Pre-IPO Executive Compensation
There were 480 IPOs on the US stock market in 2020, an all-time record. This is +106% more than in 2019 with 233 IPOs. It is also 20% higher than the previous record IPO year of 2000, which had 397. This is indicative of two things. First, we are seeing a higher rate of innovation
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How to Find a COO for Your Company
If you are at the point where you are prospecting for a chief operations officer, then you are likely experiencing exciting times at your company. Organizations typically require a chief of operations to step in and help scale the management team to cope with exploding growth, or new opportunities. However, these times can also be
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It’s Time to Reimagine the Chief Marketing Officer Role
By CMO Recruiter Ash Wendt — Top Marketing Executive Recruiter Ash Wendt has deep experience and unmatched expertise in sourcing extraordinary talent for C-suite roles centered on sales, marketing, operations, and finance. As a founding partner of Cowen Partners, Ash Wendt is also a pioneering thought leader frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal and
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How to Retain Talent with High CMO Turnover
By Ash Wendt, President & Founder — Ash Wendt brings deep expertise to recruiting transformative C-suite leaders, placing CMOs and marketing executives. He regularly contributes to Forbes, Chief Executive, Marketing Dive, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and other premier publications, providing thought-provoking commentary on leadership alignment, revenue operations, marketing innovation, and high-performing teams. A chief
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How and When Your Startup Should Hire a Recruiter
The average cost of hiring a new employee is about $4,129, and it takes roughly 42 days to fill an open position. High turnover rates from unwise hiring decisions can have a serious effect on mature businesses, but this onboarding cost is even more crucial for a startup. A young company doesn’t have the time
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When Should Your Company Start Considering Board Recruitment?
While the answer to this question varies depending on the unique growth stage and opportunities of each company, this is a question every founder asks at some point – often with great reluctance. Understandably, many founders are less than keen on the subject of board recruitment. Stories abound of founders who were pushed out of
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Data-Driven Decision Making | Business Analytics
Cowen Partners highlights what it means to be a data-driven business and make decisions based on financial analytics and business intelligence. As the leader of a company, CEOs make a fundamentally large portion of corporate decisions, including management, operations, and sales development. In order to do that effectively, they need to have the best, updated
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COO Performance Metrics: How to Measure the Effectiveness of Your COO
By COO Recruiter Shawn Cole — Top Executive Recruiter Shawn Cole is a trusted thought leader and premier authority on COO executive recruitment across all industries. As President & Co-Founder of Cowen Partners, Shawn Cole is a trailblazing leader in the COO executive recruiting space, known for sourcing exceptional talent and uncovering key insights about
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6 Types of Marketing Organization Structures
By Executive Recruiter Ash Wendt — Top Marketing & Sales Executive Recruiter Ash Wendt has deep experience and unmatched expertise in sourcing extraordinary talent for C-suite roles centered on sales, marketing, operations, and finance. As a founding partner of Cowen Partners, Ash Wendt is also a pioneering thought leader frequently quoted in The Wall Street
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The Top 10 Qualities of a Great Leader
Great leaders are the foundation of any business. You can’t have successful teams without the right leadership in place. Teams are motivated, inspired, and driven by their leaders, so finding the right supervisors and executive leaders for your company is vital for success. Great leaders often share the same characteristics. In fact, here are the
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