{"id":15338,"date":"2025-05-21T18:24:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/?page_id=15338"},"modified":"2025-05-30T15:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:57:37","slug":"operations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/functional-practices\/operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15338\" class=\"elementor elementor-15338\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aeaf10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"8aeaf10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ce15dc\" data-id=\"7ce15dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c093d4 heathcarep elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c093d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leaders in operations play an important role in bridging the gap between the executive suite and the rest of the business. They are responsible for ensuring that strategic initiatives are carried out efficiently and effectively.\u00a0 Today&#8217;s operations leaders must navigate complex global trends while also responding to heightened expectations from shareholders and stakeholders regarding productivity and quality. They possess a deep understanding of how to leverage artificial intelligence, automation, and other technological innovations to enhance operational efficiency, improve distribution, and elevate customer experience.<\/p><p>These dynamic leaders can guide a company toward success by recognizing that a strong brand reputation and a sustainable business depend on the organization\u2019s ability to fulfill its promises to customers. Whether a company is publicly traded, privately held, backed by private equity, or venture capital, its success is driven by operational excellence.<\/p><p>At Buffkin\/Baker, we help our clients find operations executives with the skills and experience necessary to excel in their roles. Our executive recruitment experts collaborate with key stakeholders to gain insights into organizational goals and industry best practices, enabling us to identify the operations talent that can achieve the desired results. Using our proven search methodology, we seek candidates who can cultivate a culture and vision that aligns with both executive leadership and their teams. We recognize that selecting the right operations leader requires aligning industry-specific skills and experience with the unique requirements of the organization.<\/p><p class=\"xmsonormal\">Our dedicated teams, guided by seasoned leaders from the operations industry, draw upon a wealth of knowledge in both recruiting and operational insights. This unique combination allows us to provide unparalleled support to our clients and candidates, helping them transform their businesses and advance their careers in impactful ways. We are committed to recruiting visionary leaders who will drive growth and drive success for our clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4b75e7 elementor-section-full_width inject-team-link elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"d4b75e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4946b7\" data-id=\"f4946b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffc821b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"ffc821b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92a43b3\" data-id=\"92a43b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e48dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e48dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team in Consumer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a73168e our-people elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"a73168e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73f0951\" data-id=\"73f0951\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a39bf3 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"4a39bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_4a39bf3_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#4a39bf3_15338\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2277\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15001\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-scaled.jpg 2277w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-1366x1536.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-1822x2048.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2277px) 100vw, 2277px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_4a39bf3_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Alexander\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-4a39bf3\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_4a39bf3_15338\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2277\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15001\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-scaled.jpg 2277w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-1366x1536.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Alexander-1822x2048.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2277px) 100vw, 2277px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">David Alexander<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Partner<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:davidalexander@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>David Alexander is Partner in the firm and the Consumer Practice Leader. With more than 30 years of executive recruitment and talent management experience, David is passionate about helping organizations find people who will thrive in their unique business and operating culture.<br>\n\n<br>He has served as a senior human resources executive for such world-class firms as SAP, AT&amp;T, Washington Mutual, Allied Signal, Gateway and Compaq. Most recently, David served as the Chief People Officer for Raising Cane\u2019s, which grew from 10,000 to 20,000 global employees under his leadership.<br>\n\n<br>After working in public and private companies across multiple industries, David understands the challenges that both high growth and high turn around environments pose for organizations. That experience drives his mission to find, strengthen and grow transformational leaders for clients, both as an executive search consultant and executive coach.<br>\n\n<br>David is a graduate of Texas A&amp;M University and has served as an officer in the United States Air Force. He and his wife Meri live in New Braunfels, Texas, enjoying their children and 2 grandchildren. When not supporting clients and spending time with his family, David enjoys hunting, fishing and serving his church as a worship musician.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:davidalexander@buffkinbaker.com\">davidalexander@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1f6fa elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ed1f6fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:davidalexander@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 150w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 1024w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:davidalexander@buffkinbaker.com\">David Alexander<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aebcd01\" data-id=\"aebcd01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0ef55 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"eb0ef55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_eb0ef55_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#eb0ef55_15338\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2279\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15003\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-scaled.jpg 2279w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-1367x1536.