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One of the clearest signals I’m seeing in the Education / EdTech market right now isn’t showing up on job boards or in LinkedIn announcements. It is happening quietly. We are seeing significant activity around confidential Director, VP and C-level leadership changes, succession conversations and organizations reassessing whether the leadership teams that got them here are the teams they need for the next phase.
“In my opinion, the primary reason why Ed Tech companies are experiencing a talent shortfall is that the industry has not been around for that long.” Lisa Sacchetti, CEO – The Renaissance Network March 27, 2019 – Forbes recognizes The Renaissance Network (TRN) as a top 40 executive search firm on its “2019 America’s Best […]
It should be no surprise that Ed Tech organizations are optimizing for diversity, both for improved performance and to reflect their end-user base. A 2018 BCG study by Rocio Lorenzo and Martin Reeves indicated that “companies with above-average total diversity…migration, industry, career path, gender, education, age…had both 19% points higher innovation revenues and 9% points […]
The Renaissance Network kicked off Q2 at ASU GSV Summit 2019 in San Diego. The summit once again hosted a wide range of innovations and inspirational guest speakers that push the educational possibilities inside and outside the classroom. Following the event, I sat down with our CEO Lisa Sacchetti and COO Colin Gillespie to discuss […]
2019 is well underway, quarterly reviews are fast approaching, and early performance will be assessed against tracking towards end of year goals. As a business development leader, what should you be evaluating and is the team staying on track? How should primary challenges be addressed within the organization when pushing towards a 2019 stretch goal? […]
The Renaissance Network (TRN) proudly welcomes Colin Gillespie to our team as Chief Operating Officer. In partnership with CEO Lisa Sacchetti, he is tasked with setting and driving organization vision and long-term strategy to support the mission of building world-class teams for innovative education organizations. “In order to ensure that we are continuing to provide […]
Global Ed Tech: What should high growth companies consider when building an international team?