Our Team

Recruiting, Retaining, and Transforming Talent for Exponential Business Growth

Paul Spangle

Vice President, Leadership Solutions

Paul is Vice President of the Leadership Solutions practice at Strategic Talent Partners.  Paul possesses over two decades of leadership development experience with a career spanning higher education, corporate human resources, and executive coaching.  He has provided consultation, facilitation, and project leadership on topics including leadership development, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and diversity & inclusion.  His MBA in entrepreneurship from the Carlson School of Management undergirds his analytical and collaborative approach to problem solving. 

Paul is passionate about coaching and brings a coaching mindset to all of his engagements.  He derives energy from working with leaders to unlock insights that simultaneously advance both business performance and the leader’s own professional development.  Paul believes that everyone brings a unique skillset to their work and that individuals, teams, and organizations thrive when all employees are positioned to maximize their strengths.

Paul loves spending time with his wife, Barb, and his two boys, Colin and Ellis.  Outside of work Paul can often be found on the basketball court, playing in pickup basketball leagues and coaching his son’s travel team.  Paul also loves cooking and finds joy in hosting elaborate meals with friends and family.

Keystone Executive Search and CorTalent To Strategic Talent Partners
Keystone Executive Search and CorTalent To Strategic Talent Partners
Strategic Talent Partners, executive recruitment

Announcement

In April 2024, CorTalent and KeyStone Executive Search joined forces to become Strategic Talent Partners, ushering in the future of Executive Search and Leadership Solutions. We were thrilled to announce this merger, which unites more than 250 years of collective experience in delivering positive client outcomes, fostering collaborative partnerships, and living our shared belief that your success comes from hiring and retaining the right leadership talent.

What does this mean for you? You’re still working with the same team you’ve trusted for years—now with even deeper expertise in:

  • Executive Retained Search: CEO transition and board searches, C-suite searches, and functional leadership searches

  • Leadership Solutions: talent strategies and succession planning, leadership assessments; leadership workshops and programs