Most companies are hiring finance leaders to report on the past. The ones seeing real growth are hiring for something very different.

A year after merging TurningPoint Executive Search and Collabrie into Ascentria Search Partners, Ken Schmitt reflects on what building a firm from scratch actually taught him — and why the hardest part had nothing to do with starting over.

A strong pipeline can hide a fragile foundation. When a sales rep or leader leaves, the real loss isn’t just headcount—it’s relationships, deal context, and momentum that never lived in the CRM.

When employees feel blindsided by change, your best people don't wait. They quietly start looking — and by the time you notice, they're already gone.

Interim and fractional controllers are becoming an important tool for finance leaders navigating talent shortages, leadership transitions, and growing teams. Here’s where flexible finance leadership fits.

Why do strong candidates decline job offers? Often the problem isn’t the salary. It’s a misalignment that forms earlier in the hiring process. Here are the three most common causes and how employers can fix them.

Strong strategies don’t fail on paper—they fail in execution. This guide breaks down how to identify talent gaps, apply a private equity lens, and build a leadership team aligned with your next stage of growth.

The job market didn’t collapse in Q1 2026—but it changed. Hiring is still happening, just with more scrutiny, tighter expectations, and less margin for error. Here’s what that means for leaders making hiring decisions in Q2.

Founder-led sales can drive early growth, but it eventually becomes the ceiling. Learn the signs it’s time to build a scalable go-to-market engine — and why this transition is both a growth and valuation milestone.

Many hiring decisions have less to do with ability than candidates realize—and more to do with risk, process, and alignment. Understanding why helps candidates navigate rejection and employers hire more effectively.

Impressive titles don’t always mean individual impact. Here’s how to spot VPs who drive results versus those carried by brand prestige.

Under-hiring often feels disciplined. But when hustle becomes the operating model, burnout, disengagement, and turnover follow. Here’s how to know when it’s time to add capacity before performance erodes.