We started Blinkhorn because traditional search simply didn’t work in the digital age.
This is more true now than ever. The search process today isn’t about filling a box on an organizational chart. It’s about defining a senior role that previously did not exist, understanding the skills required when there is no playbook and building an organizational structure that takes full advantage of a diverse group of executive team members. It’s about accessing the best and brightest executives who are embracing the future – wherever they may be from. It’s about identifying and attracting transformative leaders.
Our Commitment
Focus on leadership impact
We launch the search process by agreeing on the business objective for a leadership role, instead of defaulting to an outdated job description. We develop a customized search strategy based on a fresh take on the role and the evolving market for executive talent.
Drive diversity and inclusion
In every project, we identify a diverse candidate slate, rather than relying on the same recycled pool of industry leaders. We build company leadership teams that reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.
Communicate frequently and transparently
We believe in fair and accurate reporting, not in only communicating when there is good news. Our style is to clearly communicate challenges and opportunities throughout the search process.
Our Process
We only work with a few clients at any one time, and Ann Blinkhorn, a seasoned and strategic search executive with years of operational experience, personally leads every engagement. Blinkhorn provides the discipline, methodology and competency-based assessment of a leading global search business—but with the undivided time, attention and network of relationships that only a highly specialized firm can bring.
We tailor our search process to suit the specific needs and timeline of our clients.
A typical search includes the following steps:
Assess needs, establish search priorities, develop detailed position specification
Determine search strategy
Attract and evaluate candidates
Present most qualified candidates for candidate interviews
Complete the search
Our Functional Expertise
Our services include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
CEO, COO and general management
CFO and financial leadership
CRO and sales leadership
CMO, encompassing diverse skills across brand, communications, and performance or growth marketing
CHRO, and diversity and inclusion leadership
Strategy, corporate development and business development
Content leadership including Chief Content Officer and programming and editorial leadership
E-Commerce
Data & Analytics
