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Honored to be featured in Hunt Scanlon Media — their latest piece breaks down our new report on one of the most underrated factors in executive hiring: speed to hire.

The takeaway? In today's market, your best candidates won't wait. Senior leaders evaluate opportunities in real time, and a slow, unclear process is the fastest way to lose them — often to a competitor moving more decisively.

A few highlights from the report:

• A vacant Chief Commercial Officer seat is one of the costliest leadership gaps a company can carry
• Best-in-class searches close in 90–120 days — beyond that, attrition risk climbs sharply
• Speed doesn't mean cutting corners. It comes from clear timelines, pre-booked interview cadences, and transparent candidate feedback
• In CPG and beverage, where launch windows and shelf timing move fast, leadership gaps have immediate business consequences

Speed to hire isn't just efficiency — it signals alignment, confidence, and discipline. Exactly what top leaders look for in an employer.

📖 Read the full feature: https://hubs.ly/Q04jMpcJ0

A Playbook for Speed to Hire at the Executive Level - Hunt Scanlon Media In executive recruiting, companies often focus heavily on identifying the right candidate while overlooking another factor that can determine the outcome of the search: momentum. In today’s competitive executive talent market, highly sought-after leaders are evaluating opportunities in real time, ...

Top executives notice when an organization moves decisively. They also notice when it doesn't. Speed to hire is a culture signal. Full piece on the blog.

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Cannabis MSO hiring is risk management with a recruiting wrapper. A wrong CCO or CFO hire isn't expensive — it's licensing exposure.

Why retained executive search exists for the C-suite in cannabis, and where contingency still has its place.

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