EXECUTIVE SEARCH
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The not-so-obvious candidate.
And the search that finds them.

SLATE executive Search focuses on senior executive hires in media, retail, consumer for publicly held, privately controlled, PE backed and some of the world’s best not for profits.

The difference is functional and in-house expertise.

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The Not-So-Obvious Candidate

Slate starts somewhere else. With the question of what the role actually needs, not what the resume is supposed to say. With the operator who has done the harder version of the job at a smaller company. With the leader who is one step away from the obvious title but ten steps ahead in judgment. With the candidate no other search firm would put in front of you, because no other search firm knows how to see them.

That is the not-so-obvious candidate. And finding them is what Slate is built to do.

Most searches end up in the same place because they start in the same place. The same firms. The same titles. The same shortlist of names that everyone in the industry already knows. Safe. Predictable. And often, exactly wrong for the moment your company is actually in.

The obvious hire is easy to find. It is also, often, the wrong one.

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Why Slate is unique

SLATE's founder has had decades of in-house and functional experience understanding the business, client needs and candidate experience

SLATE

  • Builds a robust position spec.

  • Builds a market map that reaches past the obvious names.

  • Optimizes for the leader the company will need in eighteen months.

  • Remains through the first 100 days to ensure the hire is successful.

  • Measures success by the success and relevance of the hire.

  • SLATE's founder and team have spent over 20 years in executive search, talent acquisition, and HR.

Twenty years of relationships in three industries that share a rhythm.

Where Slate searches

Studios, networks, streaming, and the companies telling stories at scale. Where creative pressure meets operating discipline.

Media

Brands and retailers navigating omnichannel, private equity, and the shift from wholesale to direct.

Retail

Direct-to-consumer, CPG, and founder-led brands scaling past the point where instinct alone can carry the team.

Consumer

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