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-1823x2048.jpg 1823w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2279px) 100vw, 2279px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_eb0ef55_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIan Turnbell\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Principal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-eb0ef55\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_eb0ef55_15338\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2279\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15003\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-scaled.jpg 2279w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-1367x1536.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-T-1823x2048.jpg 1823w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2279px) 100vw, 2279px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Ian Turnbell<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Principal<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ian@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Ian Turnbell serves as a Principal in the firm, specializing in executive searches in the Consumer Practice and focuses on finding outstanding candidates for director level to c-suite level positions. <br>\n\n <br>Ian enjoys working with a team to discover top-tier candidates, while assisting those candidates in discerning and pursuing new opportunities. He has experience recruiting within a variety of industries and functions, including accounting, construction, consumer packaged goods, financial services, higher education, healthcare, industrial\/manufacturing, nonprofit, private equity, retail and restaurant\/food &amp; beverage. <br>\n\n <br>A servant leader, Ian strives to help others achieve their professional goals. Colleagues and clients alike recognize Ian's enthusiasm and willingness to help. <br>\n\n <br>Originally from Bowling Green, Ohio, Ian moved to Nashville in 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University and earned a MBA from Belmont University. He and his wife live in Nashville with their daughter and two sons. In his free time, Ian and his family enjoy hiking, music, and travel.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ian@buffkinbaker.com\">ian@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060365a elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"060365a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:%20ian@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 150w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 1024w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:%20ian@buffkinbaker.com\">Ian Turnbell<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Principal<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72f764b\" data-id=\"72f764b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db6a92 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"1db6a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_1db6a92_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#1db6a92_15338\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2273\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15002\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-scaled.jpg 2273w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-1364x1536.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-1819x2048.jpg 1819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2273px) 100vw, 2273px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_1db6a92_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvan Wescott\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Principal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-1db6a92\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_1db6a92_15338\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2273\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15002\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-scaled.jpg 2273w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-1364x1536.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evan-W-1819x2048.jpg 1819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2273px) 100vw, 2273px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Evan Wescott<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Principal<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:evan@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Evan Wescott serves as a Principal and member of the Consumer Practice where he works with clients across a variety of industries nationally.<br>\n\n<br>Evan brings a passion for making human connections. As a recruiter, his goal is to build those connections with both clients and candidates. By partnering with consultants, coworkers, and clients, he identifies candidates' career strengths and interests, matching them with clients' business and leadership opportunities. Ultimately he strives to help organizations attract and sustain the right leaders in the right roles.<br>\n\n<br>Evan earned a BA degree in theology and mathematics from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He moved to Nashville in 2019, where he married his wife Elizabeth. He enjoys a variety of interests including Ultimate Frisbee, reading, board games, and canning.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:evan@buffkinbaker.com\">evan@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d9035 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"77d9035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:%20evan@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 150w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 1024w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:%20evan@buffkinbaker.com\">Evan Wescott<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Principal<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6532d41\" data-id=\"6532d41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1dfae hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"6e1dfae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6e1dfae_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#6e1dfae_15338\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jennifer-C.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6e1dfae_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJennifer Conkle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Senior Associate<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-6e1dfae\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_6e1dfae_15338\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Jennifer-C.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Jennifer Conkle<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Senior Associate<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jennifer@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Jennifer Conkle serves as a Senior Associate where she is a strategic team member focused on leading search execution in the Consumer Practice.<br>\n\n<br>Jennifer previously served as a Search Consultant for Leapfrog Executive Search where she focused on leading search execution and developing market relationships. Leapfrog specializes in HR leadership roles for a variety of industries and clients across the US, and her projects included placing HR leaders in consumer goods, restaurant\/retail, hospitality, banking, technology, industrial, and healthcare industries. Jennifer began her career in executive search with Ray &amp; Berndtson, a global retained search firm. In this role, sher focused on placing technology executives across industries.<br>\n\n<br>Jennifer graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Master of Science in Social Work and from Northwestern State University with a Bachelor of Arts.  Jennifer resides in Texas with her husband, Troy, and their three children, Caroline, William and Matthew.