Hunt Scanlon Media’sStrategic Talent Investment: Navigating the Buy vs Build Dilemma
April 24, 2025 - 12pm ET
Join DHR Global on April 24th for our interactive webinar supported by Hunt Scanlon Media.
In this session, we will explore the critical decision of whether to buy or build talent. We’ll discuss the pros and cons of each approach and examine how company culture and speed can influence these decisions. Christine Greybe and Dwain Celistan will provide insights from real-world scenarios, including how leading national and global companies have navigated buy versus build at pivotal moments of significant growth and CEO turnover.
There will be an opportunity for audience members to join the conversation and ask questions to the panelists.
This webinar is free to attend and is supported by Hunt Scanlon Media.
Topics to be discussed include:
- Buying vs Building Internal Talent: Understand the choices between buying and building internal talent.
- How to Make the Choice: Evaluate the cause and effect, and the pros and cons of each option with an eye towards organizational tendencies and the impact on culture.
- Real-World Situations and Outcomes: How different companies have navigated the buy vs build decision in times of rapid growth and C-Suite turnover, and what were the outcomes.
Moderator
Suzanne Jacob
Chief Marketing Officer
DHR Global
Suzanne serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for DHR and is responsible for driving DHR’s global marketing strategies, including oversight of the company’s brands, leading the development of robust, integrated campaigns, and strengthening the brand’s position in the talent advisory space.
Along with her innovative marketing team, Suzanne is setting a vision for the DHR brands and the company – striving to create compelling communications that open doors and opportunities for our 165+ global partners, as well as insights that drive thought leadership.
Suzanne’s career has included Partner, C-Level and Vice President roles in leading consulting and professional services firms. Suzanne is a hands-on leader who can quickly assess the marketing, operational and organizational implications of strategic challenges and develop credibility and trust to create action. She is skilled at how to strategically and tactically drive results, as well as the business processes and organizational structure required to sustain them.
Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She is a proud former volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and currently volunteers with the Alzheimer’s Association.
Panelists
Dwain Celistan
Managing Partner, Diversity Practice Leader; North American Marketing Committee Member
DHR Global
Dwain serves as Managing Partner and Leader of the Global Diversity Practice for DHR in the firm’s Chicago office. He has conducted searches for senior leaders across a range of firms and industries.
Prior to recruiting, Dwain held senior marketing, sales and general management positions in the U.S. and U.K. for large firms in the consumer, industrial and retail arenas. He was Vice President of Marketing and Sales with a staff of nearly 100 professionals and a budget of $100MM, and Senior Vice President of Marketing for a $1B division. During his career he has saved declining businesses and accelerated the growth of businesses in multiple roles.
Dwain’s clients have included over 25 fortune 500 firms, an assortment of family-owned, private equity-backed firms and universities. His consultative approach and significant corporate leadership experience have helped clients refine their position specifications and better clarify the “right” candidate.
Christine Greybe
President, Leadership Consulting
DHR Global
President of DHR Leadership Consulting, Christine leads a global team of experts who help organizations identify and develop executives who are ready to take on high-stakes, high-pressure and high-complexity decisions. As an executive search consultant, she helps public and private companies recruit leaders across the C-suite and board and for key functional roles.
Christine joined DHR in 2004 as the Managing Director of Asia-Pacific and has held roles of increasing corporate responsibility, including as a member of the board of directors, President and Head of Global. Her services include assessment and coaching, succession planning, team effectiveness, onboarding and DE&I.
During a key period of growth for the firm, Christine led the expansion of DHR’s brand globally, opening offices in Australia, China, Dubai, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore, and supported growth into Europe and LATAM. More recently, she has been a part of the acquisition team providing strategic direction for international operations.
Christine has been quoted in business media including Bloomberg TV, CCTV, China Business News, CNBC Asia, Nikkei Financial Daily, Reuters, Shanghai Business Review and The Wall Street Journal. She was born in South Africa and has a Diploma of Higher Education from Rhodes University. She is fluent in English and Afrikaans and resides between South Africa and Los Angeles with her husband.
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