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Talent and Value Creation: The CEO’s Executive Team Decisions
In Part 2 of this Tailored Talent conversation, Bespoke Partners CEO Eric Walczykowski continues his discussion with Patrick Dennis, CEO of Avaya, former CEO of Venafi, shifting to the executive team decisions that determine whether a value creation plan actually gets executed.
More Than a Closer: The GTM Standard Private Equity Boards Hold To in 2026
In this episode of Tailored Talent, Andrew Reynolds, Partner in our Go-to-Market practice, breaks down what PE boards are demanding from go-to-market executives in 2026 and what a winning profile looks like.
Talent and Value Creation: The CEO’s Executive Team Decisions
In Part 2 of this Tailored Talent conversation, Bespoke Partners CEO Eric Walczykowski continues his discussion with Patrick Dennis, CEO of Avaya, former CEO of Venafi, shifting to the executive team decisions that determine whether a value creation plan actually gets executed.
The CEO’s Private Equity Playbook: Leading a Sponsor-Backed Company
In Part 1 of this Tailored Talent conversation, Bespoke Partners CEO Eric Walczykowski sits down with Patrick Dennis, CEO of Avaya, former CEO of Venafi and a multi-exit software operator, to talk through how he approaches a new PE-backed role from the moment he says yes.
The CRO Who Wins Exits: What the Profile Looks Like Now
In this episode of Tailored Talent, Bespoke Partners CEO Eric Walczykowski sits down with Liz Moses, Partner in our Go-to-Market practice, to get into what is driving the supply crunch, how the CRO role is evolving, and what a disciplined go-to-market placement process looks like when the old playbook no longer applies.
How CEOs Are Thinking About Their Next Act
What makes a CEO say yes today—and what makes them walk away? CEO Eric Walczykowski joins Katherine Baker, Co-Lead of Bespoke Partners’ CEO, Board, and P&L Practice, to explore how elite CEOs are thinking about timing, market conditions, compensation, and equity through the lens of both professional ambition and personal life stage.
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.
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