Catalytic Leadership
For Purpose-Driven Brands

Impactful Search® is a specialized executive search practice & advisor network that delivers leadership talent for companies that strive to amplify social and cultural impact.

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"What got you here, won't get you there."

— Marshall Goldsmith

Finding talent who makes a difference requires a different kind of executive search.
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‍For companies driven by business growth that amplifies social and cultural impact, our specialized executive search practice delivers catalytic leadership talent. When facing a critical inflection point of scale or sale, founders, ESG investors, private equity, boards of directors, and chief executives of purpose-driven companies engage us to build out their leadership bench.

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Robin McBride
An impactful leader leads by example. 

— ROBIN MCBRIDE// PRESIDENT,
— McBride Sisters Wine Company
For leaders of purpose-led brands, it’s an opportune time to tap into talent that aligns with your values. The shift to remote working and creating more flexibility is addressing a long overdue need to broaden access to qualified candidates and is a key factor in accelerating the pace for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce. This new modern way of working can strengthen a culture of business development and innovation and create work environments where all can thrive.

— DEBORAH BRENNER // FOUNDER & CEO,
— WOMEN OF THE VINE & SPIRITS
Meghan Asha
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— MEGAN ASHA// FOUNDER, FOUNDERMADE‍
It’s not about the leader, it’s about the results of the leader's action.

The point I make here is the leader doesn’t have to be an extroverted cheerleader, an introverted engineer type can be just as effective as an extrovert sales professional.  Martin Luther King was an impactful leader but not because of his fire and brimstone but because of his message.

It is the leader’s message that determines whether or not a leader is impactful.  Focus on the message – focus on the content of what you are saying.

— BLAIR KELLISON // CEO, TRADITIONAL MEDICINALS‍
Jeff Popkin
1. A genuine love and heart for people, their story and passions. 
2. A genuine and infectious love for your brand/business
3. A burning desire to compete
4. An inspirational vision for what success looks like and what it means to the team internally and externally 

— JEFF POPKIN // CEO, Mast-Jägermeister US
An impactful leader creates momentum through human energy. They see the future in a way that other people want to be a part of and contribute their effort.

Impactful leaders take a degree of responsibility and model a level of commitment that makes other people feel safe to commit too, and makes the task feel worthy of dedication.

— SCOTT NORTON // FOUNDER, N+1 VENTURES‍

What makes an impactful leader?

Impactful founders, investors, and executives have a lot to say.

Deborah Brenner
The shift to remote working and creating more flexibility is addressing a long overdue need to broaden access to qualified candidates and is a key factor in accelerating the pace for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.

— DEBORAH BRENNER // FOUNDER & CEO,
 WOMEN OF THE VINE & SPIRITS
Robin McBride
An impactful leader leads by example.

— ROBIN MCBRIDE // PRESIDENT,
MCBRIDE SISTERS WINE COMPANY
Georgie Greville
The ultimate superpower that leaders need today is a sense of cultural empathy combined with cultural intuitiveness.
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— GEORGIE GREVILLE // CO-FOUNDER, MILK MAKEUP
Amanda Baldwin
An impactful leader empowers the team to accomplish more than they ever thought possible — opens doors, clears our obstacles, and then gets out of the way!
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— AMANDA BALDWIN // CEO, SUPERGOOP
Blair Kellison
It’s not about the leader, it’s about the results of the leader's action.

A leader doesn’t have to be an extroverted cheerleader, an introverted engineer type can be just as effective as an extrovert sales professional.
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— Blair KELLISON // CEO, TRADITIONAL MEDICINALS
Arnulfo Ventura
'Iron sharpens iron,’ and today more so than ever, entrepreneurs, consumers, retailers and investors are all benefiting from the intellectually-rich, nuanced value creation that comes from teams with POC representation in key, impactful leadership positions. It’s a win for commerce, and simply the right thing to do.
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— ARNULFO VENTURA // CEO, ALTER ECO FOODS
Deborah Brenner
For impactful leaders of purpose-led brands, it’s an opportune time to tap into talent that aligns with your values.
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— DEBORAH BRENNER // FOUNDER & CEO,
 WOMEN OF THE VINE & SPIRITS
What Makes An Impactful Leader?
Megan Asha
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Madeline Haydon
Founder & CEO
To be a leader, you have to really have a heart for people and to serve them well while you’re setting a direction in which you’re willing to stick your neck out and risk a little bit about yourself.
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Barry Turner
Founder
Be authentic and approachable, focus on developing others, have fun
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Scott Norton
Founder
An impactful leader creates momentum through human energy. They see the future in a way that other people want to be a part of and contribute their effort
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Higher purpose companies need a hiring partner who can see beyond the search.

Securing and integrating a dynamic leader sets business, social, and cultural progress in motion.

Consultative

Work with a hand-selected team of executive search experts (with wide leader networks), specializing in employment proposition development, executive negotiation, leadership transition, and integration strategy.

Immersive

Your executive search team dives into your business to develop an instinct and fluency that helps with identifying high potential talent. As these leaders join your brand, we are at the ready to address the ripple effect of additional bench building.

Integrative

Fully functional catalytic executive leadership requires intelligent integration, not basic onboarding. We develop detailed success plans that align new leaders with the company culture, performance expectations, their colleagues, stakeholders, external mentors, and other critical factors.

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Like the clients we serve, we believe to our core that it's possible for capitalism and altruism to coexist.

  • How clients make an impact.
    Companies we work with have proven to make the world better ⁠— whether it's because they are B corp certified or have a demonstrable positive social, environmental, and cultural track record. Learn more.
  • How we walk the walk.
    In addition to a corporate family tradition of responding to social, cultural, and environmental needs in the world and the communities where we work, we are literally paying it forward here at impactful.
  • For every executive placement fee, a percentage goes to the client’s philanthropic organization of choice, or to one of the many charitable partners we support. Learn more.
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