Pearson Partners Profile Sarah Bowie, Consultant As featured in our Q1 2013 Searchlight Newsletter What was your first job, and what was it like? My first job, at 16, was doing food prep at our small-town Sonic. One day, I was asked to chop jalapeños, and nobody in the kitchen that day (I worked only one day a week, and it took longer than that to make friends) told me to […]
How To Make the Switch Lisa Thompson, Managing Director, Professional Services In this employment marketplace, many senior executives are facing weighty decisions in their career paths, including whether to make a switch to an entirely different industry. This decision can be either voluntary, such as when an executive is no longer challenged in the industry he or she has been in for years, or involuntary, due to changing market or […]
Lisa Thompson, Managing Director, Professional Services Executive coaching is an important part of the corporate culture in many organizations. When done effectively, coaching can boost productivity and help build new career skills. Yet, many organizations don’t extend their coaching programs into the C-suite. Coaching the CEO can be one of the best investments an organization can make, since the impact goes far beyond the C-suite—and it’s especially vital during […]
Pearson Partners International Advocate: Robyne Petersen Pearson Partners believes in giving back to the community, and we encourage our team members to be involved in charitable organizations. Robyne Petersen, our principal, is a member of the March for Babies Chairman’s Committee, a fundraising arm of the March of Dimes, and is passionate about its mission. We spoke with Robyne about the organization’s vital role in improving the health of babies and supporting […]
Executive Search Firm Expands to Meet Growing Demand in Houston, Especially the Energy Sector (DALLAS, TX – December 20, 2013) – Pearson Partners International, a global retained executive search and leadership consulting firm, announces continued strategic growth with the opening of a Houston office and the addition of energy industry search veteran Chris Reinsvold. “Establishing an office in Houston will enable us to better serve our clients throughout the region—especially in the […]
Restaurant Chain Orders New Chief Marketing Officer: Pearson Partners Delivers While astounding growth is what most companies are aiming for, growing rapidly can have its challenges. As SONIC Corp. quickly expanded to become the largest drive-in restaurant chain in America, the Oklahoma-based company found itself taking a deep look inward to ensure that its managements’ skills and experience were able to keep pace. “We’re very happy with how well SONIC […]
Assessment Helps Association Reorganize to Better Serve Growing Membership When a membership organization outgrows its association management company, restructuring is a necessary but onerous task. As the world’s largest independent community of SAP customers and providers, the Americas’ SAP Users’ Group has spent the last 17 years providing education and peer networking and serving as the collective influential voice of customers shaping the future of SAP solutions. At 50,000 members […]
The Right Candidate for a Tough-to-Fill Position Pearson Partners International has earned a reputation as the search firm to call when you have a tough job to fill. When Deloitte & Touche Partner Randy Wright needed an experienced senior manager for the company’s private client advisor group, which handles the personal accounts of high-net-worth individuals, it was a tall order. The company needed a manager with a minimum of six […]
Pearson Partners International Advocate: Judy Stubbs Pearson Partners believes in giving back to the community, and we encourage our team members to be involved in charitable organizations. Judy Stubbs, our vice president, is a longtime member of the board of directors of Carter BloodCare and is passionate about its mission. Carter BloodCare, a 501(c)(3) organization, is the largest blood bank in Texas, supplying 90 percent of the blood products used in the 58-county […]
