"You Have to Date Your Clients: What 25 Years of Executive Search Actually Teaches You"

Описание: Most executive search firms are in a hurry. Bill Benson built his career on doing the opposite.

In this episode of Digital Dose, host Zelcha Emmanuel sits down with Bill Benson, President of William Charles Search Group — a boutique executive search firm that has spent 25 years placing C-suite and functional leaders across manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and private equity-backed companies throughout the US and globally.

Bill breaks down why the first 90 days make or break every placement, what middle market companies keep getting wrong about C-level hiring, and why the firms winning in today's talent market are the ones who never stopped investing in the relationship.

What you'll hear:

The real cost of C-level hiring mistakes — and the pattern that causes them repeatedly
Why William Charles built a 6-step discovery process before a single candidate is sourced
What makes family business succession searches completely different from PE-backed placements
How AI is changing executive search — and what Bill is doing about it right now
Why "you have to date your clients" is the truest thing in long-term B2B relationships

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