonprofit executives. We have worked in the positions our clients hope to fill, which gives us a distinctive perspective on evaluation of the candidates. Cook Silverman takes our role in combating the discriminatory factors that influence barriers many of our candidate’s face very seriously. We approach our work by acknowledging and valuing the intersections of race/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, and ability. We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for candidates in all our search efforts. With over 450 searches successfully completed in the last twenty plus years, Cook Silverman has a long record of success: a deep bench of senior management, fundraising, marketing, finance, and communications, executives and strong connections within the nonprofit sector that makes us one of the most effective search firms in the business. In addition to our years of experience in the field, our team takes an approach that ensures we have our pulse on the market and an in-depth understanding of the needs of our clients, the potential pool of candidates, and the best methods to reach them.

ADK Consulting & Executive Search

March 10, 2025 – ADK is a retained boutique executive recruitment firm specializing in C-Suite positions. Utilizing our talented team of 25 professionals with strong industry expertise, we connect outstanding leaders to opportunities. ADK is an industry leader in executive recruiting with roots that date back to our 2003 incorporation in Jacksonville, Florida. Our early success in identifying and providing outstanding leaders has not only enhanced our clients’ organizations but provided a positive impact on their communities and regions. Many of these executive placements have affected legislation on the national level and are recognized as top industry leaders. We partner with our clients at the onset of every project and throughout the entire process. Our talented team of 25 professionals understands current and impending senior management and leadership issues. The methodology we employ includes thorough recruitment techniques. Each project is led by a seasoned team to conduct research, marketing, sourcing, personal outreach, extensive screening processes and outstanding communication with clients and candidates. Over 83% of our business comes from repeat clients. Often new business comes from referrals, not only from clients, but often from both successful and unsuccessful candidates who were impressed with our process and communication. ADK has become the largest executive recruitment firm in the Unites States for the airport industry, filling more CEO and C-Suite positions than any other recruitment firm with well over 600 CEO and C-Suite airport recruitments. Our clients are private and publicly held companies, authorities, cities and counties, special districts, trade associations, colleges & universities.