
Advisory Support for Executive Search and Leadership Firms
Support that strengthens your advisory offering
Clear structured insight and operational support that enables you to deliver advisory services with confidence depth and consistency.
Advisory Support
​Whether you are expanding beyond traditional retained search or refining an existing leadership advisory proposition, I provide quiet senior support that helps you deliver these services smoothly and credibly.
Why firms are evolving
The industry is shifting. Clients now expect search partners to provide ongoing insight rather than one-off placements. Many firms are expanding into advisory work, but do not always have the time resource or operational bandwidth to build and deliver these services consistently.
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This is where support makes a difference.
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I step in quietly to help you structure, prepare, deliver and scale advisory offerings without increasing headcount or slowing delivery.
Advisory services I support
Talent mapping and intelligence
Structured analysis that gives clients a clear view of the leadership landscape and talent availability.
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Succession planning
Documentation insight and research that informs long term planning and reduces leadership risk.
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Leadership assessment preparation
Clear organised research and structured preparation to support assessment frameworks.
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Diversity advisory
Market insight and structured reporting that supports thoughtful inclusive hiring and planning.
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Onboarding and integration
Support with frameworks communication and follow through to improve leadership transition success.
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Board advisory support
Structured research preparation and reporting that strengthens client conversations and positioning.
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Investor due diligence and leadership insight
Clear confidential research that supports investment decisions and organisational evaluations.
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Subscription and retained advisory models
Structured recurring support that helps firms deliver consistent insight for clients month after month.
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Brand and financial risk review support
Preparation of organised materials that support leadership risk and reputation assessments.
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Compensation and benefits analysis
Structured data support to inform leadership decisions and benchmarking.
When firms usually bring support in
• moving from traditional search into advisory offerings
• needing structure and support to deliver consistently
• building a subscription or recurring insight model
• wanting depth and polish without hiring another senior head
Client Experience
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“Kellie helped us evolve from a classic retained search model to a leadership advisory offering. Her work was structured, thoughtful and client ready.”
Managing Partner, Leadership Firm
