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Chief Financial Officers, Revenue, Growth and Accounting Officers, Corporate Controllers, Compliance and more comprise the critical positions in a sector and discipline where our direct experiences with Big 4 CPA firms and corporations, as well as conducting many searches for startups through Fortune 100 companies and family offices, give us sector expertise. Understanding the experiences and mindset needed by the candidate is critical to ensuring a successful search.

Example client-partners include KPMG, Front Porch Communities, and Baptist Hospital.

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Agribusiness refers to economic activities derived from or connected to farm products. Crop production, processing, and the transportation and distribution of produce. Farming is changing dramatically. Attracting youth to farming careers is critical, which is where AgTech comes in. From soil regeneration and cattle raising, to water management, drones, changing environmental conditions to consumer supply and demand, and more. Talent and impact strategies are a high priority in this sector.

Example client-partners include United States Sugar Corp., Okeelanta Sugar, World Food Programme, GAIN, UNICEF, and Strong Foundations.

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Deriving from the agriculture industry, the food and beverage industry is divided into major segments: from the production of edible goods to the distribution and transportation of finished food product into the eventual hands of the consumers. In the CPG sector, creating brand warmth with and marketing to the consumers. We have direct industry experiences from both search and corporate perspectives.

Example client-partners include Wismettac USA (Global Japanese Food), Yamamotoyama (Global Japanese Food), Herbalife and Burger King Corp.

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We’re actively engaged in the online education world, both supporting their talent needs, impact and growth. Strong relationships with universities, community colleges, and innovative learning companies for multi sectors. Recognizing the value of untapped talent – veterans and refugees, persons with disabilities and challenges, Moms and more, offer tremendous value and passion, especially open to learning new skills much needed by businesses.

Example client-partners include Workbay, New Apprenticeship, Mentor Spaces, Fusion Cyber and Cisco.

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From film and media to hospitality sectors, our depth of relationships in this broad sector give us an advantage to be recommended to and secure the best candidates. An industry centered around customer experience as well as large assets (hotels, cruise ships, restaurants, reams and arenas, etc.), revenue recognition and yield management, marketing and branding, to ensure consistently profitable years are competencies we understand.

Example client-partners include Circle Around Media (For Profit owned by Girl Scouts), Modern VideoFilm, Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables, Carnival, RCCL, and Norwegian Cruise Lines.

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The financial services industry and marketplace includes commercial and investment banking, taxes, insurance, wealth management, financial advisory, etc. Finance technology is emerging rapidly. Our clients use new finance technology and software to compete with traditional financial methods. This includes AI, blockchain and cloud computing. Leaders are very aware of the value of customer acquisition and retention, in terms of economics for business and families, as well as social impact in their communities.

Example client-partners include Bankers Trust, Northern Trust and Paysafe.

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One of the continually growing and evolving sectors as the general population ages, with needs from medical staff to positions across the board like many other companies, this sector includes public and private healthcare systems, physician management practices, medical devices and tech, wellbeing, medical innovation, and more.

Example client-partners include CardioTek, Cedars-Sinai), Memorial Healthcare and engagements include innovators like Digital Diagnostics, Nanobiosym, and CHC (Creating Healthier Communities).

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5th Element is a for profit, Public Benefit Corporation, engaged with organizations committed to their purpose, cause, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Non-profits are often recipients of foundation and corporate grants. Foundations are non-profit corporations or charitable trusts, non-governmental organizations are nonprofit entities independent of governmental influence who may receive government funding. Creating Public-Private Partnerships (SDG17) create significant impact for our clients.

Example client-partners include National Women’s History Museum; Knowledge Impact Network, NAACP, Broward County, and Front Porch.

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In stewarding a client’s wealth, it’s important to know each client’s strategic goals and how they operate, to ensure the ‘right fit, culture add’ individuals are attracted to the firm or to their portfolio companies. P/E firms have exit strategies and processes to increase the value of their portfolio companies. VC’s invest moreso in smaller, minority stakes in startups, where candidates clearly need to know that type of environment. When we work with Family Offices, it’s especially important to understand their investment strategy and goals for maximum financial and social/environmental returns.

Example client-partners include HIG Capital and Sun Capital Partners, Blackstone, Interior Logic Group and a number of prominent Family Offices with which we have designed and implemented global initiatives to advance their chosen impact initiatives.

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Residential and commercial real estate developers and related companies have over the years retained us to conduct searches across many disciplines. We understand how to work with clients during the highs and lows, capitalizing on finances and planning, as well as contractor, vendor and partner relationships and acquisitions.

Example client-partners include Interior Logic Group (Blackstone), Morley Builders, and Lennar Corp.

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From sports, film and media personalities to support client impact initiatives, to both traditional and very unique searches and opportunities in diverse situations, our depth of relationships in this broad sector give us an advantage to be recommended to and secure the best candidates. Every media company also competes for the top tech talent. Specific tech companies often need special background and expertise, and an ability to engage with internal colleagues and external stakeholders. Our relationships in areas like Blockchain, AI, ERP, Cyber Security, AR/VR, and related disciplines like transformation and education, allow us to commit search teams with specific expertise as needed.

Example client-partners include Viasat and BioIDC.

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Critical to every organization, large or small, supply chains are complex logistics systems that convert raw materials into finished products eventually distributed to the end user. We have extensive experience in this sector, in the production and distribution stages with central, regional, national and global centers that transport products to the end consumers.

Example client-partners include The World Food Programme (the largest supply chain in the world), Ryder Systems, and KPMG.

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