Resources

Building Success with Values: A Conversation with Laura Franklin

This report details both the opportunities and encumbrances for women pursuing entrepreneurship through acquisition as a career.

Patricia is among the first five women to successfully exit a search fund-owned business in North America and the first in Canada.

Nikita is based out of Trilogy’s office in Bellevue, Washington and joined the team after a successful exit as CEO of Crown Health.

Paige Sopcic transitioned from Broadtree Partners to acquire and lead CanSource, which was recently acquired by TricorBraun.

The Women's Search Network's April 2023 survey revealed insights into the experiences and advice for female search fund entrepreneurs.

In Part 1, leaders from Google and Asurion discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion's evolution in high-performance organizations.

A networking event with Laura Franklin, CEO of Shandy Clinic, in her first 100 days as CEO.

We concluded our DEI series with CEOs from the search fund community, exploring diversity and inclusion in leadership with Chaka Booker.

We were honored to host Irv Grousbeck, Stanford GSB professor and co-founder of Continental Cablevision, for a fireside chat on leadership.

This webinar discusses best practices for building and engaging Boards of Directors for search fund acquired businesses.

The webinar highlighted five critical CEO traits with insights from David Dodson, Sarah Rowell, and Laura Franklin.

WSN hosted Maggie Neale, Stanford GSB Professor and author, sharing practical negotiation strategies for women.

Paradigm Consulting focuses on inclusive hiring strategies and attracting diverse high-quality candidates.

Three female search fund entrepreneurs discuss family planning either while searching or running a company.

This webinar explores healthcare business acquisitions with industry experts.

The webinar offered fundraising best practices for searchers and fundraising enthusiasts.

The panel discussed trends in software company acquisitions with insights from industry leaders.

Audrey Kohout and Ania Aliev will discuss the first 100 days as a CEO, led by WSN Board Members Lacey Wismer and Tiffany Augustyn.

Hear from search fund entrepreneurs Phoebe Park, Kelsey Holland, Siri Chakka, and Jess Palfrey on solo versus partnered searches.

Grace Chen and Kendall Meyertons will discuss organizing time during a search, moderated by WSN's Tatiana Gaspar.

Join the WSN to explore debt financing from start to successful exit strategies.

A forum designed to expose women to search as a career and connect women in the international search fund ecosystem

The Women's Search Network in-person networking event at the Harvard Business School ETA Conference.

An opportunity for prospective searchers to ask their questions of a current operator in an intimate environment on Zoom.

Networking Event

Join a discussion with CEOs Hannah Greenberg and Lori Harrington about the benefits of executive coaching and how to find the right coach.

Join us to demystify the search journey for women. Hear firsthand from searchers Yosselin Melgar and Grace Chen, along with CEO Beixi Li.

Join Us for Our 2nd Annual CEO Offsite

Join us for an engaging AMA session with Jess Palfrey & Patricia Riopel

Join us for a breakfast the 28th of March 2025 at 7:30-9:00am at LBS

Join us Thursday, May 8th @ 3 pm ET

Details to come.