Posts in Recruiting
Defining Excellence in Executive Search: What Matters Most in Hiring for Fractional Sales Leadership

The best executive search firms for sales roles offer far more than a database of resumes. They act as strategic partners—helping organizations scope the assignment, and then rapidly identify, assess, and onboard leaders who can drive sales performance, transform go-to-market strategies, and align with culture.

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The Rise of the Blended Workforce: Why Fractional Executives Are at the Center of Change

A blended workforce combines full-time employees with a mix of gig workers, freelancers, fractional leaders, and even artificial intelligence. It is a model defined less by rigid job titles and more by outcomes, agility, and access to the right expertise at the right time.

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Driving Growth Under the Microscope

Fractional sales leaders can be the catalyst investor-backed companies need to translate potential into performance. But the job isn’t just to “run sales”—it’s to create scalable systems, deliver repeatable growth, and instill the commercial discipline that turns ambition into enterprise value.

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AI, Inflection Points, and the Enduring Value of Human-Centered Recruiting

On the surface, it’s a compelling proposition: faster, cheaper, scalable. But beneath the surface lies what I believe is a fundamental truth: when it comes to critical leadership roles like sales, AI alone is not enough.

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Family Businesses: Navigating Tradition and Transformation

Family-owned businesses are the backbone of many economies - including the US and Canada, where they account for 87% of all companies. When these businesses seek to accelerate growth or modernize their sales function, they increasingly turn to fractional sales leaders.

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Who’s More Trustworthy with Confidential Information?

In several conversations over the years, founders have told me that they prefer a VP of Sales to be a W2 employee rather than a 1099 contractor, citing concerns over access to and control of sensitive business information.

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The CEO’s Guide to Identifying a Great Fractional Sales Leader

Many companies are turning to fractional sales leaders to drive growth without the commitment of a full-time executive. These seasoned professionals offer strategic sales expertise on a part-time basis, providing flexibility and cost-effectiveness.

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TAM and SAM 2.0 for Fractional Sales Leadership

To better understand the financial opportunity within this market, we attempt to calculate the Total Addressable Market (TAM) and the Serviceable Accessible Market (SAM) for fractional sales leadership, using a purely demand-centric approach.

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“How Much Is It?” – Answering the Hardest First Question in Executive Search

“How much is it?” It’s a fair question. But when it comes at the very start—before any discussion of process, deliverables, or outcomes—it presents a challenge.

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Exploring TAM and SAM for Fractional Sales Leadership

To better understand the financial opportunity within this market, we attempted to calculate the Total Addressable Market (TAM) and the Serviceable Accessible Market (SAM) for fractional sales leadership, using different approaches, and leveraging available macro-data, data from our own recent study, and documented assumptions.

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