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The New Math: The $1 billion Leadership Decision in Private Equity
In Part 2 of our year-in-review series, Eric Walczykowski, CEO of Bespoke Partners, is joined again by Adam Boone, Chief Commercial Officer, to move from reflection to results.
2025 in Review: Leadership, Speed, and Value Creation in PE
In this year-end discussion, Eric Walczykowski, CEO of Bespoke Partners, is joined by Adam Boone, Chief Commercial Officer, to reflect on what 2025 revealed about the executive talent market.
The Go-To-Market Shift: Winning in a Tight Talent Market
CEO Eric Walczykowski joins Partner and Go-To-Market Practice Lead Tess Fischer for a deep dive into the shifting dynamics of go-to-market leadership across private equity-backed software companies.
The Power of Partnership: Building Consistency Across the PE Ecosystem
In this episode of Tailored Talent, CEO Eric Walczykowski sits down with Matt Sommi, Head of Private Equity Partnerships at Bespoke Partners, to discuss how his team creates alignment and continuity across multiple funds.
Driving Growth Through AI: Redefining Product and Technology Leadership
In this episode of Tailored Talent, Bespoke Partners CEO Eric Walczykowski sits down with Ryan Bonner, Partner and Head of our Product & Tech Leadership Practice, to discuss the surge in executive searches across technology and product leadership.
Inside Bespoke Partners’ Executive Index: How AI is Transforming Search
What happens when data science meets the art of executive search? In this episode of Tailored Talent, Bespoke Partners CEO Eric Walczykowski sits down with Bruno Kern, Research Operations Manager and Executive Index evangelist, to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the fundamentals of research, recruiting, and client delivery.
PE’s Road to Reset: Rate Cut, Exits Reopening, Talent Market Impact Part II
Part 1 set the stage: rate cuts, exits reopening across IPOs, sponsor to sponsor, and strategic sales, plus a backlog of nearly 12,500 portfolio assets that will keep the executive market tight. Part 2 goes deeper into what that means for sponsors right now.
PE’s Road to Reset: Rate Cut, Exits Reopening, Talent Market Impact Part I
Our newly released 2H2025 Software & SaaS Talent Market Update details these shifts — from rising compensation and rebounding equity values to early-stage C-suite buildouts and historically low turnover. In this episode of Tailored Talent, Bespoke Partners CEO Eric Walczykowski and CCO Adam Boone unpack the implications of the report.
Tech Leadership in 2025: AI Impact, Candidate Risk & Compensation Trends
Eric and Ryan discuss emerging 2025 trends shaping tech leadership, including the growing role of AI in strategic planning, the resurgence of strong counteroffers amid risk aversion, and steady compensation dynamics.