Expertise

Executive Search & Leadership Advisory

Building the Executive Teams Behind Legendary Stories

For organizations competing in the attention economy, Elevate Talent is the executive search and leadership advisory partner that identifies transformational leaders across converging industries, unlocking growth through cross-sector insights rather than conventional hiring.

Dedicated to the Experience and Attention Economy

Sport

We focus on the evolving sports industry, partnering with investors, owners and operators to unlock the opportunities being created through technology and investment. By connecting future focused talent with organisations across the sporting landscape, we support the growth, innovation, and commercial transformation shaping the future of the industry.

Media & Content

In today’s ever-evolving media landscape, success demands more than adaptation, it requires mastery. Building teams with the strategic insight and proven expertise to source, shape, and deliver award-winning content at scale is not just important, it’s essential to capturing and sustaining mass audience engagement.

Entertainment & Gaming

The convergence of live and online entertainment marks a powerful inflection point, blending the energy of real-world experiences with the reach and interactivity of digital platforms. The result is a new kind of audience engagement: always-on, globally connected, and more immersive than ever before.

Lifestyle

Brands aren’t just participants anymore, they’re powerful cultural influencers. Today’s leading lifestyle brands thrive on relevance, forging bold partnerships across sport, media, and entertainment to spark innovation while building lasting legacy. We partner with teams who harness this convergence to reshape and redefine the brand landscape.

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LPGA

LPGA

Superstruct Entertainment

Superstruct Entertainment

Penn

Penn

WTA

WTA

Our Proprietary Approach to Search

Elevate is a trusted advisor to boards, investors, and CEO's, partnering with them to address their most critical executive leadership and talent challenges. Through a highly tailored executive search and leadership advisory offering, we combine deep domain expertise with an informed perspective across adjacent industries to identify exceptional leaders, capable of driving sustained business performance. Our ability to understand both the nuances of specialist markets and where best-in-class leadership exists beyond traditional sector boundaries enables us to uncover talent that others overlook.

Every engagement is delivered with a distinctly boutique, white-glove approach. We invest the time to understand each client's strategic ambitions, culture and leadership requirements, providing thoughtful counsel and maintaining clear, proactive communication throughout every stage of the assignment. Clients are consistently informed, supported and advised with the discretion, transparency and attention to detail expected of a trusted executive search partner. The result is a seamless experience and leadership appointments that create enduring value for the organizations we serve.

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A Process Designed for Global Success

Leveraging AI for Executive Search

Convergence in Betting & Gaming Recruitment

The New Era of Club Leadership: Future-Proofing the Global Game

Sector Expertise

Our practices across sports, entertainment, media, and consumer lifestyle sectors focus on identifying leaders who can bridge dynamic consumer trends, technological disruption, and complex monetization models.

Sports Teams, Leagues, and Governing Bodies

Film & Television Production

Betting & Gaming

Esports

Stadium & Arenas

College Athletics

Music & Live Entertainment

Digital Media

News & Publishing

Consumer Technology

Executive Search Services

Our experienced team uses a world-class network and data-driven process to deliver transformative, partner-led talent solutions. We empower both candidates and businesses to reach strategic goals through precise executive placements.

Board, Investor, Owners

Partner with key stakeholders to identify and secure transformative leaders at the highest levels of the organization.

Proprietary Approach

Our approach moves beyond simple identification to evaluate the 'how' and 'why' of a candidate’s work, using behavioral and psychometric assessments to ensure a perfect fit for your organization’s environment.

Client Platform

Our enhanced client platform provides stakeholders with real-time updates, secure access to candidate profiles, and an intuitive interface for effortless feedback and assessment scoring throughout the hiring process.

Partnership Advisory

Beyond granting access to a global network of elite brands, Elevate remains a steadfast partner post-contract, providing data-driven insights and transitional support for seamless candidate integration.

Leadership Advisory Services

Our Leadership Advisory Practice optimizes performance and culture for ambitious companies through evidence-based executive coaching, organizational 360s, team due diligence, and board development.

Executive Coaching

Our accredited executive coaches combine industry expertise with psychometric assessments and 360 reviews to provide a holistic, reflective space that builds emotional intelligence and authentic leadership at any career stage.

Succession Planning

Deliver proactive, integrated succession planning through expert interviews and assessments, providing the objective data and development roadmaps necessary to identify future leaders and ensure seamless business continuity.

Psychometric & 360 Assessment

We utilize a dual-dimensional approach combining psychometric assessments of innate ability with 360-degree feedback on emotional intelligence to identify leadership blind spots and create tailored development plans that drive individual performance and organizational transparency.

