Author Archives: JRG Partners Editorial Staff

The First 90 Days: An Onboarding Roadmap for a VP of Finance

Corporate Finance Team Onboarding

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this first-90-days roadmap for a new VP of Finance because transitions are where hiring investments are protected or squandered. The structure below, listen and diagnose, align and decide, act and deliver, […]

Private Equity Leadership Hiring in Facilities & Business Services: What PortCo Boards Get Wrong

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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this for private-equity investors and portfolio-company boards on leadership hiring in Facilities & Business Services, and specifically what PortCo boards get wrong. Private equity essentially built the […]

The Founder’s Dilemma: Hiring Executives Better Than Yourself

Startup Executive Hiring

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have watched this play out across hundreds of executive searches, and the pattern is clear enough to write down. The hardest hire a founder ever makes is an executive who is better than they are at something […]

The First 90 Days: An Onboarding Roadmap for a Corporate Controller

Corporate Finance Strategy

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I offer this Corporate Controller onboarding plan for the first 90 days for both the incoming executive and the leader receiving them. Executive transitions fail predictably, too fast on judgment, too slow on […]

Executive Search in Home Services & Franchising: How Employers Find Proven Leaders in 2026

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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have prepared this guide for boards and investors conducting executive search in Home Services & Franchising in 2026. This is an industry where private-equity-driven consolidation, franchise-model scaling, and […]

The First 90 Days: An Onboarding Roadmap for a VP of Engineering

CTO And Engineering Team Strategy

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this first-90-days roadmap for a new VP of Engineering because transitions are where hiring investments are protected or squandered. The structure below, listen and diagnose, align and decide, act and […]

The Top 10 Most In-Demand Executive Roles in Home Services & Franchising for 2026

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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have ranked the top 10 most in-demand executive roles in Home Services & Franchising for 2026 based on our search activity and the sector’s structural shifts. This is an industry where private-equity-driven […]

The First 90 Days: An Onboarding Roadmap for a VP of Supply Chain

Executive Team Meeting Warehouse

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I built this 90-day onboarding roadmap for a VP of Supply Chain from the transitions that succeeded and the autopsies of those that did not. The first ninety days are asymmetric: credibility built early compounds […]

Home Services & Franchising Executive Compensation Report 2026: Salary and Equity Benchmarks

Executive Team

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have prepared this Home Services & Franchising executive compensation report for 2026 to help boards and compensation committees benchmark leadership pay in a sector where an industry where private-equity-driven […]

The First 90 Days: An Onboarding Roadmap for a VP of Human Resources

HR Executive Onboarding

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I wrote this first-90-days roadmap for a new VP of Human Resources because transitions are where hiring investments are protected or squandered. The structure below, listen and diagnose, align and decide, act and […]