Ivy Street

Ivy Street is a leading boutique search and coaching business driven by the creation of thoughtful and meaningful connections. Founded by Kate Bamford, the firm has operated within Boardrooms and Executive Leadership Teams for over 25 years, specialising in executive search, non-executive director appointments, and leadership coaching. Every search is partner-led and partner-delivered, with the firm standing out through its commitment to working as an extension of clients rather than operating on a transactional basis. Ivy Street's expertise spans building complementary, successful and diverse Boards and Senior Leadership Teams, with particular focus on critical C-Suite and Senior level appointments across FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, Private Equity Portfolio companies, and privately owned organisations. The firm delivers successful search work across a wide range of functions including CEO, General Management, Direct to Consumer, CTO, Digital, Finance, People, Marketing and Strategy roles.

Ivy Street serves scaled and growth clients across media, entertainment, sport and digital consumer sectors. The firm specialises in appointing Chairs, Committee Chairs and Non-Executive Directors who can quickly make a positive impact in the Boardroom, with a specific focus on delivering true diversity across gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and socioeconomic backgrounds. Beyond recruitment, Ivy Street offers comprehensive coaching services, including one-to-one coaching for Board members and Executive Leaders over six or twelve month programmes, as well as Leadership Team Coaching for newly formed or established teams delivering change at pace. The firm's coaching programmes typically include psychometric profiling, in-person team sessions and individualised coaching.

Ivy Street operates from London and maintains an extensive international network of trusted advisors and mentors. The firm is distinguished by its commitment to quality over volume, transparent fee structures with no hidden expenses, deep and creative research capabilities, and highly discreet advisory work. Clients choose Ivy Street for its depth and breadth of multi-disciplinary expertise, ability to advise with honesty and candour, and proven track record with leading organisations including GMG, ITV, Sky, The Economist, BBC Studios, Politico, BritBox, Autotrader, Hearst, Premier League, the FA, and Bauer Media. The firm's team brings over 25 years of international Board and Executive search expertise combined with rigorous and practical coaching training.