Mission One: The Executive Edge · 2025-09-16 · 1 min
Climbing the career ladder or hiring for the C-Suite requires insight into the skills that you need to operate at the top level. On Mission One: The Executive Edge , hosts Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton reveal the truths they’ve learned building an international executive search firm. At Mission One, they’ve shaped senior leadership teams across leading Entertainment and Consumer companies, combining global reach with a culture built on responsiveness, agility, and service that goes deeper than results alone. Gerard has spent more than a decade advising global organizations at the highest levels, he is also an angel investor backing some of the world’s most exciting growth stories such as multi-unicorn AI startups ElevenLabs. Dan brings over 15 years of executive recruiting expertise, guiding boards and CEOs from early stage to public companies through complex leadership challenges. Together, they’ve seen what separates candidates who make it to the top from those who don’t - and what world-class companies do differently when building leadership teams.
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