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jennifer@buffkinbaker.com\">jennifer@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0105742 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0105742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:jennifer@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 150w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 1024w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:jennifer@buffkinbaker.com\">Jennifer Conkle <\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senior Associate<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac3f5a2 our-people elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"ac3f5a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2453040\" data-id=\"2453040\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3fdc7 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"6f3fdc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6f3fdc7_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#6f3fdc7_15338\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Headshot.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6f3fdc7_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGlen Friedman \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Senior Associate<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-6f3fdc7\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_6f3fdc7_15338\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Headshot.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Glen Friedman <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Senior Associate<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:glen@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Glen Friedman is a Senior Associate at the firm, serving as a key member of the Consumer Practice. With over 20 years of experience in executive recruitment, he prides himself on fostering genuine partnerships with both clients and candidates. His expertise lies in identifying top talent, driven by a profound understanding of the specific needs and desires of the clients and industries he serves.<br>\n\n<br>Previously, Glen owned a recruiting company for 15 years, focusing on C-Level, VP, and Director placements across various sectors, including Public Safety, Federal Government Software\/Hardware, Healthcare, Cybersecurity, and Renewable Energy.<br>\n\n<br>Glen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Florida International University in Miami. A passionate musician, he has been performing for the past 30 years, playing the piano, trumpet, and bass guitar on many recordings and in bands across the country.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:glen@buffkinbaker.com\">glen@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8415f elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6d8415f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:glen@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 150w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 1024w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:glen@buffkinbaker.com\">Glen Friedman<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senior Associate<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fedc215\" data-id=\"fedc215\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e33985a hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"e33985a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_e33985a_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#e33985a_15338\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grace-Watts-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_e33985a_15338\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGrace Watts\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Project Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-e33985a\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_e33985a_15338\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grace-Watts-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Grace Watts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Project Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:grace@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Grace Watts serves as a Project Coordinator supporting the Healthcare Practice to ensure the needs of each search assignment are successfully achieved.<br>\n\n<br>Grace graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in Human Relations. She was a member of the Chi Omega Sorority.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:grace@buffkinbaker.com\">grace@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf881f elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fdf881f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:glen@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 150w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 1024w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/03\/email.svg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:glen@buffkinbaker.com\">Grace Watts<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Project Coordinator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59e1c7b\" data-id=\"59e1c7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-275edca\" data-id=\"275edca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6408c3 our-people elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"f6408c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69dcf48\" data-id=\"69dcf48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea50abd\" data-id=\"ea50abd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a61cdb6\" data-id=\"a61cdb6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53afcb4\" data-id=\"53afcb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8541d2 our-people elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"a8541d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0702a32\" data-id=\"0702a32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-826c1e3\" data-id=\"826c1e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c29de0\" data-id=\"0c29de0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27c19a5\" data-id=\"27c19a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5883ca8 our-people elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"5883ca8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d6463e\" data-id=\"2d6463e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca14c41\" data-id=\"ca14c41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaedba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"aaedba1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2594fd8\" data-id=\"2594fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-97cd223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"97cd223\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4a6aa2\" data-id=\"a4a6aa2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a0733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64a0733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fda2a5\" data-id=\"1fda2a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5ed8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc5ed8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consumer Executive Search<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbc635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fbc635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">Our experienced consultants have expertise in various consumer industries and provide valuable insights and guidance to help identify and recruit transformative leaders who can drive organizational success in the marketplace. We serve a diverse range of clients, from midsize companies to prominent Fortune 500 multinational consumer goods and services organizations, including digitally native and lifestyle brands.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf739a elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fdf739a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/consumer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18f79de elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"18f79de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4d00ea\" data-id=\"c4d00ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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