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When I started IK Search, I thought the big variables would be the usual ones: building a client base, finding the right rhythm as a small team, learning what we wanted to say “yes” to (and what we wanted to politely decline), earning trust one search at a time.

There’s a moment in executive search that never gets old for me. It’s usually late in a process, when the shortlist is strong and the conversations have moved past the rehearsed answers.