Introducing The Boardroom Path Podcast
At Sainty Hird & Partners, we’ve been at the forefront of recruiting senior board members across the City, Industry, the Public Sector, and NGOs for over 30 years. Alongside our recruitment services, we now also offer board evaluations, coaching, and mentoring for those seeking to transition from an executive career into the boardroom.
As part of our commitment to supporting aspiring and newly appointed Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), we are excited to launch The Boardroom Path podcast. This new series offers practical advice and valuable insights from leading figures in the board advisory and NED world.
In each episode, we will explore how to make a successful transition into the boardroom, where to focus your time and energy, and how to be most effective as a board member. The goal is to equip you with the tools and strategies needed to build a successful career as an NED, all while reflecting on how you can make a meaningful impact in the boardroom.
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Episode 21: Evgeny Shadchnev on Transitioning From Founder to CEO
Why has founder CEO succession become one of the most stressful and consequential decisions a board can make?
In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Evgeny Shadchnev, founder of Makers, author of Startup CEO Succession and coach to founder CEOs, about how to navigate leadership transitions when the stakes feel deeply personal and financially critical. Drawing on his own journey from founder CEO to coach, Evgeny explains the crucial shift from building a product to building the company that builds the product, and why behaviours that work in a five‑person team become harmful in a seventy‑person organisation.
Against a backdrop of rising CEO turnover even at high‑performing companies, as boards lean into more proactive succession planning rather than waiting for crisis, Evgeny and Ralph explore how boards can spot early warning signs, support founders through burnout and identity shifts, and create a safe, trusted space for honest conversations. From job specs that look ahead to where the “puck” is going, to the pitfalls of rushed transitions and lateral moves into chair roles, this conversation offers a practical roadmap for founders, investors and aspiring NEDs.
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