EXECUTIVE SEARCH

Yake & Associates, Inc. offers a different approach to executive search. We don't try to be all things to all people; nor do we want everyone as a client, because we know that approach compromises the integrity of the search process. Yake & Associates, Inc. accepts only retained searches, and normally performs executive search assignments as part of a larger consulting project/engagement.

REASONS TO RETAIN YAKE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

In the past decade there have been more than 200 retail business failures. There are reasons that retail companies are failing at a higher rate than businesses in any other market segment: There is a cadre of executives who have a history of abusing shareholders, lenders and creditors and the businesses they have been entrusted to manage. These same people ruin one company, cash in their golden parachutes, collect their lucrative severance benefits, and move on to do it all over again to another unsuspecting company.

Yake & Associates, Inc. understands that businesses compete for capital. We know which executives in the retail industry understand and employ sound inventory practices and which ones have built their careers manipulating inventory. We know the management in the retail industry who perform best, and can help suitable clients find the appropriate sources of financing.

OUR PLEDGE TO THE CLIENT:

Yake & Associates' non-traditional approach to executive search has proved invaluable to our clients and established our company's reputation as a unique and sophisticated boutique firm. Yake & Associates, Inc. will never perform the role of the traditional recruiter. We will never let the search business influence and/or become our core business. We have seen horrific examples of recruiting firms playing their traditional games, pitting client against candidate, and using heavy-handed sales tactics that include threats of blackballing clients who refuse to use their service. We know that an ethically operated search firm cannot have everyone as a client. Because we do not try to be all things to all people, we are not hampered by traditional recruiting restrictions and practices. Our only concern is to bring the right talent to retail companies in turmoil, and see retail boards, investors, and creditors succeed in mitigating their risks.

REASONS TO CHOOSE YAKE & ASSOCIATES, INC.:

We offer an in-depth understanding of business processes in the retail industry and have become an industry leader in process improvement. We continually identify best practices and the best people to execute them. Ultimately, our mission is to provide peace-of-mind protection to our clients.