Family & Founder-Led Business Search
Search solutions for family and founder-led businesses
Ensuring long-term stability
Like you, we take a long-term view. We know that our long-term success is dependent on the success of the candidates we place with the clients we serve. We are sensitive to the unique aspects of family and founder-led businesses, including generational dynamics, compensation considerations and cultural idiosyncrasies.
Our Family & Founder-Led Business Search practice combines a thorough candidate assessment process with an engagement-centric candidate development methodology. We ensure alignment between the desired candidate qualifications and traits of our clients, with the career achievements and aspirations of our candidates. By achieving this alignment, we are able to reduce our clients’ hiring risk and achieve long-term success. Our search expertise includes financial, operational and human resources leaders.
Recent family & founder-led business search engagements
Controller
Family-Run Healthcare Organization
Highly-successful healthcare services firm in process of transitioning to the second generation of family-ownership was seeking their first Controller. VSP was charged with recruiting an industry professional who would build-out the financial infrastructure to support significant anticipated growth. Within 51 days, VSP introduced seven candidates, of which five were interviewed and one was hired. The entire process, from signed engagement letter to executed offer letter, took 70 days.
Director, Field Operations
Multi-Generation CT-Based Distribution Company
Client hired VSP to conduct a confidential search to replace their Chief Operating Officer. As the client’s direction evolved, VSP pivoted from targeting existing COOs to promotable, Director-level candidates. VSP identified and recruited a highly-respected, up-and-coming leader in their industry. The new hire made an immediate impact by quickly filling two open positions with technicians who followed him from his previous employer.
Tax Manager
Family-Run Investment Firm
Boutique family investment firm operating in the real estate and securities industries. This tight-knit firm, which has a unique culture that fosters camaraderie and long-term employment, required a highly-specialized skill-set. VSP introduced five candidate within 30 days. All candidates were interviewed by the client and the finalist was selected from this group. The entire process, from executed engagement letter to accepted offer letter, took 65 days. This was VSP’s third placement at this firm.