Giving Thanks, From The Talent Trade

What’s The Talent Trade thankful for this year?  In short…YOU. 

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Episode Transcript

(00:00):
Hi, this is Stephanie Maas, partner with Thinking Ahead Executive Search.

(00:06):
This is one of my favorite holidays of the year, Thanksgiving.
I love Thanksgiving.
I mean, let's be honest, what's not to like?
The food is phenomenal.
I tend to partake in adult beverages, probably a little bit more than I normally do.
Quality time with the ones that you love the most.

(00:26):
I love a good afternoon football game in the cold, crisp air after you just had a huge Thanksgiving dinner and it's way too much.
I love sitting around in lounge pants for the next three days as I try and work through all that food that I just ate.
It's an amazing time of the year.
But of course, my favorite reason for this time of the year is because of the focus, the focus on being thankful and grateful.

(00:53):
And I will tell you, and anyone that knows me hopefully could say the same thing.
I am incredibly thankful.
I have an amazing family.
I have amazing career.
The people I get to work with.
I'm incredibly thankful for you.
I'm thankful for the folks who say, Hey, I never take cold calls, but I'll take yours anyway.

(01:15):
I'm thankful for those that say, Hey, your approach stunk.
You need to try this and do better.
Of course, I'm thankful for the clients who say, Yeah, we'll partner with you on our next search.
I'm thankful for the candidates who say, I'll trust you with my next move.
So this Thanksgiving.
Thank you.
I sincerely appreciate being in business with you.

(01:35):
So as I think about going into Thanksgiving, again, I'm excited for all the things I always am and as I sit around after I've eaten too much and probably drank a little bit too much too, I am going to reflect and I'm going to talk about how thankful I am for my people and I hope you get the same opportunity.