Leadership Team Optimization

Through tailored 1:1 sessions and executive retreats, our team effectiveness programs build psychological safety and trust to foster healthy debate, accountability, and the diverse thinking necessary for long-term organizational resilience.

Organizational 360

We utilize one-to-one employee interviews to identify key themes across strategy, culture, and operations, providing companies with the evidence-based foundation needed to drive effectiveness during critical inflection points.

Performance Culture

Diagnosing and transforming company culture, turning hidden drags into powerful drivers of success.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We partner closely with you to integrate your DEI priorities into every phase of the search. From the outset, we’ll align on your specific monitoring requirements and establish clear channels for candidate self-declaration.

Diverse & Inclusive Process

Our diverse teams use accessible briefs and competency-based assessment to eliminate systemic barriers and broaden the talent pool across all searches.

Data-Driven Candidate Research

We use Hogan Assessments to reduce unconscious bias and continuously map candidate populations to identify and track underrepresented talent.

I enjoyed working with Elevate Talent. They were efficient yet thorough and brought forward a range of candidates that helped me hone in on the right leader for the business and our culture.

Jenica Myszkowski

CEO & President, CAMP
Elevate is the single best strategic agency for senior global talent in entertainment and hospitality that we have come across.

Lloyd Lee

Managing Partner, Yoo Capital
From the very first inquiry call to the final signature on the offer letter, it was a first-class experience for me as a candidate. There was excellent communication along the way, the process ran at a great pace, and the Elevate team was excellent to work with at every step.

Matt Farrell

CEO, U.S. Figure Skating
Elevate was an excellent partner. They know the space cold, were flexible and highly responsive, and truly embraced our unique needs. It was clear we were a priority and that they cared deeply about a successful outcome. I would choose them again in a heartbeat.

Jesse Rogers

Co-Founder & Chairman at Altamont Capital Partners
I was immensely impressed by Elevate's professionalism. They managed the process with humanity, making recruitment as painless as possible and never losing sight of the humans involved. Communication was spot on, and it was clear they struck the right balance between looking after the client and keeping candidates informed and valued.

Nicholas Orr

Chief Executive Officer of the Tennis & Rackets Association
Excellent process from start to finish. Elevate provided genuine expertise and know-how and were adept in creating both long lists and short lists very much aligned to our brief and requirements.

Simon Cox

Trustee at the Thoroughbred Breeders Association
Elevate has been a trusted partner to Formula E since the very beginning. As our business evolved from an ambitious start-up into a global championship, they have consistently demonstrated an exceptional understanding of our organisation and the calibre of leadership required. Executive search is built on trust, discretion, and long-term relationships, and Elevate has continually delivered on all.

Hayley Mann

Formula E, Chief People Officer
Having led within women's sports landscape for many years, I can confidently say that Elevate Talent brings a level of expertise and insight that is unmatched. They don't simply recruit into the space, they have helped build it, placing executives across the WTA, LPGA, NWSL and beyond. Their deep understanding of the ecosystem and exceptional track record make them the partner of choice when leadership truly matters.

Jess Smith

President, Golden State Valkyries
In a world with numerous search firms to choose from, the truly exceptional ones are rare. What sets Elevate apart is their consistency, humanity, strategy, and trust. Across the three searches we have worked on this year, I have heard from multiple candidates just how impressed they are with how Elevate shows up for them and guides them through the process. They trust you, and you represent us and our brand brilliantly. That candidate experience, combined with the partnership you bring to me and the rest of the team, makes Elevate a genuine standout in what they do.

Sam Simmons

Chief Human Resources Officer, LPGA
Elevate Talent has partnered with us across numerous executive and specialist searches supporting the growth of our AXS European business. Their team consistently demonstrates a deep understanding of our organisation, culture and strategic objectives, enabling them to secure exceptional talent across leadership and business-critical roles. Over the course of our partnership, Elevate has become a trusted extension of our own team, and one we would confidently recommend to any organisation seeking world-class executive search expertise.

Blaine Legare

President International, AXS.com
Elevate Talent has been an invaluable executive search partner to AEG, supporting senior leadership appointments across a broad range of functions. As our venue portfolio has expanded across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, they have consistently delivered against complex, business-critical mandates. We value the partnership we have built and would confidently recommend them to any organisation seeking a trusted partner capable of delivering outstanding leadership talent on a global scale.

Kirstie Loverdige

Chief People Officer, AEG Europe

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