Talent

Retained Executive Search and Leadership Advisory

WE SUPPORT AMBITIOUS COMPANIES IN advancING their ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE by identifying EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ACROSS SPORT, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA & LIFESTYLE

CONVERGENCE IS here. this is where we live.

Our team's fluency and expertise across sports, media, entertainment, and lifestyle brands allows us to draw on the richest cross-sector, global network of clients and candidates to identify the leaders that will transform your business. These are the leaders who bring best-in-class innovation, creativity, and commercial expertise to thrive and excel in your organization.

high performance starts with talent

Elevate Talent identifies and assesses the best leaders for our clients. We recruit exceptional leaders and work together to design a path for success across organizations of any size. Our core service offerings include: 

EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Attracting and securing best-in-class leaders

LEADERSHIP ADVISORY
Working with leaders to inspire new ways to lead and work

Trusted by the world's most recognizable sports, media, entertainment and lifestyle brands

Private Equity & Venture Capital
Public Limited Companies
Privately Owned Companies

Our PROCESS

Our approach to search is not cookie-cutter. We have a foundational process steeped in exceptional research and assessment that we tailor to each client’s unique needs. Our experienced operators and search practitioners partner to find the right fit for your unique business objectives.

Discovery & Requirement Setting

Review strategic and operational business goals and define “must haves"

Candidate Selection & Assessment

In-depth screening of global candidate base, evaluating skills and competencies

Psychometric Assessment

Suite of psychometric tests to assess motivators, performance preferences, and derailers

360 Degree Referencing

Named and unnamed referencing to validate accomplishments, competencies, and cultural fit

Reporting

Detailed reports delivered to you in advance of all meetings

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

DEIB is a priority integrated in every stage of the search

Our Work

Game-changing placements across sports, media, entertainment, and lifestyle

Elevate Talent places Chief Customer & Operating Officer

Evoke

Elevate Talent places Chief Customer & Operating Officer

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Elevate Talent places Barron's Editor-In-Chief

Barron's

Elevate Talent places Barron's Editor-In-Chief

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Elevate Talent places Managing Director, Factual

BBC Studios

Elevate Talent places Managing Director, Factual

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Elevate Talent places Executive Director

The Grand Slam Board

Elevate Talent places Executive Director

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Elevate Talent places Chief Executive Officer

WTA Commercial Company

Elevate Talent places Chief Executive Officer

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Elevate Talent places Chief Executive Officer

Tripadvisor

Elevate Talent places Chief Executive Officer

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Elevate Talent places Chief Racing & Revenue Officer

Ferrari

Elevate Talent places Chief Racing & Revenue Officer

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Elevate Talent places COO Aichi Arena, Japan

AEG

Elevate Talent places COO Aichi Arena, Japan

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Elevate Talent places Chief Financial Officer

VGW

Elevate Talent places Chief Financial Officer

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Our Team

We have a deep-rooted and highly collaborative culture. Each team is constructed with industry operators and search practitioners who blend functional and industry know-how.

Chicago, IL
Hong Kong
Mexico
Singapore
Portland, OR
Munich
Milan
Melbourne
Boston, MA
Sydney
London
Santa Clara, CA
Remote
Washington, DC
New York, NY
Austin, TX
Salt Lake City, UT
Nashville, TN
Charlotte, NC
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Priscilla Boateng

Executive Assistant and Practice Manager, Talent

Quintin Plane

Principal, Talent

Rachel Willoughby

Executive Assistant & Practice Manager, Talent

Ramesh Somasundaram

Principal, Talent

Sammy Fenner

Executive Assistant and Practice Manager, Talent

Sarah Barber

Executive Assistant and Practice Manager, Talent

Tom Watterson

Director, Asia, Talent

Tora Squire

Principal, Talent

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“Elevate’s ability to understand our vision and match up with candidates that fit our culture was unmatched. It felt like he quickly became part of our executive team and then brought a broad range of candidates that complemented our skill sets at the franchise.”
Matthew Caldwell
President & CEO, Florida Panthers
"I couldn’t recommend Elevate Talent more highly. The team, led by Adam, has acted as strategic partners in building our new marketing leadership team from scratch. We owe a lot as a club to Elevate Talent for helping us to get to this position."
Adam Gardiner
Marketing Director, Arsenal
“We partnered with Elevate Talent to appoint a team of Technical Experts responsible for the initial analysis of FIFA’s talent development scheme. Through a rigorous recruitment methodology, we were able to identify, assess, and contract a team of Senior Technical Experts and Managers from around the world.”
Ulf Schott
Head of High Performance, FIFA