Author James Gilreath has a Rolodex of companies funded by Private Equity firms who plan to purchase bulk copies of this book for their executive teams. The author has a robust speaking schedule through New England.
Jim, a North Cambridge, MA native, has enjoyed a varied 40+ year
career in the retained search industry formerly as Vice President
of Weidemann Consultants, NYC, President and founder of Hawthorne
International, Inc., Stamford, CT, and President of Weatherby
Corporate Services, Norwalk, CT, all of which businesses were
involved in broad-based generalist retained executive searches for
Fortune 1000 companies.
Jim is President and Founder of Gilreath Weatherby, Inc. (1986).
d.b.a. Gilreath Consultancy since 2000. Assisted by Diane, his wife
and business partner, their national skin in the game retained
search practice focuses on helping clients hire investor CEOs,
CFOs, and VPs primarily for private equity owned portfolio
companies.
Jim is heavily experienced in completing assignments for a broad
spectrum of manufacturing portfolio companies, and also for
miscellaneous service companies.
Jim Gilreath is a well known search consultant and founded
successful recruiting ventures in Boston and Stamford, before
establishing himself at Skin in the Game.Skin in the Game is a
fantastic read and provides a unique perspective to Private Equity
clients and CEO candidates interested in private equity ventures.
It tackles the real "behind the scenes" experiences many clients
encounter on the way to finding exceptional talent. For prospects,
Skin in the Game emphasizes the leg work, follow up and the
discipline a prospective candidate might employ to effectively
navigate the search process. Its a" tell all" from a very creative
expert in the field and a hand book for professionals on both sides
of the table.
~Terry McGovernExpert Insights gained from years of successful
experience make “Skin in the Game” the absolute go-to resource for
middle-market PE firms, C-suite executives and others looking for
the right fit, the right partnership and the right investment.
~Gary A. LaBranche, President & CEO, Association for Corporate
GrowthMetapoint Partners has had a relationship with Jim Gilreath
for more than 17 years. We have never experienced anyone who does a
more thorough and complete evaluation of candidates. Gilreath
Consultancy has handled 24 searches for Metapoint Partners. We are
happy to recommend his services without reservation.
~Keith C. Shaughnessy, President & CEO Metapoint PartnersIn all my
years of corporate consulting, I have yet to meet an executive
search professional with greater integrity, diligence, or expertise
than Jim Gilreath. Jim understands that every new hire ultimately
contributes either to moving a business forward or holding it back.
We’ve collaborated successfully in a number of critical hiring
situations for companies whose prior selection errors had been
costly. Combining Jim’s careful, exhaustive search discipline with
expert psychological assessment technology, we were able to hire
‘by design’ rather than by chemistry’.
~David Pellegrini, Ph.D., principal The Global Consulting
PartnershipGilreath Consultancy has many years experience in
matching up high-performance individuals with high-performance
opportunities. Jim’s process is extremely thorough for both the
client and the prospective candidates. It ensures that the clients
understand the candidates, the candidates understand the
opportunity and both know what is required for success. I know
because I am a satisfied hired candidate.
~Gregory J. Biederman, former President and CEO Nylon Corporation
of AmericaJim Gilreath’s tenacity in pursuing candidates, the
thoroughness of your reference and work experience checks, and your
patience in seeking out only the most qualified candidates
separates you from the other retained search firms with whom I have
worked.
~Peter Bransfield, former President, Altair Avionics CorpThe
strength of a Gilreath Consultancy search is in the defined process
they use to assure a good match between the private equity
company’s desires, the portfolio company’s needs, and the
candidate. As a placed CEO, Jim did an excellent job in making sure
that my experiences and professional strengths were the right
matches for Roscoe Medical. He did this through a variety of steps
that included traditional, but detailed, “search” measures (e.g.
references) as well as ones that seem to be unique to Gilreath
Consultancy. While unique, they were valuable in completing the
match between Roscoe and me.
~Paul J. Guth, President & CEO, Roscoe Medical, Inc.Jim Gilreath
sets a very high benchmark for retained recruiters hiring C-level
executives. I learned this as a candidate when I was hired as CEO
by one of his private equity clients. Jim works to know the human
being behind the titles and marketing. In his process of revealing
me from youth, through the formative years and education; to
reasons behind career choices and decisions; we both learned a lot
about me. He is a consummate professional and a pleasure with whom
to work.
~Bob McKinley, former CEO & President, Sidump’r Trailer CompanyI
have been through the Gilreath due diligence process twice. The
thoroughness of the process impressed me as a candidate. Doing the
biography that Jim calls the “Indiana Jones” provided me with an
opportunity to summarize my career in the most advantageous light;
answering the detailed questionnaire Jim put together about the
position I was being considered for was a great help in preparing
for the in-person interview. Several of my references commented
about how in-depth the reference checking process was (the most
in-depth that any of that had ever encountered). From the
candidate’s perspective, this meant that there would be no
surprises; allowing you to concentrate on preparing for the
interview process.
~Wayne D. Pedlar, former General Manager Tower Industries, Inc.As a
CEO hire and beneficiary of Gilreath Consultancy services. I have
never participated in a more comprehensive or thorough vetting
process. At the end of the day, both the candidate and company will
have all the information necessary to make an informed
decision.
~Timothy L. Friedel, President & CEO, Stone Panels, Inc.In the
future, I won’t hesitate to call as rarely have I been so impressed
with the thoroughness and quality of work from an outside
consultant. Once again, thanks for a job well done. I can’t believe
that I actually did hire the first guy that I spoke to.
~Larry J. Franklin, President Franklin Sports
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