Career Advice, Career Coaching, Changing the Conversation, Industry Insights
Rachel Fagnant-Fassler
It's no longer optional. All leaders need to be ...

We met Mitch Roling through our extended recruiting engagement with eMarketer and saw the significant contributions Mitch made to that fast-scaling organization through his data fluency. Mitch gained skills and experience that he was ultimately able to build into his own consultancy, My Dataist (hyperlink). Today he’s advising a host of clients around their data needs— and, of course, he’s our trusted go-to for anything data-related. With the power of data and analytics top of mind, we thought it timely to have Mitch weigh in on the topic.

Career Advice, Career Coaching
Rachel Fagnant-Fassler
How Can You Encourage Your Employees to See ...

As recruiters and career coaches, we’ve found that the most common reason individuals decide to leave an organization is lack of career growth potential. That’s particularly troubling in light of the fact that a significant percentage of these individuals were employees that the organization had hoped to retain– a loss magnified by the high cost of employee turnover. What contributes to this missed opportunity?

Career Advice, Career Coaching
Rachel Fagnant-Fassler
Three questions that can clarify your career ...

In 2023, our seemingly ever-changing economy has kicked off yet another year of career shifts, some self-catalyzed and some out of necessity. We are hearing from individuals at all levels of professional life questioning career direction--for some, looking to build future success and impact in a vastly changed economy, and, for others, fundamentally questioning the purpose of their daily professional lives and the mission of the companies they serve (or run). Every year offers the opportunity to pause and reflect, and this year, it seems, career planning is more essential than ever.

Rachel Fagnant-Fassler
In Memory of David King

This week at CFW Careers, we lost a trailblazer, a mentor, and a devoted husband. David King started our firm in 1973 as a career school for women—a training ground that gave them the tools needed to get into business-to-business sales, make more money than women typically earned, and step into leadership roles that had been reserved for men in generations before.

Career Advice, Career Coaching, Changing the Conversation, Industry Insights
Rachel Fagnant-Fassler
5 Key Learnings for Rising Leaders: CFW ...

Kim launched her career in advertising and grew to leadership in the adtech space. She’s led sales efforts in early stage startups, more established companies, and global organizations breaking into new markets. Kim is now the Global Head of Sales at K3, a retail tech software company. We asked Kim if she could share some of the key lessons she’s learned throughout her career, specifically for rising leaders and women in tech. As usual, she was insightful, passionate, and oh-so-wise in her answers.

Changing the Conversation

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How to take the leap and launch your start-up: lessons and advice from a first-time Founder.

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Marie Kloor and a former Goldman Sachs colleague, Dan Nielsen co-founded Hydra Studios as a “home-away-from-home” where New Yorker’s can exercise, meditate or recharge their human batteries- amenities typically limited to employees of larger companies. Last month they announced their $3.8 million funding round, and are opening their flagship studio at 120 Wall Street this week. We spoke with Marie about her personal career story, learnings along the way, and advice she has for other founders hoping to follow in her footsteps.

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An Outcomes-Based Approach to DEI is the Only Way to Move the Needle

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When it comes to DEI, how do companies move from just “checking the boxes” to transforming culture, modifying behaviors and effecting sustainable change? Maria Simon, CFW Careers’ Vice President of DEI Practice and Talent Strategy recommends taking an outcomes-based approach, much like that typically seen in sales. We recently spoke with her about what this looks like and how companies can use it to achieve greater return on investment in DEI programs.

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8 Ways to Support Your Chief Diversity Officers

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While DEI leadership positions came on the scene a few years ago, within the context of this current social climate, the demand for CDOs and other DEI leaders is exploding. More than just having a CDO in place, though, it’s imperative that we are setting them up to succeed. We conferred with some good friends of our firm -- experts in the field -- and compiled a list of key ways to ensure you’re empowering your Chief Diversity Officers to bring about true organizational change.