In this week’s episode, we have with us Dan Ellis, managing director of Townsend Search. He shares his secret to success in retained executive search firm that focuses on accounting and financial services recruitment.

KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Contingency Model vs Retained Model: The advantages and disadvantages.
• The Broken Recruitment Process is wholly at the feet of contingency recruiters.
• The Value that a recruiter brings to both the Company and the Candidate.

THIS WEEK'S GUEST

Dan Ellis is the Managing Director of Townsend Search, a retained executive search firm focusing on Accounting and financial recruitment. He joined Townsend Search Group in 2013 and brings deep business understanding informed by career experience in public accounting and consulting. Prior to joining Townsend Search Group, Dan was a senior professional with two regional public accounting firms,  then joined the Transaction Services Team at Plante Moran and specialized in performing financial due diligence services for acquisitions by private equity funds. Dan has a business administration degree from Western Michigan University and is a registered CPA.

For more information, or to get in touch with Dan, check out:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieltellis/

Website: https://townsendsearch.com/team/dan-ellis/

YOUR HOST

Simon Lader is the host of The Conference Room, Co-Founder of global executive search firm Salisi Human Capital, and online coaching firm Salisi Academy. Since 1997, Simon has helped Senior Executives achieve Life Transformation by finding their ideal job and consulting with leading enterprise software and cybersecurity vendors to build highly effective teams.

Get to know more about Simon at:

Podcast: https://theconferenceroompodcast.com

Website: https://simonlader.com/

Blog: blog.salisi.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonlader

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/headhuntersimonlader

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3dd0obQSM8cYRV0HCxiuF0