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Powell looks for thought leadership in CEO candidates

Search consultant Jessica Powell says they may not seem similar, but her experience as a speechwriter shares some commonalities with her role as a recruiter.Powell has been with Sterling Martin since February 2024, having come from Brown Executive Search, a firm focused on placing executives at tech startups. In fact, it was founder Bruce Brown who encouraged her to join his firm as a recruiter after she helped him with executive communications around diversity, equity and inclusion in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020.“Bruce was just an absolutely incredible mentor,” Powell told CEO Update. “It was such a fast-paced environment. I… Read More