AESC Highlights Chuck Lew’s Retirement

Chuck Lew Retires from Retained Executive Search Firm He Founded "Charles E. (Chuck) Lew, an industry leader in retained executive search, will retire from the firm he founded at the...
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A look back from our founder, Chuck Lew

March 8, 2018 - Thirty-nine years ago this week, I (Chuck Lew) moved to Charlotte and started Coleman Lew + Associates. My goal was to build a high-quality executive search firm that provided...
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Our CEO does it again

January 25, 2018 - "Congratulations, Shana Plott, for being named to the Council of the Americas for the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC). Alicia Hasell, AESC...
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Work is more fun when you celebrate victories

January 17, 2018 - We implemented a new tradition in our new SouthPark office. Each time we land a search, we'll ring the bell. Here, Robin Rogers (left) and CEO Shana Plott ring out the news...
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We’re having a “lightbulb moment”

Does this photo make us look like we're all having a "lightbulb moment" at the same time? Our new SouthPark-area office (we just moved over the weekend!) already feels like the kind of place...
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Ken Carrick celebrates 30 years with Coleman Lew

Kenneth D. Carrick, Jr. is celebrating his 30th anniversary with Coleman Lew + Associates this month. Carrick, who serves as president and managing director, has had a major role in the growth of...
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Ken Carrick appointed to the Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board

Congratulations to our own Ken Carrick for being appointed to a three-year term on the Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board. "The ABC Board manages the sale of distilled...
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Shana Plott named CEO of Coleman Lew + Associates

FOR RELEASE: DEC. 5, 2016 Plott becomes one of a handful of women CEOs in retained executive search Charlotte, N.C. – Shana Plott, currently a managing director at Coleman Lew + Associates,...
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Switching careers? Executive search companies are always looking for people ripe for a change.

Back in the day, people worked for the same company for 40 years, retired at 65 and got a gold watch and a farewell party. That rarely happens anymore. Today, people don't care so much about...
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Innovation is important in executive search (and in every business.) Here’s where it comes from.

Where does inspiration come from? Sometimes from desperation. Simon Sinek tells the story of how a young Steven Spielberg devised a simple, ingenious way to scare the daylights out of the...
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